Levon N. Nazarian, MD

132 S. 10th Street
Suite 763E, Main Building
Philadelphia, PA 19107

(215) 955-4916
(215) 955-8549 fax

Medical School
Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY

Residency
Diagnostic Radiology
Cornell University Medical College

Fellowship
Body Imaging (US-CT-MRI)
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Board Certification
American Board of Radiology — Diagnostic Radiology

University Appointment
Professor of Radiology

Hospital Appointment
Active Medical Staff (1992)
Program Director, Diagnostic Radiology Residency
Vice Chair for Education

Research and Clinical Interests
Ultrasound guided musculoskeletal interventions

Publications

Most Recent Peer-reviewed Publications

1. Dynamic neuromusculoskeletal ultrasound documentation of brachial plexus/thoracic outlet compression during elevated arm stress testing
2. Imaging algorithms for evaluating suspected rotator cuff disease: Society of radiologists in ultrasound consensus conference statement
3. Subscapularis tendon tears: A common sonographic finding in symptomatic postarthroplasty shoulders
4. QRSE: a Novel Metric for the Evaluation of Trainee Radiologist Reporting Skills
5. Neuromuscular and stiffness adaptations in division I collegiate baseball players
6. American college of rheumatology report on reasonable use of musculoskeletal ultrasonography in rheumatology clinical practice
7. Sonographically guided percutaneous needle release of the carpal tunnel for treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome preliminary report
8. Ultrasound-guided injections for de Quervain's tenosynovitis
9. Humeral retroversion and its association with posterior capsule thickness in collegiate baseball players
10. Radiology report comparator: A novel method to augment resident education
11. Dramatically increased musculoskeletal ultrasound utilization from 2000 to 2009, especially by podiatrists in private offices
12. Common sonographic findings in the painful hip after hip arthroplasty
13. Musculoskeletal ultrasound: applications in the hip.
14. A bilateral comparison of posterior capsule thickness and its correlation with glenohumeral range of motion and scapular upward rotation in collegiate baseball players
15. Sonographic evaluation of femoral trochlear cartilage in patients with knee pain
16. Common Peroneal Entrapment Neuropathy Secondary to a Popliteal Lipoma: Ultrasound Superior to Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Diagnosis
17. High-resolution ultrasonography in the diagnosis and intraoperative management of peripheral nerve lesions: Clinical article
18. Denying payments for musculoskeletal ultrasound: How did we get here?
19. Ultrasound in American rheumatology practi Report of the American College of Rheumatology Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Task Force
20. Musculoskeletal ultrasound: evaluation of ankle tendons and ligaments.

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