The Pediatric Cerebellum, An Issue of Neuroimaging Clinics of North America
- 1st Edition, Volume 26-3 - July 20, 2016
- Authors: Thierry A. G. M. Huisman, Andrea Poretti
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 4 5 9 7 7 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 4 5 9 7 8 - 5
This issue of Neuroimaging Clinics of North America focuses on The Pediatric Cerebellum, and is edited by Drs. Huisman and Andrea Poretti. Articles will include: The role of the pe… Read more
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This issue of Neuroimaging Clinics of North America focuses on The Pediatric Cerebellum, and is edited by Drs. Huisman and Andrea Poretti. Articles will include: The role of the pediatric cerebellum in motor functions, neurocognition and behavior: a clinical perspective; Normal development of the cerebellum: from the fetus to the adolescent; Cerebellar malformations; Cerebellar disruptions; Metabolic disorders with cerebellar involvement; Neurocutaenous syndromes with cerebellar involvement; Vascular disorders of the cerebellum; Tumors of the cerebellum; Infectious and inflammatory diseases of the cerebellum; Cerebro-cerebellar network, and more!
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 26-3
- Published: July 20, 2016
- Language: English
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Thierry A. G. M. Huisman
Thierry A.G.M. Huisman is the current Radiologist-in-Chief and Chair of the Department of Radiology at Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH) in Houston, USA. He also holds the Edward B. Singleton Chair of Radiology. He is a tenured Professor of Radiology, Pediatrics, Neurosurgery, Neurology, Obstetrics and Gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine and holds adjunct Professor Appointments at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Neurosurgery and Pediatrics. Before he joined TCH he served 11 years at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore. He was the Chairman of the Department of Imaging and Imaging Science at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. In addition he was the Director of the Division of Pediatric Radiology, Director and founder of the Division of Pediatric Neuroradiology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and Co-Director of the Neurointensive Care Nursery (NICN), the Johns Hopkins Fetal Program and the Center for Translational and Molecular Imaging (CTMI). Prior to his tenure at Johns Hopkins he was the Chairman and Radiologist-in-Chief of the Department of Diagnostic Imaging at the University Children’s Hospital Zurich. He graduated cum laude from Medical School at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, before completing residencies in Radiology and Pediatrics and fellowships in Pediatric Radiology and Neuroradiology at the University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland. Dr. Huisman enjoyed a 2.5 years research sabbatical at the Massachusetts General Hospital NMR center, Harvard Medical School in Boston. His primary field of expertise and research focuses on advanced, quantitative, precision imaging in the field of Neuroradiology. He has given more than 470 national and international invited lectures, published 410 articles and 31 reviews, 67 book chapters, 6 text books, serves on multiple scientific committees of the various radiological societies and has organized multiple national and international meetings in Europe and the USA. He has been one of the founding members of the Swiss Symposium in Pediatric Neuroradiology and the Neurointensive Care Nursery at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Huisman served as a faculty member of the AIRP course in Washington, DC (2013-2019), and is a course advisor for the IDKD course in Davos, Switzerland since 2012. Furthermore he has built several patient and family focused multidisciplinary programs and is actively involved in mentorship programs. He is a reviewer for multiple scientific journals and is an editorial member of 5 journals. He served as president of the American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology (2014/15) and the Eastern Neuroradiological Society (ENRS) (2020/2021), is a Fellow of the International Cancer Imaging Society, Fellow of the American College of Radiology and is an elected President of the International Cancer Imaging Society. Finally, he is a senior editor of the American Journal of Neuroradiology.
Affiliations and expertise
Radiologist-in-Chief and Chair of the Department of Radiology, Texas Childrens Hospital, Houston Texas, USAAP
Andrea Poretti
Dr. Andrea Poretti is a Pediatric Neurologist with 10 years of experience in clinical pediatric neurology, particularly cerebellar disorders. In addition, he performed a research fellowship in pediatric neuroimaging focusing on neuroimaging aspects of pediatric cerebellar disorders and advanced neuroimaging techniques. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Radiology at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, USA. He has published more than 150 peer reviewed articles and more than 30 book chapters on cerebellar and pediatric neurology/neuroimaging topics. He is an Editorial Board Member of Cerebellum & Ataxias, The American Journal of Neuroradiology, and The Journal of Neuroimaging.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Radiology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA