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Photo of Roy A. Filly, MD  Roy A. Filly, MD

Professor Emeritus, Departments of Radiology, Surgery, and Obstetrics/Gynecology/Reproductive Sciences, UCSF

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(415) 353-1628 (voice)
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Box 0628, UCSF; San Francisco, CA 94143-0628

Education

Ohio University; Athens, Ohio, B.A., 1963-1966, Chemistry, Biology
Ohio State University College of Medicine; Columbus, Ohio, M.D., 1966-1970, Medicine
Case Western Reserve University; Cleveland, Ohio, 1970-1971, Internal Medicine, Internship
Stanford University Medical Center; Palo Alto, California, 1971-1974, Radiology, Residency

Professional Experience

  • March 1976-present
    Chief, Section of Diagnostic Ultrasound , University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
  • March 1976-June 1978
    Assistant Professor of Radiology (in Residence), University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
  • July 1978-June 1980
    Associate Professor of Radiology (in Residence) , University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
  • July 1980-July 1991
    Professor of Radiology and of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences (in Residence), University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
  • July 1981-July 1994
    Co-Director, Fetal Treatment Program, University of California, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
  • November 1988-2001
    Clinical Professor of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine
  • July 1991-September 2004
    Professor of Radiology and of Obstetrics Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
  • September 2004 - present
    Emeritus Professor of Radiology, of Surgery, and of Obstetrics Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, California

Honors & Awards

  • 1970
    M. D. Summa Cum Laude; Ohio State University
  • 1970
    Alpha Omega Alpha; Honor Medical Fraternity; Ohio State University
  • 1968, 1970
    Maurice B. Russoff Award; Ohio State University
  • 1970
    Paul D. Meyer Award,; Radiology; Ohio State University
  • 1970
    Academic Achievement Award, Medical Microbiology; Ohio State University
  • 1970
    Highest Score; Ohio State Medical Board Examination
  • 1974
    Robert Reid Newel Award in Radiology; Stanford University
  • Picker Scholar; James Pi
    ker Foundation , 1976-1980
  • 1978
    Teacher of the Year Award; Dept of Radiology; University of California, San Francisco
  • 1980
    Alumni Achievement Award; Ohio State University
  • 1981
    Chief Residents Teaching Award; Dept of Obstetrics, Gynecology; and Reproductive Medicine; University of California, School of Medicine
  • 1982
    Oliphant Lecturer; Adelaide, Australia
  • 1982
    Felix Fleischner Guest Professor; Harvard Medical School; Beth Israel Hospital
  • 1982
    Chief Residents Obstetrics and Gynecology Award:; Special Commendation for Excellence in Teaching; University of California, School of Medicine
  • 1982
    Frederick W. Sample Memorial Lecture; International Body Imaging Conference; Waikoloa, Hawaii
  • 1982
    Special Commendation for Teaching; Residents in Diagnostic Radiology; University of California, School of Medicine
  • 1982
    Fellow; American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM)
  • 1983
    49th Annual Carmen Lecturer; Minnesota Radiologic Society
  • 1984
    American Roentgen Ray Society; Executive Council Award
  • 1986
    David M. Gould Memorial, Lecturer; The John Hopkins School of Medicine
  • 1986
    Honorary Member; Venezuela Association of Ultrasound; for contributions to the literature in Diagnostic Sonography
  • 1987
    President; Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound
  • 1988
    Barry B. Goldberg Annual Lecturer; Tel Aviv, Israel
  • 1988
    Joseph H. Holmes Clinical Pioneer Award; Presented by the World Federation of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology and the AIUM
  • 1988
    Honorary Member; La Societe Canadienne-Francaise de Radiologie
  • 1989
    Honorary Member; Chicago Radiological Society
  • 1990
    First Honorary Member; Florida West Coast Radiologic Society
  • 1990
    The Walter W. Herbert Memorial Lecturer; University of California, San Francisco
  • 1991
    Catherine Cole-Beuglet Memorial Lecturer; University California, Irvine
  • 1991
    The Gray-Hartley Memorial Lecturer; University of Manchester; Manchester England
  • 1992
    Fellow; Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound
  • 1994
    Original Paper on Fetal Surgery featured as landmark; Research in the Journal of NIH Research 1997, 6:76
  • 1995
    W. Edwards Chameberlain Memorial Lecturer; Temple University Hospital
  • 1997
    William J. Fry Memorial Lecture and Award; AIUM; (Highest award for an American Ultrasonologist)
  • 1998
    Edward Neuhauser Lecturer (Keynote Address); Society for Pediatric Radiology; Tucson, Arizona
  • 1998
    Keynote Speaker; Ultrasound Society of the Philippines; Annual Convention; Makati City, Philippines
  • 1999
    25th Eli and Edith Friedman Memorial Lecturer; Harvard Medical School; Harvard Club; Boston, Massachusetts
  • 1999
    Kurt Benirshke Memorial Lecturer; Departments of Pathology and Pediatrics; University of California, San Diego
  • 1999
    Leo G. Rigler Lecture; (Oldest named radiology lectureship in the USA); University of Minnesota
  • 2001
    Howard Steinbach Memorial Lecture; Radiology Grand Rounds; University of California, San Francisco
  • 2004
    Pioneer Award, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine

Selected Publications

  • Bredella MA, Feldstein VA, Filly RA, Goldstein RB, Callen PW, Genant HK: Measurement of endometrial thickness at US in multicenter drug trials: value of central quality assurance reading. Radiology 2000; 217:516-520 (This paper received a Fellow Trainee Prize at the 1999 RSNA Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting)
  • Paek B, Jennings RW, Harrison MR, Filly RA, Tacy T, Farmer DL, Albanese CT: Radiofrequency ablation of human fetal sacroccocygeal teratoma. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2001; 184:503-7
  • Paek BW, Coakley FV, Lu Y, Filly RA, Lopoo JB, Qayyum A, Harrison MR, Albanese CT: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: prenatal evaluation with MR lung volumetry - preliminary experience. Radiology 2001 July; 220:63-67
  • Harrison MR, Albanese CT, Hawgood SB, Farmer DL, Farrell JA, Sandberg PL, Filly RA: Fetoscopic temporary tracheal occlusion by means of detachable balloon for congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Am J Obset Gynecol 2001;185:730-3
  • Caughey AB, Lyell DJ, Filly RA, Washington AE, Norton ME: The impact of the use of the isolated echogenic intracardiac focus as a screen for Down syndrome in women under the age of 35 years. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2001;185(5):1021-7
  • Smith-Bindman R, Chu PW, Ecker JL, Feldstein VA, Filly RA, Bacchetti P: US evaluation of fetal growth: prediction of neonatal outcomes. Radiology 2002; 223(1):153-61
  • Tsao K, Chuang NA, Filly RA, Barkovich AJ, Goldstein RB: Entrapped fourth ventricle: another pitfall in the prenatal diagnosis of Dandy-Walker malformations. J Ultrasound Med 2002;21:91-96
  • Sydorak RM, Hirose S, Sandberg PL, Filly RA, Harrison MR, Farmer DL, Albanese CT: Chorioamniotic membrane separation following fetal surgery. J Perinatology 2002; 22:407-410
  • Keller RL, Glidden DV, Paek BW, Goldstein RB, Feldstein VA, Callen PW, Filly RA, Albanese CT: The lung-to-head ratio and fetoscopic temporary tracheal occlusion: prediction of survival in severe left congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2003; 21:244-249
  • Harrison MR, Sydorak RM, Farrell JA, Kitterman JA, Filly RA, Albanese, CT: Fetoscopic temporary tracheal occlusion for congenital diaphragmatic hernia: Prelude to a randomized, controlled trial. J Pediatr Surg 2003; 38(7):1012-1020
  • Dhingsa R, Coakley FV, Albanese CT, Filly RA, Goldstein R: Prenatal sonography and MR imaging of pulmonary sequestration. AJR 2003; 180:433-437
  • Nyberg DA, Filly RA: Predicting pregnancy failure in empty gestational sacs. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2003 21(1):9-12
  • Smith-Bindman R, Chu PW, Ecker J, Feldstein VA, Filly RA, Bacchetti P: Adverse birth outcomes in relation to prenatal sonographic measurements of fetal size. J Ultrasound Med 2003; 22:347-356
  • Moes MJ, Filly RA: The neonatal diaphragmatic crura are hypertrophied; a necessary preparation for the first breath? J Ultrasound Med 2003; 22:715-718
  • Harrison MR, Keller RL, Hawgood SB, Kitterman JA, Sandberg PL, Farmer DL, Lee H, Filly RA, Farrell JA, Albanese CT: A randomized trial of fetoscopic tracheal occlusion for severe fetal congenital diaphragmatic hernia. N Eng J Med 2003; 349(20):1916-1924
  • Caughey AB, Lyell DJ, Washington A, Filly RA, Norton ME: Targeted ultrasound as a screen for Down syndrome in high-risk women: how many missed diagnoses? Ultrasound Med Biol. 2003; 29(5 Suppl):S218.
  • Feldstein VA, Filly RA: Complications of monochorionic twins. Radiol Clin N Am 2003; 41:709-727
  • Coakley FV, Glenn OA, Qayyum A, Barkovich AJ, Goldstein R, Filly RA: Fetal MRI: A developing technique for the developing patient. Am J Roentgenol 2004; 182:243-252
  • Filly RA, Benacerraf BR, Nyberg DA, Hobbins JC: Choroid plexus cyst and echogenic intracardiac focus in women at low risk for chromosomal anomalies. J Ultrasound Med 2004; 23:447-449

Updated: September 21, 2010