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