Soonmee Cha, MD

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Additional Websites

• Physician Referral Directory

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Education

Georgetown University, Washington, DC, B.S., 1983-1987, Chemistry
Georgetown University, Washington, DC, M.D., 1987-1991, Medicine
Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, Internship, 1991-1992, Transitional Internship
North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY, Residency, 1992-1996, Diagnostic Radiology
New York University Medical Center, New York, NY, Fellowship, 1996-1998, Neuroradiology

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Professional Experience

• 1997-1998
  Clinical Instructor of Neuroradiology, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
• 1998-2000
  Assistant Professor of Radiology, New York University School of Medicine
• 2001-present
  Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

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Honors & Awards

• April 2000
  ASNR Outstanding Presentation Award in General Neuroradiology at the 38th Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA.
• 1995
  Certificate of Merit Award, Scientific exhibit at RSNA
• 1994
  Certificate of Merit Award, Scientific exhibit at RSNA

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Selected Publications

1. Lupo JM, Essock-Burns E, Molinaro AM, Cha S, Chang SM, Butowski N, Nelson SJ. Using susceptibility-weighted imaging to determine response to combined anti-angiogenic, cytotoxic, and radiation therapy in patients with glioblastoma multiforme. Neuro Oncol. 2013 Apr; 15(4):480-9.
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2. Li Y, Lupo JM, Parvataneni R, Lamborn KR, Cha S, Chang SM, Nelson SJ. Survival analysis in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma using pre- and postradiotherapy MR spectroscopic imaging. Neuro Oncol. 2013 May; 15(5):607-17.
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3. Rubenstein JL, Li J, Chen L, Advani R, Drappatz J, Gerstner E, Batchelor T, Krouwer H, Hwang J, Auerback G, Kadoch C, Lowell C, Munster P, Cha S, Shuman MA, Damon LE. Multicenter phase 1 trial of intraventricular immunochemotherapy in recurrent CNS lymphoma. Blood. 2013 Jan 31; 121(5):745-51.
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4. Jafri NF, Clarke JL, Weinberg V, Barani IJ, Cha S. Relationship of glioblastoma multiforme to the subventricular zone is associated with survival. Neuro Oncol. 2013 Jan; 15(1):91-6.
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5. Bloch O, Han SJ, Cha S, Sun MZ, Aghi MK, McDermott MW, Berger MS, Parsa AT. Impact of extent of resection for recurrent glioblastoma on overall survival. J Neurosurg. 2012 Dec; 117(6):1032-8.
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6. Barajas RF, Phillips JJ, Parvataneni R, Molinaro A, Essock-Burns E, Bourne G, Parsa AT, Aghi MK, McDermott MW, Berger MS, Cha S, Chang SM, Nelson SJ. Regional variation in histopathologic features of tumor specimens from treatment-naive glioblastoma correlates with anatomic and physiologic MR Imaging. Neuro Oncol. 2012 Jul; 14(7):942-54.
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7. Pope WB, Qiao XJ, Kim HJ, Lai A, Nghiemphu P, Xue X, Ellingson BM, Schiff D, Aregawi D, Cha S, Puduvalli VK, Wu J, Yung WK, Young GS, Vredenburgh J, Barboriak D, Abrey LE, Mikkelsen T, Jain R, Paleologos NA, Rn PL, Prados M, Goldin J, Wen PY, Cloughesy T. Apparent diffusion coefficient histogram analysis stratifies progression-free and overall survival in patients with recurrent GBM treated with bevacizumab: a multi-center study. J Neurooncol. 2012 Jul; 108(3):491-8.
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8. Constantin A, Elkhaled A, Jalbert L, Srinivasan R, Cha S, Chang SM, Bajcsy R, Nelson SJ. Identifying malignant transformations in recurrent low grade gliomas using high resolution magic angle spinning spectroscopy. Artif Intell Med. 2012 May; 55(1):61-70.
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9. Ozturk-Isik E, Pirzkall A, Lamborn KR, Cha S, Chang SM, Nelson SJ. Spatial characteristics of newly diagnosed grade 3 glioma assessed by magnetic resonance metabolic and diffusion tensor imaging. Transl Oncol. 2012 Feb; 5(1):10-8.
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10. Elkhaled A, Jalbert LE, Phillips JJ, Yoshihara HA, Parvataneni R, Srinivasan R, Bourne G, Berger MS, Chang SM, Cha S, Nelson SJ. Magnetic resonance of 2-hydroxyglutarate in IDH1-mutated low-grade gliomas. Sci Transl Med. 2012 Jan 11; 4(116):116ra5.
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11. Wieduwilt MJ, Valles F, Issa S, Behler CM, Hwang J, McDermott M, Treseler P, O'Brien J, Shuman MA, Cha S, Damon LE, Rubenstein JL. Immunochemotherapy with intensive consolidation for primary CNS lymphoma: a pilot study and prognostic assessment by diffusion-weighted MRI. Clin Cancer Res. 2012 Feb 15; 18(4):1146-55.
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12. Barajas RF, Cha S. Imaging diagnosis of brain metastasis. Prog Neurol Surg. 2012; 25:55-73.
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13. Barajas RF, Perry A, Sughrue M, Aghi M, Cha S. Intracranial subdural osteoma: A rare benign tumor that can be differentiated from other calcified intracranial lesions utilizing MR imaging. J Neuroradiol. 2012 Oct; 39(4):263-6.
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14. Khayal IS, Vandenberg SR, Smith KJ, Cloyd CP, Chang SM, Cha S, Nelson SJ, McKnight TR. MRI apparent diffusion coefficient reflects histopathologic subtype, axonal disruption, and tumor fraction in diffuse-type grade II gliomas. Neuro Oncol. 2011 Nov; 13(11):1192-201.
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15. Li Y, Lupo JM, Polley MY, Crane JC, Bian W, Cha S, Chang S, Nelson SJ. Serial analysis of imaging parameters in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme. Neuro Oncol. 2011 May; 13(5):546-57.
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16. Poussaint TY, Kocak M, Vajapeyam S, Packer RI, Robertson RL, Geyer R, Haas-Kogan D, Pollack IF, Vezina G, Zimmerman R, Cha S, Patay Z, Boyett JM, Kun LE. MRI as a central component of clinical trials analysis in brainstem glioma: a report from the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (PBTC). Neuro Oncol. 2011 Apr; 13(4):417-27.
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17. Essock-Burns E, Lupo JM, Cha S, Polley MY, Butowski NA, Chang SM, Nelson SJ. Assessment of perfusion MRI-derived parameters in evaluating and predicting response to antiangiogenic therapy in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma. Neuro Oncol. 2011 Jan; 13(1):119-31.
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18. Srinivasan R, Phillips JJ, Vandenberg SR, Polley MY, Bourne G, Au A, Pirzkall A, Cha S, Chang SM, Nelson SJ. Ex vivo MR spectroscopic measure differentiates tumor from treatment effects in GBM. Neuro Oncol. 2010 Nov; 12(11):1152-61.
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19. Khayal IS, Polley MY, Jalbert L, Elkhaled A, Chang SM, Cha S, Butowski NA, Nelson SJ. Evaluation of diffusion parameters as early biomarkers of disease progression in glioblastoma multiforme. Neuro Oncol. 2010 Sep; 12(9):908-16.
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20. Barajas RF, Hodgson JG, Chang JS, Vandenberg SR, Yeh RF, Parsa AT, McDermott MW, Berger MS, Dillon WP, Cha S. Glioblastoma multiforme regional genetic and cellular expression patterns: influence on anatomic and physiologic MR imaging. Radiology. 2010 Feb; 254(2):564-76.
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