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Budzik, Ronald

Ronald J. Budzik, Jr. M.D.

Physician Advisor for Stroke

Faculty Former Instructor, Harvard Medical School
Fellowship(s) Neuroradiology and Interventional Neuroradiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Residency Wayne State University / Detroit Medical Center
Medical School University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Undergraduate University of Michigan

Curriculum Vitae

CURRENT POSITION

2001-present
Interventional Neuroradiologist
Riverside Radiological Associates, Inc.

EDUCATION

1986 – 1990
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine,
Cincinnati, Ohio
M.D., 1990

1982 - 1986
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
B. A., Economics, 1986

POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING

1996-1998
Clinical Fellow, Interventional Neuroradiology
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

1995-1996
Chief Fellow, Neuroradiology
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

1994-1995
Clinical Fellow, Neuroradiology
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

1990-1994
Diagnostic Radiology Residency
Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS

1998
American Board of Radiology
Certificate of Added Qualification, Neuroradiology

1994
American Board of Radiology, Certificate

1993
National Board of Medical Examiners, Certificate

CERTIFICATION

1997
GDC Certification: State University of New York, Buffalo
preceptor: Lee Guterman, M. D.

2000
TruFill n-BCA Liquid Embolic System Certification:
Cordis Endosurgery Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio

MEDICAL LICENSURE

Ohio, 2001
Massachusetts, 1994

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2001-present
Riverside Methodist Hospital
Active Staff, Department of Radiology
Interventional Neuroradiology
Neurointerventional Surgery

1994-2001
Massachusetts General Hospital

2000-2001
Elected member, MGH Radiological Associates Executive Committee

1998-2001
Attending Interventional Neuroradiologist

1996-1998
Attending Radiologist, Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology

1994-1996
Attending Radiologist, Emergency Ward, 1 shift per month

1994-1996
Clinical Fellow, Division of Neuroradiology

1997-2001
Brigham and Womens Hospital
Attending Interventional Neuroradiologist

1995
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Radiology Procedure and Emergency Consulting Coverage
1-2 shifts per month for 5 months

1992
Delegate, State of Michigan Representative
American College of Radiology Council Meeting
Resident’s Section, Phoenix, Arizona

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS

2001-present
Interventional Neuroradiologist, Neuroradiologist
Riverside Methodist Hospital, Department of Radiology

1998-2001
Assistant Radiologist in Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital

1996-2001
Assistant in Radiology, Interventional Neuroradiology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

1996-2001
Assistant in Radiology, Interventional Neuroradiology
Massachusetts General Hospital

1994-1996
Clinical Assistant in Radiology
Massachusetts General Hospital

1990-1994
Diagnostic Radiology Resident
Detroit Medical Center

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

1996-2001
Instructor, Harvard Medical School

1994-1996
Clinical Fellow, Harvard Medical School

1990-1994
Diagnostic Radiology Resident, Wayne State University

AWARDS AND HONORS

1996
Neuroradiology Fellow Award, elected best fellow by referring physicians, Massachusetts General Hospital

1992
American Roentgen Ray Society, Association of University Radiologists, and Radiological Society of North America:
Introduction to Research Program, at the ARRS Annual Meeting
Orlando, FL

1992
Winthrop Pharmaceuticals/Applied Radiology, Radiology Resident Award. Selected to attended the Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America and Report on Advances is Spiral CT Angiography for Applied Radiology, Chicago

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Memberships, Offices, and Committee Assignments in Professional Societies
2001 - American Heart Association

Brain/Stroke study section, Ad hoc Reviewer (Grants)

2001 - American Society of Neuroradiology Annual Meeting

American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology

Outstanding Presentation Awards Committee, Boston
2001 - World Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology, Active Member

1999-2001
American Heart Association
Operation Stroke, Metro Boston Stroke Task Force, Medical Subcommittee

1997 - American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology, Active Member

1996 - American Society of Neuroradiology, Senior Member

1995 - American Society of Neuroradiology, Junior Member

1993-1994
Michigan Radiological Society
Residents Section, President

1992-1993
Michigan Radiological Society
Resident’s Section, President-Elect

1991-1992
Michigan Radiological Society
Resident’s Section, Secretary

1990-1994
Michigan Radiological Society
Resident’s Section

1990 - Radiological Society of North America

1990 - American Roentgen Ray Society

1986 - American Medical Association

Major Research Interests:

  1. Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology
  2. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  3. Cerebrovascular Disease

Research Experience:
1996 - The Massachusetts General Hospital Brain AVM and Aneurysm Center (Sections of Interventional Neuroradiology, Neurosurgery, and Neurology), Departments of Radiology, Surgery (Neurosurgery), and Neurology, Harvard School of Medicine, Boston, MA

Co-investigators: Christopher Putman, M. D., Alexander Norbash, M. D., Lee Schwamm, M. D., R. Gilberto Gonzalez, M. D., Walter Koroshetz, M. D.

Co-investigator in several laboratory and clinical studies:

  1. Laboratory and clinical testing of new neurointerventional devices and techniques (laser thrombolysis, laser angioplasty)
  2. Clinical trials of intra-arterial middle cerebral artery urokinase for acute stroke
  3. Research, development and preclinical testing of new endovascular therapeutic devices in animal models
  4. Application of jugular venous O2 saturation measurements to the assessment of cerebral ischemia in interventional neuroradiology procedures
  5. Stroke modeling in animal models
  6. Clinical trials of interventional neuroradiology devices (coils, embolic agents, stroke therapy)

Sponsored Research Grants, Collaborations and Clinical Trials:
2001
Co-Investigator, Carotid angioplasty and Stenting Trials
Stenting and angioplasty with protection in patients at high-risk for endarterectomy. SAPPHIRE study, Sponsor: Cordis Endovascular

Acculink for Revascularization of Carotids in High-Risk Surgical

Patients. ARCHeR study, Sponsor: Guidant

MAVErIC Trial, Sponsor: Medtronic AVE

Boston Scientific EPI: A Carotid Stenting Trial for High-Risk Surgical

Patients, BEACH Trial, Sponsor: Boston Scientific/EPI

Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy vs. Stenting Trial. CREST

Trial, NIH funded randomized CAS vs. Endarterectomy

Angioplasty and Stenting to treat carotid and vertebral stenosis in patients

at high risk for surgical revascularization: A prospective registry,

Riverside Methodist Hospital, IRB Project Number 642.

Principal Investigator: Ronald Budzik, M.D.

2000
Co-investigator, CT perfusion imaging in patients with acute embolic

stroke: predicting final infarct size. PI: Micheal Lev, M. D.

1999
Co-investigator, Title: Clinical Efficacy and Cost-Effectiveness of

Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis with Urokinase in Patients with Acute

ischemic Stroke. PI: Walter Koroshetz, MD.

Sponsor: CIMIT, Boston, MA.

Co-Investigator, Title: Study of neuroprotective effects of TherOx

Aqueous System (superoxygenated blood) in a primate stroke model.

PI: R. Gilberto Gonzalez. Sponsors: TherOx, Inc., CIMIT, Boston, MA.

Co-Investigator, Title: A comparative study of Embolyx and PVA for

pre-operative embolization of meningiomas.

Sponsor: Micro Therapeutics, Inc., Irvine, CA.

Co-Investigator, Title: MicroCoil Delivery System Trial.

Sponsor: Micrus Corporation, Mountain View, CA.

Co-Investigator, Title: A non-randomized, feasibility study to evaluate

the safety and performance of the EPAR Laser system in the treatment of

endovascular blood clots. PI: Christopher Putman, MD.

Sponsor: Endovasix Inc., Belmont, CA. Project/Grant 72/201460

Co-investigator, Minimally invasive monitoring of ICP and cerebral

oxygenation in brain injured patients via jugular bulb catheterization.

PI: Lee H. Schwamm, M. D.

PRESENTATIONS, INVITED

Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis. Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Postgraduate Course: Neuroradiology, Head and Neck Radiology, and Neuro-MRI, Swissotel, Boston, MA, September 1995

Radiographic Findings in a Case of Isolated CNS Granulomatous Angiitis.

Presented Jan. 1996 for Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital,

Weekly clinicopathological exercises. New England Journal of Medicine 1995; 333(17):1135-1143

Cerebral Aneurysms in Pregnancy. Perinatology Grand Rounds, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, March 1996

Case PRESENTATIONS Cerebral Schistosomiasis presenting with seizure, and Barbiturate Coma Mimicking Basilar Artery Thrombosis. Neurology Grand Rounds, Massachusetts General Hospital, April 1996

MR Imaging of the Cranial Nerves. Harvard Postgraduate Course: Neuroradiology, Head and Neck Radiology, and Neuro-MRI, Swissotel, Boston, MA, September 1996

Radiographic Findings in a Case of Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease. Presented Oct.1996 for: Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Weekly clinicopathological exercises. Case 28-1999. A 68-year-old woman with rapidly progressive dementia and a gait disorder. New England Journal of Medicine 1999 September 16; 341(12): 901-8

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cerebral Venous Occlusive Disease. Neurology Grand Rounds. Massachusetts General Hospital. December 1996

CT Angiography, Diffusion MRI, and Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis in a Patient with Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion. Department of Medicine Grand Rounds. Newton-Wellesley Hospital. September 1997

Angiographic Anatomy of the Posterior Fossa. Harvard Postgraduate Course: Neuroradiology, Head and Neck Radiology, and Neuro-MRI, Swissotel, Boston, MA, September 1997

Vascular Anatomy of the Head and Neck. Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Otolaryngology. Basic Science Course for Residents. October, 1997

Angiography and Embolization for Head and Neck Tumors. Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Otolaryngology. Basic Science Course for Residents. December, 1997

Introduction to Head and Neck Neuroradiological Interventions. Department of Otolaryngology Grand Rounds. Boston University Medical Center. April, 1998

Angiographic anatomy of the posterior fossa. Harvard Postgraduate Course: Neuroradiology, Head and Neck Radiology, and Neuro-MRI, Swissotel, Boston, MA, September 1998

Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting. Harvard Medical School, Partners Cerebrovascular Service. Stroke: Update and Comprehensive Review. Royal Sonesta Hotel, Boston, MA, October, 1998

Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting. Neuroscience Grand Rounds, South Shore Hospital Boston, MA, November 1998

Angiography and Embolization for Head and Neck Tumors. Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Otolaryngology. Basic Science Course for Residents. February 1999

Vascular Anatomy of the Head and Neck. Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Otolaryngology. Basic Science Course for Residents. February 1999

Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis for Acute Stroke. Harvard Medical School, Neurovascular Update: Present Practices and Future Directions. Swissotel, Boston, MA, Invited Speaker and Course Organizing Committee Member. June 1999

Posterior Circulation Vascular Anatomy and Pathology. Harvard Postgraduate Course: Neuroradiology, Head and Neck Radiology, Functional MRI and Spectroscopy. Swissotel, Boston, October 1999

Diagnosis of intracranial aneurysms: Subarachnoid hemorrhage, CT-MR, Angiography. Harvard Postgraduate Course: Neuroradiology, Head and Neck Radiology, Functional MRI and Spectroscopy. Swissotel, Boston, October 1999

Imaging Techniques for the Diagnosis of Stroke. Physician Educational Program. Brain Attack: Examining the Latest Technologies in Stroke Awareness and Treatments. St. Peter’s Hospital, Albany, NY. October 1999

Endovascular Management of Anterior Circulation Aneurysms. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Anterior Circulation Aneurysms workshop. Boston, MA, October, 1999

Endovascular Management of Paraclinoid Aneurysms. Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Grand Rounds. November 1999

Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting. Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Grand Rounds, May 2000

Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting. Harvard Medical School, Partners Cerebrovascular Service. Stroke: Update and Comprehensive Review. Royal Sonesta Hotel, Boston, MA, May 2000

Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting. Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of

Medicine, Grand Rounds, December 2000

Future Directions in Interventional Neuroradiology. Massachusetts General Hospital,

Department of Neurosurgery, Grand Rounds, January 2001

New Advances in Interventional Neuroradiology. Round Table of Medical Arts. Athletic Club of

Columbus, Ohio, January 2002.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Original Reports

1.Dodd GD and Budzik RF. Lipomatous Tumors of the Pelvis in Women: Spectrum of Imaging Findings. American Journal of Roentgenology 1990; 155(2): 317-322.

2.Dodd GD and Budzik RF. Lipomatous Uterine Tumors: Diagnosis by Ultrasound, CT, and MR. Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography 1990; 14(4): 629-632.

3.Dodd GD and Budzik RF. Identification of Retained Firearm Projectiles on Plain Radiographs. American Journal of Roentgenology 1990; 154:471-475.

4.Rordorf G, Koroshetz WJ, Copen WA, Cramer SC, Schaefer PW, Budzik RF, Schwamm LH, Buonanno FS, Sorensen AG, Gonzalez RG. Regional ischemia and ischemic injury in patients with acute MCA stroke as defined by early diffusion weighted and perfusion weighted MRI. Stroke 1998; 29:939-943.

5.Schwamm LH, Koroshetz WJ, Sorensen AG, Wang B, Copen WA, Budzik RF, Rordorf G, Buonanno FS, Schaefer PW, Gonzalez RG. Time course of lesion development in patients with acute stroke: Serial diffusion- and hemodynamic-weighted magnetic resonance imaging. Stroke 1998; 29:2268-2276.

6.Gonzalez RG, Schaefer PW, Buonanno FS, Schwamm LH, Budzik RF, Rordorf G, Wang B, Sorenson AG, Koroshetz WJ. Diffusion-weighted MR Imaging: Diagnostic Accuracy in Patients Imaged within 6 Hours of Stroke Symptom Onset. Radiology 1999; 210(1): 155-162.

7.Singhal AB, Newstein M, Budzik RF, Cha JH, Rordorf G, Buonanno FS, Panzara MA. Diffusion-MRI and PET abnormalities in Bartonella Encephalopathy. AJNR (Submitted 2001)

8.Rordorf G, Bellon RJ, Budzik RF, Farkas J, Reinking GF, Pergolizzi RS, Ezzeddine M, Norbash AM, Gonzalez RG, Putman CM, Silent thromboembolic events associated with the treatment of unruptured cerebral aneurysms by use of Guglielmi detachable coils: prospective study applying diffusion-weighted imaging. AJNR 2001; 22(1): 5-10

9.Bellon RJ, Putman CM, Budzik RF, Pergolizzi RS, Reinking GF, Norbash AM. Rheolytic thrombectomy of the occluded internal carotid artery in the setting of acute ischemic stroke. AJNR 2001; 22(3): 526-530

10.Chen C, Bellon RJ, Budzik RF, Carter B, Ogilvy CS, Putman CM. Aneurysms of the lateral spinal artery: a rare cause of subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurosurgery 2001:48: 949-954

11.Eskandar EN, Borges LF, Norbash AN, Budzik RF, Putman CM, Ogilvy CS. Spinal Dural Fistulas: Endovascular or Surgical Therapy? J Neurosurg (submitted).

12.Rabinov JD, Putman CM, Huang-Hellinger F, Morris P, Budzik RF, Choi IS,

Ogilvy CS. Endovascular Management of Vertebrobasilar Dissecting Aneurysms. Manuscript in Progress.

13.Hoh BL, Carter BS, Budzik RF, Putman CM, Ogilvy CS. Results after surgical and endovascular treatment of paraclinoid aneurysms by a combined neurovascular team. Neurosurgery 2001;48:78-90.

14.Ogilvy CS, Hoh BL, Singer RJ, Budzik RF, Putman CM. Clinical and radiographic outcome in the management of posterior circulation aneurysms using direct surgical and endovascular techniques. Neurosurgery (submitted).

15.Lev MH, Farkas J, Rodriguez VR, Schwamm LH, Hunter GJ, Putman CM, Rordorf GA, Buonanno FS, Budzik RF, Koroshetz WJ, Gonzalez RG. CT angiography in the rapid triage of patients with hyperacute stroke to intra-arterial thrombolysis: Accuracy in detection of large vessel thrombus. Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography 2001; 25(4): 520-8

16.Chung RY, Carter BS, Norbash A, Budzik RF, Putman CM, Ogilvy CS. Management outcomes for ruptured and unruptured aneurysm in the elderly. Neurosurgery 2000; 47(4): 827-32.

17.Grant PE, He J, Halpern EF, Wu O, Schaefer PW, Schwamm LH, Budzik RF, Sorensen AG, Koroshetz WJ, Gonzalez RG. Frequency and clinical context of decreased ADC reversal in the human brain. Radiology 2001; 221(1): 43-50

18.Hoh BL, Putman CM, Budzik RF, Carter BS, Ogilvy CS. Combined surgical and endovascular techniques of flow alteration to treat fusiform and complex wide-necked intracranial aneurysms that are unsuitable for clipping or coil embolization. Journal of Neurosurgery 2001; 95(1): 24-35

19.Lev MH, Segal AZ, Farkas J, Hossain ST, Putman C, Hunter GJ, Budzik R, Harris GJ, Buonanno FS, Ezzeddine MA, Chang Y, Koroshetz WJ, Gonzalez RG, Schwamm LH. Utility of perfusion-weighted CT imaging in acute middle cerebral artery stroke treated with intra-arterial thrombolysis: prediction of final infarct volume and clinical outcome. Stroke 2001; 32(9): 2021-8

SCIENTIFIC ABSTRACTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND EXHIBITS

1.Budzik RF, Schaefer PW, Sorensen AG, Buonanno FS, Koroshetz WJ,

GonzalezRG. Utility of Echo Planar Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in the Evaluation of

Subacute Cerebral Infarction. In: Proceedings of the 34th Annual meeting of the American

Society of Neuroradiology. Seattle: American Society of Neuroradiology, 1996:p117-118.

2.Gonzalez RG, Sorensen AG, Buonanno FS, Schaefer PW, Budzik RF, Can U, Suwanwela N, Schwamm L, Wang B, Rosen BR, Koroshetz WJ. Clinical Reliability of Negative Diffusion-Weighted Images to Rule Out Acute Cerebral Infarction. In: Proceedings of the 34th Annual meeting of the American Society of Neuroradiology. Seattle: American Society of Neuroradiology, 1996:p97-98.

3.Huang-Hellinger F, Morris PP, Buonanno FS, Feske S, Kantor D, Stallmeyer BJ, Noonan PT, Budzik RF, Putman C, Koroshetz W, Choi IS. Intra-arterial thrombolysis for the treatment of acute stroke. In: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the ASITN/WFITN. Interventional Neuroradiology Sept 1997, vol 3 (suppl 1) pp43-44.

4.Huang-Hellinger FR, Putman CM, Morris PP, Budzik RF, Ogilvy CS. Intra-arterial papaverine therapy for vasospasm: Does it really work? Presented to the New England Neurosurgical Society, Fall Meeting, Rockport, ME, September, 1997.

5.Budzik RF, Putman CM, Buonanno FS, Koroshetz WJ, Gonzalez RG. Markedly decreased brain diffusion rapidly normalizes with no imaging or clinical seqeulae. In: Proceedings of the 36th Annual meeting of the American Society of Neuroradiology. Philadelphia: American Society of Neuroradiology, 1998: 177-178.

6.Singer RJ, Ogilvy CS, Budzik RF, Putman CM. Risks and Efficacy of Combined Endovascular and Surgical Management of Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous Malformations. New England Neurosurgical Society Meeting, Quebec, 1998

7.Singer RJ, Putman CM, Budzik RF, Choi IS, Huang-Hellinger FR, Ogilvy CS. Risks and Efficacy of Combined Endovascular and Surgical Management of Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous Malformations. Poster presentation, ASITN/Joint Section of Cerebrovascular Surgery Meeting, Nashville, TN, February, 1999. Pg. 121.

8.Budzik RF, Farkas J, Schwamm LH, Rordorf G, Buonanno FS, Koroshetz WJ, Putman CM. Intra-arterial Balloon Assisted Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke. Presentation, ASITN/Joint Section of Cerebrovascular Surgery Meeting, Nashville, TN, February 1, 1999. Pg. 53.

9.Farkas J, Budzik RF, Huang-Hellinger FR, Schwamm LH, Buonanno FS, Rordorf G, Koroshetz WJ, Gonzales RG, Putman CM. Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis in Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion. Presentation, ASITN/Joint Section of Cerebrovascular Surgery Meeting, Nashville, TN, February 1, 1999. Pg.54.

10.Farkas J, Budzik RF, Schwamm LH, Rordorf G, Buonanno FS, Koroshetz WJ, Putman CM. Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis In Hyperacute Anterior Circulation Occlusions. Poster Presentation, ASITN/Joint Section of Cerebrovascular Surgery Meeting, Nashville, TN, February, 1999. Pg. 139.

11.Farkas J, Budzik RF, Huang-Hellinger F, Schwamm LH, Rordorf G, Buonanno FS, Koroshetz WJ, Putman CM. Intra-arterial Thrombolysis in Hyperacute Stroke. Presentation, 24th AHA International Conference on Stroke and Cerebral Circulation, Nashville, TN, February, 1999.

 

12.Segal AZ, Lev MH, Farkas J, Hossain ST, Hunter GJ, Putman CM, Budzik RF, Rordorf G, Buonanno FS, Rosand J, Koroshetz WJ, Schwamm LH, Gonzalez RG. CT Perfusion Imaging of Hyperacute MCA Stroke Predicts Outcome of Intra-arterial Thrombolytic Treatment. Presentation, 24th AHA International Conference on Stroke and Cerebral Circulation, Nashville, TN, February, 1999.

13.Lev MH, Segal AZ, Farkas J, Hossain ST, Hunter GJ, Putman CM, Buonanno FS, Koroshetz WJ, Schwamm LH, Gonzalez RG, Budzik RF, Rordorf G, , Rosand J. CT Perfusion Imaging of Hyperacute MCA Stroke Predicts Outcome of Intra-arterial Thrombolytic Treatment. Presentation, Annual meeting of the American Society of Neuroradiology, San Diego, CA, 1999. Proceedings pg. 258.

14.Rabinov JD, Putman CM, Budzik RF, Huang-Hellinger FR, Morris PP, Ogilvy CS, Choi I. Endovascular Management of Vertebrobasilar Dissecting Aneurysms. Annual meeting of the American Society of Neuroradiology, San Diego, CA, 1999. Proceedings, pg. 302.

15.Grant PE, Schaefer PW, Budzik RF, He J, Wang B, Koroshetz WJ, Gonzalez RG. "Reversibly" Decreased Apparent Diffusion Coeficient: How Common Is It? Annual meeting of the American Society of Neuroradiology, San Diego, CA, 1999. Proceedings, pg. 158.

16.Budzik RF, Farkas J, Huang-Hellinger FR, Norbash AM, Schwamm LH, Rordorf G, Buonanno FS, Koroshetz WJ, Gonzalez RG, Putman CM. Balloon-Assisted Clot Disruption for Acute Embolic Stroke. Annual meeting of the American Society of Neuroradiology, San Diego, CA, 1999. Proceedings, pg. 210.

17.Singer RJ, Budzik RF, Putman CM, Norbash A. A Novel PEG-Based Liquid Embolic Agent: Preliminary In Vitro and In Vivo Findings. Annual meeting of the American Society of Neuroradiology, San Diego, CA, 1999. Proceedings, pg. 241.

18.Bagga R, Farkas J, Budzik RF, Putman CM, Norbash A. Meningeal Contrast Enhancement in Posterior Fossa Dural Arteriovenous Malformations: A Potentially "Classic" Imaging Finding. Annual meeting of the American Society of Neuroradiology, San Diego, CA, 1999. Proceedings, pg. 307.

19.Hoh BL, Ogilvy CS, Putman CM, Budzik RF, Norbash AM. Flow alteration in the management of fusiform intracranial aneurysms. Scientific Session of the New England Neurosurgical Society, New Haven, CT, Sept 17, 1999.

20.Norbash A, Maynard K, Putman CM, Budzik RF, Bellon R, Reinking G, Pergolizzi R, Sehgal P, Gonzalez R. First report: A reproducible and survivable distal middle cerebral artery distribution stroke in a large mammal : A primate model. Partners Radiology Research Seminar, Dedham, MA. Oct 14, 1999.

21.Ogilvy CS, Hoh BL, Choi IS, Putman CM, Budzik RF. Posterior Circulation Aneurysms: Results using combined surgical and endovascular techniques. Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurological Surgeons, Amelia Island, FL, Nov 10, 1999.

22.Singer RJ, Budzik RF, Putman CM, Norbash A. A novel PEG based embolic agent: preliminary in-vitro and in-vivo findings. RSNA, Chicago, Il, Nov 1999.

23.Rabinov JD, Putman CM, Budzik RF, Huang-Hellinger F, Morris P, Choi IS, Ogilvy CS. Endovascular Management of Vertebrobasilar Dissecting Aneurysms. RSNA, Chicago, Il. Nov 1999.

24.Bellon RJ, Putman CM, Reinking GF, Pergolizzi R, Budzik RF, Norbash AM, Farkas J, Gonzales RG, Rordorf GA. Silent Thromboembolic Events Associated with GDC Aneurysm Coiling. Joint Meeting of the AANS/ CNS Section on Cerebrovascular Surgery and the American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology, New Orleans, LA. Feb 2000.

25.Norbash AM, Berez A, Bellon R, Reinking G, Pergolizzi R, Budzik RF, Putman CM, Gonzales RG. Lack of Distal Canine Cerebral Infarcts with Injected EPAR-Lysed Clot. Joint Meeting of the AANS/ CNS Section on Cerebrovascular Surgery and the American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology, New Orleans, LA. Feb 2000.

26.Hoh BL, Ogilvy CS, Carter BS, Budzik RF, Putman CM. Combined Endovascular and surgical Management of Paraclinoid Aneurysms. New England Neurosurgical Society. March 3, 2000.

27.Bellon RJ, Norbash AM, Budzik RF, Ogilvy CS, Reinking GF, Pergolizzi RF, Putman CM. Endovascular therapy of Dural Arteriovenous Fistula: Results in 37 patients. New England Neurosurgical Society. March 3, 2000.

28.Hoh BL, Ogilvy CS, Putman CM, Budzik RF, Norbash AM. Surgical and endovascular treatment of congential arterio-venous fistulas. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, April 2000.

29.Ogilvy CS, Putman CM, Budzik RF, Norbash AM, Hoh BL. Flow alteration in the management of fusiform intracranial aneurysms. Poster presentation at the 2000 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, April 8-13, 2000.

30.Norbash AM, Spiridigliozzi J, Bellon RJ, Reinking GF, Pergolizzi RS, Singer R, Budzik RF, Putman CM, Sawhney A. Efficacy of an in situ hydrogel for avm embolization in the swine rete mirabile model. 38th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Neuroradiology, Atlanta, GA, April 4, 2000.

31.Norbash AM, Berez A, Bellon RJ, Reinking GF, Pergolizzi RS, Budzik RF, Putman CM, Gonzales G. Lack of distal canine cerebral infarcts with injected EPAR-lysed clot. 38th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Neuroradiology, Atlanta, GA, April 4, 2000.

32.Lin J, Norbash AM, Bellon RJ, Reinking GF, Budzik RF, Putman CM, Singer R, Pergolizzi RS, Marks MP. Effectiveness of cross-sectional staging in predicting surgical blood loss for embolized juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibromas. 38th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Neuroradiology, Atlanta, GA, April 4, 2000.

33.Bellon RJ, Putman CM, Budzik RF, Pergolizzi RS, Reinking GF, Norbash AM. Angiojet Mechanical Thrombectomy of the Totally Occluded Carotid Artery in the Setting of Acute Stroke. 38th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Neuroradiology, Atlanta, GA, April 4, 2000.

34.Bellon RJ, Norbash AM, Budzik RF, Ogilvy CS, Reinking RF, Pergolizzi RS, Putman CM. Endovascular therapy of dural arteriovenous fistula: results in 37 patients. Eastern Neuroradiology Society Meeting, August 2000.

35.Chen CC, Bellon RJ, Ogilvy CS, Carter RS, Budzik RF, Putman CM. Aneurysms of the Lateral Spinal Artery. Eastern Neuroradiology Society Meeting, Stowe, Vermont, August 2000.

36.Bellon RJ, Putman CM, Norbash AM, Budzik RF, Schwamm L. Continuous Monitoring of Jugular Venous Oxygenation in Carotid Balloon Test Occlusion: Preliminary Results with an Oximetric Catheter. Joint Meeting of the ASITN/AANS/CNS Section on Cerebrovascular Surgery, Waikoloa, Hawaii, February 2001.

37.Schwamm L, Bellon RJ, Norbash AM, Budzik RF, Ogilvy CS, Putman CM. Continuous Monitoring of Jugular Bulb Oxygenation during Carotid Temporary Balloon Occlusion. American Heart Association 26th International Stroke Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, February 2001.

38.Brisman J, Putman CM, Budzik RF, Carter B, Ogilvy CS. Factors Associated With Outcome In Surgically High-Risk Patients With GCD for Intracranial Saccular Aneurysms. American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Toronto, April 2001.

39.de Crespigny A, D'Arceuil H, Maynard M, Cocoros N, McAuliffe D, Putman CM, Budzik RF, Norbash A, Hamberg L, Hunter G, Gonzalez RG. A New Model for Acute Stroke Therapy. ISMRM Annual meeting, 2001 (submitted)

40.de Crespigny AJ, D'Arceuil HE, Maynard KI, Putman CM, Budzik RF, Gonzalez RG. A new primate model for stroke therapy. RSNA Annual meeting 2001 (submitted)

41.de Crespigny AJ, D'Arceuil HE, Maynard KI, Putman CM, Budzik RF, Gonzalez RG. Endovascular Model for Reversible Cortical Ischemia in Cynomologous Macaques. ASNR Annual meeting, Boston, April 2001

42.Chen CC, Bellon RJ, Ogilvy CS, Carter RS, Budzik RF, Putman CM. Aneurysms of the Lateral Spinal Artery. ASNR Annual meeting, Boston, April 2001

43.Bellon RJ, Budzik RF, Norbash AM, Reinking GF, Pergolizzi RF,Ogilvy CS, Putman CM. Thromboembolic Complications of Endovascular Aneurysm Therapy with Guglielmi Detatchable Coils: A Retrospective Analysis of 117 cases. American Society of Neuroradiology 39th Annual meeting, Boston, April 2001.

44.Bemporad J, McDonald C, Budzik RF, Schwamm L, Rordorf G, Buonanno F, Koroshetz W, Gonzales RG, Putman CM. Intra-arterial thrombolysis in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Comparison of r-tPA alone vs. r-tPA + IV Integrillin. ASNR Annual meeting, Boston, April 2001

45.Schneider E, Gonzalez RG, Budzik RF, Putman CM, Marota JM, Simon HE, Raidy T, Calderon P. Image guided endovascular acute stroke treatment: Discrete, fully operational x-ray angiography and MR systems in the same suite. RSNA 2001 (submitted)

46.McDonald CM, O’Donnell J, Bemporad J, Budzik RF, Putman CM, Greer D, Lee KE,

Ougorets I, Rosand J, Buonanno FS, Schwamm LH, Rordorf G, Koroshetz WJ. The Clinical utility of intravenous integrillin combined with intra-arterial tissue plasminogen activator in acute ischemic

stroke. American Stroke Association, 27th International Stroke Conference, San Antonio, February 2002.

47.Schaefer PW, Hassankhani A, Putman CM, Budzik RF, Koroshetz WJ, Rordorf G,

Schwamm LH, Buonanno FS, Gonzalez RG. Partial reversal of DWI abnormalities in stroke patients

undergoing thrombolysis: Evidence of DWI and ADC thresholds. American Stroke Association, 27th

International Stroke Conference, San Antonio, February 2002.

REVIEWS AND EDUCATIONALLY RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS

1.Budzik RF. Three-Dimensional CT Angiography. Applied Radiology 1993,

March (Suppl); 42-46.

2.Schaefer PW, Budzik RF, Gonzalez RG. Imaging of Cerebral Metastasis. In: Harsch GR, ed. Management of Cerebral Metastases. Neurosurgery Clinics of North America. Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 1996; 7(3):393-423.

3.Putman CM, Budzik RF, Saez MH. Vascular Interventions in the Head and Neck. In: Fried MP and Jolesz F, eds. Interventional Radiology in Otolaryngology. Oxford: Isis Medical Media Ltd. (in press)

4.Putman CM, Farkas J, Budzik RF, Norbash A. Intra-thrombolysis in the Treatment of Acute Stroke. In: Gonzales RG, Koroshtez WA, Putman CM eds., Hyperacute Stroke: Imaging and Intervention, Isis Medical Media Ltd, Oxford, England (in press).

5.Putman CM, Budzik RF. Rationale for Intra-arterial thrombloysis. In: Gonzales RG, Koroshtez WA, Putman CM eds., Hyperacute Stroke: Imaging and Intervention, Isis Medical Media Ltd, Oxford, England (in press).

6.Schwamm L, Putman CM, Budzik RF. Intravenous Thrombolysis for Treatment

of Acute Stroke. In: Gonzales RG, Koroshtez WA, Putman CM eds., Hyperacute Stroke:

Imaging and Intervention, Isis Medical Media Ltd, Oxford, England (in press).

7.Norbash A, Farkas J, Singer R, Budzik RF, Putman CM. Novel

Neurointerventional Tools and Their Potential Applications for treating Cerebral Ischemia: Thrombomodifications, Cerebral Bypass, Cerebral Sustainment. In: Gonzales RG, Koroshtez WA, Putman CM eds. (in press).

8.Putman CM, Pergolizzi R, Budzik RF. Cerebral Aneurysms: Diagnosis, Imaging and Treatment. In: Taveras J and Ferrucci JT eds, Radiology: Diagnosis/ Imaging/ Intervention Vol. III Chapter 41B, p1-35 (in press).

9.Budzik RF, Putman CM, Pergolizzi R. Intra-arterial Thrombolytic Therapy for the Treatment of Acute Stroke. Seminars in Neurosurgery 2000, 11:107-132.

ABSTRACTS

1.Davis LP, Budzik RF, Muz J, Kling GA. Scintigraphically Demonstrated Erythromycin Induced Improvement in Gastric Emptying in Oncology Patients with Gastroparesis. American Journal of Roentgenology 1992 (Abstract); 158(4) Suppl.

PUBLICATIONS (INVITED)

1.Putman CM, Huang-Hellinger F, Budzik RF, Ogilvy CS. Endovascular Treatment of Vasospasms. Neurovascular News. Fall 1997; p3-5.

2.Huang-Hellinger F, Putman CM, Budzik RF. The Balloon Remodeling Technique: Extending the Application of the GDC to Wide Necked Intracranial Aneurysms. Neurovascular News. Winter 1998; p1-3.

3.Budzik RF, Putman CM. Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting. Neurovascular News. Summer 1998.

4.Budzik RF, Putman CM. Balloon Assisted Thrombolysis for Treatment of Acute Stroke. Neurovascular News. Winter 1998.

5.Putman CM, Budzik RF. Endosaccular Coiling of Cerebral Aneurysms with GDC. Stroke Center Newsletter. Fall/Winter 1998;.

6.Hoh BL, Putman CM, Budzik RF, Carter BS, Ogilvy CS. Combined surgical and endovascular treatment of proximal internal carotid artery aneurysms. Neurovascular News, pp 3-5, Winter 2000.