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Prabhakar P. Kesava, M.D. Dr. Kesava graduated from Louisiana State University-Shreveport receiving a Bachelor of Science and doctor of medicine degree in 1989. He completed a surgical internship with additional orthopedic training in 1990, and a Diagnostic Radiology residency at The University of Texas-Houston Medical School in 1994. He served a 2-year fellowship in Neuroradiology at The University of Wisconsin, and specialized in Interventional Neuroradiology for an additional year. Dr. Kesava has held numerous academic appointments at the Universities of Miami, University of Texas San Antonio and Houston, and has multiple hospital affiliations in the Seattle area. Honors have included Summa Cum Laude (LSU), induction into the medical honors society AOA, and Nycomed Diagnostic Imaging Fellow, University of Wisconsin. He was awarded a distinguished teacher-of-the-year award by the radiology residents at The University of Texas San Antonio (2000). He served on the admissions committee for The University of Texas San Antonio, and has been a manuscript reviewer for the American Journal of Neuroradiology. Dr. Kesava has multiple scientific manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals, including book reviews, invited lectures and abstracts. He is board-certified by the American Board of Radiology, with a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Neuroradiology. He is a senior member of the American Society of Neuroradiology, and belongs to multiple medical societies including, RSNA, ARRS, The Stroke Council of the American Heart Association, and The American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Radiology. Undergraduate Medical School Internship Residency Residency Fellowship Fellowship Publications: 1. Kesava P., Turski P., MR Angiography of Vascular Malformations. Neuroimaging Clinics of North America 8(2): 349-370, 1998 2. Kesava P., Turski P., MR Angiography of Vascular Malformations. MRI Clinics of North America 6(4), 811-833,1998 3. Kesava P., Raval B., Intrathoracic Stomach: Another Cause of IVC Pseudothrombosis. Clin Imaging 18: 113-114, 1994 4. Hughes SR, Graves VB, Kesava PP, Rappe AH. The Effects of Flow Arrest on Distal Embolic Events During Arterial Occlusion with Detatchable Coils: A Canine Study. AJNR 17: 685-691, 1996 5. Kesava PP, Baker E, Mehta M, Turski P. Staging of Ateriovenous Malformations Using Three-Dimensional Time-of-Flight MR Angiography and Volume-Rendered Displays of Surface Anatomy. AJR 167(3): 605-609, 1996 6. Kesava P. Recanalization of the Falcine Sinus Following Venous Sinus Thrombosis. AJNR 17: 1646-1648, 1996 7. Kesava P, Perl J, Mehta M, Warner T, Graves V, Strother C. Thorotrast Associated Oropharyngeal Hemmorrhage: Treatment by Carotid Occlusion Using Flow Arrest and Fibered Coils. JVIR 7: 709-712, 1996 8. Kesava P, Graves V., Salamat S, Rappe A. Intraarterial Thrombolysis in a Pig Model: A Preliminary Note. AJNR 18: 915-920, 1997 9. Graves V, Perl J, Strother C, Wallace R, Kesava P, Masaryk T. Endovascular Occlusion of the Carotid or Vertebral Artery with Temporary Proximal Flow Arrest and Microcoils: Clinical results in 19 Patients. AJNR 18: 1201-1206,1997 10. Chauvet A, Kesava P, Goh C, Badie B. Selective Intraarterial Gene Delivery into a Canine Meningioma. J Neurosurg 88: 870-873, 1998 11. Kesava P, Sinhs P, Mehta M, Turski P. MR Demonstration of Arterial Thrombosis Following Radiosurgery for Cerebral AVMs. J Radiosurgery 1(4): 241-245,1998 12. Kanamalla U, Kesava P, McGuff S. Imaging of Non-larynegeal Neuroendicrine Carcinoma. AJNR 21: 775-778, 2000 13. Ibarra R, Kesava P, Fewins J. Congenital Otosclerosis in a Child with Bilateral Aberrant Internal Carotid Arteries. AJR 176: 263-264, 2001 14. Ibarra R, Kesava P. Role of MR Imaging in the Diagnosis of Complicated Arachnoid Cyst. Pediatr Radiol 30: 329-331,2000 15. Ibarra R, Kesava P, Hallet K, Bogaev C. Hemangioendothelioma of the Temporal Bone with Radiographic Findings Resembling Hemangioma. AJNR 22: 755-758, 2001 16. Hughs S, Graves V, Kesava P, Rappe A, Gribenko V, Lorick T. Distal Embolic Events During Arterial Occlusion with Platinum Fibered Coils: An Experimental Model. Proceedings of the American Society of Neuroradiology, 1995 17. Kesava P, Baker E, Mehta M, Turski P. Preradiosurgery Classification of AVMs using MRI 3D TOF MRA, Anatomic Surface Rendering and Phase Contrast Flow Analysis. American Roentgen Ray Society Program, 1995 18. Kesava P, Graves V, Salamat S, Rappe A. A Swine Model of Arterial Thrombosis for Assessing Different Methods of Thrombolysis. Proceedings of the American Society of Neuroradiology, 1996 19. Chauvet A, Kesava P, Goh C, Badie B. Selective Intra-arterial Gene Therapy Delivery into a Canine Meningioma. Congress of Neurologic Surgeons, 1997 20. Graves V, Perl J, Strother C, Wallace R, Kesava P, Masaryk T. Endovascular Occlusion of the Carotid or Vertebral Arteries with Temporary Flow Arrest and Microcoils: Clinical Results in 19 Patients. Proceedings of the American Society of Neuroradiology, 1997 21. Benevente O, Kesava P, Hart R, Severe Leukoaraiosis Detected by CT is Frequent Among Patients withAtrial Fibrillation and Intracerebral Hemorrhage During Anticoagulation. American Academy of Neurology 52nd Annual Meeting, 2000 22. Benevente O, Palacio S, Kesava P, Bazan C, Pearce L, Hart R. White Matter Abnormalities in Lacunar stroke Patients. 26th International Stroke Conference, 2001 |