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M. Elizabeth Oates, MD, FAAWR, FACR

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(859) 323-2954
meoate2@email.uky.edu
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Positions

  • Rosenbaum Endowed Chair of Radiology
  • Professor of Radiology and Medicine
  • Chair, Department of Radiology
  • Chief, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

College Unit(s)

Other Affiliation(s)
  • Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging
  • CVRC - Affiliated Faculty
  • CardioVascular Imaging Research Team

Biography and Education

Education

MD Boston University, School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts RESIDENCY Los Angeles County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California FELLOWSHIP Tufts University-New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research in Professional, Scientific or Educational Journals: 2015 - present 1. . Jadvar H, Subramaniam RM, Berman CG, Boada F, Colletti PM, Guimaraes AR, McConathy, J, Meltzer CC, Noto RB, Packard AB, Rohren EM, Oates ME. American College of Radiology and Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Joint Credentialing Statement for PET/MRI: Brain. J Nucl Med. 2015;Apr;56(4):642-5; Epub 2015 Mar 5. 2. Becker MD, Butler PF, Bhargavan-Chatfield M, Harkness BA, Metter D, MacFarlane DR, Ghesani M, Wilcox P, Oates ME. Adult Gamma Camera Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Diagnostic Reference Levels and Achievable Administered Activities Derived from ACR Accreditation Data. J Am Coll Radiol. 2016;13(6):688-95; Epub 2016 Apr 28. 3. Zhang J, Smith S, Anaskevich L, Lemieux B, Oates ME. Personnel Protective Apparel Integrity Inspection: Where We Are and What We Need. J Am Coll Radiol. 2016;13(10): 1223-6; Epub 2016 Jun 25. 4. Anzai Y, Meltzer CC, DeStigter KK, Destounis S, Pawley B, Oates ME. Entrepreneurial Women Leaders in Radiology: Role Models of Success. J Am Coll Radiol. 2016;13(11):1378-82; Epub 2016 Aug 25. 5. Wang J, Iranmanesh A, Oates ME. Skeletal Scintigraphy in Radiation Induced Fibrosis with Lymphedema. Clin Nucl Med. 2017;42(3):231-4. 6. Zhang J, Hardy PA, DiSantis DJ, Oates ME. Hands-on Physics Education of Residents in Diagnostic Radiology. Acad Radiol. 2017; 24:677-81; Epub 2017 Mar 1. 7. Subramaniam RM, Jadvar H, Colletti PM, Guimaraes A, Gullapali R, Iagaru AH, McConathy J, Meltzer CC, Nadel H, Noto RB, Packard AB, Rohren EM, Oates ME. ACR and SNMMI Joint Credentialing Statement for PET/MRI of the Body. J Nucl Med. 2017;58(7):1174-6; Epub 2017 May 4. 8. Spalluto LB, Arleo EK, Lewis MC, Oates ME, Macura KJ. Addressing Needs of Women Radiologists: Opportunities for Practice Leaders to Facilitate Change. RadioGraphics. 2018; 38(6):1626-37; Epub 2018 Oct 10. 9. Becker MD, Butler PF, Siam M, Gress DA, Ghesani M, Harkness BA, Yoo DC, Oates ME. United States PET/CT and Gamma Camera Diagnostic Reference Levels and Achievable Administered Activities for Non-Cardiac Nuclear Medicine Studies. Radiology. 2019 Oct; 293(1):203-11; Epub 2019 Aug 13. 10. Ruddell JH, Eltorai AEM, Tang OY, Suskin JA, Dibble EH, Oates ME, Yoo DC. The Current State of Nuclear Medicine and Nuclear Radiology: Workforce Trends, Training Pathways, and Training Program Websites. Acad Radiol 2019; Epub 2019 Nov 21. National/International Abstract Presentations: 2018 - present 1. January 2018. Chauhan A, Waits T, Jajavarapu R, Oates ME, Weiss W, El Khouli RH, Lowell BA. Impact of Ga-68 DOTATATE Scan on Clinical Management of Neuroendocrine Tumor Patients (NET): A Single Center Review of 200 Scans. Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium- American Society of Clinical Oncology, San Francisco, CA. Poster. 2. May 2018. Han Q, Sudanagunta K, Jayavarapu R, Oates ME. Clinical Implication of Provocative Cholescintigraphy. Annual Meeting of Association of University Radiologists, Orlando, FL. Podium (Dr. Sudanagunta). 3. May 2018. Waits TJ, Jayavarapu R, Anthony LB, Chauhan A, Oates ME, El Khouli R. 68Ga-DOTATATE: Beyond Neuroendocrine Tumors. Annual Meeting of Association of University Radiologists, Orlando, FL. Electronic Education Exhibit. June 2018. Chauhan A, Waits T, Jajavarapu R, Oates ME, Weiss W, El Khouli RH, Lowell BA. Impact of Ga-68 DOTATATE Scan on Clinical Management of Neuroendocrine Tumor Patients (NET): A Single Center Review of 200 Scans. Annual Meeting of American Society of Clinical Oncology, Chicago, IL. Poster. 4. June 2018. Waits TJ, Jayavarapu R, Chauhan A, Oates ME, Anthony LB, El Khouli R. 68Ga-DOTATATE for Neuro-Endocrine Tumor (NET) Assessment: Do Primary and Metastatic Lesion Standardized Uptake Values (SUV) Correlate? Annual Meeting of Society of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging, Philadelphia, PA. Poster. 5. June 2018. Waits TJ, Jayavarapu R, Chauhan A, Oates ME, Anthony LB, El Khouli R. Variability of 68Ga-DOTATATE Uptake on PET/CT Among Different Neuroendocrine Tumor Grades. Annual Meeting of Society of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging, Philadelphia, PA. Poster. 6. June 2018. Jayavarapu R, Waits R, Chauhan A, Anthony LB, Oates ME, El Khouli R. Our Initial Experience with 68Ga-DOTATATE in the USA Clinical Dimension: Added Value in Management Decision Making. Annual Meeting of Society of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging, Philadelphia, PA. Poster. 7. November 2018. Romesberg AM, Farag AA, El Khouli RH, Oates ME. “Wild & Crazy” Musculoskeletal Scintigraphy - The Bones and Beyond: A Quiz-based Approach. Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL. Electronic Education Exhibit. Certificate of Merit Award. 8. November 2018. Norman N, Waits TJ, Chauhan A, Anthony L, Oates ME, El Khouli RH. Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (pNETs) Recognized in New AJCC Staging System 8th Edition: What Radiologists Need to Know. Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL. Electronic Education Exhibit. Approved for Category I CME. Certificate of Merit Award. 9. November 2018. Waits TJ, Chauhan A, Jayavarapu RS, Anthony L, Krohmer SJ, Oates ME, El Khouli RH. Safety of Combining Everolimus with Transarterial Embolization in Patients with Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumor to the Liver. Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL. Poster. 10. November 2018. Waits TJ, Chauhan A, Oates ME, Anthony L, El Khouli RH. A Novel Treatment for Neuroendocrine Tumors Hepatic Metastases with Combination Everolimus and Trans-Arterial Chemo-Embolization (E-TACE): Role of 68Ga-DOTATATE in Conjunction with CT for Tumor Load Assessment. Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL. Podium (Dr. Waits) 11. January 2019. Chauhan A, El Khouli RH, Evers BM, Oates ME, Lowell BA. Impact of Ga-68 DOTATATE Imaging on Clinical Management of Neuroendocrine Tumor Patients: Post FDA-approval Analysis of First 200 Clinical Patients. Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium – American Society of Clinical Oncology, San Francisco, CA. Poster. 12. April 2019. Haas B, El Khouli R, Oates ME. Classic Hepatobiliary Scintigraphy with a Twist. Annual Meeting of Association of University Radiologists, Baltimore, Maryland. Electronic Poster. Approved for Category I CME. 13. May 2019. Farag A, Romesberg A, El Khouli R, Oates ME. Classic Genitourinary Scintigraphy with a Twist. Annual Meeting of American Roentgen Ray Society, Honolulu, Hawaii. Electronic Exhibit. 14. November 2019. Ellis K, Kapoor H, Oates ME, El Khouli RH. Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging in the Era of Theranostics. Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL. Education Exhibit. Certificate of Merit Award. 15. November 2019. El Khouli RH, Gabriel GE, Kapoor H, Oates ME, Chauhan A, Anthony LB. A Novel Approach to Liver-directed Therapy for Metastatic Well-differentiated Neuroendocrine Tumor: Efficacy of Concurrent Everolimus with Hepatic Transarterial Bland Embolization (EveroEmbo). Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL. Podium. 16. November 2019. Kapoor H, Elbelasi H, Oates ME. Frequency, Clinical Utility and Predictors for the Use of the Phrase “Correlate Clinically” - Value of Correlative Recommendations in Radiologic Reporting. Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL. Electronic Poster. 17. April 2020. Haas B, Kapoor H, Oates ME. Diagnostic Value of In-111-Labeled WBC SPECT/CT: Gamut of Cardiovascular System Infections. Annual Meeting of Association of University Radiologists, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Electronic Poster. Approved for Category I CME. [electronic only due to COVID-19 pandemic] 18. May 2020. Eltorai A, Ruddell J, Dibble EH, Oates ME, Yoo DC. The Current State of Nuclear Medicine and Nuclear Radiology: Workforce Trends, Training Pathways, and Training Program Websites. Annual Meeting of American Roentgen Ray Society, Chicago, IL. Scientific Electronic Exhibit. [cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic] 19. November 2020. El Khouli R, Ragab A, Kapoor H, Mbagwu E, Qasem S, Sudanagunta K, Oates ME. Cholecystokinin-Enhanced Hepatobiliary Scintigraphy: The Value of Diastolic Gallbladder Function and Symptom. Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL. Podium.