Emory University School of Medicine

Faisal Khosa, MD
Assistant Professor

American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) Annual Scholarship Program

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Dr. Khosa is the 2013 ARRS Scholarship recipient. The ARRS Scholarship is intended to support study in a field selected by the scholar that will enable the scholar to attain his or her professional career goal. By giving both recognition and financial support to the activities and studies of young investigators, educators and administrators, the ARRS helps to prepare them for positions of leadership in academic radiology.

Dr. Khosa’s research interests include the study of phenomenon of accelerated atherosclerosis in vulnerable populations, including cancer survivors. The ARRS/Elio Bracco Scholarship will allow Dr. Khosa to study the phenomenon of accelerated atherosclerosis in cancer survivors, employing a multidisciplinary approach. He proposes to use MRI for the evaluation of vulnerable plaque in vulnerable populations. He also intends to correlate the plaque characteristics (morphology & inflammation) with markers of inflammation in the blood both pre and post treatment with statins.

Center for Systems Imaging Pilot StudyThe Center for Systems Imaging has approved Dr. Faisal Khosa's Pilot Study Application, "Radiation Induced Accelerated Atherosclerosis in Cancer Survivors: An Assessment by MRI" for acquisition of preliminary data.

Discovery Concept Proposal

Dr. Khosa's Discovery Concept Proposal for the Class of 2013 Discovery Phase was reviewed and approved for inclusion in the Discovery Project Database at Emory University.

Medal of Excellence (Tamgha-i-Imtiaz)

In recognition of his meritorious services to the medical and dental institutions in Pakistan, Dr. Faisal Khosa has received the Medal of Excellence (Tamgha-i-Imtiaz), one of the highest awards conferred to a civilian.  The award is the fourth-highest decoration given to any civilian in Pakistan based on their achievements. Over the years, Dr. Khosa has been invited to lecture and mentor students at medical and dental universities across Pakistan. The award conferring ceremony will be held in Islamabad, Pakistan on March 23, 2013.

Femoral Artery Plaque Imaging using the 3-Point Dixon MRI Technique
Principal Investigator: Faisal Khosa, BSc, MD
Co-Investigators: Khusrow Niazi, MD John Oshinski PhD, Arthur Stillman MD, PhD, William Lewis, MD
Funding Organization: ACTSI/URC

Significance:  The goal of this proposal is to accurately determine if the constituents of femoral artery plaque can be determined using a novel MRI technique.  Validation will be done via radiology pathology correlation. We intend to determine plaque components in the femoral artery with various degrees of stenosis. This would help determine not only the natural history of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) but also help assess predominance of plaque subtypes at varying levels of stenosis. Once this can be established, effects of pharmacologic treatment on the plaque can be studied which so far have been elusive. The information that is derived from this pilot study will help us to better understand the evolution of plaque and the role of inflammation and set the stage for a larger scale study to develop a more sophisticated biomarker of plaque progression and the response to therapy.

Jamilk-Omari Johnson, MD - Director of Emergency Radiology
Ryan Christie, MD
Faisal Khosa, MD
Douglas Robertson, MD
Jeremy Royal, MD
Freddie Swain, MD
Matthew Zygmont, MD
Jason Weiden, MD

Fellows 

Vijay Shridhar Pande, MD
Kiran Maddu, MD
Jaideep Rampure, MD
Anuj Tewari, MD

Emergency Radiology Fellowship

Emory University Hospital Midtown
Radiologic Imaging, Ground Floor
550 Peachtree St.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308

Lisa Smalling
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