BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

 

 

Leonard Swischuk, M.D.

Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics, Director of Pediatric Radiology, Director, Residency Training Program

 

EDUCATION/TRAINING

 

DEGREE

 

YEAR(s)

 

FIELD OF STUDY

University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

University of Oklahoma Medical Center, Okla. City, OK

M.D.

 

Resident

1956-1960

 

1963-1966

Medical School

 

Diagnostic Radiology

Publications and Papers: (last 2 years or 5 most recent)

 

1.        Carmichael K.D., Longo A., Lick S., Swischuk L.:  Posterior sternoclavicular epiphyseal fracture-dislocation with delayed diagnosis.  Skeletal Radiology. 35:608-612, March 2006.

 

2.        Laya BF, Goske MJ, Morrison S, Reid JR, Swischuk L, Ey EH, Murphy DJ, Lieber M, Obuchowski N: The accuracy of chest radiographs in the detection of congenital heart disease and in the diagnosis of specific congenital cardiac lesions. Pediatr Radiol 36:677-681, July 2006.

 

3.        Dave AM, Shah RK, Chaljub G, Miles BJ, Hernandez JA, Swischuk LE:  Benign Destructive Lesions Affecting the Posterior Elements of the Pediatric   Spine.  CDR 29: 1-6, Oct. 2006.

 

4.        Coursey RL, Jones EA, Chaljub G, Bertolino PD, Cano O, Swischuk LE:  Prospective analysis of uncomplicated bone bruises in thepediatric knee.   Emerg Radiol 12:266-271, 2006.

 

5.        Camacho AC, Chaljub G, Uribe T, Patterson JT, Swischuk LE:  MR imaging of pediatric posterior fossa tumors.  CDR 30:1-6, July 2007.

 

 

Pediatric Emergency Care Column

 

1.        Football Injury to the Back.  Pediatric Emergency Care 22:59-61, January 2006.

 

2.     Known Asthmatic:  Right-side Wheezing.  Pediatric Emergency Care 22:266-267, April 2006.

 

3.     Motor Vehicle Accident, Loss of Consciousness, and Back Pain. Pediatric Emergency Care 22:458-460 June 2006.

 

4.     Playing Soccer; Fell; Pain in the Hip.  Pediatric Emergency Care 22:657-657, September 2006.

 

5.     Vomiting and Diarrhea in an Infant:  A Startling Abdominal Radiograph.  Pediatric Emergency Care 22:734-735, November 2006.

 

Books: (last 5 years)

“Imaging of the Cervical Spine in Children” Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002.

 

 “Radiology of the Newborn Infant and Young Child Spanish language edition, Marbán Libros, S.L., Madrid. Espana 2005.

 

Radiolog of the Newborn Infant and Young Child” Quinta Edicao Portuguese language edition - 2006

 

Chapters: (last 3 years)

John SD, Hernandez JA, Swischuk LE. Airway Imaging in Children. In: Head and Neck Surgery - Otolaryngology, Volume I, Fourth Edition. BJ Bailey, JT Johnson, SD Newlands (eds). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2006, pp 1063-1078, 2006.

 

Exhibits: (last 2 years)

Swischuk L.E., Hernandez, A.J., Sullivan R., Angel C.A., Chung D., Hawkins, H.K.:  Viral Appendicitis (The Pink Appendix) in Mesenteric Adenitis-Enteritis.  Presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society Meeting, Vancouver, Canada – April 30 – May 5, 2006.

 

Areas of Interest:

Other Areas of Interest:

·  Emergency Medicine

·  Neonatal Medicine

·  PACS,

·  Acute abdomen in children

·  Acute respiratory infections in children

·  Battered Child Syndrome

·  Fractures

·  Cervical Spine

 

 

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