Carrie B. Ruzal-Shapiro, M.D.

 

Name, Title
Contact Information
Carrie B. Ruzal-Shapiro, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology

3959 Broadway
Dept of Radiology
BHN-3-331
New York, NY 10032
Tel: +1 212 305 3320
Email: cbr1@columbia.edu

 
Biography                                 Specialty                             Publications
 

Biography

Carrie Ruzal-Shapiro, M.D., is Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology and Pediatrics, and Director of the Division of Pediatric Radiology. She is a former Teacher of the Year in the Department of Radiology and in 2002 won the Teacher of the Year award from the graduating medical school class.

Specialty

Pediatric Radiology

Publications

  1. Levin T, Abramson SJ, Burbige KA, Connor JP, Ruzal- Shapiro C, Berdon WE: Salt losing nephropathy simulating congenital adrenal hyperplasia in infants with obstructive uropathy and/or vesicoureteral reflux -Value of ultrasonography in Diagnosis. Pediatr. Radiol. 1991, 21: 413-415,1991.
  2. Jaile JC, Levin T, Wung JT, Abramson S, Ruzal-Shapiro C:  Benign Gaseous Distension of the Bowel in Premature Infants treated with Nasal continuous airway pressure. A Study of contributing factors.  AJR 158: 125-127, Jan. 1992.
  3. Ruzal-Shapiro C, Berdon WE, Cohen MD, Abramson SJ: MR Imaging of Diffuse Bone Marrow Replacement in Pediatric Oncology Patients. Radiology 181:587-589, 1991.
  4. Levin T, Berdon WE, Ruzal Shapiro C, Abramson S, Garvin J, Altman RP, Hensle T, Ablin DS: Three pediatric patients with extension of prostatic embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma anterior to the bladder into the space of Retzius. Pediatr. Radiol.  22: #3,100-202, 1992.
  5. Berdon WE, Ruzal-Shapiro C, Abramson SJ, Garvin J: The Diagnosis of Abdominal Neuroblastoma: Relative Roles of Ultrasonography, CT and MRI. Urologic Radiology 14: 252-262, 1992.
  6. Berdon WE, Mellins RB, Abramson SJ, Ruzal-Shapiro C: Pediatric HIV infection in its second decade -- The changing pattern of lung invement: Clinical Plain film and computed tomographic findings.  Radiologic Clinics of North America  31:3, May 1993.
  7. Abramson SJ, Berdon WE, Ruzal-Shapiro C, Stolar C, Garvin J: Cervical neuroblastoma in eleven infants -- a tumor with favorable prognosis.  Clinical and radiologic (US, CT, MRI) findings. Pediatr. Radiol.  23: 253-257, July 1993.
  8. Liebling MS, Starc Th.J, McAlister WH, Ruzal-Shapiro C, Abramson SJ, Berdon WE:  ACTH induced adrenal enlargement in infants treated for infantile spasms and acute cerebellar encephalopathy. Pediatr. Radiol.  23:454-456, October
  9. Jacobs JC, Li SC, Ruzal-Shapiro C, Kiernan H, Parisian M, Shapiro A:  Tuberculous arthritis in children: Diagnosis by needle biopsy of the synovium.  Clinical Pediatrics 33:344-348, 1994.
  10. Haramati N, Roye DP, Alder PA, Ruzal-Shapiro C:  Non-union of pediatric fibula fractures: Easy to overlook, painful to ignore. Pediatr. Radiol.  24:248-250, 1994.
  11. Mullen L, Berdon WE, Ruzal-Shapiro C, Levin TL, Garvin J, Fountain K:  Skeletal and bone  marrow imaging changes after radiotherapy and chemotherapy for childhood soft tissue tumors.     Radiology 195:413-417, 1995.
  12. Levin TL, Liebling MS, Ruzal-Shapiro C, Berdon WE and Stolar CJH:  Midgut malfixation in patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia: What is the risk of midgut vulus? Pediatr. Radiol.   25, 4:259, 1995.
  13. Comerci SCD, Berdon WE, Ruzal-Shapiro C, Levin TL, Krongrad E, Bissett III GS and Strife JL:  Systemic arterial collateral esophageal indentations in pseudotruncus arteriousus. Pediatr. Radiol.   25, 3:192-194, 1995.
  14. Levin TL, Sheth SS, Ruzal-Shapiro C, Abramson SJ, Piomelli S and Berdon WE:  MRI marrow observations in thalassemia: The effects of the primary disease, transfusional therapy and chelation. Pediatr. Radiol.  25:607-613, 1995.
  15. Levin TL, Sheth SS, Hurlet A, Comerci SC, Ruzal-Shapiro C, Piomelli S and Berdon WE:  MR marrow signs of iron overload in transfusion dependent patients with sickle cell disease. Pediatr. Radiol.  25:614-619, 1995.
  16. Comerci SCD, Berdon WE, Levin TL and Ruzal-Shapiro S: Congenitally short trachea and high carina with left mainstem bronchus compression by the ligamentum arteriosum. Pediatr. Radiol.  25:S194-196, 1995.
  17. Levin TL, Sheth S, Berdon WE, Ruzal-Shapiro C and Piomelli: Deferoxamine-incuced platyspondyly in hypertransfused thalassemic patients Pediatr. Radiol.  25:S122-124, 1995.
  18. Abramson SJ,  Berdon WE, Stolar C, Ruzal-Shapiro C and Garvin J:  Stage IVN neuroblasboma: MRI diagnosis of left supraclavicular “Virchow’s” nodal spread. Pediatr. Radiol.   26:717-719, 1996.
  19. Sack Solomon K, Levin TL, Berdon WE, Romney B, Ruzal-Shapiro C, Bye MR: Pneumothorax as the presenting sign of Pneumocystis carinii infection in an HIV-positive child with prior lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis. Pediatr. Radiol.  26:559-562, 1996.
  20. Levin TL, Berdon WE, Haller JO, Ruzal-Shapiro C and Hurlet-Jenson A:  Intrasplenic masses of “preserved” functioning splenic tissue in sickle cell disease: Correlation of imaging findings (CT, ultrasound, MTI and nuclear scintigraphy. Pediatr. Radiol.  26:646-649, 1996.
  21. Emy PY, Levin TL, Sheth SS,  Ruzal-Shapiro C, Garvin  and Berdon WE:  Iron overload in reticuloendothelial systems of pediatric oncology patients who have undergone transfusions: MR observations.  AJR 168(4), April 1997.
  22. Levin TL, Berdon WE, Lachman RS, Anyane-Yeboa K, Ruzal-Shapiro C and Roye Jr. DP:  Lumbar gibbus in storage diseases and bone dysplasias. Pediatr. Radiol.  1997, 27(2) 289-294.
  23. Dolen EG, Berdon WE and Ruzal-Shapiro C: “Cold bone scans” as a sign of hemorrhagic infarcts of the spine in Gaucher’s disease. Pediatr. Radiol. 1997, 27: 514-516.
  24. Ruzal-Shapiro, C: Cystic Fibrosis: An overview.  Radiologic Clinics of North America, Jan. 1998,  36(1): 143
  25. Sheth S, Ruzal-Shapiro C, Hurlet-Jensen A, Piomelli S and Berdon WE:  Pulmonary embolism developing in patients with sickle cell disease on hypertransfusion and IV deferoxamine chelation therapy. Pediatr. Radiol.  Dec. 1997 27(12): 926-928.
  26. Neu N, Saiman L, San Gabriel P, Whittier S, Knisch C, Ruzal-Shapiro C, Della-Latta P: Diagnosis of pediatric tuberculosis in the modern era.  Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. 1999; 18:122-6.
  27. Murphy RC,  Berdon WE, Ruzal-Shapiro C, Hall EJ, Kornecki A, Daneman A, Brunelle F and Campbell JB:  Malignancies in pediatric patients with ataxia telangiectasia.  Pediatr. Radiol. 1999, 29:225-230.
  28. Vydareny KH, Waldrop SM, Jackson VP, Manaster BJ, Nazarian GK, Reich CA, Ruzal-Shapiro C:  The road to success: Factors affecting the speed of promotion of academic radiologists.  Academic Radiology 1999, 6(10):564-569.
  29. Berdon WE, Stylianos S, Ruzal-Shapiro C, Hoffer F, and Cohen M:  Neuroblastoma arising from the organ of Zuckerkandl: An unusual site with a favorable biologic outcome Pediatr. Radiol.  July 1999,  29(7):497-502.
  30. Vydareny KH. Waldrop SM. Jackson VP. Manaster BJ. Nazarian GK. Reich CA. Ruzal-Shapiro CB. Career advancement of men and women in academic radiology: is the playing field level?  Academic Radiology. 7(7):493-501, 2000 Jul.
  31. Sheth S, Ruzal-Shapiro C, Piomelli S, Berdon WE:  CT imaging of splenic sequestration in sickle cell disease. Pediatr. Radiol.  2000, 30(12):830-833.
  32. Joshi A, Berdon WE, Brudnicki A, LeQuesne G, Ruzal-Shapiro C, Hayes C: Gastric Thumbprinting: diffuse gastric wall mucosal and submucosal thickening in infants with ductal-dependent cyanotic congenital heart disease maintained on long-term prostaglandin therapy. Pediatric Radiology June 2002, 32(6):405-408.
  33. Feng L, Ruzal-Shapiro,C: Factors that Influence Radiologists’ Career Choices. Acad Radiol Jan 2003, 10(1):45-51
  34. Taragin BH,  Feng L, Ruzal-Shapiro C: Online Radiology Appropriateness Survey: Results and Conclusions from an Academic Internal Medicine Residency. Acad Radiol July 2003, 10(7):781-785
  35. Nickoloff EL. Berdon WE. Lu ZF. Ruzal-Shapiro CB. So JC. Dutta AK. Pediatric high KV/filtered airway radiographs: comparison of CR and film-screen systems. [Clinical Trial. Journal Article] Pediatric Radiology. 32(7):476-84, 2002 Jul
  36. Milman E, Berdon WE, Garvin JH, Cairo MS Bessmertny O, Ruzal-Shapiro C. Periostitis secondary to interleukin – 11 (Oprelvekin, Neumega). Treatment for thrombocytopenia in pediatric   patients. Pediatric Radiology. 33(7):450-2, 2003 Jul
  37. Lu ZF, Nickoloff EL, Ruzal-Shapiro CB, So JC, Dutta AK.  New automated fluoroscopic systems for pediatric applications.  Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, in press
  38. Ahmari A,Suri M, Milisavljevic V, Sahni R, Bateman D, Sanocka U, Ruzal-Shapiro C, Wung J, Polin R.  Variables associated with the early failure of nasal CPAP in very low birth weight infants. The Journal of Pediatrics  342-347, September 2005
  39. Dayan, P. S. Vitale, M. Langsam, D. J. Ruzal-Shapiro, C. Novick, M. K. Kuppermann, N. Miller, S. Z. Derivation of clinical prediction rules to identify children with fractures after twisting injuries of the ankle. Academic Emergency Medicine 11(7): 736-43, 2004