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Janardhana Ponnatapura, MD

Janardhana Ponnatapura, MD

  • Assistant Professor, Chest, Radiology (Winston-Salem)

Research Interests

  • Prostate Cancer
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Immunotherapy Induced Pneumonitis in Lung Cancer
  • Radiation Induced Pneumonitis in Lung Cancer
  • Hepatocellular Cancer
  • jponnata@wakehealth.edu
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Education
MBBS, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, 2006
MD, Ramaiah Medical College, 2015
Fellowship
Abdominal Imaging, Wake Forest Univeristy School of Med-Bowman Gray School of Medicine, 2018
Board Certifications
American Board of Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology, Special Competence in Nuclear Radiology
Positions
Assistant Professor, Chest, Radiology (Winston-Salem)
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology (Winston-Salem)
Departments and Affiliations
Chest, Radiology (Winston-Salem)
Radiation Oncology (Winston-Salem)

Research

  • Publications
  • Rapid Development of Clinically Symptomatic Radiation Recall Pneumonitis Immediately Following COVID-19 Vaccination. Steber CR, Ponnatapura J, Hughes RT, Farris MK. Cureus. 2021 Apr; 13(4):e14303.
  • MRI of common penile pathologies and penile prostheses. Abualruz AR, O'Malley R, Ponnatapura J, Holbert BL, Whitworth P, Tappouni R, Lalwani N. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2020 09; 45(9):2825-2839.
  • Imaging of Colorectal Cancer: Screening, Staging, and Surveillance. Ponnatapura J, Lalwani N. Semin Roentgenol. 2021 Apr; 56(2):128-139.
  • Chronic Pancreatitis or Pancreatic Tumor? A Problem-solving Approach. Wolske KM, Ponnatapura J, Kolokythas O, Burke LMB, Tappouni R, Lalwani N. Radiographics. ; 39(7):1965-1982.
  • The "hemorrhage exclusion" sign. Ponnatapura J, Dyer RB, Ou JJ. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2019 10; 44(10):3490-3491.
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Research Interests

  • Hepatocellular Cancer
  • Immunotherapy Induced Pneumonitis in Lung Cancer
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Radiation Induced Pneumonitis in Lung Cancer
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