Prakash M. Masand, MD
- Pediatric Radiology
Vice Chair, Body Radiology and Cardiac Imaging
Division Chief, Body Radiology
Associate Professor of Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine
Phone:
832-824-7237
Fax:
832-825-0160
Languages: English
Get to know Prakash M. Masand, MD
Dr. Masand is the Division Chief of Body Radiology, Vice Chair, Body Radiology and Cardiac Imaging in the department of Radiology at Texas Children’s Hospital. Dr. Masand is board certified by the American Board of Radiology and has a certificate of added qualification in the field of Pediatric Radiology. He is an expert in pediatric cardiovascular CT and MRI, and is a key member of the liver, inflammatory bowel disease and coronary anomaly programs at the Texas Children's Hospital. He has authored and co-authored more than 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts and has over 60 invited lectures on his resume. He has written numerous book chapters and review articles. Dr. Masand is the Chair of the Society of Pediatric Radiology CT committee, and a member of the Cardiovascular committee. Dr. Masand's research interests revolve around the use of Free breathing cardiac MRI sequences, Non-contrast MR Angiography, Non-invasive imaging biomarkers for diffuse liver disease, Free-breathing liver MRI, MR Elastography for fontan associated liver disease, CT Angiography for anomalous aortic origin of coronary arteries, CT Dynamic airway imaging, and 3D printing in congenital heart disease amongst others. He is passionate about protocol standardization and image quality improvement across the enterprise.
Education
| School | Education | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topiwala National Medical College | Medical School | Doctor of Medicine | 1996 |
| Topiwala National Medical College | Internship | Diagnostic Radiology | 1998 |
| University of Mumbai | Residency | Diagnostic Radiology | 2001 |
| Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology | Fellowship | Pediatric Radiology | 2007 |
| Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology | Fellowship | Cardiothoracic Imaging | 2008 |
| Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology | Fellowship | Diagnostic Neuroradiology | 2009 |
| Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology | Fellowship | Body MRI | 2010 |
Organizations
| Organization Name | Role |
|---|---|
| American College of Radiology | Member |
| American Roentgen Ray Society | Fellow |
| American University of Radiologists | Member |
| Radiological Society of North America | Member |
| Society for Pediatric Radiology | Member |
Honors and awards
-
Star Faculty Award for Excellence in Patient Care, Baylor College of Medicine
2019
* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.
The Department of Radiology at Texas Children’s Hospital is dedicated to providing safe, radiation-free imaging to children with all kinds of liver diseases, focal or diffuse. The modalities that are available include: radiography, ultrasound, computer tomography (CT scan) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Dr. Masand and his team uses special protocols incorporating dynamic liver imaging to allow characterization of liver masses, with the use of hepatocyte-specific contrast agents. Excellent vascular definition can be obtain with blood pool contrast agent as required for surgical planning. Dr. Masand’s team also provides intra-operative ultrasound guidance to our pediatric surgeons. A dedicated team of anesthesiologists are available to provide sedation for young patients and patients who are claustrophobic, which helps us to obtain high definition images of the liver. Dr. Masand’s research interests revolve around developing MR imaging biomarkers in children with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), MR Elastography and perfusion imaging in liver tumors.
Publications
Knudson JD, Lopez KN, Maskatia S, McKenzie Ed, Lantin-Hermoso MR, Masand PM, Vick III GW. Type B Interrupted Left Aoritc Arch with Isolated Right Subclavian Artery. Congenital Heart Disease 2012 Feb 7 doi: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.
