Dr. Atalay Is a graduate of Princeton University (physics) and The John's Hopkins School of Medicine where he obtained MD and PhD degrees (biomedical engineering) through the Medical Scientist Training Program. His PhD research focused on the imaging of myocardial oxygenation using MRI. Following medical internship at the Beth Israel Hospital in Boston and a research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital's Charlestown Navy Yard, he completed residency and fellowship training in radiology at John's Hopkins Hospital.
Dr. Atalay specializes in cross-sectional imaging and cardiac MR and CT. Since 2003 he has been on faculty at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. He is currently Professor of Diagnostic Imaging and Medicine (Cardiology), Vice-Chair of Imaging Research, and Director of Cardiac MR and CT. He also oversees the Brown Radiology Advanced Imaging Lab (BRAIL) and is the Medical Director of the Brown Radiology Human Factors Lab.
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| Bai HX, Wang R, Xiong Z, Hsieh B, Chang K, Halsey K, Tran TML, Choi JW, Wang DC, Shi LB, Mei J, Jiang XL, Pan I, Zeng QH, Hu PF, Li YH, Fu FX, Huang RY, Sebro R, Yu QZ, Atalay MK, Liao WH. "Artificial Intelligence Augmentation of Radiologist Performance in Distinguishing COVID-19 from Pneumonia of Other Origin at Chest CT." Radiology, vol. 299, no. 1, 2021, pp. E225. |
| Imran, Hafiz M., Ather, Kashif, Gutman, Ned H., Atalay, Michael K., Poppas, Athena. "Eosinophilic Myocarditis in a Patient With Sickle Cell Disease." JACC: Case Reports, vol. 3, no. 6, 2021, pp. 918-921. |
| Walsh TP, Baird GL, Atalay MK, Agarwal S, Arcuri D, Klinger JR, Mullin CJ, Morreo H, Normandin B, Shiva S, Whittenhall M, Ventetuolo CE. "Experimental design of the Effects of Dehydroepiandrosterone in Pulmonary Hypertension (EDIPHY) trial." Pulmonary Circulation, vol. 11, no. 2, 2021, pp. 2045894021989554. |
| Jiao Z, Choi JW, Halsey K, Tran TML, Hsieh B, Wang D, Eweje F, Wang R, Chang K, Wu J, Collins SA, Yi TY, Delworth AT, Liu T, Healey TT, Lu S, Wang J, Feng X, Atalay MK, Yang L, Feldman M, Zhang PJL, Liao WH, Fan Y, Bai HX. "Prognostication of patients with COVID-19 using artificial intelligence based on chest x-rays and clinical data: a retrospective study." The Lancet. Digital health, vol. 3, no. 5, 2021, pp. e286-e294. |
| Bai HX, Wang R, Xiong Z, Hsieh B, Chang K, Halsey K, Tran TML, Choi JW, Wang DC, Shi LB, Mei J, Jiang XL, Pan I, Zeng QH, Hu PF, Li YH, Fu FX, Huang RY, Sebro R, Yu QZ, Atalay MK, Liao WH. "AI Augmentation of Radiologist Performance in Distinguishing COVID-19 from Pneumonia of Other Etiology on Chest CT." Radiology, 2020, pp. 201491. |
| Sharma E, McCauley B, Ghosalkar DS, Atalay M, Collins S, Parulkar A, Sheikh W, Ahmed MB, Chu A. "Aortic Valve Calcification as a Predictor of Post-Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Pacemaker Dependence." Cardiology research, vol. 11, no. 3, 2020, pp. 155-167. |
| Boyd CA, Jayaraman MV, Baird GL, Einhorn WS, Stib MT, Atalay MK, Boxerman JL, Lourenco AP, Jindal G, Hidlay DT, DiBiasio EL, McTaggart RA. "Detection of emergent large vessel occlusion stroke with CT angiography is high across all levels of radiology training and grayscale viewing methods." European radiology, vol. 30, no. 8, 2020, pp. 4447-4453. |
| Chang AD, Ignacio GC, Akiki R, Grory BM, Cutting SS, Burton T, Jayaraman M, Merkler A, Song C, Poppas A, Kamel H, Elkind MSV, Furie K, Atalay M, Yaghi S. "Increased Left Atrial Appendage Density on Computerized Tomography is Associated with Cardioembolic Stroke." Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, vol. 29, no. 4, 2020, pp. 104604. |
| Yaghi S, Chang A, Ignacio G, Scher E, Panda N, Chu A, Wu M, Lord A, Mac Grory B, Furie K, Elkind MSV, Atalay M, Song C. "Left Atrial Appendage Morphology Improves Prediction of Stagnant Flow and Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation." Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, vol. 13, no. 2, 2020, pp. e008074. |
| Bai HX, Hsieh B, Xiong Z, Halsey K, Choi JW, Tran TML, Pan I, Shi LB, Wang DC, Mei J, Jiang XL, Zeng QH, Egglin TK, Hu PF, Agarwal S, Xie F, Li S, Healey T, Atalay MK, Liao WH. "Performance of radiologists in differentiating COVID-19 from viral pneumonia on chest CT." Radiology, 2020, pp. 200823. |
| Moustafa A, Khan MS, Alsamman MA, Jamal F, Atalay MK. "Prognostic significance of T1 mapping parameters in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a systematic review." Heart failure reviews, 2020. |
| Yaghi S, Chang AD, Akiki R, Collins S, Novack T, Hemendinger M, Schomer A, Grory BM, Cutting S, Burton T, Song C, Poppas A, McTaggart R, Jayaraman M, Merkler A, Kamel H, Elkind MSV, Furie K, Atalay MK. "The left atrial appendage morphology is associated with embolic stroke subtypes using a simple classification system: A proof of concept study." Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography, vol. 14, no. 1, 2020, pp. 27-33. |
| Azher I, Kaushal A, Chang A, Cutting S, Mac Grory B, Burton T, Dakay K, Thompson B, Reznik M, Wendell L, Potter NS, Mahta A, Rao S, Paciaroni M, Elkind MSV, Jayaraman M, Atalay M, Furie K, Yaghi S. "Serum Troponin Level in Acute Ischemic Stroke Identifies Patients with Visceral Infarcts." Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, vol. 28, no. 5, 2019, pp. 1173-1177. |
| Furman MS, Healey TT, Agarwal S, Grand DJ, Atalay MK. "Heavy hearted havoc" - A case series of petrified myocardium." Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography, vol. 12, no. 6, 2018, pp. e21-e23. |
| Maslow A, Atalay MK, Sodha N. "Intramural Hematoma." Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, vol. 32, no. 3, 2018, pp. 1341-1362. |
| Yaghi S, Chang AD, Hung P, Mac Grory B, Collins S, Gupta A, Reynolds J, Finn CB, Hemendinger M, Cutting SM, McTaggart RA, Jayaraman M, Leasure A, Sansing L, Panda N, Song C, Chu A, Merkler A, Gialdini G, Sheth KN, Kamel H, Elkind MSV, Greer D, Furie K, Atalay M. "Left Atrial Appendage Morphology and Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source: A Cross-Sectional Multicenter Pilot Study." Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, vol. 27, no. 6, 2018, pp. 1497-1501. |
| Mac Grory B, Chang A, Atalay MK, Yaghi S. "Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus and Embolic Stroke." Stroke, vol. 49, no. 9, 2018, pp. e286-e289. |
| Yaghi S, Liberman AL, Atalay M, Song C, Furie KL, Kamel H, Bernstein RA. "Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging: a new tool to identify cardioaortic sources in ischaemic stroke." Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, vol. 88, no. 1, 2017, pp. 31-37. |
| Cilia L, Parikh L, Ouseph MM, Stopa E, Atalay MK. "Systemic Amyloidosis Masquerading as Intractable Cardiomyopathy." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 99, no. 10, 2016, pp. 54-56. |
| Afari, Maxwell E., Rehman, Mobeen Ur, Atalay, Michael K., Broderick, Ryan J. "Multimodal Imaging after Sudden Cardiac Arrest in an 18-Year-Old Athlete." Texas Heart Institute Journal, vol. 42, no. 6, 2015, pp. 548-551. |
| Kim J, Parikh P, Mahboob M, Arrighi JA, Atalay MK, Rowin EJ, Maron MS. "Asymptomatic young man with Danon disease." Texas Heart Institute journal / from the Texas Heart Institute of St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital, vol. 41, no. 3, 2014, pp. 332-4. |
| Lang C, Atalay MK. "Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography: state of the art in clinical practice." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 97, no. 2, 2014, pp. 28-34. |
| Atalay M. "Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging: update." Topics in magnetic resonance imaging : TMRI, vol. 23, no. 1, 2014, pp. 1. |
| Anderson TJ, Atalay MK, Grand DJ, Baird GL, Cronan JJ, Beland MD. "Management of Nodules with Initially Nondiagnostic Results of Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration: Can We Avoid Repeat Biopsy?." Radiology, vol. 272, no. 3, 2014, pp. 777-84. |
| Kim, Jiwon, Cohen, Scott B., Atalay, Michael K., Maslow, Andrew D., Poppas, Athena. "Quantitative Assessment of Right Ventricular Volumes and Ejection Fraction in Patients with Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction by Real Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography versus Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging." Echocardiography, vol. 32, no. 5, 2014, pp. 805-812. |
| Beland MD, Anderson TJ, Atalay MK, Grand DJ, Cronan JJ. "Resident Experience Increases Diagnostic Rate of Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsies." Academic Radiology, vol. 21, no. 11, 2014, pp. 1490-4. |
| Lorvidhaya P, Mendoza I, Sehli S, Atalay MK, Kim MH. "Prospective evaluation of cinefluoroscopy and chest radiography for Riata lead defects: implications for future lead screening." Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing, vol. 38, no. 2, 2013, pp. 131-5. |
| Bettmann MA, Baginski SG, White RD, Woodard PK, Abbara S, Atalay MK, Dorbala S, Haramati LB, Hendel RC, Martin ET 3rd, Ryan T, Steiner RM. "ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute chest pain--suspected pulmonary embolism." Journal of thoracic imaging, vol. 27, no. 2, 2012, pp. W28-31. |
| Atalay MK, Poppas A. "Cardiac CT angiography findings in paradoxical coronary artery embolism." Medicine and health, Rhode Island, vol. 95, no. 5, 2012, pp. 141-2. |
| Atalay MK, Stockwell P, Feit L. "Cardiac CT angiography of an anomalous intramuscular left main coronary artery." Medicine and health, Rhode Island, vol. 95, no. 2, 2012, pp. 46-7. |
| Atalay MK, Schneider F. "Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging of burned-out hypertrophic cardiomyopathy." Medicine and health, Rhode Island, vol. 95, no. 5, 2012, pp. 143. |
| Mudge CS, Healey TT, Atalay MK, Pezzullo JA. "Feasibility of detecting pulmonary embolism using noncontrast MRI." ISRN radiology, vol. 2013, 2012, pp. 729271. |
| Fernandez AB, Leitner J, Okolo J, Atalay MK, Goldstein L, Abbott JD. "Value of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in suspected cardiac amyloidosis." Journal of cardiovascular medicine (Hagerstown, Md.), vol. 13, no. 9, 2012, pp. 590-2. |
| Earls JP, White RD, Woodard PK, Abbara S, Atalay MK, Carr JJ, Haramati LB, Hendel RC, Ho VB, Hoffman U, Khan AR, Mammen L, Martin ET 3rd, Rozenshtein A, Ryan T, Schoepf J, Steiner RM, White CS. "ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic chest pain--high probability of coronary artery disease." Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR, vol. 8, no. 10, 2011, pp. 679-86. |
| Atalay MK, Kochilas LK. "Familial pseudocoarctation of the aorta." Pediatr Cardiol, vol. 32, no. 5, 2011, pp. 692-5. |
| Choudhary G, Atalay MK, Ritter N, Shin V, Grand D, Pearson C, Kirchner RM, Wu WC. "Interobserver reliability in the assessment of coronary stenoses by multidetector computed tomography." Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography, vol. 35, no. 1, 2011, pp. 126-34. |
| Boyer WB, Atalay MK, Sharaf BL. "Left main pseudoaneurysm after postpartum coronary dissection." Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, vol. 4, no. 3, 2011, pp. 303-5. |
| Atalay MK, Walle NL, Egglin TK. "Prevalence and nature of excluded findings at reduced scan length CT angiography for pulmonary embolism." Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography, vol. 5, no. 5, 2011, pp. 325-32. |
| Casserly B, Atalay MK, Poppas A, Klinger JR, Abu-Hijleh M. "Pulmonary puzzle. An unusual cause of chest pain. Diagnosis: Cor triatriatum sinistrum with secondary unilateral pulmonary venous hypertension and right lung hypoplasia." Thorax, vol. 66, no. 4, 2011, pp. 285-6, 313-4. |
| Atalay MK, Walle NL, Grand DJ, Mayo-Smith WW, Cronan JJ, Egglin TK. "Scan length optimization for pulmonary embolism at CT angiography: analysis based on the three-dimensional spatial distribution of 370 emboli in 100 patients." Clinical Radiology, vol. 66, no. 5, 2011, pp. 405-11. |
| Atalay, Michael K., Prince, Ethan A., Pearson, Catherine A., Chang, Kevin J. "The prevalence and clinical significance of noncardiac findings on cardiac MRI." American Journal of Roentgenology, vol. 196, no. 4, 2011, pp. W387-W393. |
| Bergman BR, Okolo J, Atalay MK, Abbott JD. "Utility of noninvasive imaging in suspected saphenous vein graft aneurysm thrombosis." Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, vol. 4, no. 5, 2011, pp. e36-7. |
| Atalay MK, Taner AT. "Gradual enhancement of a large left atrial papillary fibroelastoma on cardiac magnetic resonance: the waiting game." Texas Heart Institute journal / from the Texas Heart Institute of St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital, vol. 37, no. 5, 2010, pp. 612-3. |
| Atalay MK, Haji-Momenian S, Grand DJ. "Three contrast injection protocols for electrocardiogram-gated 64-slice computed tomographic angiography: comparing vessel density and perceived quality." Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography, vol. 34, no. 5, 2010, pp. 660-5. |
| Kern J, Modi R, Atalay MK, Kochilas LK. "Clinical myocarditis masquerading as acute coronary syndrome." The Journal of Pediatrics, vol. 154, no. 4, 2009, pp. 612-5. |
| Taner AT, Atalay MK, Gutman NH. "Chest pain as the presenting features of high output heart disease due to congenital arteriovenous malformation." Medicine and health, Rhode Island, vol. 91, no. 10, 2008, pp. 320. |
| Atalay MK, Prince EA, Cronan JJ. "Referrals to a dedicated cardiac MRI service: who sends what?." Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR, vol. 5, no. 5, 2008, pp. 638-43. |
| Atalay MK. "Evaluation of the cardiac surgery patient by MRI and CT imaging: the state of the art." Medicine and health, Rhode Island, vol. 89, no. 1, 2006, pp. 14-9. |
| Atalay MK. "Establishing a cardiac MRI program: problems, pitfalls, expectations." Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR, vol. 2, no. 9, 2005, pp. 740-8. |
| Posteraro AE 3rd, Atalay MK. "Double inlet left ventricle with transposition of the great vessels." Medicine and health, Rhode Island, vol. 87, no. 6, 2004, pp. 182. |
| Reeder SB, Atalay MK, McVeigh ER, Zerhouni EA, Forder JR. "Quantitative cardiac perfusion: a noninvasive spin-labeling method that exploits coronary vessel geometry." Radiology, vol. 200, no. 1, 1996, pp. 177-84. |
| Atalay MK, Forder JR, Chacko VP, Kawamoto S, Zerhouni EA. "Oxygenation in the rabbit myocardium: assessment with susceptibility-dependent MR imaging." Radiology, vol. 189, no. 3, 1993, pp. 759-64. |
COMPLETED
2005-2007 Myocardial Abnormalities in Sarcoidosis: Assessment using MR Imaging and Correlation with Clinical Outcome. Rhode Island Medical Imaging Seed Grant ($15k) (Co-PI: L Joventino, M.D., Cardiology, Rhode Island Hospital)
Role: Principal Investigator
2006-2008 Structure-Function Relationships Resulting in Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias after Myocardial Infarction. Rhode Island Medical Imaging Seed Grant ($15k) (Co-PI: A Buxton, M.D., Cardiology, Rhode Island Hospital)
Role: Principal Investigator
2013-2015 Multicenter Open-label Study to Evaluate Efficacy of Gadobutrol-enhanced Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CMRI) for Detection of Significant Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) in Subjects With Known or Suspected CAD by a Blinded Image Analysis (Identifier: NCT01890421) Funded by Bayer Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Role: Site Principal Investigator
2017-2019 Left Atrial Appendage Morphology in Cryptogenic Stroke, AHA Award #17MCPRP33670965 (PI: SYaghi, M.D., Neurology, Brown University)
Role: Co-Investigator (4%)
2020 Effect of body position on regional lung displacement during free breathing: Towards improving efficiency and safety during image-guided lung mass biopsy. Rhode Island Medical Imaging Seed Grant ($15k) (PI: A Karam, MD, Diagnostic Imaging, Rhode Island Hospital)
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
ACTIVE
2015-Present A Study To Evaluate A Panel Of Blood Biomarkers For Use In Patients Undergoing Evaluation For Lung Cancer, ONC-LN-04. Funded by Oncocyte Corporation.
Role: Site Principal Investigator
2018-2023 Effects of DHEA in Pulmonary Hypertension (DiPH), NHLBI Award 1R01HL141268-01 (PI: CE Ventetuolo, M.D., M.S., Pulmonary Medicine, Brown University)
Role: Co-Investigator (10%)
2019-2022 Scarring and Arrhythmia in Infarcted Aged Heart: Role of Senescent Fibroblasts, NHLBI Award 1R01HL139467-01A1 (PI: G Koren, M.D., Cardiology, Brown University)
Role: Co-Investigator (10%)
2020-2021 Breathing-Maneuver-Induced Myocardial Oxygenation Reserve Validated by FFR (B-MORE) Protocol #: 2019-4137 (PI: M Friedrich, M.D., Cardiology, The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre). Funded by Circle Cardiovascular Imaging.
Role: Site Principal Investigator
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | MD | The Johns Hopkins University |
| 1996 | PhD | The Johns Hopkins University |
| 1988 | BA | Princeton University |
Princeton University
1987 Finalist for The Rhodes Scholarship
1986-1988 Varsity Lightweight Crew, National Champions ’86 & ‘88; Captain ‘88
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
1991-1996 Medical Scientist Training Program, scholarship awarded by the NIH to qualifying M.D./Ph.D. candidates
1993 Paul Lauterbur Award for Outstanding Research in MRI; Society of CBT-MR
1996 Alpha Omega Alpha, Honor Medical Society, Johns Hopkins Chapter
The Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Radiology
2001-2002 Chief Resident, The Johns Hopkins Department of Radiology
2003 Fellow Teaching Award, selected by Johns Hopkins Radiology Residents
Brown University / Rhode Island Hospital
2010 Recognized as a Fellow of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography(FSCCT)
2011 Certificate of Recognition for exemplary teaching in BIOL 3662 IMS III: Cardiovascular, Brown Med Sch
2013 Certificate of Recognition for exemplary teaching in BIOL 3662 IMS III: Cardiovascular, Brown Med Sch
2016 Certificate of Recognition for exemplary teaching in BIOL 3662 IMS III: Cardiovascular, Brown Med Sch
2018 Recognized as a Fellow of the Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance(FSCMR), 1st year offered
2018 Recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Radiology (FACR)
2019 Rhode Island Top Doctor (Radiology)—Rhode Island Monthly
2019 Certificate of Recognition for exemplary teaching in BIOL 3662 IMS III: Cardiovascular, Brown Med Sch
Fellow of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (FSCCT)
Fellow of the Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (FSCMR)
Fellow of the American College of Radiology (FACR)
RECURRING
BIOMED 629: General Introduction to Radiology
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
2003-Present
Director: Dr. Don Yoo
Review chest, abdominal, and pelvic teaching cases with medical students to discuss anatomy, disease, and imaging techniques.
BIOL 3662 Integrated Medical Science III: Cardiovascular Pathophysiology, Lecturer (Introduction to Cardiac CT & MRI)
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University (Basic Science)
Director: Drs. Ed Keating & Joseph Wyllie
2006-Present
BIOL 3662 Integrated Medical Science III: Cardiovascular Pathophysiology, Group Leader
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University (Basic Science)
Director: Drs. Ed Keating & Joseph Wyllie
2010-Present
The role of Group Leaders in this curriculum is to guide medical student discussion through a series of clinical vignettes, to clarify points of confusion when they arise, and to ensure that salient features of each case are considered and understood.
Radiology Lecture Series for Primary Care-Population Medicine Program Longitudinal Integrated Curriculum (LIC) for 3rd-year Medical Students interested in population health, Lecturer (Cardiac CT: The Future is Now)
Directors: Drs. Don Yoo & Michael Furman
2018-Present
ENGN 1931S: Medical Physics, New Course Spring 2020, Lecturer (An Introduction to Medical Imaging Physics)
Brown University (Undergraduate & Graduate)
Director: Dr. Eric Klein
2020-Present
RAD 6335 Cardiothoracic Imaging and Intervention
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Director: Dr. Terrance Healey
2020-Present
Focused review of cardiothoracic teaching cases with medical students to discuss anatomy, disease, and imaging techniques. Students also observe pulmonologists, thoracic surgeons, and oncologists to learn more about strategies for diagnosing and treating a host of diseases of the thorax.
GUEST LECTURER
BIO 017: Biotechnology in Medicine; Introduction to Medical Imaging, Lecturer
Brown University (Undergraduate)
Director: Dr. Ed Hawrot
2006
PH 2620: Selected Topics in Biophysics, Lecturer (MRI Physics—from proton to picture)
Brown University (Undergraduate & Graduate)
Director: Dr. Jay Tang
2012
Biol 1200: Protein Biophysics and Structural Biology, Lecturer (MRI Physics—from proton to picture)
Brown University (Undergraduate & Graduate)
Director: Dr. Wolfgang Peti
2013
