Terry Desser
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Department of Radiology 300 Pasteur Dr H1307 MC 5621 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 725-1812 Fax (650) 723-1909
- Academic Offices
Administrative Contact Alice Gardner Administrative Associate Email Tel Work (650) 725-1812Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Snapshot
Clinical Focus
- Diagnostic Radiology
- Radiology
- Ultrasound
Administrative Appointments
- Chair, Retreat Planning Committee, Stanford Radiology (2005 - 2005)
- Residency Program Director, Stanford Radiology (2004 - present)
- Member, GME committee, Stanford Hospital (2002 - present)
- Chair, Department of Radiology Education Committee, Stanford (2002 - present)
Professional Education
| Board Certification: | Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of Radiology (1989) |
| Residency: | Yale - New Haven Hospital, CT (1989) |
| Internship: | St. Vincent's Hospital & Medical Center, NY (1985) |
| Medical Education: | Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, NJ (1984) |
| MD: | Columbia University, Medicine (1984) |
Web Site Links
Scientific Focus
Research Interests
Imaging of gastrointestinal tract cancer
Ultrasound
Simulated learning environment
Clinical Trials
Publications
- The dangling diaphragm sign: sensitivity and comparison with existing CT signs of blunt traumatic diaphragmatic rupture. Emerg Radiol. 2010; (1): 37-44
- Stereotactic radiotherapy for unresectable adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. Cancer. 2009; (3): 665-72
- Hypervascular liver lesions. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2009; (5): 387-407
- Imaging and diagnosis of postpartum complications: sonography and other imaging modalities. Ultrasound Q. 2009; (3): 151-62
- Understanding transient hepatic attenuation differences. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2009; (5): 408-17

