Edward G. Grant, MD

Clinical Professor of Radiology (Part-Time)

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Overview

Dr. Grant had been the Chair of the Department of Radiology at USC, from 2002 through 2019, and has remained active since with a part-time clinical appointment. Prior to that time, he was the chairman of the Imaging Department at Greater Los VA Healthcare System. He was with the VA since 1991. He was also the professor & vice chairman of the Department of Radiological Sciences at UCLA. Dr. Grant is an internationally recognized authority in ultrasound and has authored many peer reviewed articles in this area. His recent research has focused on the invasive diagnosis of vascular disease using Doppler ultrasound. He has also been active in the clinical investigation of ultrasound contrast agents and PACS, or computed radiography. Early in his career he was one of the pioneers in developing the clinical use of neonatal cranial sonography. He is the author of 4 books and numerous book chapters. He has been an examiner for the radiology board examinations for the last 13 years. Dr. Grant has lectured on various aspects of ultrasound at numerous national and international venues and continues to be a sought after speaker.

Awards

  • Pasadena Magazine: Top Doctor, 2011

Publications

  • The SRU Consensus Statement on Simple Adnexal Cysts: Updatedgues Guidelines for the Practitioner. Radiology. 2019 11; 293(2):372-373.. View in PubMed
  • Peripheral Thyroid Nodule Calcifications on Sonography: Evaluation of Malignant Potential. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2019 09; 213(3):672-675.. View in PubMed
  • Retrospective Analysis of Contrast-enhanced Ultrasonography Effectiveness in Reducing Time to Diagnosis and Imaging-related Expenditures at a Single Large United States County Hospital. Ultrasound Q. 2019 Jun; 35(2):99-102.. View in PubMed
  • Clinical impact of testing for mutations and microRNAs in thyroid nodules. Diagn Cytopathol. 2019 Aug; 47(8):758-764.. View in PubMed
  • Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Imaging of Breast Masses: Adjunct Tool to Decrease the Number of False-Positive Biopsy Results. J Ultrasound Med. 2019 Sep; 38(9):2259-2273.. View in PubMed
  • Re: Cost-effectiveness of immediate biopsy versus surveillance of intermediate-suspicion thyroid nodules. Surgery. 2019 03; 165(3):664-667.. View in PubMed
  • Re: “Management of Incidental Liver Lesions on CT: A White Paper of the ACR Incidental Findings Committee”. J Am Coll Radiol. 2018 07; 15(7):941.. View in PubMed
  • Guidelines for Biopsy of Thyroid Nodules. Radiology. 2018 08; 288(2):635-636.. View in PubMed
  • Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS): A User’s Guide. Radiology. 2018 06; 287(3):1082.. View in PubMed
  • Localization of Parathyroid Adenoma Using Contrast-Enhanced Sonography. J Ultrasound Med. 2019 Jan; 38(1):259-260.. View in PubMed