Alexander Lerner, MD

Dr. Lerner graduated from State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine in 2002. He completed a transitional year internship at Wilson Memorial Medical Center in Johnson City, NY from 2002 – 2003, and then completed a diagnostic radiology residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center in Bronx, NY in 2007. Dr. Lerner came to the University of Southern California to complete his fellowship training in Neuroradiology from 2007-2008. He has been a member of the faculty of the department of Radiology since 2008. He earned his CAQ in Neuroradiology in 2010.

Dr Lerner is currently an Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology and Director of Clinical Functional MRI. He serves as the director for the 4th year medical student Neuroradiology clinical clerkship. Dr. Lerner has been an invited speaker and at multiple radiology societies at regional and national levels. He has also authored and co-authored multiple publications and book chapters. Dr. Lerner serves as a member of the editorial board of the American Journal of Neuroradiology and as a reviewer for multiple medical journals. He is an active member of Los Angeles Radiological Society, Western Neuroradiological Society, American Society of Functional Neuroradiology, American Society of Neuroradiology, and Radiology Society of North America.

Dr. Lerner’s research interests include advanced MR imaging using Functional MRI, DTI, MR Perfusion and Permeability Imaging of the brain and spinal Cord
He specializes in the diagnosis of disorders causing headaches, neurovascular compression disorders, CSF flow disorders, epilepsy, inflammatory and degenerative disorders of the CNS.

• American Journal of Neuroradiology: Distinguished Reviewer, 2018-2018
• Pasadena Magazine: Top Doctors, 2017-2017
• Pasadena Magazine: Top Doctors, 2013-2015

• Re: “Correlation of Automated Computed Tomography Volumetric Analysis Metrics With Motility Disturbances in Thyroid Eye Disease” Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 Mar-Apr 01; 39(2):194. . View in PubMed
• VWI-APP: Vessel wall imaging-dedicated automated processing pipeline for intracranial atherosclerotic plaque quantification Med Phys. 2023 Mar; 50(3):1496-1506. . View in PubMed
• A cross-sectional study to test equivalence of low- versus intermediate-flip angle dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI measures of relative cerebral blood volume in patients with high-grade gliomas at 15 Tesla field strength. Front Oncol. 2023; 13:1156843. . View in PubMed
• Functional MRI and Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Migraine: A Review of Migraine Functional and White Matter Microstructural Changes J Cent Nerv Syst Dis. 2023; 15:11795735231205413. . View in PubMed
• Structural MRI in Migraine: A Review of Migraine Vascular and Structural Changes in Brain Parenchyma J Cent Nerv Syst Dis. 2023; 15:11795735231167868. . View in PubMed
• Utility of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound and 4-Dimensional Computed Tomography for Preoperative Detection and Localization of Parathyroid Adenomas Compared With Surgical Results J Ultrasound Med. 2022 Sep; 41(9):2295-2306. . View in PubMed
• Utility of Neuroimaging in the Management of Chronic and Acute Headache Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2022 Jun; 55(3):559-577. . View in PubMed
• A Comparison of WebRTC and Conventional Videoconferencing for Synchronized Remote Medical Image Presentation J Digit Imaging. 2022 02; 35(1):68-76. . View in PubMed
• Cerebrovascular disease in pregnancy and puerperium: perspectives from neuroradiologists Quant Imaging Med Surg. 2021 Feb; 11(2):838-851. . View in PubMed
• Changes in Social Media Impact of the Radiological Literature During the Covid-19 Pandemic Acad Radiol. 2021 02; 28(2):151-157. . View in PubMed
• Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES): Pathophysiology and Neuro-Imaging Front Neurol. 2020; 11:463. . View in PubMed
• Editorial: Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome and Associated Diseases Front Neurol. 2020; 11:667. . View in PubMed
• Headache and Brain Tumor Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2019 May; 29(2):291-300. . View in PubMed
• Signal Hyperintensity on Unenhanced T1-Weighted Brain and Cervical Spinal Cord MR Images after Multiple Doses of Linear Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agent AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2019 08; 40(8):1274-1281. . View in PubMed
• Application of FLAIR Vascular Hyperintensity-DWI Mismatch in Ischemic Stroke Depending on Semi-Quantitative DWI-Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score Front Neurol. 2019; 10:994. . View in PubMed
• Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption as a Potential Target for Therapy in Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome: Evidence From Multimodal MRI in Rats Front Neurol. 2019; 10:1211. . View in PubMed
• Imaging of cerebrovascular complications of infection Quant Imaging Med Surg. 2018 Nov; 8(10):1039-1051. . View in PubMed
• Risk factors for poor outcome in posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis Quant Imaging Med Surg. 2018 May; 8(4):421-432. . View in PubMed
• Controversy of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: what have we learnt in the last 20 years? J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2018 01; 89(1):14-20.. View in PubMed
• Nervous System Injury and Neuroimaging of Zika Virus Infection Front Neurol. 2018; 9:227. . View in PubMed
• Brain cortical structural differences between non-central nervous system cancer patients treated with and without chemotherapy compared to non-cancer controls: a cross-sectional pilot MRI study using clinically-indicated scans Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng. 2017 Oct; 10572. . View in PubMed
• Computed navigated total knee arthroplasty compared to computed tomography scans Knee. 2017 Jun; 24(3):622-626. . View in PubMed
• Immune system activation in the pathogenesis of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome Brain Res Bull. 2017 May; 131:93-99. . View in PubMed
• Atypical central neurocytoma with metastatic craniospinal dissemination: a case report Clin Imaging. 2016 Nov – Dec; 40(6):1108-1111. . View in PubMed
• Predicting Meningioma Consistency on Preoperative Neuroimaging Studies Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2016 Apr; 27(2):145-54. . View in PubMed
• The Effect of Depo Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPA) on Cerebral Food Motivation Centers: A Pilot Study using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contraception. 2016 10; 94(4):321-7. . View in PubMed
• The Clinical Outcome of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2016 09; 37(9):E55-6. . View in PubMed
• Design and development of an ethnically-diverse imaging informatics-based eFolder system for multiple sclerosis patients Comput Med Imaging Graph. 2015 Dec; 46 Pt 2:257-68. . View in PubMed
• Imaging of the Posttherapeutic Brain Top Magn Reson Imaging. 2015 Jun; 24(3):147-54. . View in PubMed
• Ectopic ACTH-secreting pituitary adenoma of the sphenoid sinus: case report of endoscopic endonasal resection and systematic review of the literature Neurosurg Focus. 2015 Feb; 38(2):E10. . View in PubMed
• Diffusion restriction in a non-enhancing metastatic brain tumor treated with bevacizumab – recurrent tumor or atypical necrosis? Clin Imaging. 2014 Sep-Oct; 38(5):724-6.. View in PubMed
• Clinical applications of diffusion tensor imaging World Neurosurg. 2014 Jul-Aug; 82(1-2):96-109. . View in PubMed
• Image coregistration: quantitative processing framework for the assessment of brain lesions J Digit Imaging. 2014 Jun; 27(3):369-79. . View in PubMed
• Concurrent intracranial and spinal subdural hematoma in a teenage athlete: a case report of this rare entity Case Rep Radiol. 2014; 2014:143408. . View in PubMed
• Spinal cord lesions and disability in Hispanics with multiple sclerosis J Neurol. 2013 Nov; 260(11):2770-6. . View in PubMed
• Posttreatment evaluation of central nervous system gliomas Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2013 May; 21(2):241-68. . View in PubMed
• Spine infections Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2012 Nov; 22(4):755-72. . View in PubMed
• Imaging of neurocysticercosis Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2012 Nov; 22(4):659-76. . View in PubMed
• A massive renal epithelioid angiomyolipoma with multiple metastatic lymph nodes Clin Imaging. 2011 Jul-Aug; 35(4):320-3. . View in PubMed
• Diffusion tensor imaging in the assessment of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: a report on preliminary results in 3 cases and review of the literature Neurosurg Focus. 2011 Mar; 30(3):E14. . View in PubMed
• Perfusion and permeability MR imaging of gliomas Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2011 Feb; 10(1):59-71. . View in PubMed
• External fixation for temporary stabilization and wound management of an open pelvic ring injury with extensive soft tissue damage: case report and review of the literature J Trauma. 2008 Sep; 65(3):715-8. . View in PubMed
• Vascular compression in trigeminal neuralgia shown by magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance angiography image registration Arch Neurol. 2001 Aug; 58(8):1290-1. . View in PubMed

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