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2024 Radiology Resident Profiles

R1/PGY-2

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Arif Musa, M.D., M.S.

AMusa2@dmc.org

Graduate School: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan

Internship: Transitional Year – ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital, Monroe, Michigan

Clinical Interests: Diagnostic and Interventional radiology

Research Interests: Clinical research, Imaging science, Epidemiological research, Medical education, Diversity and inclusion, Women in radiology

Society Memberships:

  • Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
  • Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR)
  • Association of University Radiologists (AUR)
  • Michigan Radiological Society (MRS)
  • Michigan Society of Interventional Radiology (MSIR)
  • American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR)

Awards:

  • 2024 American College of Radiology Association of University Radiologists Research Scholar
  • 2024 American College of Radiology Best Education Abstract Award
  • 2023 Radiological Society of North America Research & Education Grant No-Cost Extension

Peer-Reviewed Publications:

  1. Musa A, Hall H, Johnson SC, et al. The role of moonlighting in radiology residency. Clin Imaging. Accepted 7 Jan 2024.
  2. Pfiffner S, Albazi E, Musa A, et al. The new diagnostic radiology oral exam: challenges, opportunities, and future directions. Acad Radiol. Accepted 16 Dec 2023. Doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2023.12.026.
  3. Musa A, Miller S, Amado AA, et al. ACE in the hole: adhesive capsulitis embolization for the treatment of frozen shoulder. CIRSE. In press. Accepted 7 Nov 2023. Doi: 10.1007/s00270-023-03622-8.
  4. Musa A, Carpenter-Thompson R, Arnold IV EC, Johnson SC, Harb A. To ultrasound or auscultate? That is the question! J Clin Ultrasound. In press. Accepted 1 Aug 2023. Doi: 10.1002/jcu.23538.
  5. Sesi J, Yousif J, Musa A, Warbasse E, Cohen G. Skin in the game: inadequate photoprotection among Olympic athletes. Cutis. In press. Accepted 16 Jun 2023.
  6. Musa A, Arnold IV EC, Carpenter-Thompson R, et al. Superior hypogastric nerve blockade for uterine artery embolization: a systematic review. J Vasc Interv Radiol. In press. Accepted 10 Jun 2023. Doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2023.06.018.
  7. Musa A, Awan OA. A novel suggestion to augment medical student education in neuroradiology clerkships. Acad Radiol. Accepted 15 March 2023.
  8. Ahmed A, Zoulek S, Musa A, et al. Attitudes of gastroenterologists regarding delivery of cancer diagnoses: a cross-sectional study. J Gastrointest Cancer. In press. Accepted 8 Feb 2023. Doi: 10.1007/s12029-023-00921-8.
  9. Bardhi R, Musa A, Potts G, Daveluy S. Sophomore signaling: the second year of the ERAS supplemental application for dermatology residency. J Clinical Aesthet Dermatol. In press. Accepted 25 Jan 2023.
  10. Musa A, Joiner MC, Dzul S, Miller SR. Metastatic spread of serous ovarian carcinoma to the bilateral breasts: a rare presentation. BMJ Case Reports 2022;15(11):e251721. Doi: 10.1136/bcr-2022-251721.
  11. Tajran J, Musa A, Movahedi R, et al. Views of the American Society of Anesthesiologists regarding assessing and reducing preoperative anxiety in the pediatric population. Rom J Anaesth Intensive Care. In press. Accepted 9 May 2022.
  12. Musa A, Afify O, Al-Hihi M, et al. Views of diagnostic radiology residency training program directors regarding methods to increase female and under-represented minority residents: a cross-sectional study. Acad Radiol 2023;30(3):541-7. Doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2022.03.024.
  13. Osto M, Afify O, Musa A, Ahmed U, Rehman R, Mehregan D. Woringer Kolopp Disease (Localized Pagetoid Reticulosis): a systematic review. Int J Dermatol. In press. doi: 10.1111/ijd.16224.
  14. Musa A, Nasser S, Yousif J, Hamad J, Daveluy S. By the skin of our teeth: the application of dental pulp cells to cutaneous disease. Int J Dermatol 2023;62(2):e97-8. Doi: 10.1111/ijd.16083.
  15. Edriss M, Alfanharawi H, Musa A, Jaffar S, Potts G, Aranha A. Demographic associations of stress-induced hair loss assessed in medical students. Biol Life Sci 2021;9(1):7. Doi: 10.3390/ECCM-10872. [Abstract only].
  16. Khambati A, Tajran J, Syeda S, Musa A, Patel V, Tannir J. Expected vs. actual refractive error in patients presenting with phacomorphic glaucoma. Cureus 2021;13(9):e18076. Doi: 10.7759/cureus.18076.
  17. Haratian A, Musa A, Field R, et al. Intravenous lidocaine for analgesia in spine surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. N Am Spine Soc J 2021;7:100079. Doi: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2021.100079.
  18. Nasser S, Musa A, Yousif J, Warbasse E, Potts G. Pre-procedural patient anxiety in dermatologic procedures: a cross-sectional study of dermatologists. Austin J Dermatolog. 2021;8(1):1097.
  19. Bhasin A, Musa A, Massoud L, et al. Increasing diversity in cardiology: a fellowship director’s perspective. Cureus 2021;13(7): e16344. Doi: 10.7759/cureus.16344. PMID: 34306895.
  20. Musa A, Valdez AJ, Aguilar JL, et al. The prevalence of intimate partner violence and association with depression in university students: results of a cross-sectional study. J Nerv Ment Dis 209(1):71-5. Doi: 10.1097/NMD.00000000000001255. PMID: 33141781.
  21. Musa A, Wong AK, Wang JC, et al. A survey of current preferences of plastic surgeons regarding the assessment and reduction of preoperative anxiety. Aesthetic Plast Surg 2021;45(4):1929-1931. Doi: 10.1007/s00266-021-02154-1.
  22. Musa A, Warbasse E, Farhan S. From student to teacher: the transformation of medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pharos Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Med Soc 2020;21(1):38-39. 
  23. Bhasin A, Pendi K, Musa A, Turner J, Yazdani V, Shahbazi A, Baron DA. The 50 most cited publications in anxiety disorder research. Minerva Psichiatrica 2020;61(3):93-101. Doi: 10.23736/S0391-1772.20.02075-0.
  24. Musa A, Movahedi R, Wang JC, et al. Assessing and reducing preoperative anxiety in adult patients: a survey of 3,661 members of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. J Clin Anesth. 2020;65. Doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2020.109903.
  25. Musa A, Warbasse E, Baron DA, et al. Addendum to systematic review of remdesivir for the treatment of COVID-19. West J Emerg Med 2020;21(4):742-743. Doi: 10.5811/westjem.2020.5.48121.
  26. Musa A, Ashraf J, Feng-Jen Tsai, et al. Depression severity and depression stigma among students: a survey of universities in five countries. J Nerv Ment Dis 2020;208(11):884-9. Doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000001226.
  27. Musa A, Pendi K, Hashemi A, et al. Remdesivir for the treatment of COVID-19: a systematic review of the literature. West J Emerg Med 2020;21(4):737-741. Doi: 10.5811/westjem.2020.5.47658.
  28. Musa A, Lau E, Weaver M, Bennett C, Farhan S. Highlights from the first student-run orthopedics clinical research showcase at Wayne State University School of Medicine (Detroit, Michigan, USA, 2019). Hong Kong J Orthop Res 2020;3(1):27-8.
  29. Lee Y-P, Farhan SA, Musa A, Bhatia N. Pseudarthrosis in spine surgery: diagnosis and treatment. Contemp Spine Surgery 2019;20(8):1-7. Doi: 10.1097/01.CSS.0000576664.27465.d4.
  30. Kiester PD, Farhan SA, Musa A, Alvarez A, Byrne C, Lee Y-P, Bhatia NN. Titanium mesh in spinal fusion: a case series. Hong Kong J Orthop Res 2019;2(3):1-5. Doi: 10.37515/ortho.8231.2305.
  31. Musa A, Arnold EC, Carpenter-Thompson R, et al. Attitudes of pre-procedural patient anxiety: a 2019 cross-sectional study of radiology nurses. J Radiol Nurs 2019;39(3):210-214. Doi: 10.1016/j.jradnu.2019.12.011.
  32. Bederman SS, Farhan SA, Hu X, Lieberman IH, Belanger TA, Musa A, Eichler MC. Sagittal spinal and pelvic parameters in patients with Scheuermann’s disease: a preliminary study. Int J Spine Surg. In press.
  33. Musa A, Baron DA, Anavim A, Al-Hihi M, Ali A, Pendi K, Grewal A, Ter-Oganesyan R. Notions of pre-procedural patient anxiety in the realm of interventional radiology. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2020;31(2):336-340. Doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2019.04.007.
  34. Musa A, Acosta FL, Tuchman A, et al. Addition of intrathecal morphine for postoperative pain management in pediatric spine surgery: a meta-analysis. Clin Spine Surg 2019;32(3):104-10. Doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000782.
  35. Musa A, Wang J, Acosta F, et al. Attitudes of spine surgeons regarding management of pre-operative anxiety: a cross-sectional study. Clin Spine Surg 2019;32(1):E1-6. Doi: 10.1097/BSD0000000000000705.
  36. Musa A, Farhan S-D, Lee Y-P, Uribe B, Kiester PD. Traumatic atlantoaxial lateral subluxation with chronic type II odontoid fracture. Int J Spine Surg 2019;13(1):1-5. Doi: 10.14444/6010.
  37. Pendi A, Farhan SA, Raphael D, et al. Views of U.S. spine surgeons regarding cost reduction measures. J Spine Surg 2018;4(2):311-18. Doi: 10.21037/jss.2018.05.15.
  38. Pendi A, Lee Y-P, Farhan SA, et al. Complications associated with intrathecal morphine in spine surgery: a retrospective study. J Spine Surg 2018;4(2):287-94. Doi: 10.21037/jss.2018.05.13.
  39. Pendi A, Wang JC, Bederman SS, et al. Preferences of spine surgeons with regard to management of intraoperative durotomy: a survey of current management. Clin Spine Surg 2018;31(8):E381-5. Doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000673.
  40. Lee Y-P, Farhan S-D, Pendi A, et al. Does addition of tobramycin powder reduce infection rates after spine surgery? Global Spine J 2018;8(8):816-20. Doi: 10.1177/2192568218776609.
  41. Cabrera K, Pendi A, Lashkari N, et al. Screening for diabetes mellitus and gestational diabetes in a resource-poor setting—implementing a selective protocol. Diabetes 2018;67(Suppl 1). Doi: 10.2337/db18-2371-PUB. [Abstract only].
  42. Pendi A, Field R, Farhan S-A, et al. Perioperative ketamine for analgesia in spine surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Spine 2017;43(5):E299-307. Doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002318.
  43. Lee Y-P, Farhan S-D, Kiester D, et al. Variables affecting return to work after spine surgery in a non-workers’ compensation population: a retrospective cohort study. J Am Acad Ortho Surg 2017;25(12):e282-8. Doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-17-00098.
  44. Pendi A, Acosta F, Tuchman A, et al. Intrathecal morphine in spine surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Spine 2017;42(12):E740-7. Doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002198.
  45. Pendi A, Ashraf J, Wolitzky-Taylor KB, et al. The association between depression severity and stigmatized beliefs in undergraduate students at a large metropolitan university: a cross-sectional study. J Psychiatry Ment Health 2016;1(2). Doi: 10.16966/jpmh.108.

Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas

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