Hediyeh Baradaran

Hediyeh Baradaran, MD, MS

Languages spoken: Farsi, English

  • Hediyeh Baradaran, MD, MS is an assistant professor of Neuroradiology in the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences at the University of Utah. She serves as the Associate Program Director for the Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program. She has clinical and research expertise in cerebrovascular disease and stroke imaging. She has published over 60 scholarly manuscripts and has been the recipient of multiple research and career development awards including the Scholar Award in Neuroradiology from the American Society of Neuroradiology and the General Electric Radiology Research Award Fellowship primarily studying cerebrovascular diseases.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Radiology
    American Board of Radiology (Neuroradiology)

  • Hediyeh Baradaran, MD, MS is an assistant professor of Neuroradiology in the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences at the University of Utah. She serves as the Associate Program Director for the Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program. She has clinical and research expertise in cerebrovascular disease and stroke imaging. She has published over 60 scholarly manuscripts and has been the recipient of multiple research and career development awards including the Scholar Award in Neuroradiology from the American Society of Neuroradiology and the General Electric Radiology Research Award Fellowship primarily studying cerebrovascular diseases.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Radiology & Imaging Sciences -Primary
    Board Certification
    American Board of Radiology
    American Board of Radiology (Neuroradiology)

    Education history

    Fellowship Neuroradiology - NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center Fellow
    Diagnostic Radiology - NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center Chief Resident
    Residency Diagnostic Radiology - NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center Resident
    Internal Medicine - University of Utah School of Medicine Intern
    Professional Medical Medicine - Weill Medical College of Cornell University M.D.
    Philosophy - Brigham Young University B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Culleton S, Niu M, Alexander M, McNally JS, Yuan C, Parker D, Baradaran H (2023). Extracranial carotid artery atherosclerotic plaque and APOE polymorphisms: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Front Cardiovasc Med, 10, 1155916. (Read full article)
    2. Homssi M, Saha A, Delgado D, RoyChoudhury A, Thomas C, Lin M, Baradaran H, Kamel H, Gupta A (2023). Extracranial Carotid Plaque Calcification and Cerebrovascular Ischemia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Stroke, 54(10), 2621-2628. (Read full article)
    3. Findlay MC, Sarriera-Valentin G, Earl ER, Cole KL, Hamrick FA, Baradaran H, Cortez J, Lombardo S, Nunez J, Kilburg C, Grandhi R, Menacho ST (2023). Management Patterns and Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury With Associated Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury. Neurosurgery. (Read full article)
    4. Homssi M, Vora A, Zhang C, Baradaran H, Kamel H, Gupta A (2023). Association Between Spotty Calcification in Nonstenosing Extracranial Carotid Artery Plaque and Ipsilateral Ischemic Stroke. J Am Heart Assoc, 12(10), e028525. (Read full article)
    5. Goldstein ED, Gopal N, Badi MK, Hodge DO, de Havenon A, Glover P, Durham PL, Huang JF, Lin MP, Baradaran H, Majersik JJ, Meschia JF (2022). CGRP, Migraine, and Brain MRI in CADASIL: A Pilot Study. Neurologist. (Read full article)
    6. Culleton S, Baradaran H, Kim SE, Stoddard G, Roberts J, Treiman G, Parker D, Duff K, McNally JS (2022). MRI Detection of Carotid Intraplaque Hemorrhage and Postintervention Cognition. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. (Read full article)
    7. Baradaran H, Culleton S, Stoddard G, Alexander MD, Romero JR, Hadley JR, Kim SE, Parker DL, McNally JS (2022). Association between high-risk extracranial carotid plaque and covert brain infarctions and cerebral microbleeds. Neuroradiology, 65(2), 287-295. (Read full article)
    8. Sadigh G, Baradaran H, Weinberg B (2022). Upward Utilization Rates of Neuroimaging in Ischemic Stroke in the Last Two Decades: Improving Patients' Outcomes or Increasing Health Care Cost? J Am Coll Radiol, 19, 1015-1017. (Read full article)
    9. Baradaran H, Peloso GM, Polak JF, Killiany RJ, Ghosh S, DeCarli CS, Thibault EG, Sperling RA, Johnson KA, Beiser A, Romero JR, Seshadri S (2022). Association of Carotid Intima Media Thickening with Future Brain Region Specific Amyloid-β Burden. J Alzheimers Dis, 89, 223-232. (Read full article)
    10. Paraskevas KI, Mikhailidis DP, Baradaran H, Bokkers RPH, Davies AH, Eckstein HH, Faggioli G, Fernandes E Fernandes J, Gargiulo M, Jawien A, Jezovnik MK, Kakkos SK, Knoflach M, Kooi ME, Lanza G, Liapis CD, Loftus IM, Mansilha A, Mechtouff L, Millon A, Myrcha P, Nicolaides AN, Pini R, Poredos P, Ricco JB, Rundek T, Saba L, Silvestrini M, Spinelli F, Stilo F, Sultan S, Suri JS, Svetlikov AV, Wijeratne T, Zeebregts CJ, Gloviczki P (2021). The burden of carotid-related strokes. Ann Transl Med, 10(3), 159. (Read full article)
    11. Paraskevas KI, Mikhailidis DP, Baradaran H, Davies AH, Eckstein HH, Faggioli G, Fernandes JFE, Gupta A, Jezovnik MK, Kakkos SK, Katsiki N, Kooi ME, Lanza G, Liapis CD, Loftus IM, Millon A, Nicolaides AN, Poredos P, Pini R, Ricco JB, Rundek T, Saba L, Spinelli F, Stilo F, Sultan S, Zeebregts CJ, Chaturvedi S (2022). Optimal Management of Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis: Counterbalancing the Benefits with the Potential Risks. J Stroke, 24(1), 163-165. (Read full article)
    12. Baradaran H, Sarrami AH, Gupta A (2021). Asymptomatic Carotid Disease and Cognitive Impairment: What Is the Evidence? Front Neurol, 12, 741500. (Read full article)
    13. Kim SE, Parker DL, Roberts JA, Treiman GS, Alexander M, Baradaran H, de Havenon A, McNally JS (2021). Differentiation of symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid intraplaque hemorrhage using 3D high-resolution diffusion-weighted stack of stars imaging. NMR Biomed, 34(11), e4582. (Read full article)
    14. Baradaran H, Delic A, McNally JS, Alexander M, Majersik JJ, Parker DL, de Havenon A (2021). Carotid Compliance and Parahippocampal and Hippocampal Volume over a 20-Year Period. Dement Geriatr Cogn Dis Extra, 11(3), 227-234. (Read full article)
    15. Baradaran H, Foster T, Harrie P, McNally JS, Alexander M, Pandya A, Anzai Y, Gupta A (2020). Carotid artery plaque characteristics: current reporting practices on CT angiography. Neuroradiology, 63(7), 1013-1018. (Read full article)
    16. Baradaran H, Gupta A (2021). Extracranial Vascular Disease: Carotid Stenosis and Plaque Imaging. Neuroimaging Clin N Am, 31(2), 157-166. (Read full article)
    17. Baradaran H, Eisenmenger LB, Hinckley PJ, de Havenon AH, Stoddard GJ, Treiman LS, Treiman GS, Parker DL, Scott McNally J (2021). Optimal Carotid Plaque Features on Computed Tomography Angiography Associated With Ischemic Stroke. J Am Heart Assoc, 10(5), e019462. (Read full article)
    18. Baradaran H, Delic A, Wong KH, Sheibani N, Alexander M, McNally JS, Majersik JJ, De Havenon A (2021). Using Ultrasound and Inflammation to Improve Prediction of Ischemic Stroke: A Secondary Analysis of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Cerebrovasc Dis Extra, 11(1), 37-43. (Read full article)
    19. Merkler AE, Alakbarli J, Barbar T, Baradaran H, Adejumo O, Navi BB, Kamel H, Kim J, Okin PM, Gupta A, Weinsaft JW (2020). Associations between the size and location of myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction. J Neurol Sci, 419, 117182. (Read full article)
    20. Baradaran H, Gupta A (2020). Brain imaging biomarkers of carotid artery disease. Ann Transl Med, 8(19), 1277. (Read full article)
    21. Baradaran H, Demissie S, Himali JJ, Beiser A, Gupta A, Polak JF, DeCarli C, Seshadri S, Romero JR (2020). The progression of carotid atherosclerosis and imaging markers of dementia. Alzheimers Dement (N Y), 6(1), e12015. (Read full article)
    22. Baradaran H, Gupta A (2020). Carotid Vessel Wall Imaging on CTA. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol, 41(3), 380-386. (Read full article)
    23. Kamel H, Navi BB, Merkler AE, Baradaran H, Daz I, Parikh NS, Kasner SE, Gladstone DJ, Iadecola C, Gupta A (2019). Reclassification of Ischemic Stroke Etiological Subtypes on the Basis of High-Risk Nonstenosing Carotid Plaque. Stroke, 51(2), 504-510. (Read full article)
    24. Knight-Greenfield A, Quitlong Nario JJ, Vora A, Baradaran H, Merkler A, Navi BB, Kamel H, Gupta A (2019). Associations Between Features of Nonstenosing Carotid Plaque on Computed Tomographic Angiography and Ischemic Stroke Subtypes. J Am Heart Assoc, 8(24), e014818. (Read full article)
    25. Baradaran H, Gupta A, Anzai Y, Mushlin AI, Kamel H, Pandya A (2019). Cost Effectiveness of Assessing Ultrasound Plaque Characteristics to Risk Stratify Asymptomatic Patients With Carotid Stenosis. J Am Heart Assoc, 8(21), e012739. (Read full article)
    26. Chaker S, Al-Dasuqi K, Baradaran H, Demetres M, Delgado D, Nehmeh S, Osborne JR, Christos PJ, Kamel H, Gupta A (2019). Carotid Plaque Positron Emission Tomography Imaging and Cerebral Ischemic Disease. Stroke, 50(8), 2072-2079. (Read full article)
    27. Chaker S, Al-Dasuqi K, Baradaran H, Demetres M, Delgado D, Nehmeh S, Osborne JR, Christos PJ, Kamel H, Gupta A (2019). Carotid Plaque Positron Emission Tomography Imaging and Cerebral Ischemic Disease. Stroke.
    28. Hung P, Finn C, Chen M, Knight-Greenfield A, Baradaran H, Patel P, Daz I, Kamel H, Gupta A (2019). Effect of Clinical History on Interpretation of Computed Tomography for Acute Stroke. Neurohospitalist, 9(3), 140-143. (Read full article)
    29. Baradaran H, Myneni PK, Patel P, Askin G, Gialdini G, Al-Dasuqi K, Kamel H, Gupta A (2018). Association Between Carotid Artery Perivascular Fat Density and Cerebrovascular Ischemic Events. J Am Heart Assoc, 7(24), e010383. (Read full article)
    30. Salehi Omran S, Boddu SR, Gusdon AM, Kummer B, Baradaran H, Patel P, Daz I, Navi BB, Gupta A, Kamel H, Patsalides A (2018). Angiographic Blush after Mechanical Thrombectomy is Associated with Hemorrhagic Transformation of Ischemic Stroke. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis, 27(11), 3124-3130. (Read full article)
    31. Brown M, Baradaran H, Christos PJ, Wright D, Gupta A, Tsiouris AJ (2018). Magnetic resonance spectroscopy abnormalities in traumatic brain injury: A meta-analysis. J Neuroradiol, 45(2), 123-129. (Read full article)
    32. Baradaran H, Al-Dasuqi K, Knight-Greenfield A, Giambrone A, Delgado D, Ebani EJ, Kamel H, Gupta A (2017). Association between Carotid Plaque Features on CTA and Cerebrovascular Ischemia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol, 38(12), 2321-2326. (Read full article)
    33. Baradaran H, Ng CR, Gupta A, Noor NM, Al-Dasuqi KW, Mtui EE, Rijal OM, Giannopoulos A, Nicolaides A, Laird JR, Saba L, Suri JS (2017). Extracranial internal carotid artery calcium volume measurement using computer tomography. Int Angiol, 36(5), 445-461. (Read full article)
    34. Baradaran H, Patel P, Gialdini G, Giambrone A, Lerario MP, Navi BB, Min JK, Iadecola C, Kamel H, Gupta A (2017). Association between Intracranial Atherosclerotic Calcium Burden and Angiographic Luminal Stenosis Measurements. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol, 38(9), 1723-1729. (Read full article)
    35. Gusdon AM, Gialdini G, Kone G, Baradaran H, Merkler AE, Mangat HS, Navi BB, Iadecola C, Gupta A, Kamel H, Murthy SB (2017). Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio and Perihematomal Edema Growth in Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke, 48(9), 2589-2592. (Read full article)
    36. Baradaran H, Patel P, Gialdini G, Al-Dasuqi K, Giambrone A, Kamel H, Gupta A (2017). Quantifying Intracranial Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis on MR Angiography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol, 38(5), 986-990. (Read full article)
    37. Baradaran H, Mtui EE, Richardson JE, Delgado D, Dunning A, Marshall RS, Sanelli PC, Gupta A (2016). White Matter Diffusion Abnormalities in Carotid Artery Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Neuroimaging, 26(5), 481-8. (Read full article)
    38. Gupta A, Baradaran H, Al-Dasuqi K, Knight-Greenfield A, Giambrone AE, Delgado D, Wright D, Teng Z, Min JK, Navi BB, Iadecola C, Kamel H (2016). Gadolinium Enhancement in Intracranial Atherosclerotic Plaque and Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Am Heart Assoc, 5(8). (Read full article)
    39. Baradaran H, Gialdini G, Mtui E, Askin G, Kamel H, Gupta A (2016). Silent Brain Infarction in Patients With Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Atherosclerotic Disease. Stroke, 47(5), 1368-70. (Read full article)
    40. Gupta A, Baradaran H, Schweitzer AD, Kamel H, Pandya A, Delgado D, Dunning A, Mushlin AI, Sanelli PC (2013). Carotid plaque MRI and stroke risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Stroke, 44(11), 3071-7. (Read full article)

    Review

    1. Sui B, Sannananja B, Zhu C, Balu N, Eisenmenger L, Baradaran H, Edjlali M, Romero JM, Rajiah PS, Li R, Mossa-Basha M (2023). Report from the society of magnetic resonance angiography: clinical applications of 7T neurovascular MR in the assessment of intracranial vascular disease. [Review]. J Neurointerv Surg. (Read full article)
    2. Baradaran H, Kamel H, Gupta A (2022). The role of cross-sectional imaging of the extracranial and intracranial vasculature in embolic stroke of undetermined source. [Review]. Front Neurol, 13, 982896. (Read full article)
    3. Baradaran H, Gupta A (2022). Carotid Artery Stiffness: Imaging Techniques and Impact on Cerebrovascular Disease. [Review]. Front Cardiovasc Med, 9, 852173. (Read full article)

    Other

    1. Baradaran H, Dahlstrom KA, Culleton S, Sarrami AH, McFarland MM, Romero JR (2022). Association between Extracranial Carotid Artery Plaque and Cognitive Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord (pp. 1-9). Switzerland. (Read full article)

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