Education
Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine – New Orleans, LA
Internship
Medical Internship: Ochsner Medical Center – Jefferson, LA
Residency
Diagnostic Radiology: Ochsner Medical Center – Jefferson, LA
Fellowship
Musculoskeletal Radiology: University of Wisconsin – Madison, WI
Publications
Tramel R, April D, Sandow T, Ramalingam V. Safety and feasibility of percutaneous gastrostomy tube
placement on patients receiving clopidogrel and dual antiplatelet therapy. Accepted to Ochsner Journal
2021.
April D, Lall N, Steven A. SMART Syndrome, a Case Report. Ochsner Journal, March 2020, 20 (1) 6-9:
DOI: 10.31486/toj.19.0090.
April D, Sandow T, Scheibal J, DeVun D, Kay D. Clinical Images: Left atrial air embolism following
computed tomography–guided lung biopsy. Ochsner J. 2017 Summer;17(2):141-143.
Harper L, Pflug K, Raggio B, April D, Milburn JM. Lemierre’s Syndrome: the forgotten disease? Ochsner
J. 2017 Summer; 17(2):141-143.
Jones M, Mohamed H, Catlin J, April D, Alqurayshi Z, Kandil E. The Presentation of Lymph Nodes in
Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis on Ultrasound. Gland Surgery. 2015 Aug; 4(4): 301-6.
Faysal Y, April D, Powers M, Sangkum P, Hellstrom W. Penile priapism, clitoral priapism and persistent
genital arousal disorder: A contemporary review. Sexual Medicine Reviews. 2015 July; 4(3): 145-59.
Stahla-Beek HJ, April D, Saeedi BJ, Hannah AM, Keenan SM, Geiss BJ. Identification of a novel antiviral
inhibitor of the flavivirus guanylyltransferase enzyme. J Virol. 2012 Aug; 86(16):8730-9.
Presentations
April D, Love M, Harrold R, Frischertz S, Kay D, Rudman E, Gimenez J, Smetherman D. Identification of
Missed Pulmonary Nodules Through Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing. Podium Presentation at Ochsner Research Day. e-Poster presentation at the ACR Annual Meeting, May 2020.
April D, Emerson N, A Case of Carotidynia: A Distinct Cause of Neck Pain or Merely a Symptom?
Electronic Exhibit at the American Society of Head and Neck Radiology Annual Meeting, October 2019.
April D, Ramalingam V. Splenic Artery Aneurysm: A Case and Methods for Treatment. Podium
presentation at New Orleans Angiography Club Meeting. September 2018.
Jones M, Mohamed H, Catlin J, April D, Alqurayshi Z, Kandil E. The Presentation of Lymph Nodes in
Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis on Ultrasound. Poster presented to American Thyroid Association, annual
meeting October 2014 and Louisiana Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Annual Meeting
January 2015.
April D, Serkova N. In Vivo MRI Assessment of Macrophage Accumulations in Mouse Models Using an
Iron-Oxide Contrast Agent. Poster presented to the University of Colorado Cancer Center Summer
Fellowship Poster Session, August 2011.