Education

Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine – Baltimore, MD

Residency

Diagnostic Radiology: Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital – Boston, MA

Fellowships

Musculoskeletal Imaging & Intervention: Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital – Boston, MA

Abdominal Imaging & Intervention: Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital – Boston, MA

Board Certification

American Board of Radiology 2012

Areas of Interest

• Musculoskeletal MRI – sports, cartilage, tumor, arthritis, spine
• Professional sports team imaging
• Diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound
• Ultrasound-guided procedures
• Fluoroscopic joint injections
• Spine biopsies and injections
• Bone and soft tissue biopsies

Publications

Koweek J, Czuczman GJ. Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria: Syncope. J Am Coll Radiol 2022; 19(9):e37.

Feldman L, Czuczman GJ. Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria: Chronic Chest Pain-High Probability of Coronary Artery Disease. J Am Coll Radiol 2022;S1546-1440(22)00342-8.

Sutherland E, Czuczman GJ. Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria Noninvasive Clinical Staging of Primary Lung Cancer. J Am Coll Radiol 2022;19(2 Pt A): e5.

Czuczman GJ., Mandell JC, Wessell DE, Lenchik L, Ahlawat S, Baker JC, Cassidy RC, Demertzis JL, Garner HW, Klitzke A, Maynard JR, Pierce JL, Reitman C, Thiele R, Yost WJ, Beaman FD. ACR Appropriateness Criteria – Inflammatory Back Pain: Suspected Spondyloarthritis. J Am Coll Radiol 2021;18(11S):S340-360.

Jennings JM, Czuczman GJ, Johnson RM, Dennis DA. Metal Artifact Reduction Sequence MRI Abnormalities in Asymptomatic Patients with a Ceramic-on-Ceramic Total Hip Replacement. J Arthroplasty 2021;36(2):612-615.

Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging: Bestic JM, Wessell DE, Beaman FD, Cassidy RC, Czuczman GJ, Demertzis JL, Lenchik L, Motamedi K, Pierce JL, Sharma A, Sloan AE, Than K, Walker EA, Ying-Kou Yung E, Kransdorf MJ. ACR Appropriateness Criteria – Primary Bone Tumors. J Am Coll Radiol 2020;17(5S):S226-238.

Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging: Walker EA, Beaman FD, Wessell DE, Cassidy RC, Czuczman GJ, Demertzis JL, Lenchik L, Motamedi K, Pierce JL, Sharma A, Ying-Kou Yung E, Kransdorf MJ. ACR Appropriateness Criteria – Suspected Osteomyelitis of the Foot in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus. J Am Coll Radiol 2019;16(11S):S440-S450.

Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging: Beckmann NM, West OC, Nunez D Jr, Kirsch CFE, Aulino JM, Broder JS, Cassidy RD, Czuczman GJ, Demertzi JL, Johnson MM, Motamedi K, Reitman C, Shah LM, Than K, Ying-Kou Yung E, Beaman FD, Kransdorf MJ, Bykowski J. ACR Appropriateness Criteria – Suspected Spine Trauma. J Am Coll Radiol 2019;16(5S):S264-S285.

Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging: Torabi M, Lenchik L, Beaman FD, Wessell DE, Bussell JK, Cassidy RC, Czuczman GJ, Demertzis JL, Khurana B, Klitzke A, Motamedi K, Pierce JL, Sharma A, Walker EA, Kransdorf MJ. ACR Appropriateness Criteria – Acute Hand and Wrist Trauma. J Am Coll Radiol 2019;16(5S):S7-S17.

Czuczman GJ, Marrero DE, Mandell, JC, Ghazikhanian V, Huang AJ, Simeone FJ. Diagnostic Yield of Repeat CT-Guided Biopsy for Suspected Infectious Spondylodiscitis. Skeletal Radiol 2018;47(10):1403-1410.

Tobert DG, Ferrone ML, Czuczman GJ. Traumatic atlanto-occipital dissociation and atlanto-axial instability: Concomitant ligamentous injuries without neurologic deficit. JBJS Case Connect 2018;8(3):e62.

Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging: Kransdorf MJ, Murphey MD, Wessell DE, Cassidy RC, Czuczman GJ, Demertzis JL, Lenchik L, Motamedi K, Pierce JL, Sharma A, Walker EA, Yung EY, Beaman FD. ACR Appropriateness Criteria – Soft Tissue Masses. J Am Coll Radiol 2018;15(5S):S189-S197.

Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging: Amini B, Beckmann NM, Beaman FD, Wessell DE, Bernard SA, Cassidy RC, Czuczman GJ, Demertzis JL, Greenspan BS, Khurana B, Lee KS, Lenchik L, Motamedi K, Sharma A, Walker EA, Kransdorf MK. ACR Appropriateness Criteria – Shoulder Pain: Traumatic. J Am Coll Radiol 2018;15(5S):S171-S188.

Mandell JC, Khurana B, Smith JT, Czuczman GJ, Ghazikhanian V, Smith SE. Osteomyelitis of the Lower Extremity: Pathophysiology, Imaging, and Classification, with an Emphasis on Diabetic Foot Infection. Emerg Radiol 2018;25(2):175-188.

Verdini D, Lee AM, Prabhakar AM, Abbara S, Ghoshhajra B, Writing Group: Bennet D, Choy G, Cooley M, Czuczman GJ, Digumarthy S, Finelmann F, Govindan S, Heit J, Iqbal S, Kallianos K, Kim P, Little B, Quencer K, Rojas C, Simeone FJ, Venkatesh V, Vorasettakarnkij Y. Detection of Cardiac Incidental Findings on Routine Chest CT: The Impact of Dedicated Training in Cardiac Imaging. J Am Coll Radiol. 2018;15(8):1153-1157.

Wieschhoff GG, Mandell JC, Czuczman GJ, Nikac V, Shah N, Smith SE. Increased Vastus Medialis to Semimembranosus Cross Sectional Area Ratio is Associated with Acute Non-Contact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears: A Case-Control Retrospective MR Study. Skeletal Radiol 2017;46(11):1469-1475.

Samim M, Mandell J, Kapoor N, Smith S, Czuczman GJ. Arterial pseudoaneurysms of the shoulder mimicking other entities: utilization of pulsation artifact on musculoskeletal MR for accurate diagnosis in 2 cases. Skeletal Radiol 2017;46(8): 1119-1124.

Mandell JC, Czuczman GJ, Gaviola GC, Ghazikhanian V, Cho CH. The Lumbar Neural Foramen and Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections: An Anatomic Review with Key Safety Considerations in Planning the Percutaneous Approach. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2017;209(1): W26-35.

Czuczman GJ, Mandell JC, Khurana B. Iliopsoas bursal extension of lipohemarthrosis: A novel imaging finding associated with hip fracture. Skeletal Radiol 2017;46(2): 253-257.

Balderia PG, Lim SY, Bale TA, Czuczman GJ, Amato AA, Desai SP. A 56-Year-Old Man with Dyspnea and Difficulty Standing. Medscape. June 27, 2016.

Czuczman GJ, Pomerantz SR, Alkasab TK, Huang AJ. Using a Web-Based Image Quality Assurance Reporting System to Improve Image Quality. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2013; 201(2): 361-368.

Kim HS, Czuczman GJ, Pham L, Griffith JG, Nicholson WK, Richman JM. Pain levels within 24 hours after UFE: a comparison of morphine and fentanyl patient-controlled analgesia. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2008; 31(6):1100-7.

Malayeri A, Czuczman GJ, Arepally A (2007) “Percutaneous Transjugular Portosystemic Shunts” In: Cameron JL, Ed. Current Surgical Therapy, 9th Edition. Philadelphia: Elsevier-Mosby, 2007.

Abstracts

Meehan RT, Gill MT, Hoffman E, Wolff M, Amigues I, Kastsianok L, Regan E, Crooks J, Czuczman GJ, Coeshott C, Knight V. Ultrasound-guided Injections of HYADD4 (Hymovis) for Knee Osteoarthritis Improves Pain and Functional Outcomes at 3, 6, and 12 Months without Changes in Synovial Fluid Volumes. EULAR Annual Conference 2022.

Wolfe A, Bridge J, Rokhlin S, Czuczman GJ. When MCC Stands for Motorcycle Crash and Most Common Cause. Accepted for presentation at AAEM Annual Conference 2020 (conference canceled due to COVID-19).

Czuczman GJ, Mandell JC, Smith SE. Reader’s Choice MSK Radiology Journal Club: An Effective and Efficient Educational Initiative. SSR Annual Conference 2017. Santa Barbara, CA.

Wieschhoff GG, Czuczman GJ, Shah N, Nikac VN, Smith SE, Mandell JC. Ratio of Vastus Medialis to Semimembranosus Cross Sectional Area in Patients with Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears Versus Controls: A Retrospective Cohort Study. SSR Annual Conference 2017 (ePoster). Santa Barbara, CA.

Smith SE, Doyle LA, Czuczman GJ, Ferrone M. Unknown Case Presentation #1. ISS Annual Conference 2016. Paris, France.

Smith SE, Doyle LA, Czuczman GJ, Kapoor N. Unknown Case Presentation #2. ISS Annual Conference 2016. Paris, France.

Huang AJ, Czuczman GJ. Improving Quality of Image Processing and Display: A Model for Reducing Errors (update). ARRS Annual Conference 2012. Vancouver, BC.

Czuczman GJ, Huang AJ. Improving Quality of Image Processing and Display: A Model for Reducing Errors. AUR Annual Conference 2012. San Antonio, TX.

Czuczman GJ, Kim HS, Pham LD. Detailed Analysis of Pain Levels within 24 Hours after UAE and Efficacy of Morphine vs. Fentanyl PCA. SIR Annual Conference 2007. Seattle, WA. Abstract 89.

Czuczman GJ, Kim HS, Pham LD. Can Significant Nausea after UAE be Predicted? SIR Annual Conference. SIR Annual Conference 2007. Seattle, WA. Abstract 90.

Czuczman GJ, Elinson RP. The Role of the Sonic Hedgehog Pathway in Amphibian Intestinal Coiling. Tribeta National Convention 2002. San Antonio, TX.