Harold V. Posniak, M.D.

Professor of Radiology

Director of CT

BIOGRAPHICAL DATA:

MEDICAL SCHOOL: Witwatersrand University , Johannesburg, South Africa, 1969-1974

RESIDENCY: St. Thomas' Hospital, London, England, Oct 1978 - Feb 1983

FELLOWSHIP: Computed Tomography and Ultrasound, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL , Jul 1983 - Jun 1984

CERTIFICATION: Diploma in Medical Radiodiagnosis (London), 1980; Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists, 1981; American Board of Radiology, 1986

SUBSPECIALTY: Body Imaging

CLINICAL AND ACADEMIC INTERESTS: Brachial Plexus, Hepatobilary and Pancreatic Radiology, 3rd and Multiplanar Imaging in CT and MR

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: Royal College of Radiologists, England; Radiological Society of North America; American Roentgen Ray Society; American College of Radiology; American Medical Association; Illinois Medical Society; Chicago Medical Society; Association of University Radiologists

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Posniak HV, Olson MC, Dudiak CM, Wisniewski R, O'Malley C. MR Imaging of the Brachial Plexus. AJR 1993; 161:373-379.

Posniak HV, Olson MC, Demos TC, Pierce KL, Kalbhen CL. CT of the chest and abdomen in patients on mechanical pulmonary ventilators: quality of images made at 0.6 versus 1.0 seconds. AJR 1994; 163:1073-1077.

Dudiak CM, Salomon CG, Posniak HV, Olson MC, Flisak ME. Sonography of the umbilical cord. Radiographics 1995; 15:1035-1050.

Olson MC, Posniak HV. Urologic Applications of Multiplanar and 3D Computed Tomography. Tech Urol 1995; 1(3):141-149.

Lindgren BW, Demos TC, Marsan RE, Posniak HV, Kostro B, Calvert D, Hatch R, Flanigan R, Lewis R. Renal computed tomography with 3-dimensional angiography and simultaneous measurement of plasma contrast clearance reduce invasiveness and cost of evaluating lung renal donor candidates. Transplantation 1996; 61:219-223.

Davis AG, Posniak HV, Cooper RC. Colouterine fistula: CT and vaginographic findings. Can Assoc Radiol J. 1996; 47:186-188.

Olson MC, Posniak HV, Demos TC, Turbin RC, Pierce KL, Lawson TL. Use of helical CT at 1.5:1 pitch reconstructed at 15mm and 7mm intervals for evaluation of patients with suspected metastatic disease. Can Assoc Radiol J. 1996;47:54-58.

Vittore CP, Posniak HV. Duplicated IVC with normal appearing right IVC and azygos continuation of the left IVC. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 1999; 22:84-85.