HedvigHricakMD

Radiology • New York, NY

Genitourinary Imaging

Chairman, Department of Radiology Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

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Office
1275 York Ave
New York, NY 10065
Phone+1 212-639-2000

Summary

As Chairman, Department of Radiology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Member of the Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry Program at the Sloan-Kettering Institute, my research is focused on discovering minimally invasive methods for improving cancer detection, staging, treatment planning, and follow-up. I have been involved in MRI research since the emergence of the field in the 1980s and helped develop applications in ultrasound, MR, and CT for gynecological cancers as well as MR and MR spectroscopy for prostate cancer. I am currently the PI of NIH grants, an R25T training grant in molecular imaging and a grant in MR and MRS in prostate cancer. My work continues to focus on improving the understanding of cancer biology and developing imaging biomarkers through the use of advanced imaging techniques such as multi-parametric MRI, PET and optical imaging.

Education & Training

Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford HospitalResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1977 - 1978
Trinity Health Oakland/Wayne State UniversityResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1976 - 1977
Trinity Health Livingston HospitalResidency, Dermatology, 1974 - 1976
University of Zagreb Faculty of MedicineClass of 1970

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1999 - 2025
CA State Medical License 1981 - 2024
MI State Medical License 1975 - 1982
American Board of Radiology Diagnostic Radiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2006-2014
Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2005-2014
America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2005-2013
New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2005-2008, 2010-2013
Honorary Member Swiss Society of Radiology, 2012
Honorary Member Sociedad Argentina de Radiología (SAR), 2012
Gold Medal Asian Oceanian Society of Radiology, 2012
Schinz Medal Swiss Society of Radiology, 2012
Gold Medal European Society of Radiology (ESR), 2012
Honorary Fellow Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists, 2011
Member Russian Academy of Medical Science, 2011
Honorary Member Indian Radiological & Imaging Association, 2011
Honorary Member Israel Radiological Association, 2010
Honorary Member Japanese Radiological Society, 2010
Honorary Member Chinese Radiological Society, 2010
Order of the Croatian Morning Star of Katarina Zrinska Presidential Award, Croatia, 2009
Moroccan Merit Medal International Society of Radiology, 2008
Honorary Member Swedish Society of Medical Radiology, 2008
Medallle Antoine Beclere, France International Society of Radiology (ISR), 2007
Director’s Service Award National Cancer Institute, 2007
Gold Medal Association of University Radiologists (AUR), 2007
Honorary Member Journées Françaises de Radiologie, 2007
Honorary Member Austrian Roentgen Society, 2006
Fellow International Cancer Imaging Society (ICIS), 2006
Honorary Member Croatian Society of Radiology, 2006
Beclere Medal International Society of Radiology, 2006
Satyapal Aggarwal Medal Asian Oceanic Congress of Radiology, 2006
Honorary Fellow Royal College of Radiologists, 2005
Honorary Member German Radiological Society, 2005
Member Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, 2004
Honorary Member British Institute of Radiology, 2004
Gold Medalist International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 2003
Marie Curie Award American Association of Women Radiologists, 2002
Elected Member Institute of Medicine, 2002
Fellow International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 1998
Fellow Society of Uroradiology, 1996
Honorary Professor University of Zagreb, Croatia, 1993
Fellow American College of Radiology, 1989
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Clinical Trials

MRI and CT Scans to Evaluate Invasive Cervical Cancer Before Treating Patients Start of enrollment: 2000 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable
MRI/MRSI in Risk Assessment of Prostate Cancer Patients Start of enrollment: 2005 Oct 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy of the Prostate Start of enrollment: 2000 Dec 01
Completed
A Study of 1 8F-FDHT PET/MRIScans in Women With Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2023 Oct 24
Withdrawn
Early Phase 1
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

217 citations
Peritoneal Metastases: Detection with Spiral CT in Patients with Ovarian Cancer
Fergus V. Coakley, Patricia H. Choi, Christina A. Gougoutas, Bhavana Pothuri, Ennapadam Venkatraman
Radiology. 2002-05-01
23 citations
Patterns of Metastatic Disease in Patients with Cancer Derived from Natural Language Processing of Structured CT Radiology Reports over a 10-year Period.
Richard K. G. Do, Kaelan Lupton, Pamela Ines Causa Andrieu, Anisha Luthra, Michio Taya
Radiology. 2021-08-03
106 citations
Renal parenchymal disease: sonographic-histologic correlation.
Hedvig Hricak, C Cruz, R N Romanski, M H Uniewski, Nathan W. Levin
Radiology. 1982-07-01

Press Mentions

Affidea to Acquire Poland-Based Nu-MedAugust 20th, 2024
Radiologists Exhorted to Take Charge of Change (Or Learn to Live with Receding Relevance)December 21st, 2022
Better Access to Imaging Would Save Lives, Lancet Report SaysMarch 5th, 2021
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Committees

International Journal Consulting Committee, The Radiology Society of Argentina 2012 - Present
International Advisory Board, University of Vienna, Austria 2012 - Present
The National Academies, Vice Chair of the Committee on Tracking Radiation Doses from Medical Diagnostic Procedures of the Division on Earth & Life Studies 2012 - Present
Member, Board of Directors, Julian Rachlin 2012 - Present
Gastroenterology and Urology Devise Panel Consultant, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 2009 - Present
Member of the Board, Lifeline Humanitarian Organization, 2007 - Present
President, New York Roentgen Ray Foundation 2005 - Present

Professional Memberships

International Society for Strategic Studies in Radiology (ISSSR)
President
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
Advisory Council