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James Gruden, MD, Radiology, Chapel Hill, NC

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Radiology Chapel Hill, NC

Thoracic Imaging

Vice Chair, Quality and Safety, Modality Director of CT, and Professor of Radiology and Medicine, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

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  • Office

    UNC Hospitals
    101 Manning Dr
    Chapel Hill, NC 27514
    Phone+1 984-974-1000

Education & Training

  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Advanced Cardiac Imaging, 1992 - 1993
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1988 - 1992
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Cabrini)
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Cabrini)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1988
  • University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
    University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 1987, MD, Valedictorian, AOA
  • University of Notre Dame
    University of Notre DameB.A., with Highest Honors, Phi Beta Kappa, 1979 - 1983

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2008 - Present
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1988 - 2026
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2024 - 2026
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2021 - 2025
  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 2004 - 2016
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2003 - 2016
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 1999 - 2015
  • American Board of Radiology Diagnostic Radiology
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Scientific Exhibit Honorable Mention Award RSNA, 1995
  • Editor's Recognition Award with Distinction, Manuscript Reviews Radiology, 1994-1997, 1999
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society University of Miami Chapter, 1986-1987
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Diagnosis of Ususal Interstitial Pneumonitis in the absence of honeycombing: evaluation of specific CT criteria with clinical follow-ip in 38 patients  
    Gruden JF, Panse PM, Gotway MB, Jensen EA, Wellnitz CV, Wesselius L, AJR, 1/1/2015
  • Tubular pulmonary opacities detected at chest radiography: an unusual etiology  
    Swink J, Panse PM, Gruden JF, Jensen EA, Wesselius L, Clin Pulm Med, 1/1/2014
  • Hyperattenuating lung parenchyma: a rare diagnostic consideration  
    Panse PM, Jensen EA, Gruden JF, Gotway MB, Clin Pulm Med, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Ultra-low dose CT in the assessment of diffuse lung disease: Comparison with conventional images
    Gruden JF, Panse PM, Gotway MB, European Respiratory Society, Barcelona, Spain, 1/1/2013
  • UIP without honeycombing: HRCT features
    Gruden JF, Panse PM, Gotway MB, Wellnitz CV, European Society of Thoracic Imaging, London, United Kingdom, 1/1/2012
  • CT features in dendriform pulmonary ossification
    Gruden JF, Panse PM, European Society of Thoracic Imaging, Heidelberg, Germany, 1/1/2011
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Lectures

  • Improving the Diagnosis of UIP 
    Los Angeles, CA - 1/1/2016
  • Holes in the Lung: Time to Revisit Old Definitions 
    Scottsdale, AZ - 1/1/2016
  • Improving the radiologic diagnosis of UIP 
    Carlsbad, CA - 1/1/2015
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