Elise Desperito, MA, MD
Radiologist
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About Me
- Director of Breast Imaging, Ralph Lauren Cancer Center
I have spent the last 18 years teaching medical students, radiology residents, and breast imaging fellows at a major academic center while working as a breast imager and leading a division of breast imaging for much of that time. I am a chosen member of the Gold Humanism Honor Society and am committed to the practice of patient-centered care.
I have come to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) to continue to do the important work of diagnosing breast cancer, but also to help expand MSK’s Breast Screening Program and outreach to underserved women.
A radiologist is a doctor with special training in using imaging to diagnose and treat disease. Imaging includes X-rays, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
My Specialties
- Breast Imaging
Education
- MA, English, Georgetown University
- MD, Georgetown University
Residencies
- Diagnostic Radiology, Georgetown University
Awards and Honors
- Distinguished Educator Award, New York Roentgen Society (2022)
- Inducted Member, Academy of Clinical Excellence, Columbia University Irving Medical Center (2020)
- Inducted Member, Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, Presented by The Arnold P. Gold Foundation (2019)
Fellowships
- Body Imaging, Georgetown University
Board Certifications
- Radiology
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Desperito E, Schwartz L, Capaccione KM, Collins BT, Jamabawalikar S, Peng B, Patrizio R, Salvatore MM. Chest CT for Breast Cancer Diagnosis. Life (Basel). 2022 Oct 26;12(11):1699. doi: 10.3390/life12111699. PMID: 36362854; PMCID: PMC9695285.
Capaccione KM, Huang S, Deng A, West E, Salvatore MM, Desperito E. The Impact of External Events on Trends in Breast Imaging. J Radiol Med Imaging. 2022; 5(1): 1065.
Sun S, Mutasa S, Liu MZ, Nemer J, Sun M, Siddique M, Desperito E, Jambawalikar S, Ha RS. Deep learning prediction of axillary lymph node status using ultrasound images. Comput Biol Med. 2022 Jan 24;143:105250. doi: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2022.105250. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35114444.
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Liu MZ, Swintelski C, Sun S, Siddique M, Desperito E, Jambawalikar S, Ha R. Weakly Supervised Deep Learning Approach to Breast MRI Assessment. Acad Radiol. 2022 Jan;29 Suppl 1:S166-S172. doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2021.03.032. Epub 2021 Jun 6. PMID: 34108114.
Capaccione KM, Yang H, West E, Patel H, Ma H, Patel S, Fruauff A, Loeb G, Maddocks A, Borowski A, Lala S, Nguyen P, Lignelli A, D’souza B, Desperito E, Ruzal-Shapiro C, Salvatore MM. Pathophysiology and Imaging Findings of COVID-19 Infection: An Organ-system Based Review. Acad Radiol. 2021 May;28(5):595-607. doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2021.01.022. Epub 2021 Feb 4. PMID: 33583712; PMCID: PMC7859715.
Austin JD, Agovino M, Rodriguez CB, Terry MB, Shelton RC, Wei Y, Desperito E, Schmitt KM, Kukafka R, Tehranifar P. Breast Density Awareness and Knowledge in a Mammography Screening Cohort of Predominantly Hispanic Women: Does Breast Density Notification Matter? Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2021 Oct;30(10):1913-1920. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-21-0172. Epub 2021 Aug 4. PMID: 34348958; PMCID: PMC8492494.
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