Ashley H. Aiken,
MD

Doctor's Bio

Dr. Aiken is a neuroradiologist with expertise in Head and Neck Imaging. Major research interests include accurate radiologic staging, the clinical implications of staging, and the significance of current prognostic features on imaging. She is currently investigating the accuracy of staging oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer and its impacts on prognosis and surgical management, with a recent publication on lymph node extracapsular spread of tumor. She created a recently published template (NI-RADS) for head and neck cancer surveillance imaging. She is also very interested in radiologist direct patient reporting. Other head and neck research interests include CSF leak imaging, Diffusion restriction in the paranasal sinus, trauma face CT, the temporomandibular joint, and orbital inflammatory disease. Over the last five years, Dr. Aiken has also investigated cerebellar tonsillar ectopia and specific imaging features that can be used to distinguish among the several etiologies that can present with cerebellar tonsillar ectopia, including intracranial hypertension, intracranial hypotension, and idiopathic Chiari I malformation. Another past research interest is acute stroke imaging and the role of upfront comprehensive imaging to triage acute stroke patients.