Doctor's Bio
Board Certifications
American Board of Radiology
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: Escola Bahiana da Medicina e Saude Publica
- Internship: MetroWest Medical Center
- Residency: Emory University School of Medicine
Fellowships
Massachusetts General Hospital
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Phone: (404) 616-1000
Location:
80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Publications
- The 2025 National Institute of Health Budget Cuts and the Future of Radiology Innovation: Implications for the Physician-Scientist Pipeline and Research Paradigms.
Rashidi A, Balthazar P, Krupinski EA
Academic radiology. 2026;
PMID: 42509049 - Enhancing Patient Understanding of Radiology Reports Through Large Language Model-Generated Summaries, Clickable Terms, and Artificial Intelligence Videos.
Li H, Moon JT, Balthazar P, Nguyen O, Patel E, Kasetty E, Veluri S, Bercu Z, Newsome J, Krupinski E, Gichoya J, Trivedi H
Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR. 2026;
PMID: 42264206 - Early-Career Momentum: The Method Behind the Madness-From Training to Practice, an Podcast Series (Episode 11).
Raichandani S, Balthazar P
AJR. American journal of roentgenology. 2026;227(1):e2635137.
PMID: 42089519 - Electronic health record usability for management of actionable incidental imaging findings: A survey of primary care providers.
Bechel MA, Kelly A, Krupinski E, Masi C, Safdar N, Balthazar P
Current problems in diagnostic radiology. 2026;55(4):497-500.
PMID: 41925400 - Reply.
Martini RS, Balthazar P
Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR. 2026;23(5):754.
PMID: 41380819 - Artificial Intelligence in Radiology: Performance of ChatGPT-4v and GPT-4o on Diagnostic Radiology in-Training (DXIT) Examination Questions.
Martini RS, Sang A, Saunders P, Bala W, Li H, Moon JT, Balthazar P
Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR. 2026;23(4):599-606.
PMID: 41173086 - Introduction to the JACR Focus Issue on Cybersecurity and Data Safety.
Balthazar P, Chen PH
Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR. 2025;22(10):1117-1118.
PMID: 40752758 - How to Prepare for, Survive, and Recover From a Cybersecurity Attack: A Guide for Radiology Practices- Expert Panel Narrative Review.
Desjardins B, Sammer MBK, Towbin AJ, Balthazar P, Staynings R, Chen PH
AJR. American journal of roentgenology. 2026;226(3):e2533354.
PMID: 40736161 - A Randomized Controlled Trial of Patient Reminders and Self-Referrals via Online Patient Portals and Text Messaging to Improve Adherence to Screening Mammography.
Balthazar P, Graetz I, Switchenko JM, Jung OS, Ali MK, Newell MS, Hollberg J, Safdar N, Sadigh G
Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR. 2025;22(11):1366-1370.
PMID: 40706644 - Artificial Intelligence and Its Effect on Radiology Residency Education: Current Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Directions.
Volin J, van Assen M, Bala W, Safdar N, Balthazar P
Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR. 2025;22(11):1264-1270.
PMID: 40659237
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