Richard E. Latchaw, M.D. 
Clinical/Research Interests
Richard E. Latchaw, M.D., Professor of Radiology at the UC Davis Medical Center since 2002, has been a practitioner of diagnostic and interventional Neuroradiology for the past 38 years.
Dr. Latchaw has been a leader in the development of Diagnostic Neuroradiology throughout his career. He is internationally known for his work in the diagnosis and treatment of acute ischemic stroke, including the evaluation of cerebral perfusion.
He has performed all forms of image-guided procedures in the head, neck, and spine, including recanalization of acutely occluded vessels; intracranial and extracranial angioplasty and stenting; pre-operative embolization of intracranial and extracranial tumors; and ablation of aneurysms, vascular malformations and arteriovenous fistulae of the head, neck and spine.
His current research interests are the development of thrombectomy devices for the entire body, both arterial and venous; catheter-based systems for the infusion of chemotherapy and stem cells to treat brain tumors and other abnormalities; and catheter-based systems to monitor the traumatized brain.
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4860 Y St.
Sacramento, CA 95817
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Education:
Minneapolis, Minnesota
M.D. 1968
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
B.S. 1966
Internships:
New Haven, Connecticut
1969
Residency:
Ann Arbor, Michigan
1969-1971
Diagnostic Radiology
Fellowships:
Ann Arbor , Michigan
1971-1973
Neuroradiology
Board Certifications:
American Board of Radiology, Neuroradiology, 1995
American Board of Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology, 1973
Professional Memberships:
American Society of Neuroradiology
American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology
American Stroke Association
Cardiovascular Council, American Heart Association
Fred Jenner Hodges Society (Alumni, University of Michigan Department of Radiology)
International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
Radiological Society of North America
Society of Neurointerventional Surgery
Stroke Council, American Heart Association
Honors and Awards:
Honorary Member, Neuroradiology Association of Columbia, 1999
President, American Society of Neuroradiology, 1997-1998
President-Elect, American Society of Neuroradiology, 1996-1997
Honorary Member, Mexican Neuroradiology Society, 1996
Vice President, American Society of Neuroradiology, 1995-1996
Honorary Member, Radiology Society of Chile, 1994
Margaret and H.O. Peterson Chair of Neuroradiology (endowed), University of Minnesota, 1991-1995
Radiology Editor's Recognition Award for reviewing, w/Distinction, 1991
Radiology Editor's Recognition Award for reviewing, w/Distinction, 1987-1988
Honorary Member, French Canadian Society of Radiology, 1987
Alpha Omega Alpha, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, 1968
James E. Moore Honorary Surgical Society, University of Minnesota, 1967-1968
Scholarship for three months foreign study under Student Project for Amity among Nations. Thesis: Medicine in a Developing Country: A Survey of the Medical System of Tanganyika, 1963
Select Recent Publications:
Shahlaie K, Boggan JE, Latchaw RE, Ji C, Muizelaar JP. Posttraumatic vasospasm detected by continuous brain tissue oxygen monitoring: treatment with intraarterial verapamil and balloon angioplasty. Neurocrit Care. 2009; 10(1):61-69.
Latchaw RE, Alberts MJ, Lev MH, et al. Recommendations for imaging of acute ischemic stroke: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Stroke. Nov 2009; 40(11):3646-3678.
Kile SJ, Camilleri CC, Latchaw RE, Tharp BR. Bithalamic lesions of butane encephalopathy. Pediatr Neurol. Dec 2006; 35(6):439-441.
Dublin AB, Hartman J, Latchaw RE, Hald JK, Reid MH. The vertebral body fracture in osteoporosis: restoration of height using percutaneous vertebroplasty. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. Mar 2005; 26(3):489-492.
Latchaw RE, Kucharczyk J, Moseley ME (eds), Imaging of the Nervous System: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications. Elsevier-Mosby Co. (Philadelphia, PA) 2005.
Alberts MJ, Latchaw RE, Selman WR, et al. Recommendations for comprehensive stroke centers: a consensus statement from the Brain Attack Coalition. Stroke. Jul 2005; 36(7): 1597-1616.
Latchaw RE. Cerebral perfusion imaging in acute stroke. J Vase Interv Radiol. Jan 2004; 15(1 Pt 2):S29-46.
Bader LJ, Carter KD, Latchaw RE, Ellis WG, Wexler JA, Watson JC. Simultaneous symptomatic Rathke's cleft cyst and GH secreting pituitary adenoma: a case report. Pituitary. 2004; 7(1):39-44.
Latchaw RE, Yonas H, Hunter GJ, et al. Guidelines and recommendations for perfusion imaging in cerebral ischemia: A scientific statement for healthcare professionals by the writing group on perfusion imaging, from the Council on Cardiovascular Radiology of the American Heart Association. Stroke. Apr 2003; 34(4):1084-1104.
Kapoor V, Rothfus WE, Grahovac SZ, Latchaw RE. Radicular pain avoidance during needle placement in lumbar diskography. AJR Am J Roentgenol. Oct 2003; 181(4):1149-1154.
