Adam Greenspan, M.D., F.A.C.R.

Clinical/Research Interests

A leading expert in diagnostic orthopaedic imaging, Dr. Greenspan devotes his clinical attention to musculoskeletal tumors using radiography, CT and MRI and arthrography imaging for diagnosis, pathology and treatment. He has received the American Medical Association Physician's Recognition Award 10 times for his groundbreaking scientific contributions. Dr. Greenspan has been a visiting professor at institutions around the world and appeared in Who's Who in the World and Who's Who in Medicine. He reviews manuscripts for numerous medical journals and has written or edited a dozen textbooks. His research focuses on orthopaedic imaging modalities, diagnosis of musculoskeletal tumors, and skeletal dysplasias.

Title:

Professor Emeritus

Specialty:

Radiology, Radiology-Musculoskeletal Imaging

Address:

Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
4860 Y St.
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

(916) 734-0376

Other Languages:

German, Polish, Russian

Education:

Medical Academy of Warsaw
Warsaw, Poland
M.D., F.A.C.R. 1965

Internships:

State General Hospital of Wroclaw
Wroclaw, Poland
1957-1958

Residency:

Jewish Hospital and Medical Center of Brooklyn
Brooklyn, New York
1970-1973
Radiology

Sanatorium and Orthopaedic Hospital
Wroclaw,
1963-1967
Orthopaedic Surgery

Sanatorium and Orthopaedic Hospital
Wroclaw,
1960-1965
Rehabilitation Medicine

Fellowships:

American College of Radiology
San Antonio, Texas
1996

Board Certifications:

American Board of Radiology, 1975

Professional Memberships:

American Roentgen Ray Society
Association of University Radiologists
International Skeletal Society
New York Academy of Medicine
New York Academy of Science
Radiological Society of North America
Society of Skeletal Radiology

Honors and Awards:

Honorary Memebership of Polish Medical Society of Radiology, Poland, 2009
Medal "Academia Medica Wratislaviensis Polonia" awarded by the Senate of the Medical Academy of Wroclaw, Poland, 2008
Award for Excellence in Professionalism- UC Davis Department of Radiology, 2003
"Who's Who in the Medicine and Healthcare," 2nd edition, Marquis Publications, 1999-2000
"Who's Who in the World," 14th edition, Marquis Publications, 1996-97
Award of the Corrine Farell Prize Committee of the International Skeletal Society for the best article on bone tumors published in Skeletal Radiology, 1995
Award for Excellence in Teaching, presented by Diagnostic Radiology Residents, UC Davis, 1990
Elected Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, 1978
Physician's Recognition Award, American Medical Association, 1974-2002

Select Recent Publications:

Greenspan A: Orthopedic Imaging- A Practical approach. Woters Kluwer Health/Lippincott. Williams Wilkins, Philadelphia 2011. Fifth Ed. (7 Parts, 33 Chapters, 1024 pgs, 4077 Illustrations).

Czyrny, Z., and Greenspan. A.: Choroba Osgood-Schlattera: nowe spojrzenie i nowa klasyfikacja w oparciu o diagnostyke ultrasonograficzna (Osgood-Schlatter disease: a new perspective and classification based on ultrasonography). Ultrasonografia 2009; 38:55-70.

Greenspan. A., Jundt, G., and Remagen, W.: Diagnosi Differenziale in Oncologia Ortopedica. Seconda edizione. CIC Edizioni Internazionali, Roma, Italy, 2008.

Greenspan, A.: Orthopedic Imaging - A Practical Approach. Korean edition. Gabon World Publishers, Inc., Korea, 2008.

Greenspan, A., Jundt, G., Remagen, W.: Diagnostyka Roznicowa w Onkologii Ortopedycznej. Polish edition. Medipage, Warsaw, Poland, 2008.

Mansour, M., Cheema, G., Naguwa, S., Greenspan. A., and Gershwin, M.E.: Ankylosing spondylitis: a contemporary perspective on diagnosis and treatment. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism 2007; 36:210-223.

Greenspan, A.: Skelettradiologie. Orthopadie, Traumatologie, Rheumarologie, Onkologie. Urban & Fischer, Elsevier, Munchen, Germany, 2007.

Greenspan, A.: Diagnostyka Obrazowa w Ortopedii Dla Lekarza Praktyka. MediPage, Warsaw, Poland (in Polish), 2007.

Greenspan, A.: Imaging in Ortopedia. Un Approccio Pratico. CIC Edizioni Internazionali, Roma, Italia, 2007.

Greenspan, A.: Radiologia de Huesos y Articulaciones. Marban Libros, S.L., Madrid, Spain, 2006.

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