Sandra Wootton Gorges, M.D.

Clinical/Research Interests

Dr. Gorges's clinical interests center on general pediatric radiology, including plain film, fluoroscopy, ultrasonography, CT and MRI. She is an expert in the radiographic evaluation of child abuse and in pediatric neuroimaging. Dr. Gorges concentrates her research activities in pediatric imaging, including dose reduction and appropriate utilization of resources in pediatric CT, and evaluation of the etiology of cerebral edema in pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis. She also has a strong interest in medical student education, and has published several book chapters.

Title:

Professor, Director of Pediatric Imaging, Medical Director of Radiology, Shriner's Hospital of Northern California

Specialty:

Radiology - Pediatric Radiology, Radiology

Center/Program Affiliation:

UC Davis Children's Hospital

Address:

UC Davis Medical Center
2315 Stockton Blvd., Suite 1808
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

(916) 703-2100

Education:

UC San Francisco School of Medicine
San Francisco, California
M.D. 1985

San Jose State University
San Jose, California
B.S. 1980

Internships:

Mt. Zion Hospital and Medical Center
San Francisco, California
1985-1986

Residency:

UC San Diego
San Diego, California
1986-1990
Diagnostic Radiology

Fellowships:

Children's Hospital Boston
Boston, Massachusetts
1990-1992
Pediatric Diagnostic Radiology

Board Certifications:

American Board of Radiology, Pediatric Radiology, 2005
American Board of Radiology, 1990

Professional Memberships:

Alpha Omega Alpha
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
American Roentgen Ray Society
American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology
Children's Oncology Group
Pacific Coast Pediatric Radiology Association
Radiological Society of North America
Society of Pediatric Radiology

Honors and Awards:

President, Pacific Coast Pediatric Radiology Association, 2010
Senior faculty Radiology Teaching Excellence Award, UC Davis Department of Radiology, 2009
Award for Excellence in Manuscript Review in Pediatric Radiology, The Society for Pediatric Radiology, 2008
Award for Excellence in Manuscript Review in Pediatric Radiology, The Society for Pediatric Radiology, 2005
UC Davis Department of Radiology Award for Excellence in Professionalism, 2004
Secretary/Treasurer, Pacific Coast Pediatric Radiology Association, 2001-pres
Outstanding Teacher Award, Department of Radiology, UC Davis, 2001

Select Recent Publications:

Bateni C, Stein-Wexler R, Wootton-Gorges SL, Li CS. Radiology residents' experience with intussusception reduction. Pediatr Radiol 2011 41(6):721-6.

Lam D, Wootton-Gorges SL, McGahan JP, Stern R, Boone JM. Abdominal pediatric cancer surveillance using serial computed tomography: evaluation of organ absorbed dose and effective dose. Semin Oncol. 2011 Feb 38:128.135.

Charmie K, Kurzrock EA, Evans CP, Litwin MS, Koppie TM, Wootton-Gorges Sl, Boone JM , Lara PN Jr., deVere White RW. Secondary malignancies among non-seminomatous germ cell turmor cancer survivors. Cancer. 2011 Mar 15. doi:10.1002/cncr.26038. [Epub ahead of print]

Wootton-Gorges SL, Buonocore MH, Caltagirone RA, Kuppermann N, Glaser NS. Progressive decrease in NAA/Cr ratio in a teenager with type 1 diabetes and repeated episodes of ketoacidosis without clincally apparent cerbral edema: evidence for permanent brain injury. Am J Neuroradiol. 2010 (Apr) 31:780.

Sonik A, Stein-Wexler R, Rogers KK, Coulter KP, Wootton-Gorges SL. Follow-up skeletal surveys for suspected non-accidental trauma: can a more limited survey be performed without compromising diagnostic information? Child Abuse Negl. 2010 Oct; 34(10):804-6.

Wootton-Gorges SL. MR imaging of primary bone tumors and tumor-like conditions in children. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am 2009; 17(3):469-487, August 2009.

Kuppermann N, Holmes JF, Dayan PS, Hoyle JD Jr. Atabaki SM, Holubkov R, Nadel FM, Monroe D, Stanley RM, Borgialli DA, Badawy MK, Schunk JE, Quayle KS, Mahajan P, Lichenstein R, Lillis KA, Tunik MG, Jacobs ES, Callahan JM, Gorelick MH, Glass TF, Lee LK, Bachman MC, Cooper A, Powell EC, Gerardi MJ, Melville KA, Muizelaar JP, Wisner DH, Zuspan SJ, Dean JM, Wootton-Gorges SL; Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN). Identification of children at very low risk of clinically-important brain injuries after head trauma: a prospective cohort study. Lancet 2009 Oct 3:374(9696); 1160-70.

Duffield C, Jocson J, Wootton-Gorges SL. Brainstem disconnection: a case report. Pediatr Radiol. 2009 (Dec); 39(12):1357-1360.

Albrecht LA, Gorges SW, Styne DM, Bremer AA. Shwachman-Diamond syndrome presenting as hypoglycemia. Clin Pediatr(Phila). 48(2):212-214, March 2009.

Wootton-Gorges SL. MR imaging of primary bone tumors and turmor-like conditiona in children. Radiol Clin North Am. 2009 (Nov):47(6):957-975.

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