Department of Radiology

Francesca K. Ontell, M.D. View profile as PDF

Clinical/Research Interests

Dr. Ontell specialized in general radiology. Her research included assessing skeletal age in children of diverse ethnicity.

Title:

Professor

Specialty:

Address:

UC Davis Medical Center
2315 Stockton Blvd., Suite 1923
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

(916) 734-6531

Education:

Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
M.D. 1979

San Diego State University
San Diego, California
A.B. 1969

Residency:

Sinai Hospital of Detroit
Detroit, Michigan
1979-1984
Diagnostic Radiology and Obstetrics and Gynecology

Board Certifications:

American Board of Radiology, 1987

Professional Memberships:

American Roentgen Ray Society
Radiological Society of North America

Honors and Awards:

Graduation with honors, San Diego State University, 1969
Alpha Lambda Delta, 1966
Graduation with honors, Bronx High School of Science, 1963
New York State Regents Scholarship, 1963
National Merit Scholarship, 1963

Select Recent Publications:

Ontell, FK, Ivanovic, M, Ablin, DS, Barlow, TW. Bone age in children of diverse ethnicity. Table 1, adapted. Atlas of Radiologic Measurement, 7th edition, T.E. Keats and C.L. Stistrom, Mosby-Year Book, Inc., publishers, 2001.

Katzberg RW, Benedetti PA, Drake CM, Ivanovic M, Levine RA, Beatty CS, Nemzek WR, McFall RA, Ontell FK, Bishop DM, Poirier VC, Chong, BW. Acute cervical spine injuries: prospective MR imaging assessment at a level I trauma center. Radiology 1999; 213(1):203-212.

Katzberg RW, Benedetti PF, Drake CM, Ivanovic M, Levine RA, Beatty CS, Nemzek WR, McFall RA, Ontell FK, Bishop DM, Poirier VC, Chong BW. Acute cervical spine injuries: prospective MR imaging assessment at a level 1 trauma center. Radiology. 1999 Oct; 213(1):203-12.

Ontell F K, Moore E H, Shepard J A, Shelton D K. The costal cartilages in health and disease. RadioGraphics 1997;17:571-577.

Golub MS, Keen CL, Gershwin ME, Styne DM, Takeuchi PT, Ontell F K, Walter RM, Hendricks AG. Adolescent growth and maturation in zinc deprived rhesus monkeys. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1996; 64:274-282

Ontell F K, Ivanovic M, Ablin D S, Barlow T W. Bone age in children of diverse ethnicity. American Journal of Roentgenology 1996;167:1395-1398

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