Specialties
Richard E. Latchaw, M.D.
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Clinical/Research InterestsRichard E. Latchaw, M.D., Professor of Radiology and Chief of Neuroradiology at the UC Davis Medical Center since 2002, has been a practitioner of diagnostic and interventional Neuroradiology for the past 35 years. Dr. Latchaw has been a leader in the development of Diagnostic Neuroradiology throughout his career. His particular interests have been in the diagnosis of brain tumors and cerebrovascular abnormalities. He has performed all forms of image-guided procedures in the head, neck, and spine, including intracranial and extracranial angioplasty and stenting, ablation of aneurysms and of vascular malformations and fistulae, and recanalization of acutely occluded vessels. He is internationally known for his work in the diagnosis and treatment of acute ischemic stroke, including evaluation of cerebral perfusion. His current research interests are the development of thrombectomy devices and catheter-based systems to treat brain tumors and the traumatized brain. |
Title: |
Chief of Neuroradiology Professor |
Specialty: |
Radiology - Neuroradiology, Radiology |
Address: |
Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center 4860 Y St. Sacramento, CA 95817 |
Phone: |
(916) 734-0655 |
Education: |
University of Minnesota Medical School Minneapolis, Minnesota M.D. 1968 |
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University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota B.S. 1964 |
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Internships: |
Yale-New Haven Hospital New Haven, Connecticut 1969 Surgery |
Residency: |
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 1971 Diagnostic Radiology |
Fellowships: |
University of Michigan Ann Arbor , Michigan 1973 Neuroradiology |
Board Certifications: |
American Board of Radiology, Neuroradiology, 1995 American Board of Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology, 1973 |
Professional Memberships: |
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (Associate Member) American College of Radiology, Fellow American Medical Association American Society of Interventional & Therapeutic Neuroradiology American Society of Neuroradiology American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology American Society of Spine Radiology 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 Joint Section on Cerebrovascular Surgery (AANS & Congress of Neurological Surgeons) National Stroke Association Pennsylvania Radiological Society Radiological Society of North America Stroke Council, American Heart Association World Federation of Interventional & Therapeutic Neuroradiology |
Select Recent Publications: |
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Neuroimaging. Latchaw RE, Kucharczyk J, Moseley ME (eds), Saunders-Mosby Co. (Philadelphia PA), 2002. Alberts MJ, Hademenos G, Latchaw RE, Jagoda A, Marler JR, Mayberg MR, Starke RD, Todd HW, Viste KM, Girgus M, Shephard T, Emr M, Shwayder P, Walker MD. Recommendations for the establishment of primary stroke centers. JAMA 283:3102-3109, 2000.Alberts Schueler BA, Sen A, Hsiang-Hsin H, Latchaw RE, Hu X. Three-dimensional vascular reconstruction with a clinical X-ray angiography system. Acad Radiol 4:693-699, 1997. Epilepsy: Clinical Evaluation, Neuroimaging, and Surgery. Latchaw RE, Jack C (eds) Neuroimaging Clin of No Am, WB Saunders, November, 1995. MR and CT Imaging of the Head, Neck, and Spine, 2nd edition. Latchaw RE (ed), Mosby-YearBook Med Pub, St. Louis, MO, 1990. |
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