Ravi Kaza, M.D.

Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center

Radiology - General

Biography

Ravi Kaza, M.D., is a Professor of Radiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, and a member of its Abdominal Imaging Division. His clinical interests include pancreatic cancer and inflammatory bowel disease.

Originally from India, Dr. Kaza received his medical degree at Osmania Medical College in Hyderabad and performed radiology residency training at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh. Dr. Kaza then obtained advanced training through a fellowship program in body imaging at the University of Ottawa in Canada.

In addition to being certified by the American Board of Radiology (ABR), Dr. Kaza is also certified by the Royal College of Radiologists (London, United Kingdom) and the National Board of Examiners (New Delhi, India).

Prior to joining the faculty in 2021, Dr. Kaza was an Associate Professor of Radiology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where he served as Director of Abdomen Computed Tomography (CT). While there, Dr. Kaza received awards for excellence in teaching and in service to the university.

Dr. Kaza's research interests include dual-energy CT, tumor dosimetry, and CT image reconstruction. Since 2016, he has been a co-investigator on three National Institutes of Health R01 awards. Several of his peer-reviewed publications have been extensively cited, achieving an h-index of 22. Educational exhibits associated with Dr. Kaza's clinical activities and research studies have received numerous certificates of merit, poster awards, and cum laude honors at national meetings of radiologists.

Dr. Kaza is an active member of several professional organizations, including the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the American Roentgen Ray Society, the Society of Abdominal Radiology (SAR), and the Society for Advanced Body Imaging (SABI). He has served on the scientific program committees of the RSNA, SAR and SABI, and on the Gastrointestinal Exam Committee of the ABR.

In recognition for his editorial service, Dr. Kaza has been designated a Distinguished Reviewer by Abdominal Radiology Journal three times. He also serves as a reviewer for other peer-reviewed publications, including Abdominal Imaging, the American Journal of Radiology, European Journal of Radiology, and European Radiology.

Education & Training

Internship - Osmania General Hospital, India (1999-2000), Medicine
Medical School - Osmania Medical College, India (1994-1999)
Fellowship - University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Canada (2006-2007), Body Imaging
Residency - Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, India (2001-2003), Radiology

Books & Publications

Publications
- Optimizing Photon-Counting CT Protocol for Enhanced Pancreatic Cancer Imaging: A Phantom Study Comparing kV Settings and Imaging Modes
  Ren L, Duan X, Ahn R, Lux C, Endsley C, Chiu T, Cotton T, Kaza R, Xi Y, Ananthakrishnan L 2025
- Delta Radiomic Features Predict Resection Margin Status and Overall Survival in Neoadjuvant-Treated Pancreatic Cancer Patients
  Wang K, Karalis JD, Elamir A, Bifolco A, Wachsmann M, Capretti G, Spaggiari P, Enrico S, Balasubramanian K, Fatimah N, Pontecorvi G, Nebbia M, Yopp A, Kaza R, Pedrosa I, Zeh H, Polanco P, Zerbi A, Wang J, Aguilera T, Ligorio M Annals of Surgical Oncology 2024 Apr 31 2608-2620
- Intra- and inter-operator variability in MRI-based manual segmentation of HCC lesions and its impact on dosimetry
  Covert EC, Fitzpatrick K, Mikell J, Kaza RK, Millet JD, Barkmeier D, Gemmete J, Christensen J, Schipper MJ, Dewaraja YK EJNMMI Physics 2022 Dec 9
- Differences in tumor-to-normal organ SUV ratios measured with ⁶⁸Ga-DOTATATE PET compared with ¹⁷⁷Lu-DOTATATE SPECT in patients with neuroendocrine tumors
  Wong KK, Frey KA, Niedbala J, Kaza RK, Worden FP, Fitzpatrick KJ, Dewaraja YK Nuclear Medicine Communications 2022 Aug 43 892-900
- Pretreatment Levels of Soluble Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor 1 and Hepatocyte Growth Factor Predict Toxicity and Overall Survival After ⁹⁰Y Radioembolization: Potential Novel Application of Biomarkers for Personalized Management of Hepatotoxicity
  Cousins MM, Devasia TP, Maurino CM, Mikell J, Schipper MJ, Kaza RK, Lawrence TS, Cuneo KC, Dewaraja YK Journal of Nuclear Medicine 2022 Jun 63 882-889
- LI-RADS Treatment Response Algorithm: Performance and Diagnostic Accuracy With Radiologic-Pathologic Explant Correlation in Patients With SBRT-Treated Hepatocellular Carcinoma
  Mendiratta-Lala M, Aslam A, Maturen KE, Westerhoff M, Maurino C, Parikh ND, Sun Y, Sonnenday CJ, Stein EB, Shampain KL, Kaza RK, Cuneo K, Masch W, Do RK, Lawrence TS, Owen D International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 2022 Mar 112 704-714
- Interrater Agreement of Bosniak Classification Version 2019 and Version 2005 for Cystic Renal Masses at CT and MRI
  Shampain KL, Shankar PR, Troost JP, Galantowicz ML, Pampati RA, Schoenheit TR, Shlensky DA, Barkmeier D, Curci NE, Kaza RK, Khalatbari S, Davenport MS RADIOLOGY 2022 Feb 302 357-366
- Society of Abdominal Radiology Disease Focused Panel Survey on Clinical Utilization of Incidental Pancreatic Cyst Management Recommendations and Template Reporting
  Luk L, Hecht EM, Kang S, Bhosale PR, Francis IR, Gandhi N, Hough DM, Khatri G, Megibow A, Morgan DE, Ream JM, Sahani D, Shin LK, Yaghmai V, Zafar H, Zaheer A, Kaza R Journal of the American College of Radiology 2021 Sep 18 1324-1331
- Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) of the pancreas: recommendations for Standardized Imaging and Reporting from the Society of Abdominal Radiology IPMN disease focused panel
  Hecht EM, Khatri G, Morgan D, Kang S, Bhosale PR, Francis IR, Gandhi NS, Hough DM, Huang C, Luk L, Megibow A, Ream JM, Sahani D, Yaghmai V, Zaheer A, Kaza R Abdominal Radiology 2021 Apr 46 1586-1606
- Tumor response prediction in ⁹⁰Y radioembolization with PET-based radiomics features and absorbed dose metrics
  Wei L, Cui C, Xu J, Kaza R, El Naqa I, Dewaraja YK EJNMMI Physics 2020 Dec 7
- Prediction of tumor control in ⁹⁰Y radioembolization by logit models with PET/CT-based dose metrics
  Dewaraja YK, Devasia T, Kaza RK, Mikell JK, Owen D, Roberson PL, Schipper MJ Journal of Nuclear Medicine 2020 Jan 61 104-111
- Phase 2 Trial of Neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX and Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy Concurrent With Fixed-Dose Rate-Gemcitabine in Patients With Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer
  Tran NH, Sahai V, Griffith KA, Nathan H, Kaza R, Cuneo KC, Shi J, Kim E, Sonnenday CJ, Cho CS, Lawrence TS, Zalupski MM International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 2020 Jan 106 124-133
- Quantitative imaging assessment for clinical trials in oncology
  Hersberger KE, Mendiratta-Lala M, Fischer R, Kaza RK, Francis IR, Olszewski MS, Harju JF, Shi W, Manion FJ, Al-Hawary MM, Sahai V JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2019 17 1505-1511
- Impact of ⁹⁰ Y PET gradient-based tumor segmentation on voxel-level dosimetry in liver radioembolization
  Mikell JK, Kaza RK, Roberson PL, Younge KC, Srinivasa RN, Majdalany BS, Cuneo KC, Owen D, Devasia T, Schipper MJ, Dewaraja YK EJNMMI Physics 2018 Dec 5
- Hemostatic agents and tissue sealants: Potential mimics of abdominal abnormalities
  Morani AC, Platt JF, Thomas AJ, Kaza RK, Al-Hawary MM, Cohan RH, Francis IR, Elsayes KM American Journal of Roentgenology 2018 Oct 211 760-766
- Diagnostic accuracy of MDCT in differentiating gallbladder cancer from acute and xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis
  Wasnik AP, Davenport MS, Kaza RK, Weadock WJ, Udager A, Keshavarzi N, Nan B, Maturen KE Clinical Imaging 2018 Jul 50 223-228
- Hypervascular pancreatic “lesions”: a pattern-based approach to differentiation
  Shankar PR, Wasnik AP, Al-Hawary MM, Francis IR, Kaza RK Abdominal Radiology 2018 Apr 43 1013-1028
- Impact of clinical history on maximum PI-RADS version 2 score: A six-reader 120-case sham history retrospective evaluation
  Shankar PR, Kaza RK, Al-Hawary MM, Masch WR, Curci NE, Mendiratta-Lala M, Sakala MD, Johnson TD, Davenport MS RADIOLOGY 2018 288 158-163
- Improved quantitative ⁹⁰Y bremsstrahlung SPECT/CT reconstruction with Monte Carlo scatter modeling:
  Dewaraja YK, Chun SY, Srinivasa RN, Kaza RK, Cuneo KC, Majdalany BS, Novelli PM, Ljungberg M, Fessler JA Medical physics 2017 Dec 44 6364-6376
- Gastroduodenal and pancreatic surgeries: indications, surgical techniques, and imaging features
  Patel NA, Maturen KE, Regenbogen SE, Al-Hawary MM, Kaza RK, Wasnik AP Abdominal Radiology 2017 Aug 42 2054-2068
- Update of dual-energy CT applications in the genitourinary tract
  Kaza RK, Ananthakrishnan L, Kambadakone A, Platt JF American Journal of Roentgenology 2017 Jun 208 1185-1192
- Variability of CT Attenuation Measurements in Virtual Unenhanced Images Generated Using Multimaterial Decomposition from Fast Kilovoltage-switching Dual-energy CT
  Kaza RK, Raff EA, Davenport MS, Khalatbari S Academic radiology 2017 Mar 24 365-372
- Post-operative colon and urinary diversions: surgical techniques, anatomy, and imaging findings
  Wasnik AP, Patel NA, Maturen KE, Regenbogen SE, Kaza RK, Al-Hawary MM Abdominal Radiology 2017 Feb 42 645-660
- White paper of the society of computed body tomography and magnetic resonance on dual-energy CT, part 4: Abdominal and pelvic applications
  de Cecco CN, Boll DT, Bolus DN, Foley DD, Kaza RK, Morgan DE, Rofsky NM, Sahani DV, Schoepf JJ, Shuman WP, Siegel MJ, Vrtiska TJ, Yeh BM, Berland LL Journal of computer assisted tomography 2017 41 8-14
- White paper of the society of computed body tomography and magnetic resonance on dual-energy CT, part 3: Vascular, cardiac, pulmonary, and musculoskeletal applications
  De Cecco CN, Joseph Schoepf U, Steinbach L, Boll DT, Dennis Foley W, Kaza RK, Bolus DN, Morgan DE, Sahani DV, Shuman WP, Siegel MJ, Vrtiska TJ, Yeh BM, Berland LL Journal of computer assisted tomography 2017 41 1-7
- “Concordance” Revisited: A Multispecialty Appraisal of “Concordant” Preliminary Abdominopelvic CT Reports
  Brown JM, Dickerson EC, Rabinowitz LC, Cohan RH, Ellis JH, Litell JM, Kaza RK, Lopez AN, Theyyunni NR, Weber JT, Kocher KE, Davenport MS Journal of the American College of Radiology 2016 Sep 13 1111-1117
- Renal applications of dual-energy CT
  Kaza RK, Platt JF Abdominal Radiology 2016 Jun 41 1122-1132
- Cross-sectional Imaging Review of Tuberous Sclerosis
  Krishnan A, Kaza RK, Vummidi DR Radiologic Clinics of North America 2016 May 54 423-440
- Optimal Imaging Modalities for the Diagnosis and Staging of Periampullary Masses
  Al-Hawary MM, Kaza RK, Francis IR Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America 2016 Apr 25 239-253
- White paper of the society of computed body tomography and magnetic resonance on dual-energy ct, part 2: Radiation dose and iodine sensitivity
  Foley WD, Shuman WP, Siegel MJ, Sahani DV, Boll DT, Bolus DN, De Cecco CN, Kaza RK, Morgan DE, Schoepf UJ, Vrtiska TJ, Yeh BM, Berland LL Journal of computer assisted tomography 2016 40 846-850
- Imaging of presacral masses-a multidisciplinary approach
  Patel N, Maturen KE, Kaza RK, Gandikota G, Al-Hawary MM, Wasnik AP British Journal of Radiology 2016 89
- White paper of the society of computed body tomography and magnetic resonance on dual-energy ct, part 1: Technology and terminology
  Siegel MJ, Kaza RK, Bolus DN, Boll DT, Rofsky NM, De Cecco CN, Foley WD, Morgan DE, Schoepf UJ, Sahani DV, Shuman WP, Vrtiska TJ, Yeh BM, Berland LL Journal of computer assisted tomography 2016 40 841-845
- MDCT findings in small bowel obstruction: implications of the cause and presence of complications on treatment decisions
  O’Malley RG, Al-Hawary MM, Kaza RK, Wasnik AP, Platt JF, Francis IR Abdominal Imaging 2015 Oct 40 2248-2262
- MDCT and MR urogram spectrum of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract diagnosed in adulthood
  Surabhi VR, Menias CO, George V, Matta E, Kaza RK, Hasapes J American Journal of Roentgenology 2015 Sep 205 W294-W304
- Primary and secondary disease of the peritoneum and mesentery: review of anatomy and imaging features
  Wasnik AP, Maturen KE, Kaza RK, Al-Hawary MM, Francis IR Abdominal Imaging 2015 Mar 40 626-642
- Pitfalls in Pancreatic Imaging
  Kaza RK, Al-Hawary MM, Sokhandon F, Shirkhoda A, Francis IR Seminars in Roentgenology 2015 50 320-327
- Adrenal incidentaloma triage with single-source (fast-kilovoltage switch) dual-energy CT
  Glazer DI, Maturen KE, Kaza RK, Francis IR, Keshavarzi NR, Parker RA, Platt JF American Journal of Roentgenology 2014 Aug 203 329-335
- MR imaging of the pelvis: A guide to incidental musculoskeletal findings for abdominal radiologists
  Gaetke-Udager K, Girish G, Kaza RK, Jacobson J, Fessell D, Morag Y, Jamadar D Abdominal Imaging 2014 Aug 39 776-796
- Matched within-patient cohort study of transient arterial phase respiratory motion-related artifact in MR imaging of the liver: Gadoxetate disodium versus gadobenate dimeglumine
  Davenport MS, Caoili EM, Kaza RK, Hussain HK RADIOLOGY 2014 Jul 272 123-131
- Repeatability of diagnostic features and scoring systems for hepatocellular carcinoma by using MR imaging
  Davenport MS, Khalatbari S, Liu PS, Maturen KE, Kaza RK, Wasnik AP, Al-Hawary MM, Glazer DI, Stein EB, Patel J, Somashekar DK, Viglianti BL, Hussain HK RADIOLOGY 2014 Jul 272 132-142
- Multimodality imaging of splenic lesions and the role of non-vascular, image-guided intervention
  Gaetke-Udager K, Wasnik AP, Kaza RK, Al-Hawary MM, Maturen KE, Udager AM, Azar SF, Francis IR Abdominal Imaging 2014 Jun 39 570-587
- Variability in computed tomography diameter measurements of solid renal masses
  Orton LP, Cohan RH, Davenport MS, Parker RA, Parameswaran A, Caoili EM, Kaza RK, Francis IR, Ellis JH, Wolf JS, Hafez K Abdominal Imaging 2014 Jun 39 533-542
- A guide to imaging in bariatric surgery
  Gaetke-Udager K, Wasnik AP, Kaza RK, Al-Hawary MM, Maturen KE, Cohan RH Emergency Radiology 2014 Jun 21 309-319
- Evaluation of low-dose CT angiography with model-based iterative reconstruction after endovascular aneurysm repair of a thoracic or abdominal aortic aneurysm
  Hansen NJ, Kaza RK, Maturen KE, Liu PS, Platt JF American Journal of Roentgenology 2014 Mar 202 648-655
- Emerging techniques for dose optimization in abdominal CT
  Kaza RK, Platt JF, Goodsitt MM, Al-Hawary MM, Maturen KE, Wasnik AP, Pandya A Radiographics 2014 Jan 34 4-17
- Adrenal collision tumors and their mimics: Multimodality imaging findings
  Katabathina VS, Flaherty E, Kaza R, Ojili V, Chintapalli KN, Prasad SR Cancer Imaging 2013 Dec 13 602-610
- Staging of pancreatic cancer: Role of imaging
  Al-Hawary MM, Kaza RK, Wasnik AP, Francis IR Seminars in Roentgenology 2013 Jul 48 245-252
- Dual-energy CT of the urinary tract
  Kaza RK, Platt JF, Megibow AJ Abdominal Imaging 2013 Feb 38 167-179
- Comparison of acute transient dyspnea after intravenous administration of gadoxetate disodium and gadobenate dimeglumine: Effect on arterial phase image quality
  Davenport MS, Viglianti BL, Al-Hawary MM, Caoili EM, Kaza RK, Liu PS, Maturen KE, Chenevert TL, Hussain HK RADIOLOGY 2013 Feb 266 452-461
- Mimics of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
  Al-Hawary MM, Kaza RK, Azar SF, Ruma JA, Francis IR Cancer Imaging 2013 13 342-349
- CT Enterography: Concepts and Advances in Crohn's Disease Imaging
  Al-Hawary MM, Kaza RK, Platt JF Radiologic Clinics of North America 2013 Jan 51 1-16
- Rectal imaging: Part 2, perianal fistula evaluation on pelvic MRI - What the radiologist needs to know
  O'Malley RB, Al-Hawary MM, Kaza RK, Wasnik AP, Liu PS, Hussain HK American Journal of Roentgenology 2012 Jul 199 W43-W53
- CT enterography at 80 kVp with adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction versus at 120 kVp with standard reconstruction: Image quality, diagnostic adequacy, and dose reduction
  Kaza RK, Platt JF, Al-Hawary MM, Wasnik A, Liu PS, Pandya A American Journal of Roentgenology 2012 May 198 1084-1092
- Ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging of ovarian vein thrombosis in obstetrical and nonobstetrical patients
  Virmani V, Kaza R, Sadaf A, Fasih N, Fraser-Hill M Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal 2012 May 63 109-118
- Dual-energy ct with single- and dual-source scanners: Current applications in evaluating the genitourinary tract
  Kaza RK, Platt JF, Cohan RH, Caoili EM, Al-Hawary MM, Wasnik A Radiographics 2012 Mar 32 353-369
- Comparative investigation of IV iohexol and iopamidol: Effect on renal function in low-risk outpatients undergoing CT
  Dillman JR, Al-Hawary M, Ellis JH, Cohan RH, Kaza R, Myles JD, Khalatbari S, Francis IR American Journal of Roentgenology 2012 Feb 198 392-397
- "Sweet spot" for endoleak detection: Optimizing contrast to noise using low kev reconstructions from fast-switch kVp dual-energy CT
  Maturen KE, Kaza RK, Liu PS, Quint LE, Khalatbari SH, Platt JF Journal of computer assisted tomography 2012 36 83-87
- Ultrasound imaging of bowel pathology: Technique and keys to diagnosis in the acute abdomen
  Maturen KE, Wasnik AP, Kamaya A, Dillman JR, Kaza RK, Pandya A, Maheshwary RK American Journal of Roentgenology 2011 Dec 197 W1067-W1075
- Distinguishing enhancing from nonenhancing renal lesions with fast kilovoltage-switching dual-energy CT
  Kaza RK, Caoili EM, Cohan RH, Platt JF American Journal of Roentgenology 2011 Dec 197 1375-1381
- Multimodality imaging in ureteric and periureteric pathologic abnormalities
  Wasnik AP, Elsayes KM, Kaza RK, Al-Hawary MM, Cohan RH, Francis IR American Journal of Roentgenology 2011 Dec 197 W1083-W1092
- MDCT and 3D imaging of the small bowel and mesentery
  Al-Hawary MM, Kaza RK, Platt JF Applied Radiology 2011 Nov 40 23-30
- Multidetector CT imaging in mesenteric ischemia - Pearls and pitfalls
  Wasnik A, Kaza RK, Al-Hawary MM, Liu PS, Platt JF Emergency Radiology 2011 Apr 18 145-156
- Aortic endograft surveillance: Use of fast-switch kVp dual-energy computed tomography with virtual noncontrast imaging
  Maturen KE, Kleaveland PA, Kaza RK, Liu PS, Quint LE, Khalatbari SH, Platt JF Journal of computer assisted tomography 2011 35 742-746
- Primary and secondary neoplasms of the spleen
  Kaza RK, Azar S, Al-Hawary MM, Francis IR Cancer Imaging 2010 10 173-182
- Hemorrhage in a pre-existing ureteropelvic junction obstructed kidney: An unusual cause of duodenal obstruction after blunt abdominal trauma
  Sodhi KS, Narsimhan KL, Kaza RK, Suri S Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care 2008 Oct 65 E36-E38
- Case series: Saccular aneurysm of the azygos anterior cerebral artery: Report of 2 cases and review of literature
  Bapuraj JR, Ojili V, Khandelwal N, Kaza RK, Shanbhogue AK, Chabbra R Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging 2007 Aug 17 153-155
- Primary Ewing's sarcoma of occipital bone
  Kaza RK, Sandhu MS, Ojili V Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging 2006 Aug 16 353-354
- Evaluation of gall bladder carcinoma with dynamic magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
  Kaza RK, Gulati M, Wig JD, Chawla YK Australasian Radiology 2006 Jun 50 212-217
- Reducing radiation dose to pediatric patients [12]
  Saxena AK, Prasad K, Kaza RK American Journal of Roentgenology 2005 185 1658

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