Laura M. Fayad
Experienced in Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma
Experienced in Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma
1800 Orleans Street, 
Baltimore, MD 

Overview

Dr. Laura M. Fayad serves as the Chief of Musculoskeletal Imaging. She is a Professor in the Johns Hopkins University Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Department of Oncology, and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Fayad is also the Director of the Translational Research Program in the Department of Radiology. Dr. Fayad earned a Bachelor of Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Master of Science at Stanford University, and M.D. C.M. degrees at the McGill University Faculty of Medicine. She completed residency training at Columbia University and MRI Fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University. She specializes in diagnostic and interventional musculoskeletal radiology. In addition to routine sports medicine and spine applications, Dr. Fayad protocols and interprets specialized examinations in the areas of peripheral nerve imaging, tumor imaging, and rheumatology. Her primary area of research focuses on novel imaging techniques for musculoskeletal tumors, with her work including well over 100 publications that have been cited more than 1,500 times.

Dr. Fayad is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma. Her top areas of expertise are Schwannomatosis, Neurofibromatosis, Liposarcoma, and Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2).

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 164 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Stanford University School Of Medicine, MS, 1990
Residency
New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell, Radiology, 2001
Specialties
Radiology
Licenses
Diagnostic Radiology in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Radiology
Fellowships
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Body Imaging, 2002
Hospital Affiliations
Sibley Memorial Hospital
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Arabic
French
Gender
Female

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  • HMO
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  • POS
  • PPO
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  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
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  • MEDICARE PDP
  • PPO
Geisinger
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  • POS
  • PPO

Locations

The Johns Hopkins Hospital
1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Fayad has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


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