Overview
L. Gilbert Vézina, MD, is a professor of radiology and pediatrics at George Washington University and the director of the Neuroradiology Program at Children's National Hospital. He is a graduate of McGill Medical School and completed radiology and neuroradiology training at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Vézina is a fellow of the American College of Radiology and a past president of the American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology (ASPNR). He has more than 200 journal and literary publications on pediatric neuroradiology. His clinical and research interests include fetal/neonatal imaging and imaging of patients with brain tumors, epilepsy, congenital anomalies, phacomatoses, traumatic brain injuries and head and neck disorders. He was awarded the Gold Medal by the ASPNR in 2020, the society's most distinguished honor, in recognition of his exceptional service and achievements.
His clinical expertise encompasses Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1).
Dr. Vezina is board certified in Neuroradiology: American Board Of Radiology, 1988 and Diagnostic Radiology: American Board Of Radiology, 1987.
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111 Michigan Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20010
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Dr. Vezina 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.
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Monica Pearl, MD, is a board-certified American Board of Radiology diplomate with subspecialty fellowship training and certification in Diagnostic Neuroradiology and Interventional Neuroradiology. She is also a Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She received her undergraduate degree in mathematics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her Doctor of Medicine from Duke University. Dr. Pearl trained in general surgery and diagnostic radiology at the George Washington University and completed fellowships in both Diagnostic Neuroradiology and Interventional Neuroradiology at the Johns Hopkins University, where she was on faculty from 2010 – 2020. Her career is dedicated to the care of children with neurovascular disorders, and she brings her expertise to Children’s National Hospital in the areas of cerebrovascular pathology, novel CNS drug delivery platforms and innovative endovascular therapies for CNS disorders including intractable seizures due to hemimegalencephaly. She has been the recipient of numerous research awards from private foundations as well as from state and federal (NIH) funding sources. Her research is focused on radiation dose reduction strategies and innovative endovascular therapies for pediatric tumors of the head, neck and spine. Dr. Pearl is a member of the American Society of Neuroradiology, a Senior Member of the Society of Neurointerventional Surgery and a member of the Core Steering Group for the Children’s Brain Tumour Drug Delivery Consortium, an international, multidisciplinary network of clinicians and researchers dedicated to developing drug delivery systems for children with brain tumors. Dr. Pearl is available for patient and physician consultation, image review, and sees patients at Children’s National in her clinic by appointment. Dr. Pearl is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Increased Head Circumference, Arteriovenous Malformation, Brain Aneurysm, Liver Embolization, and Thrombectomy. Dr. Pearl is board certified in Neuroradiology: American Board Of Radiology, 2012 and Diagnostic Radiology: American Board Of Radiology, 2008.
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