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Parham Pezeshk, M.D.

Parham Pezeshk, M.D.

Titles and Appointments

Associate Professor

School
Medical School
Department
Radiology

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  • Biography

    Parham Pezeshk, M.D., is an Associate Professor of Radiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of its Musculoskeletal Radiology Division

    Originally from Iran, Dr. Pezeshk earned his medical degree and completed an advanced training program in endocrine sciences at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services in Tehran. He pursued advanced training in endocrinology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, and in radiology informatics at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He remained at Brigham and Women’s Hospital to complete a residency in radiology, before completing additional advanced training through a fellowship in neuroradiology at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis, and a fellowship in musculoskeletal radiology at the VA Long Beach Healthcare System in Irvine, California. 

    Dr. Pezeshk has co-authored nearly a dozen original research articles on topics including renal disease, diabetes, spinal imaging and spinal cord anatomy, and proton emission tomography (PET) directed skeletal biopsy.

    He is a member of the MSK Fellowship Program Evaluation Committee and the Radiology User Group at Parkland Hospital.

    Dr. Pezeshk is also an active member of national and international professional organizations, including the Radiological Society of North America, the National Postdoctoral Association, and the Iran Medical Council.

  • Education
    Medical School
    Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (2001)
    Fellowship
    University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2005), Research
    Fellowship
    Center for Evidence-Based Imaging (Brigham Research Institute) (2007), Research
    Internship
    Saint Mary's Health System (2008), Internal Medicine
    Residency
    Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women's Hospital (2012), Radiology
    Fellowship
    University of Minnesota (2013), Neuroradiology
    Fellowship
    University of California, Irvine (2014), Musculoskeletal Radiology
  • Publications
    Are artificial intelligence generated lower extremity radiographic measurements accurate in a cohort with implants?
    Archer H, Xia S, Reine S, Vazquez LC, Ashikyan O, Pezeshk P, Kohli A, Xi Y, Wells J, Hummer A, Difranco M, Chhabra A Skeletal radiology 2025 Oct 54 2097-2106
    Are artificial intelligence generated lower extremity radiographic measurements accurate in a cohort with implants?
    Archer H, Xia S, Reine S, Vazquez LC, Ashikyan O, Pezeshk P, Kohli A, Xi Y, Wells J, Hummer A, Difranco M, Chhabra A Skeletal radiology 2025 Oct 54 2097-2106
    3D color-rendered MR neurography heatmaps in visualizing normal lumbosacral (LS) plexus and increasing conspicuity of LS plexopathy
    He A, Ray G, Pezeshk P, Eajazi A, Karatas R, Rayer DA, Xi Y, Chhabra A European Radiology 2025 Mar 35 1679-1686
    Imaging of Inflammatory Arthritis: An Overview of Advantages and Limitations
    Ezzati F, Eajazi A, Daftaribesheli L, Pezeshk P Seminars in Roentgenology 2024 Oct 59 467-476
    Patient Satisfaction Experience and Outcomes after CT-Guided Bone Marrow Biopsy Versus In-Office Bone Marrow Biopsy
    Srivastava U, Pezeshk P, Chhabra A Radiation 2024 Sep 4 224-231
    Reliability assessment of leg length and angular alignment on manual reads versus artificial intelligence-generated lower extremity radiographic measurements
    Archer H, Reine S, Xia S, Vazquez LC, Ashikyan O, Pezeshk P, Kohli A, Xi Y, Wells JE, Hummer A, Difranco M, Chhabra A Clinical Imaging 2024 Sep 113
    Ghost Sign on Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Generated Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Map: Additional MRI Diagnostic Marker for Extremity Osteomyelitis
    He A, Guirguis M, Silva FD, Ashikyan O, Pezeshk P, Rajamohan N, Salhadar K, Xi Y, Chhabra A Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging 2024 Aug 35 81-87
    MSKI-RADS: An MRI-based Musculoskeletal Infection Reporting and Data System for the Diagnosis of Extremity Infections
    Chhabra A, Alaia EF, Ashikyan O, Wong PK, Eajazi A, Taneja AK, Colucci P, Bajaj G, Vossen JA, Pezeshk P, Simpfendorfer C, Cardoso FN, Komarraju A, Subhawong T, Pandey T, Samet J, de Souza FF, Lee KS, Thakur U, Chalian M, Silva FD, Rajamohan N, Guirguis M, He A, Salhadar K, Bhavan K, Raspovic K, Wukich DK, Xi Y, Morrison WB RADIOLOGY 2024 Aug 312
    MRI-based Neuropathy Score Reporting And Data System (NS-RADS): multi-institutional wider-experience usability study of peripheral neuropathy conditions among 32 radiology readers
    Chhabra A, Duarte Silva F, Mogharrabi B, Guirguis M, Ashikyan O, Rasper M, Park E, Walter SS, Umpierrez M, Pezeshk P, Thurlow PC, Jagadale A, Bajaj G, Komarraju A, Wu JS, Aguilera A, Cardoso FN, Souza F, Chaganti SR, Antil N, Manzano W, Stebner A, Evers J, Petterson M, Geisbush T, Downing C, Christensen D, Horneber E, Kim JM, Purushothaman R, Mohanan S, Raichandani S, Vilanilam G, Cabrera C, Manov J, Maloney S, Deshmukh SD, Lutz AM, Fritz J, Andreisek G, Chalian M, Wong PK, Pandey T, Subhawong T, Xi Y European Radiology 2024 Aug 34 5228-5238
    Patient Satisfaction Experience and Outcomes after CT-Guided Bone Marrow Biopsy Versus In-Office Bone Marrow Biopsy
    Srivastava U, Pezeshk P, Chhabra A Radiation 2024 Jul 4 224-231