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Korgun Koral, M.D.

Korgun Koral, M.D.

Titles and Appointments

Director, Pediatric Neuroradiology

Professor

School
Medical School
Department
Radiology

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  • Biography

    Korgun Koral, M.D., is Professor of Radiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, and a member of its Pediatric Radiology Division who serves as Director of Pediatric Neuroradiology at Children's Health.

    Originally from Turkey, Dr. Koral received his medical degree from Hacettepe University in Ankara, and radiology residency training at Ankara University Medical School. He then obtained advanced training through fellowship programs in pediatric radiology at the University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA), in pediatric vascular and interventional radiology at Children's Memorial Hospital and Northwestern University School of Medicine in Chicago, and in diagnostic neuroradiology at UCLA.

    Prior to rejoining the UT Southwestern faculty in 2020, Dr. Koral served as Professor of Radiology at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, and Director of both Pediatric Neuroradiology and Pediatric MRI. He began his academic career in 2002 as Assistant Professor of Radiology at UT Southwestern, advancing to Associate Professor in 2007 and Professor in 2014.

    Dr. Koral is certified by the American Board of Radiology in pediatric radiology, neuroradiology, and diagnostic radiology.

    Dr. Koral's research interests have resulted in more than 65 original publications in peer-reviewed journals, and his scholarly activity includes contributions to more than 14 textbooks. He has also presented his findings at professional conferences throughout the United States and around the world, and is a frequent lecturer at medical institutions and scientific assemblies.

    He is active in several national and international organizations, including the Radiological Society of North America, Society for Pediatric Radiology, American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology, American Society of Neuroradiology, European Society of Radiology, and the Turkish Medical Imaging and Interventional Radiology Society.

  • Education
    Medical School
    Hacettepe Univ Med School; Turkey (1992)
    Residency
    Ankara Universitesi, Turkey (1996), Radiology
    Fellowship
    UCLA Medical Center (1999), Pediatric Radiology
    Fellowship
    McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (2000), Vascular & Interventional Radiology
    Fellowship
    UCLA Medical Center (2001), Neuroradiology
    Graduate School
    Texas Woman's University (2015)
  • Publications
    Neuroimaging Reader Study on Clinical Sensitivity and Specificity Using Synthetic MRI Based on MR Quantification
    Miller JH, Lefkowitz D, Maulsby G, Mechtler L, Pinter N, Snyder T, Hayes L, Carpenter J, Koral K, Cornejo P, Levendovszky SR, Warntjes JB, Johansson P, Lange E, Miller JH American Journal of Neuroradiology 2025 Jun 46 1196-1202
    Distinct Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Findings Across Mucopolysaccharidosis Types: Novel Insights
    Baspinar N, Yazici H, Eraslan C, Kitis O, Calli C, Salk I, Atalar M, Koral K Journal of child neurology 2025
    Distinct Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Findings Across Mucopolysaccharidosis Types: Novel Insights
    Baspinar N, Yazici H, Eraslan C, Kitis O, Calli C, Salk I, Atalar M, Koral K Journal of child neurology 2025
    The sensitivity of limited-sequence magnetic resonance imaging in identifying pediatric cervical spine injury: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium multicenter retrospective cohort study
    Author Collaboration ob, Melhado C, Durand R, Russell KW, Polukoff NE, Rampton J, Iyer RR, Acker SN, Koehler R, Prendergast C, Stence N, O'Neill B, Padilla BE, Jamshidi R, Vaughn JA, Ronecker JS, Selesner L, Lofberg K, Regner M, Thiessen J, Sayama C, Spurrier RG, Ross EE, Liu CS, Chu J, McNevin K, Beni C, Robinson BR, Linnau K, Buckley RT, Chao SD, Sabapaty A, Tong E, Prolo LM, Ignacio R, Sachs GF, Kruk P, Gonda D, Ryan M, Pandya S, Koral K, Braga BP, Auguste K, Jensen AR Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 2024 Sep 97 407-413
    Corrigendum to “Cervical Collar-Associated Pressure Injury in Pediatric Trauma Patients: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium Study” [J Pediatr Surg 59 (2024) 326–330, (S0022346823006310), (10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.10.021)]
    Author Collaboration WP, Melhado C, Russell KW, Acker SN, Padilla BE, Lofberg K, Spurrier RG, Robinson B, Chao S, Ignacio RC, Ryan M, Jensen AR, Auguste K, Beni C, Braga BP, Buckley RT, Chu J, Durand R, Floan GM, Gonda DD, Iyer RR, Jamshidi R, Koral K, Kruk PG, Linnau K, Jason Liu CS, McNevin K, O'Neill B, Pandya S, Polukoff NE, Prendergast C, Prolo LM, Rampton J, Regner M, Ronecker J, Ross EE, Sabapaty A, Sayama C, Selesner L, Smith KM, Stence N, Thiessen J, Tong E, Vaughn JA Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2024 Jul 59 1399
    Cervical Collar-Associated Pressure Injury in Pediatric Trauma Patients: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium Study
    Author Collaboration WP, Melhado C, Russell KW, Acker SN, Padilla BE, Lofberg K, Spurrier RG, Robinson B, Chao S, Ignacio RC, Ryan M, Jensen AR, Auguste K, Beni C, Braga BP, Buckley RT, Chu J, Durand R, Floan GM, Gonda DD, Iyer RR, Jamshidi R, Koral K, Kruk PG, Linnau K, Jason Liu CS, McNevin K, O'Neill B, Pandya S, Polukoff NE, Prendergast C, Prolo LM, Rampton J, Regner M, Ronecker J, Sabapaty A, Sayama C, Selesner L, Smith KM, Stence N, Thiessen J, Tong E, Vaughn JA Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2024 Feb 59 326-330
    Nonvascular Nervous System Complications in Pediatric Patients with COVID-19 Infection
    Palabiyik F, Koral K, Pruthi S Journal of Pediatric Neurology 2022 Jun 20 319-326
    Imaging of Central Nervous System Involvement in Pediatric Hematologic Disorders
    Kalın S, Koral K Turkish Archives of Pediatrics 2022 57 267-281
    Pediatric Brain Tumors
    Koral K 2020 Jan 173-195
    The use of 3D printing in shared decision making for a juvenile aggressive ossifying fibroma in a pediatric patient
    Lee AY, Patel NA, Kurtz K, Edelman M, Koral K, Kamdar D, Goldstein T American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery 2019 Sep 40 779-782
  • Honors & Awards
    • Editor's Recognition Award
      Radiology (2016)
    • Editor's Recognition Award
      Radiology (2015)
    • Golden Apple Teaching Award
      UT Southwestern (2015)
    • Certificate of Appreciation
      American Society of Neuroradiology (2014)
    • Certificate of Recognition for Peer Review
      American Journal of Neuroradiology (2014)
    • Editor's Recognition Award
      Radiology (2014)
    • Golden Apple Teaching Award
      UT Southwestern (2014)
    • Editor's Recognition Award
      Radiology (2013)
    • Golden Apple Teaching Award
      UT Southwestern (2012)
    • Certificate of Recognition for Peer Review
      American Journal of Neuroradiology (2011)
    • Golden Apple Teaching Award
      UT Southwestern (2010)
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • American Society of Neuroradiology
    • American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology
    • European Society of Radiology
    • Radiological Society of North America
    • Society of Pediatric Radiology
    • Turkish Medical Imaging and Interventional Radiology Society