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Sandra Garza, M.D.

Sandra Garza, M.D.

Titles and Appointments

Clinical Assistant Professor

School
Medical School
Department
Radiology

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  • Biography

    Alheli Garza, M.D. , is an Assistant Professor of Radiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of its Breast Imaging Division. Her clinical interests include mammography, breast ultrasound, breast magnetic resonance imaging, and image-guided procedures.
     
    Dr. Garza earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, where she graduated magna cum laude. She received her medical degree from UT Southwestern, and completed her radiology residency training at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. She then obtained advanced training through a breast imaging fellowship program at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona.
     
    Prior to joining the UT Southwestern faculty in 2020, Dr. Garza worked in private practice, focusing on breast and body imaging and participating in breast and liver multidisciplinary conferences and tumor boards.
     
    Dr. Garza is also a member of several national and international professional societies, including the Radiological Society of North America, Society of Breast Imaging, American College of Radiology, American Roentgen Ray Society, and the Texas Radiological Society.

  • Publications
    Staging MRI of uterine malignant mixed Müllerian tumors versus endometrial carcinomas with emphasis on dynamic enhancement characteristics
    Garza A, Elsherif SB, Faria SC, Sagebiel T, Sun J, Ma J, Bhosale PR Abdominal Radiology 2020 Apr 45 1141-1154
    CT Imaging of Complications Associated with Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs)
    Shroff GS, Ocazionez D, Akkanti B, Vargas D, Garza A, Gupta P, Patel JA, Patel MK, Gregoric ID Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI 2017 Dec 38 616-628
    Assessing tumor extent on contrast-enhanced spectral mammography versus full-field digital mammography and ultrasound
    Patel BK, Garza SA, Eversman S, Lopez-Alvarez Y, Kosiorek H, Pockaj BA Clinical Imaging 2017 Nov 46 78-84
    Nodular pericardial metastases
    Shroff GS, Guo S, Garza SA, Tung PP Heart Lung and Circulation 2014 Mar 23 e107-e108
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • American College of Radiology
    • American Roentgen Ray Society
    • Radiological Society of North America
    • Society of Breast Imaging
    • Texas Radiological Society