Damien Dawson, M.D.
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About Me
Fellowship: 07/2010 – 06/2011
MRI Fellowship, University Medical Imaging, Rochester, NY
Residency: 07/2006 – 06/2010
Radiology Resident, West Penn Allegheny Health System, Pittsburgh, PA
Internship: 06/2005 – 06/2006
Transitional Year, University of Pi...
Fellowship: 07/2010 – 06/2011
MRI Fellowship, University Medical Imaging, Rochester, NY
Residency: 07/2006 – 06/2010
Radiology Resident, West Penn Allegheny Health System, Pittsburgh, PA
Internship: 06/2005 – 06/2006
Transitional Year, University of Pittsburgh Medical Centers, Pittsburgh, PA
Medical Education: 9/2000 – 06/2005
Medical Doctor, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
7/2004 – 06/2005
Student research assistant
Undergraduate Degree: 08/1996 – 05/2000
Bachelor of Science, Biology, University of Illinois Urbana – Champaign
High School Degree: 09/1992 – 06/1996
High School Diploma, University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, Chicago, IL
EMPLOYMENT
06/2001 – 08/2001 Physics Tutor and Resident Advisor, Chicago Summer Science Enrichment Program
08/1999 – 05/2000 Physics Tutor, Office of Minority Student Affairs, University of Illinois Urbana – Champaign
Faculty Appointments
Associate Professor of Clinical Imaging Sciences - Department of Imaging Sciences (SMD)
Credentials
Residency & Fellowship
Fellowship, Radiology, General, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2010 - 2011
Residency, Diagnostic Radiology, Allegheny General Hospital. 2006 - 2010
Internship, Transitional Year, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. 2005 - 2006
Education
MD | University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. 2005
Research
Pittsburgh, PA
• A short Power Point presentation for the 2008 ARRS National Meeting in Washington, DC about the current literature in the physics of Multi-Detector Card...
Pittsburgh, PA
• A short Power Point presentation for the 2008 ARRS National Meeting in Washington, DC about the current literature in the physics of Multi-Detector Cardiac CT with Dr. H. S. Beasley, Dr. B. B. Ghoshhajra, and M. S. Blackwood, MS.
09/2004 – 06/2005 Department of Radiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Research assistant in pilot study examining the feasibility of a new unprepped CT colonography (CTC) strategy: low fiber diet and tagging (unprepped) vs. low fiber diet, tagging and a magnesium citrate cleansing preparation (prepped) with Dr. Hiro Yoshida and Dr. Abraham Dachman.
Summer, 2000 Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Student
Research, Chicago, IL
• Focus Group Organizer and Co-leader with Dr. Eric Whitaker. Conducted focus groups about violence in the Roseland neighborhood with children aged 9 to 17 to get their impression of the causes and possible solutions.
Summers, 1995-1998 Department of Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Summer Science Research Experience for Undergraduate Participant in Physics Lab with Dr. Heinrich Jaeger. Performed data analysis for MRI data, built and ran several different experiments investigating granular materials
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