CONTACT INFORMATIONBIOGRAPHYCREDENTIALSAWARDSPUBLICATIONSMadalina Tivarus, Ph.D.Contact InformationPhone NumbersOffice: (585) 276-7328Research LabsTivarus LabVisit Tivarus Lab Lab Website3D Post-processing labVisit 3D Post-processing lab Lab WebsiteCognitive Neurophysiology LabVisit Cognitive Neurophysiology Lab Lab WebsiteLocationsUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterSchool of Medicine and Dentistry601 Elmwood Ave, Box 648Rochester, NY 14642Additional LinksUR CABINFaculty AppointmentsAssociate Professor - Department of Imaging Sciences (SMD) Associate Professor - Department of Neuroscience (SMD) - JointBiographyProfessional BackgroundDr. Tivarus received her PhD in Biophysics in 2006 from the Ohio State University, where she trained in MRI and brain imaging. Later that year joined the Department of Imaging Sciences at University of Rochester as a postdoctoral fellow/instructor in Radiology and Brain and Cognitive Sciences. She is the Director of the Functional MRI pre-surgical brain mapping program, and of the 3D Post-Processing Lab in the Department of Imaging Sciences. She is a certified Magnetic Resonance Safety Expert (MRSE) and provides MR Physics support, MRI QA/QC testing, ACR (American College of Radiology) accreditation and acceptance testing for MRI systems at University Imaging at East River Road and University Imaging at Penfield. She works closely with the Neuroradiology section to standardize and optimize MRI protocols across the enterprise. She is a member of the DelMonte Institute for Neuroscience and has an appointment at the University of Rochester Center for Advanced Brain Imaging & Neurophysiology (UR CABIN) where she provides support with development of new MRI research protocols, MR safety and Human Research (RSRB) Compliance. Dr. Tivarus has significant experience with neuroimaging techniques such as functional MRI (fMRI), Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI), Arterial Spin Labeling (ASL), MR spectroscopy, morphometry, and Perfusion DSC, and their applications in neurology, neuroscience and clinical neuroradiology and has numerous multidisciplinary research collaborations across many UR departments. She mentors undergraduate and graduate students doing neuroimaging research and gives neuroimaging lectures to Imaging Sciences residents and technologists.CredentialsEducation1997BS | Romania - University of BucharestPhysics1998MS | Romania - University of BucharestPhysics2004MS | Ohio State University-ColumbusBiophysics2006PhD | Ohio State University-ColumbusBiophysicsPost-doctoral Training & Residency10/2006 - 09/2008Imaging Sciences and Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of RochesterAwards2004Alumni Grants for Graduate Research and ScholarshipSponsor: The Ohio State University2004Fellowship, Summer Workshop in fMRI InformaticsSponsor: Dartmouth College2001Hazel Brown Teaching AwardSponsor: The Ohio State University1992 - 2000Academic merit scholarshipSponsor: University of Bucharest, RomaniaVIEW ALL expand_morePublicationsJournal Articles4/11/2022Gross WL, Helfand A, Swanson SJ, Conant LL, Humphries C, Raghavan M, Mueller WM, Busch RM, Allen L, Anderson CT, Carlson CE, Lowe MJ, Langfitt JT, Tivarus ME, Drane DL, Loring DW, Jacobs M, Morgan VL, Allendorfer JB, Szaflarski JP, Bonilha L, Bookheimer S, Grabowski T, Vannest J, Binder JR, . "Prediction of Naming Outcome With FMRI Language Lateralization in Left Temporal Epilepsy Surgery." Neurology.. 2022 Apr 11; Epub 2022 Apr 11. 10/22/2021Wakim KM, Freedman EG, Tivarus ME, Heinecke A, Foxe JJ. "Assessing combinatorial effects of HIV infection and former cocaine dependence on cognitive control processes: A functional neuroimaging study of response inhibition." Neuropharmacology.. 2021 Oct 22; :108815. Epub 2021 Oct 22. 8/28/2021Murray KD, Uddin MN, Tivarus ME, Sahin B, Wang HZ, Singh MV, Qiu X, Wang L, Spincemaille P, Wang Y, Maggirwar SB, Zhong J, Schifitto G. "Increased risk for cerebral small vessel disease is associated with quantitative susceptibility mapping in HIV infected and uninfected individuals." NeuroImage. Clinical.. 2021 Aug 28; 32:102786. Epub 2021 Aug 28. 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