Oldham, Sandra A. A., M.D.

FILED AS:

Faculty, Thoracic

UPDATED ON:

January 11th, 2011

TAGGED:

Professor

Professional Focus:

Dr. Oldham has numerous simultaneous interests spanning clinical radiology to teaching methods in radiology. Areas of interest in clinical radiology include: interstitial lung disease, radiographic and high resolution chest CT detection and diagnosis; bronchogenic carcinoma: early detection and staging; CTPA (CT Pulmonary Angiography) and cost effectiveness; detection of anemia by CT; and pulmonary manifestations of HIV and immunosuppression. Interest in teaching methods in radiology include: Fundamentals course for first year radiology residents; curricular updates for radiology residents – making sure we give sufficient time needed to teach in the ten subspecialty areas of Radiology; optimizing lecture time and incorporating hot seat cases into didactic lectures, modular instruction of medical students and residents, self-assessment modules (SAM’s).

Graduate/Medical Degrees:

Doctor of Medicine University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL

Postgraduate Training:

Internship In Medicine –   St. Elizabeth Hospital, Youngstown, Ohio
Residency In Radiology – University Health Center of Pittsburgh, Presbyterian University Hospital,                                      Dept. of Radiology, Pittsburgh, PA

Board Certifications:

1979: American Board of Radiology – Diagnostic Radiology

Major Honors or Awards:

Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award, UTHSC Houston (for the following years):
1998-1999
1999-2000
2000-2001
2001-2002
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2009-2010
2011-2012

2000: AFIP Best Case Award presented by the AFIP to the University of Texas Health Science Center Dept. of Radiology. Presented to Dr. Oldham at the April 2000 meeting of the APDR in Orlando, FL

Publications:

Wagner LK, Beasley CW, Oldham SAA, Leon S, Ferguson EC. "Resident Education in the Radiological Sciences: What Now?". AJR 2011; 196 (1): 152-156.

Estrada-y-Martin RM, Oldham SAA. "CTPA as the Gold Standard for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism". Publication: International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 2011; 6:557-563. Online publication 06 August 2010. PMID: 20689999 (PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE).

Ferguson EC, Krishnamurthy R, Oldham SAA. "Classic Imaging Signs of Congenital Cardiovascular Abnormalities". RadioGraphics 2007; 27:1323-1334. PMID: 17848694 (PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE). Category 1 CME credit Education Exhibit.

Gibbs JM, Chandrasekhar CA, Ferguson EC, Oldham SAA. "Lines and Stripes: Where Did They Go? – From Conventional Radiography to CT". RadioGraphics 2007; 27:33-48. PMID: 17234994 (PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE).

Oldham SAA. ICU chest radiographs – ICU calamities: evaluation of the portable chest radiograph. Emergency Radiology 2002; 9: 43-54.

Amin RS, Munden RF, Oldham SAA. Kaposi Sarcoma in a Renal Transplant Patient.Journal of Thoracic Imaging. 2000; 15: 297-300.

Takahashi N, Kawashima A, Stroehlein KB, Oldham SAA. Mycetoma of the Lung in a Cavity that Developed from a Gunshot Wound.AJR 1999; 172: 369-371.

Jing J, Kawashima A, Sickler K, Raval BK, Oldham SAA. Metastatic Cardiac Calcification in a Patient with Chronic Renal Failure who was Undergoing Hemodialysis:Radiographic and CT Findings.AJR 1998; 170: 903-905.

Oldham SAA, Rawal A, Chan JD, Harle TS, Goldman SM. Fundamentals Course for First Year Radiology Residents.Acad Radiol 1998; 5: 57-62.

Oldham SAA, Barron B, Munden RF, Lamki N, Lamki L.The Radiology of the Thoracic Manifestations of AIDS.Critical Reviews in Radiology.CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. August 1998.