John Stassi , M.D.

GENERAL

Specialty:	Diagnostic Radiology (Board Certified in 1986) - Accepting New Patients

Age: 56      Gender: M

Medical School:
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Internship:
Presbyterian Medical Center

Residency:
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Fellowship:
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Primary Affiliation:  Bryn Mawr Hospital

* Members of the Main Line Health medical staff are affiliated with Bryn Mawr Hospital, Lankenau Medical Center, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital.

Clinical/Dept Titles:
Director of Breast Imaging, Bryn Mawr Hospital
Attending Physician

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PRACTICE

Practice Name:
Radiology Associates of the Me

Location:

BMH Department of Radiology 130 South Bryn Mawr Avenue Bryn Mawr, PA  19010 TEL: 484.337.3453

Hours: Weekdays

Areas of Clinical Interest
Breast Imaging and Intervention
Breast MRI

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PUBLICATIONS & CITATIONS

Recent Clinical Studies Published

Stassi J, Cavanaugh BC, Siegal T, Horrow MM, Rosenberg HK: RSNA Ultrasound Case of the Day: Occlusion of the common carotid artery with segmental reversal of external carotid flow and patent internal carotid. RadioGraphics 15:1235-1238, September 1995.

Horrow MM, Kirby CL, Enu B, Stassi J, Rosenberg HK: Sonography of gas in the abdomen: A help rather than a hindrance. The Radiologist 5:85-94, March 1998.

Stassi J, Horrow MM, Rosenberg HK, Kirby CL: Carotid ultrasonography: Interpretive issues and potential pitfalls. Ultrasound Quarterly . 14: 48-64, 1998.

Stassi J, Niakosari A, MacMoran JW: Venous ultrasound in anesthesia. The American Journal of Anesthesiology 26:230-231, June 1999.

Horrow MM, Stassi J, Shurman A, Brody JD, Kirby CL, Rosenberg HK: The limitations of carotid sonography: Interpretive and technology-related errors. AJR 174:189-194, January 2000.

Stassi J, Copit DS, Cavanaugh BC: Sonographic diagnosis of benign breast entities other than cysts when the mammogram is inconclusive. The Radiologist 7:125-135, May 2000.

Abstracts:

Stassi J, Jacobson L, Luxenberg N, Copit DS, Cavanaugh BC, Rosenberg HK: The spectrum of sonographic findings in epidermal inclusion cyst (EPIC) of the breast: Histopathologic correlation. Presented at American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Boston, March 1998.

Copit DS, Stassi J, Cavanaugh BC, Schlossberg H: Breast specimen sonography: Comparison to standard specimen radiography. Presented at American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Boston, March 1998.

Copit DS, Stassi J, Wang J, Cavanaugh BC: Comparison of the sensitivity of ultrasound for demonstration of benign vs. malignant breast disease at the time of needle localization. Presented at American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Orlando, March 2001.

Exhibits:

Stassi J, Copit DS, Cavanaugh BC, Luxenberg N, Rosenberg HK: Sonographic diagnosis of benign breast entities other than cysts when the mammogram is inconclusive. Presented at American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, San Antonio, March 1999.
• Selected to provide Category 1 CME credit to meeting attendees.
Presented at Research Recognition Day, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, April 1999.
Presented at Pennsylvania Radiological Society, Hershey, May 1999.

Cavanaugh BC, Stassi J, Tobey J, Copit DS: Pitfalls in breast ultrasound. Presented at Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, November 2000.
• Selected by RSNA Scientific Exhibits Committee to provide Category 1 Continuing Medical Education Credit to meeting attendees.

Recent Honors, Awards, Citations

1995, American Medical Association's Physicians Recognition Award in Continuing Medical Education

1997, First Place Prize for Best Paper: Stassi J, Horrow MM, Rosenberg HK, Schroeder JS, Kirby CL: "Carotid ultrasonography: Interpretive issues and potential pitfalls." Maimonides Society Scientific Paper Award, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia.

1998,First Place Prize for Best Paper: Horrow MM, Kirby CL, Enu B, Stassi J, Rosenberg HK: "Sonography of gas in the abdomen: A help rather than a hindrance." Maimonides Society Scientific Paper Award, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia.

1999, Second Place Prize for Best Paper: Horrow MM, Stassi J, Shurman A, Brody JD, Kirby CL, Rosenberg HK: "Can we do better? Avoidable and unavoidable errors in carotid sonography." Maimonides Society Scientific Paper Award, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia.

2000, Honorable Mention: Horrow MM, Spigel JJ, Stassi J, Brody JD, Kirby CL, Rosenberg HK: Sonography of the vertebral arteries: A window to disease of the proximal great vessels. Maimonides Society Scientific Paper Competition, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia.

Community/Team Clinical Affiliations

American College of Radiology
Clinical Image Reviewer, appointed by the Committee on Mammography Accreditation of the Commission on Standards and Accreditation. 1998-2001

Member, Mammography Accreditation Site Survey Team, appointed by the Committee on Mammography Accreditation of the Commission on Standards and Accreditation. 1998-2001

 

Current Memberships and Activities

Society of Breast Imaging
Mammography Society of Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Medical Society
Pennsylvania Roentgen Ray SocietyFellow, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
American College of Radiology

Membership on the medical staff of any of our hospitals does not constitute an employment or agency relationship.