Dr. Phatak is the Chair of Radiology at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and the Medical Director of the Radiology Service Line at Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health. He obtained a BA in chemistry and physics at Harvard College and an MD/MBA at Columbia University followed by dual residencies in pediatrics (CNMC) and radiology (NJMS) and fellowship training in pediatric radiology (CHOP). He is a devoted educator and has been awarded teacher-of-the-year twice by his radiology residents. He also serves as Vice Chair of the Institutional Review Board. In 2018 he was fortunate to be recognized in the New York Times Magazine Diagnosis column which can be found here: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/13/magazine/why-was-this-teenager-bleeding-so-excessively.html
BA, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA United States, 1996
MD/MBA, Columbia University, NY, United States, 2001
General Pediatrics - Children's National Medical Center, DC, United States, 2005
Diagnostic Radiology - University Hospital NJMS, NJ, United States, 2009
Pediatric Radiology - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2010
| Title: | Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus subhepatic abscess presenting as pylorospasm in a neonate |
| Authors: | Kalyanaraman M, Espiritu-Fuller M, Raghava P, Bethel C, McQueen D, Mikkilineni S, Phatak T |
| Publisher: | Pediatric Emergency Care |
| Date: | 2016 |
| Issue: | 32(2): 93-4 |
| Description: |
| Title: | Urosepsis and postrenal acute renal failure in a neonate following circumcision with Plastibell device |
| Authors: | Kalyanaraman M, McQueen D, Sykes J, Phatak T, Malik F, Raghava PS |
| Publisher: | Korean Journal of Pediatrics |
| Date: | 2015 |
| Issue: | 58(4): 154-7 |
| Description: |
| Title: | Visual Diagnosis: A 16-year-old Female With Menstrual Cramps and a History of Anorexia |
| Authors: | Sykes JA, Bailey K, Phatak T, Bhattacharyya N, Kalyanaraman M |
| Publisher: | Pediatrics in Review |
| Date: | 2013 |
| Issue: | 34(1): e1-e4 |
| Description: |
| Title: | Right lower-quadrant pain-more than one diagnosis |
| Authors: | Tejani C, Phatak T, Sivitz A |
| Publisher: | Pediatric Emergency Care |
| Date: | 2012 |
| Issue: | 28(11): 1224-6 |
| Description: |
| Title: | Diaphragmatic rupture with gastric volvulus after Heimlich Maneuver |
| Authors: | Matharoo G, Kalia A, Phatak T, Bhattacharyya N |
| Publisher: | European Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Murillo JL, Bai |
| Date: | 2012 |
| Issue: | |
| Description: |
| Title: | “Is It a Mass? - Subtle and Not so Subtle Findings in Pediatric Neuroblastoma.” Educational exhibit presented at the Society of Computed Body Tomography & Magnetic Resonance 40th Annual Meeting |
| Authors: | Sakib S, Altaf S, Bari W, Gattu R, Phatak T. |
| Publisher: | |
| Date: | 2017 |
| Issue: | |
| Description: |
| Title: | Transiently Regressing Intracystic Papillary Carcinoma Mimicking a Fluctuating Intramammary Lymph Node |
| Authors: | Lui, C. Phatak, T. Guerrieri, C. Partyka, L. |
| Publisher: | Breast J. |
| Date: | 2019 |
| Issue: | 00:1–3. |
| Description: |
| Title: | Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeds: False-Negative and False-Positive Tests. |
| Authors: | Mehta K, Sakib S, Phatak T, Guerrieri C, Partyka L. |
| Publisher: | Pediatric Emergency Care. |
| Date: | 2019 |
| Issue: | 35(7):e128-e130. |
| Description: |
| Title: | Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Hand Metastatic to the Breast in an Adolescent Girl. |
| Authors: | Mehta K, Sakib S, Phatak T, Guerrieri C, Partyka L. |
| Publisher: | Breast J. |
| Date: | 2019 |
| Issue: | |
| Description: |
| Title: | Undifferentiated Embryonal Sarcoma of the Liver Mimicking Venolymphatic Malformation |
| Authors: | Kamrani K, Patel A, Bethel C, Phatak T, Guerrieri C . |
| Publisher: | Radiology Case Reports. |
| Date: | 2019 |
| Issue: | 14(7): 795-799. |
| Description: |
| Title: | Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus subhepatic abscess presenting as pylorospasm in a neonate. |
| Authors: | Kalyanaraman M, Espiritu-Fuller M, Raghava P, Bethel C, McQueen D, Mikkilineni S, Phatak T. |
| Publisher: | Pediatric Emergency Care. |
| Date: | 2016 |
| Issue: | 32(2): 93-4. |
| Description: |
| Title: | Urosepsis and postrenal acute renal failure in a neonate following circumcision with Plastibell device. |
| Authors: | Kalyanaraman M, McQueen D, Sykes J, Phatak T, Malik F, Raghava PS. |
| Publisher: | Korean Journal of Pediatrics. |
| Date: | 2018 |
| Issue: | 58(4): 154-7. |
| Description: |
| Title: | Visual Diagnosis: A 16-year-old Female With Menstrual Cramps and a History of Anorexia. |
| Authors: | Sykes JA, Bailey K, Phatak T, Bhattacharyya N, Kalyanaraman M. |
| Publisher: | Pediatrics in Review. |
| Date: | 2013 |
| Issue: | 34(1): e1-e4. |
| Description: |
| Title: | Right lower-quadrant pain-more than one diagnosis. |
| Authors: | Tejani C, Phatak T, Sivitz A. |
| Publisher: | Pediatric Emergency Care |
| Date: | 2012 |
| Issue: | 28(11): 1224-6 |
| Description: |
| Title: | Diaphragmatic rupture with gastric volvulus after Heimlich Maneuver. |
| Authors: | Matharoo G, Kalia A, Phatak T, Bhattacharyya N. |
| Publisher: | European Journal of Pediatric Surgery. |
| Date: | 2012 |
| Issue: | |
| Description: |
| Title: | Nonsurgical management of mediastinal abscess and Lemierre syndrome in an infant. |
| Authors: | Murillo J, Bailey K, Recio E, Espiritu-Fuller M, Sykes J, Phatak, T. |
| Publisher: | Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. |
| Date: | 2012 |
| Issue: | 7: 21-25. |
| Description: |
| Title: | Epiploic appendagitis. |
| Authors: | Haq A, Phatak T. |
| Publisher: | American College of Radiology Case-in-Point. |
| Date: | 2012 |
| Issue: | |
| Description: |
| Title: | Normal pressure hydrocephalus. |
| Authors: | Goswami S, Phatak T, Spektor V. |
| Publisher: | American College of Radiology Case-in-Point. |
| Date: | 2012 |
| Issue: | |
| Description: |
| Title: | Sonographic findings in a fatal case of transient myeloproliferative disorder. |
| Authors: | Goswami S, Phatak T. |
| Publisher: | Journal of Clinical Ultrasound. |
| Date: | 2012 |
| Issue: | |
| Description: |
| Title: | Clinical impression: intussusception: an abdominal ultrasound is obtained: surprise. |
| Authors: | Phatak T and Pollock A. |
| Publisher: | Pediatric Emergency Care. |
| Date: | 2010 |
| Issue: | 26(8): 611-612. |
| Description: |
| Title: | Single-incision technique for tunneled central venous access. |
| Authors: | Contractor S, Phatak T, Klyde D, Gonzales S, Sadowski S, Bhagat N. |
| Publisher: | Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. |
| Date: | 2009 |
| Issue: | 20(8): 1052-8. |
| Description: |
| Title: | Technical challenges in TIPS creation via the right subclavian vein. |
| Authors: | Contractor S, Merkulov A, Uppuluri P, Bhatti W, Phatak T. |
| Publisher: | Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology |
| Date: | 2008 |
| Issue: | 19(12): 1777-80 |
| Description: |
| Title: | De Novo placement of a Tunneled Dialysis Catheter over a wire with the Single-Incision Technique. |
| Authors: | Contractor S, Phatak T, and Bhagat N. |
| Publisher: | Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology |
| Date: | 2008 |
| Issue: | 19(8): 1255-9 |
| Description: |
| Title: | The Empty Azygos Fissure: Sign of An Escaped Azygos Vein. |
| Authors: | Maldjian P and Phatak T. |
| Publisher: | Journal of Thoracic Imaging |
| Date: | 2008 |
| Issue: | 23: 54-56 |
| Description: |
| Title: | Progressive Bronchiectasis as a Manifestation of Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease Following Bone Marrow Transplantation. |
| Authors: | Phatak T and Maldjian P. |
| Publisher: | Radiology Case Reports |
| Date: | 2008 |
| Issue: | , Vol 3, No 1 |
| Description: |
| Title: | Gastrointestinal Disorders, Renal Disorders, Collagen Vascular and Other Multisystem Disorders, and Disorders of the Eye |
| Authors: | Phatak T. |
| Publisher: | Pediatric Practice Questions for Board Review. Slonim AD, Ed. Redondo Beach, California, Medtext Publishing Company |
| Date: | 2005 |
| Issue: | |
| Description: |
| Title: | Hematology and Oncology |
| Authors: | Phatak T. |
| Publisher: | .” Pediatric Practice Questions for Board Review. Slonim AD, Ed. Redondo Beach, California, Medtext Publishing Company |
| Date: | 2004 |
| Issue: | |
| Description: |
| Title: | Probing into the Fontanelle – Uncommon Neonatal Neurosonography Diagnoses with CT or MRI Correlation |
| Authors: | Lui C, Lui J, Bari W., Phatak T. |
| Publisher: | Canadian Association of Radiologists 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting, April 11-14, Montreal, QC |
| Date: | 2019 |
| Issue: | |
| Description: |
| Title: | Distinguishing Acute from Chronic Findings in Sickle Cell Disease: When to Make the Phone Call |
| Authors: | Lui C, Lui J, Bari W, Phatak T. |
| Publisher: | Canadian Association of Radiologists 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting, April 11-14, Montreal, QC |
| Date: | 2019 |
| Issue: | |
| Description: |
| Title: | Is It a Mass? - Subtle and Not so Subtle Findings in Pediatric Neuroblastoma |
| Authors: | Sakib SM, Altaf S, Bari W, Gattu R, Phatak T. |
| Publisher: | . Educational exhibit presented at the Society of Computed Body Tomography & Magnetic Resonance 40th Annual Meeting, September 9 |
| Date: | 2017 |
| Issue: | |
| Description: |
| Title: | De Novo Placement of Tunneled Dialysis Catheters Using a Single Incision over the Wire Technique |
| Authors: | Contractor S, Phatak T, Mitchell J. |
| Publisher: | Presented at the 8th annual Asia Pacific Congress of Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June |
| Date: | 2008 |
| Issue: | |
| Description: |
| Title: | De Novo Placement of Tunneled Dialysis Catheters over a Wire Using a Single Incision Technique. |
| Authors: | Contractor S, Phatak T, Bhagat N, Mitchell J. |
| Publisher: | Presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology conference, Washington, DC |
| Date: | 2008 |
| Issue: | |
| Description: |
| Title: | Single Incision Technique for Tunneled Central Venous Access |
| Authors: | Contractor S, Phatak T, Bhagat N, Mitchell J. |
| Publisher: | Presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology conference, Washington, DC, March 2008 |
| Date: | 2008 |
| Issue: | |
| Description: |
| Title: | Increased incidence of hypophosphatemia associated with serial triple-dose gadolinium administration among 75 participants in the BECOME MS trial |
| Authors: | Wolansky L, Phatak T, Peng B, Kaplan J, Jedynak A, Baladandapani P, Haghighi M, Skurnick J, Cook S, Cadavid, D. |
| Publisher: | Presented at the European Congress of Radiology conference, Vienna, Austria, March 2008. |
| Date: | 2008 |
| Issue: | |
| Description: |
| Title: | Safety of monthly triple-dose gadolinium in patients with early forms of multiple sclerosis: Data from the BECOME trial |
| Authors: | Wolansky L, Baladandapani P, Bhagat N, Phatak T, Gwal K, Haghighi M, Vidgop Y, Skurnick J, Cook S, Joseph G, Cadavid D. |
| Publisher: | Presented at the American Society of Neuroradiology conference, Chicago, IL, June 2007 |
| Date: | 2007 |
| Issue: | |
| Description: |
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