Chair
Department of Radiology
School of Medicine
Professor
Department of Radiology
School of Medicine
Member
Cancer Imaging Program
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Theodore J. Castele Professor
Department of Radiology
School of Medicine
Professor
Department of Pathology
School of Medicine
Research Information
Research Interests
- Breast cancer
- Breast imaging
- Diagnostic radiology
- Digital breast tomosynthesis
- PET/MRI
- Breast ultrasound elastography
Awards and Honors
Best Doctors in Cleveland
2013
Cleveland Magazine
Teacher of the Year Award
2012
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
External Appointments
Chair
University Hospitals
Publications
Plecha D, Bai S, Patterson H, Thompson C, Shenk R. . Ann Surg Oncol. 2015 Dec;22(13):4241-6. doi: 10.1245/s10434-015-4527-y. Epub 2015 Mar 27. PMID: 25814365
Sher A, Vercher-Conejero JL, Muzic RF Jr, Avril N, Plecha D. . Semin Roentgenol. 2014 Oct;49(4):304-12. doi: 10.1053/j.ro.2014.04.011. Epub 2014 May 17. No abstract available.
Plecha DM, Pham RM, Klein N, Coffey A, Sattar A, Marshall H. . Radiology. 2014 Sep;272(3):657-64. doi: 10.1148/radiol.14132491. Epub 2014 Apr 20. PMID:24758557
Plecha D, Salem N, Kremer M, Pham R, Downs-Holmes C, Sattar A, Lyons J. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2014 Feb;202(2):282-8. doi: 10.2214/AJR.13.11382. PMID:24450666
Education
Doctor of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
1988
Bachelor of Arts
Northwestern University
1984