Medical Training & Honors

Medical Licensure

Medical Training & Honors

  • Medical School — The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland - May 1993.
  • Internship — The St. Joseph 's Hospital and Health Center , Syracuse, New York. Transition Internship, June 1994 - View certification
  • Residency — The UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California - June 1998 - View UCLA Medical Center certificate
  • Fellowship — Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California - June 1999 - View Stanford certificate
  • Board Certification — 1998
    American Board of Radiology

Academic History

  • The University of Miami , Coral Gables, Florida. Bachelor of Science in Biology with minors in Spanish and Chemistry, May 1989.
  • Universidad de la Javeriana. Bogota, Columbia. Senior university exchange student.
  • The University of Kent. Canterbury, England. Sophomore university exchange student.

Academic Honors

  • Johns Hopkins Otolaryngology Student Training Fellowship Grant
  • Harrison Book Prize
  • RSNA Research Resident Grant Recipient
  • RSNA Introduction to Research Program
  • Phi Beta Kappa Delta Chapter
  • University of Miami Henry King Stanford Scholarship
  • Rotary Club of Fort Lauderdale Scholarship
  • Trentino del Mundo Fellowship

Scientific Publications

1. Bittner CA, Hutchins GM. Meningeal-Cutaneous Relationships in Anencephaly: Evidence for a Primary Mesenchymal Abnormality. United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology Annual Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia: April 1992.

2. Bittner CA, Brownell W. Cochlear Outer Hair Cell Membrane Deformation. Academy for Research in Otolaryngology Annual Meeting. St. Petersburg, Florida : February 1994.

3. Bittner CA, Lufkin RB. MR Guided Biopsy in the Head, Neck and Brain. Interventional MRI edited by Josez and Young [book chapter].

4. Bittner CA, Patel M, Goodwin SC. Percutaneous Construction of a Decompressing Colostomy as a Potential New Method for the Treatment of Colonic Obstruction. Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Annual Meeting. Washington DC; March 1997.

5. Bittner CA, Chen H, Patel M, MacNamara T, Goodwin SC. Evaluation of Thrombus Age, Ultrasound Intensity and Urokinase Concentration on the Augmentation of Enzymatic Thrombolysis by Ultrasound. Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Annual Meeting. Washington DC; March 1997.

6. Bittner CA, Goodwin SC, Lu D, MacNamara T, Joseph T. Evaluation of Gadolinium Based Contrasts for Use as Radiocontrast in Angiographic Procedures. Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Annual Meeting. Washington DC; March 1997.

7. Goodwin SC, Bittner CA, Patel MC, Noronha MA, Chao K, Sayre JW. Technique for the Reduction of Peritonitis After T-tube Removal in Liver Transplant Patients. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 1998; 9(6):986-90.

8. Bittner CA, Goodwin SC. Dose-Ranging Study of Doxorubicin Coupled with a Magnetically Targetted Delivery Particle as a Means of Enhancing Intra-arterial Chemotherapy. 24 th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology. Orlando, Florida; March 1999.

9. Bittner CA . Magnetic Targetting of Drugs for the Treatment of Liver Tumors. Cardiovascular Interventional Radiology Rounds. Stanford, California; March 1999.

10. Bittner CA, Goodwin SC. Dose Ranging Study of Doxorubicin Coupled with a Magnetically Targetted Delivery Particle as a Means of Enhancing Intra-arterial Chemotherapy. American Association of Cancer Research Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ; April 1999.

11. Goodwin SC, Peterson C, Holn C, Bittner CA . Targeting and Retention of Magnetic Targeted Carriers (MTC's) Enhancing Intra-arterial Chemotherapy. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 1999; 132-139.

12. O' Sullivan GJ, Semba CP, Bittner CA, Kee ST, Razavi MK, Sze DY, Dake MD. Endovascular Management of Iliac Vein Compression (May-Thurner) Syndrome. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 2000; 11(7):823-36.