Paediapedia: Introduction
Assistant Professor of Radiology, Pediatric Radiology Section
Virtual Hospital Architect
Co-Director, Electric Differential Multimedia Laboratory
Department of Radiology, University of Iowa College of Medicine
College
B.S. in Computer Science and B.S. in Biology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Medical School
M.D., Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
Residency
Diagnostic Radiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Fellowship
Pediatric Radiology, Children's Hospital / Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Clinical and Research Interests
1. Medical Informatics - the use of computers in aiding medical practice, research, and education.
My goal is to gain a deeper understanding of thinking and learning and to develop new computational tools to think with - that is new computational tools that help people learn new things in new ways.
2. Pediatric Chest Imaging - the application of high resolution computed
tomography (HRCT) in imaging of the pediatric chest
Areas Available for Consultation
All aspects of pediatric radiology.
Procedures Performed
Pediatric plain films, fluoroscopy, ultrasound, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and imaging directed percutaneous biopsy and fluid drainage.
Address
Michael P. D'Alessandro, M.D.
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics / University of Iowa College of Medicine
Department of Radiology 3879 JPP
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone: 319-356-3394
FAX: 319-356-2220
E-mail: michael-dalessandro@uiowa.edu