Frank P Morello
- Associate Professor, Medical Imaging - (Clinical Scholar Track)
Contact
- (520) 626-6794
- Health Science Innovation Bldg, Rm. 1343
- Tucson, AZ 85719
- fmorello@arizona.edu
Biography
Interests in Pediatric and Interventional Radiology have led to a career path with Pediatric Interventional Radiology as an area of special interest. Beginning my career at Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago, the experience in the emerging subspecialty formed the base as the breadth and complexity of Pediatric IR patient care developed.
Having established my interest and gained experience, I accepted an opportunity to develop a Pediatric IR program at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. The experience was professionally rewarding, starting and expanding a service valuable to clinical physicians and their patients. It was also an opportunity to educate, train, and mentor Pediatric Radiology fellows into colleagues adding to the expertise in the field of Pediatric IR.
Recently, the inviting opportunity to join the staff at the University of Arizona occurred with the opening of Diamond Children's Hospital. I see the same potential of bringing a subspecialty expertise in this new position, and further advancing patient care in southern Arizona.
Along the way, I have been able to form many collegial relationships in a tight knit group of fellow Pediatric Interventional Radiologists. The meetings, discussions, and learning interactions have been immensely rewarding. We formalized our subspecialty in 2009 with the establishment of the Society for Pediatric Interventional Radiology which is recognized by the Society for Pediatric Radiology and the Society for Interventional Radiology. I am pleased to be a founding member of this organization.
Degrees
- M.D.
- Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States
- B.S. Nuclear Medicine Technology
- Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Michigan, United States
- A.S.
- Grand Rapids Junior College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Work Experience
- University Medical Center (2010 - Ongoing)
- Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics (2003 - 2009)
- Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics (2001 - 2010)
- Shriner's Hospital for Children (1992 - 2001)
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital (1992 - 2001)
- Children's Memorial Hospital (1992 - 2001)
Awards
- The George R. Barnes Award
- Radiology Residents, Spring 2016
- Radiology Residents, Spring 2012
Licensure & Certification
- Diplomate of the American Board of Radiology, American Board of Radiology (2015)
- Diplomate of the American Board of Radiology, American Board of Radiology (2005)
- Diplomate of the American Board of Radiology, American Board of Radiology (1995)
- Diplomate of the American Board of Radiology, American Board of Radiology (1991)
- Controlled Substance Registration Certificate, United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration (2015)
- Physician and Surgeon License# 43446, State of Arizona (2015)
Interests
Teaching
Pediatric Radiology and Pediatric Interventional Radiology
Courses
2020-21 Courses
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Diagnostic Radiology
RADI 850A (Spring 2021) -
Pediatric Radiology
RADI 850D (Spring 2021)
Scholarly Contributions
Journals/Publications
- Warner, J., Desoky, S., Arif Tiwari, H., Morello, F., Gilbertson-Dahdal, D., & Udayasankar, U. (2020). Unenhanced MRI of the Abdomen and Pelvis in the Comprehensive Evaluation of Acute Atraumatic Abdominal Pain in Children. American Journal of Roentgenology.
- Udayasankar, U., Martin, D. R., Kalb, B. T., Gopalakrishnan, G., Vedantham, S., Leetch, A. N., Gilbertson-Dahdal, D., Morello, F., Desoky, S. M., Mushtaq, R., Udayasankar, U., Martin, D. R., Kalb, B. T., Gopalakrishnan, G., Vedantham, S., Leetch, A. N., Gilbertson-Dahdal, D., Morello, F., Desoky, S. M., & Mushtaq, R. (2019). First-Line Diagnostic Evaluation of Children with Suspected Acute Appendicitis using MRI. Radiology, 291(1), 170-177. doi:10.1148/radiol.2019181959
- Udayasankar, U., Martin, D. R., Kalb, B. T., Gopalakrishnan, G., Vedantham, S., Leetch, A. N., Gilbertson-Dahdal, D., Morello, F., Desoky, S. M., Mushtaq, R., Udayasankar, U., Martin, D. R., Kalb, B. T., Gopalakrishnan, G., Vedantham, S., Leetch, A. N., Gilbertson-Dahdal, D., Morello, F., Desoky, S. M., & Mushtaq, R. (2019). First-Line Diagnostic Evaluation of Children with Suspected Acute Appendicitis using Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Radiology, 291(1), 170-177. doi:10.1148/radiol.2019181959
- Morello, F. P. (2016). Pediatric Interventional Radiology Workforce Survey: A 10 Year Follow Up. Pediatric Radiology. doi:10.1007/s00247-017-3796-y
- Udayasankar, U., Gilbertson-Dahdal, D., Morello, F., Arif Tiwari, H., Desoky, S., & Warner, J. (2020). Non-enhanced MRI of the Abdomen and Pelvis in Comprehensive Evaluation of Acute Atraumatic Abdominal Pain in Children. American Journal of Radiology.
- Udayasankar, U., Udayasankar, U., Desoky, S. M., Martin, D. R., Martin, D. R., Kalb, B. T., Morello, F., Gopalakrishnan, G., Gilbertson-Dahdal, D., Vedantham, S., Leetch, A. N., Gilbertson-Dahdal, D., Morello, F., Desoky, S. M., & Mushtaq, R. (2019). "First-Line Diagnostic Evaluation of Children with Suspected Acute Appendicitis using MRI". Radiology.
Presentations
- Desoky, S. M., Desoky, S. M., Arteaga, V., Arteaga, V., Vedantham, S., Vedantham, S., Taljanovic, M., & Taljanovic, M. (2018, Spring). Comparison of Assessment of Medical Student Knowledge Following a Radiology Rotation by Radiology ExamWeb and Institutionally-created Final Examinations: Are the Exams Compara-ble and Does a Subspecialty Rotation Make a Difference in Performance?. Association of University Radiologists Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL: Association of University Radiologists.
- Mushtaq, R., Desoky, S. M., Morello, F., Gilbertson-Dahdal, D., & Udayasankar, U. (2017, Fall). A Feasibility Study of Performing MRI as the Initial Imaging Modality in Pediatric Acute Appendicitis. American Society of Emergency Radiology Annual Meeting. Toronto, Canada.
- Mushtaq, R., Shareef, F., Gilbertson-Dahdal, D., Desoky, S. M., Morello, F., Kalb, B. T., Martin, D. R., & Udayasankar, U. (2017, November). MRI as the Initial Imaging Modality of Choice in Children with Suspected Acute Appendicitis: Institutional Experience. Radiological Society of North America. Chicago, IL: RSNA.
- Mushtaq, R., Shereef, F., Gilbertson-Dahdal, D., Morello, F., Desoky, S. M., Kalb, B. T., Martin, D. R., & Udayasankar, U. (2017, November). Resident Performance in Interpretation of Emergent MRI in Children with Suspected Acute Appendicitis. Radiological Society of North America. Chicago, IL: RSNA.
- Udayasankar, U., Gilbertson-Dahdal, D., Morello, F., Desoky, S. M., & Mushtaq, R. (2017, September). A Feasibility study of Performing MRI as the Initial Imaging Modality in Pediatric Acute Appendicitis. American Society of Emergency Radiology. Toronto, ON, Canada: ASER.
- Udayasankar, U., Martin, D., Kalb, B., Morello, F., Gilbertson-Dahdal, D., Desoky, S. M., Shareef, F., & Mushtaq, R. (2017, Fall). Resident Performance in Interpretation of Emergent MRI in Children with Suspected Acute Appendicitis. Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.
- Udayasankar, U., Kalb, B. T., Desoky, S. M., Martin, D. R., Morello, F., & Gilbertson-Dahdal, D. (2019, Spring). “Non-enhanced MRI of the Abdomen in Comprehensive Evaluation of Acute Abdominal Pain in Children: A Paradigm Shift”. American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Scientific Meeting. May 5-10, 2019 Honolulu, HI. Honolulu, HI: American Roentgen Ray Society.
Poster Presentations
- Kalb, B. T., Martin, D. R., Morello, F., Gilbertson-Dahdal, D., Desoky, S. M., & Udayasankar, U. (2018, November). Rapid MRI as a Problem Solver in Challenging Cases of Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain: Can you make the diagnosis?. RSNA. Chicago, IL: RSNA.
- Kalb, B., Martin, D., Morello, F., Gilbertson-Dahdal, D., Desoky, S. M., & Udayasankar, U. (2018, Fall). Rapid Magnetic Resonance Imaging as a Problem Solver in Challenging Cases of Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain: Can You Make the Diagnosis?. Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.
- Steinmeyer, L., Desoky, S. M., Morello, F., Gilbertson-Dahdal, D., & Udayasankar, U. (2018, May). Colocolic Intussusception in Children with Colonic Polyp as the Lead Point. Society for Pediatric Radiology Annual Meeting. Nashville, TN: SPR.
- Janicek, A. (2017, May 16-20). The Great Imitator: Differential of Malignancy Without Pathological Diagnosis. Society for Pediatric Radiology Annual Meeting and Categorical Course. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.More infoThe purpose is to educate the reader about the clinical impacts of radiology reporting prior to pathologic diagnosis. We will discuss a 19-month-old patient's clinical picture of malignancy with the ultimate pathologic diagnosis of disseminated coccidiomycosis and review the findings of this disease. Review of biopsy technique and discussion on what specimens should evaluate for will also be discussed.
- Mushtaq, R., Desoky, S. M., Morello, F., Gilbertson-Dahdal, D., & Udayasankar, U. (2017, Fall). A Feasibility Study of Performing MRI as the Initial Imaging Modality in Pediatric Acute Appendicitis. American Society of Emergency Radiology Annual Meeting. Toronto, Canada.
- Mushtaq, R., Desoky, S. M., Morello, F., Gilbertson-Dahdal, D., & Udayasankar, U. (2017, Fall). Single Institution Experience in performing MRI as the Initial Imaging Modality in the Pediatric Population. University of Arizona College of Medicine Junior Investigator Poster Forum. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona College of Medicine.
- Mushtaq, R., Desoky, S. M., Morello, F., Gilbertson-Dahdal, D., Udayasankar, U., Mushtaq, R., Desoky, S. M., Morello, F., Gilbertson-Dahdal, D., & Udayasankar, U. (2017, Fall). Diagnostic Accuracy of Overnight Residents in Interpreting Emergent MRI in Children With Suspected Acute Appendicitis. American Society of Emergency Radiology Annual Meeting. Toronto, Canada.
- Udayasankar, U., Martin, D., Kalb, B., Morello, F., Gilbertson-Dahdal, D., Desoky, S. M., Shareef, F., & Mushtaq, R. (2017, Fall). A Feasibility Study of Performing MRI as the Initial Imaging Modality in Pediatric Acute Appendicitis. Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.
- Steinmeyer, L., Desoky, S. M., Morello, F., Gilbertson-Dahdal, D., & Udayasankar, U. (2018, May). Colocolic Intussusception in Children with Colonic Polyp as the Lead Point. Society of Pediatric Radiology. Nashville, TN: SPR.
