Christopher M Straus MD
Radiologist | Diagnostic Radiology
5841 S MARYLAND AVE CHICAGO IL, 60637About
Dr. Christopher Straus is a radiologist practicing in Willowbrook, IL. Dr. Straus specializes in diagnosing and treating injuries and diseases using medical imaging techniques such as X-Rays, magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography exams. These techniques offer accurate visibility to the inside of the patients body and help to detect otherwise hidden illnesses so that they can be treated quickly and efficiently.
Education and Training
Univ of Chicago, Pritzker Sch of Med, Chicago Il 1992
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Maternal characteristics that predict a preference for mandatory adolescent HPV vaccination.
- Improved understanding of human anatomy through self-guided radiological anatomy modules.
- Direct correlation of radiologic and cadaveric structures in a gross anatomy course.
- The role of radiology in preclinical anatomy: a critical review of the past, present, and future.
- Learning objectives in radiology education: why you need them and how to write them.
- Driving deeper learning by assessment: an adaptation of the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy for medical imaging in gross anatomy.
- Now you see it, now you don't: visual illusions in radiology.
- Quantitative evaluation of internal marks made using MRgFUS as seen on MRI, CT, US, and digital color images - a pilot study.
- Needs Assessment for Standardized Medical Student Imaging Education: Review of the Literature and a Survey of Deans and Chairs.
- Surveying Fourth-Year Medical Students Regarding the Choice of Diagnostic Radiology as a Specialty.
- Student and recent graduate perspectives on radiological imaging instruction during basic anatomy courses.
Treatments
- Angiography (angiogram), Musculoskeletal Imaging
Professional Memberships
- Member Amer. College of Radiology
- Member RSNA
- Member Amer. Roentgen Ray Society
- Member AUR
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