Ranji N. Samaraweera's Page

Current Organization

Lansing Radiology Associates

Profession

Radiologist

Title

Dr

Subspecialty and Expertise in Radiology

Intervenitonal Radiology
Neuroradiology

Radiology Residency and Fellowship

University of Wisconsin 1983-1987
Boston VAMC Affiliated with Tufts University Medical Center

Undergraduate, Medical School, and Graduate School (Degrees, Major, and Institution)

George Washington University 1970-1974; B.sc
Tufts University School of Medicine 1976-1980; M.D.
University of Wisconsin Internal Medicine Residency 1980-1983
University of Wisconsin Radiology Residency 1983-1987

Clinical, Academic, or Industry Experience

Tufts University Assistant Professor 1995-1997

Clinical, academic, research, or business interests within radiology

Advanced Neuoroimaging Techniques: Spectroscopy, DTI and Tractography, fMRI
Cardiac CT and MRI

Publications, Honors, and Awards

1.Schroeder BA, Samaraweera, RN, Starshak RJ. Intraparenchymal Meningioma in a Child: CT and MR Findings. J Comput Assist Tomogr 1987;11(1) : 192-193.
2.Starshak RJ, Kass GA, Samaraweera RN. Developmental Stenosis of the Cervical Spine of Children. Pediatri Radiol 1987; 17: 291-295.
3.Samaraweera RN, Feldman L, Widrich WC, Waltman A, Steinberg F, Greenfield A, Srinivasan M, Robbins AH, Johnson WC. Stomal Varieces: Percutaneous Transhepatic Embolization. Radiology 1989; 170: 779-782.
4.Cantelmo NL, Babikian VL, Johnson WC, Samaraweera RN, Hyde C, Pochay VE. Correlation of Transcranial Doppler and Nonivasive Tests with Angiography in the Evaluation of Extracranial Carotid Disease. J Vasc Surg 1990; 11: 786 -791.
5.Naeser MA, Alexander MP, Palumbo CL, Samaraweera R, Sweriduk S. Comparison of White Matter Infarcts on Chronic CT Scans Versus Chronic MRI Scans: Why Chronic CT Scans Correlate Better with Recovery of Speech in Aphasia. In Press, Accepted for Publication Jan1998 Arch Neur
6.Naeser MA, Palumbo CL, Prete NM, Fitzpatrick PM, Mimura M, Samaraweera RN, Albert MA. Visible Changes in Lesion Border on CT Scans after Five Years Post Stroke, and Long-Term Recovery in Aphasia. Accepted by Brain & Language, 1996.
7.Cantelmo NL, Babikian VL., Samaraweera RN. Cerebral Microembolism and Ischemic Changes Associated with Carotid Endarterectomy. Submitted to J. Vasc Surg 1997. Accepted June 1998.
8.Babikian VL, Forteza A, Gavrilescu T, Samaraweera RN. Cerebral Microembolism and Extracranial Internal Carotid Artery Dissection. Jrnl of Ultrasound in Medicine Vol.15 pg. 863-866 1996.
9.Jabre A, Tabaddor R, Samaraweera R Transsphenoidal meningoencephalocele in adults.
Surgical Neurology 2000;54(2):183-7; discussion 187-8.
10.Bert RJ, Samaraweera RN, and Melhem, E. CNS MR and CT Findings Associated with a Clinical Presentation of Herpetic Acute Retinal Necrosis and Herpetic Retrobulbar Optic Neuritis: Five HIV-Infected and One Non-Infected Patients . AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2004 25: 1722-1729
11.Naeser Margaret A; Martin Paula I; Baker Errol H; Hodge Steven M; Sczerzenie Susan E; Nicholas Marjorie; Palumbo Carole L; Goodglass Harold; Wingfield Arthur; Samaraweera Ranji; Harris Gordon; Baird Abigail; Renshaw Perry; Yurgelun-Todd Deborah Overt propositional speech in chronic nonfluent aphasia studied with the dynamic susceptibility contrast fMRI method. NeuroImage 2004;22(1):29-41.
12.Farooq Muhammad U; Samaraweera Ranji; Heilman Timothy; Chang Howard T
Spinal cavernous angiolipoma. Archives of neurology 2008;65(7):981-2.

Professional and Society Memberships

ACR, RSNA, SCCT, SCMRI

Personal interests and hobbies

Family and raising dogs

Additional description or bio about me:

Currently in charge of 3-64 channel Toshiba scanners and a new 320 channel Toshiba scanner part of the Cardiac CTA program.

URL / Website

http://ranji_sam@hotmail.com

Job preferences (location, salary, type of job, or other info)

Cardiac MRI, Cardiac CT and Neuroradiology

Interested in

private practice jobs, teleradiology jobs, consulting offers