Monica Smith Pearl, M.D.          
Clinical Instructor

Degrees
Duke University School of Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Training
Fellowship:
Interventional Neuroradiology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency: 
Diagnostic Radiology
George Washington University Hospital
General Surgery
George Washington University Hospital

Clinical and Research Areas of Interest
Vascular malformations of the head, neck, and spine Endovascular treatment options for pediatric tumors of the head, neck, and spine.

Honors and Awards
2008 RSNA Roentgen Resident Research Award

Chief resident, diagnostic radiology
2007-2008

Resident-in-Training Scholarship
Society of Interventional Radiology, 2006

Research Fellowship
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
2001-2002

Intramural Research Training Award
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences
1995-1996

Publications

Book Chapters
1. Pearl MS, Gailloud P. Pediatric Aneurysms: Endovascular treatment. Controversies in Pediatric Neurosurgery. Eds. Jallo G, Kothbauer K, Gustavo P. Thieme: New York 2009 (in press)

2. Pearl MS. Vascular anatomy of the upper extremity. Image-Guided Interventions. Eds. Mauro M, Murphy K, Thomson K, Venbrux AC, and Zollikofer C. Elsevier: Philadelphia, PA, 2008.

3. Pearl MS. Aorta/IVC. Image-Guided Interventions. Eds. Mauro M, Murphy K, Thomson K, Venbrux AC, and Zollikofer C. Elsevier: Philadelphia, PA, 2008.

Articles
1. Puttgen K, Pearl M, Tekes A, Mitchell S. Update on pediatric extracranial vascular anomalies of the head and neck. Child’s Nervous System. (in press)

2. Pearl M, Gregg L, Gailloud P. Endovascular treatment of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurosurgical Clinics of North America. (in press)

3. Pearl MS, Tamargo R, Gailloud P. Middle cerebral artery branch occlusion mimicking a saccular aneurysm on 3D-DSA. J Neurosurg. 2008 Dec;109 (6):1123-5.

4. Smith Pearl M, Abdalla WM, Lin DD, Comi AM, Boltshauser E, Gailloud P, Huisman TA. Sturge-Weber Syndrome with Cerebellar Involvement. J Neuroradiol. 2009 Mar;36(1):57-60. Epub 2008 Aug 21.

5. Pearl MS, Hill MC. Ultrasound of the scrotum. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2007 Aug; 28 (4):225-48.

6. Pearl MS, Hill MC, Zeman RK. CT Findings in Duodenal Diverticulitis. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2006 Oct;187(4):W392-5.

7. Biswas SS. Hughes GC. Scarborough JE. Domkowski PW. Diodato L. Smith ML. Landolfo C. Lowe JE. Annex BH. Landolfo KP. Intramyocardial and Intracoronary Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor in Porcine Hibernating Myocardium: A Comparative Study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 127(1):34-43, 2004 Jan.

8. Domkowski PW, Smith ML, Gonyon DL, Drye C, Wooten MK, Levin LS, Wolfe WG. Evaluation of Vacuum-Assisted Closure in the Treatment of Poststernotomy Mediastinitis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 126 (2): 386-90, 2003 Aug.

9. Scarborough JE, Smith ML, Domkowski PW, Diodato LH, Pippen AM, Annex BH and Landolfo KP. Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Is Upregulated in Hibernating Myocardium. Journal of Surgical Research. Vol 107, Issue 1, Sept 2002, pages 119-123.

10. Diodato LH, Scarborough JE, Domkowski PW, Smith ML, Biswas SS, Schwartz T, Landolfo KP. Robotically Assisted Versus Conventional Freehand Technique During Beating Heart Anastomoses of Left Internal Thoracic Artery to Left Anterior Descending Artery. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 73(3) 825-9. 2002, March.

11. Domkowski PW, Hughes GC, Scarborough JE, Diodato LH, Smith ML, Landolfo KP and Lowe JE. Lasers in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Optics and Photonics, 75:234, 2001.

Abstracts
1. Domkowski P, Biswas S, Diodato L, Scarborough J, Smith M, Landolfo C, Annex B, Landolfo K. Intramyocardial Delivery of bFGF (Fibroblast Growth Factor) and VEGF (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor) Improve Blood Flow in a Porcine Model of Hibernating Myocardium. International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. 4:234, 2001.

Presentations
2009 American Society of Neuroradiology Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada

1. Pearl MS, Niparko J, Gandhi D. Ischemic Injury of Facial Nerve Due to Penetration of Onyx into the Vasa Nervosa: Anatomical and Intraoperative Observations in a Patient with Embolized Carotid Cavernous Fistula. Excerpta Extraordinaire (Oral Presentation)

2. Pearl MS, Coon A, McGuinness B, Gregg L, Gailloud P, Gandhi D. Intracranial Dural Arteriovenos Fistulas: An Anatomical and Angiographic Review. Scientific Exhibit.

3. Pearl MS, Sherman P, San Millan Ruiz D, Gregg L, Gailloud P. Dynamic Nature of Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: Progression from Low-Grade to High-Grade Lesions in Three Angiographic Observations. Scientific Poster.

4. Coon A, McGuinness B, Pearl M, Gemmete J, Tamargo R, Gailloud P, Gandhi D. Contemporary Management of Carotid-Cavernous Fistulas: A Case-based Review. Scientific Poster.

5. McGuinness B, Coon A, Pearl M, Gregg L, Tamargo R, Gailloud P, Gandhi, D. Spinal Vascular Malformations. Scientific Poster.

Contact Information
Division of Interventional Neuroradiology
600 N. Wolfe Street Nelson Building, B-100 Baltimore, MD 21287
Office: 410-955-8525
Fax: 410-614-8238