Kiran Talekar, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Program Director, Neuroradiology Fellowship
Director, Clinical fMRI for pre-Surgical Brain Mapping for Brain Tumors
Contact Information
132 South 10th Street
Suite 1088 Main Building
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-503-3671
215-923-6754 fax
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Program Director, Neuroradiology Fellowship
Director, Clinical fMRI for pre-Surgical Brain Mapping for Brain Tumors
Education
Medical School
University of Bombay - Grant Medical College, Mumbai, India - 2001
Residency
Diagnostic Radiology
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai, India
Fellowship
Neuroradiology
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Neuroradiology
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Abdominal Imaging
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
- Periaqueductal gray connectivity in spinal cord injury-induced neuropathic pain
- Acute Kidney Injury and Abnormalities on Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging or Death in Infants with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy: A Case-Control Study
- Return to Play Following Concussion: Role for Imaging?
- Neuroimaging findings in 4342 hospitalized COVID-19 subjects: A multicenter report from the United States and Europe
- Automated subfield volumetric analysis of amygdala, hippocampus, and thalamic nuclei in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
Board Certification
Diagnostic Radiology
American Board of Radiology
CAQ (Certificate of Added Qualification) in Neuroradiology
Hospital Appointment
Active Medical Staff (2012)
Research & Clinical Interests
- Brain Mapping and Functional Imaging
- Neuroradiology, Head and Neck Imaging
- Advanced Spine Imaging
- Imaging Biomarkers in Neuro-oncology and GBM Immunotherapy
- Imaging of Neonatal Ischemia
About Dr. Talekar
Kiran Talekar MD is a neuroradiologist dedicated to leading further developments and translation of advanced neuroimaging techniques including “Brain Mapping” using the techniques of Functional MRI and Diffusion Tensor Imaging which have the potential for transformative interventions for patients with various brain diseases including brain tumors. Equipped with his fellowship in Neuroradiology, clinical expertise in diagnostic neuroimaging and particularly functional MRI of the brain, he serves as the Director for the Clinical fMRI service for pre-surgical brain tumor mapping. Dr. Talekar is also the Program Director for Neuroradiology Fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital where he is enthusiastically involved in providing state of the art education to neuroradiology fellow physicians.
Other Publications
KD Judy, DW Andrews, L Harshyne, L Kenyon, K Talekar, KB Atsina, et al. Phase 1b/2 prospective randomized trial of four autologous cell vaccine dose cohorts for initial treatment of glioblastoma. CANCER IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH 8 (4), 116-117. 2020
Jain-Lakhani N, Talekar KS, Mohamed F, Conklin CJ, Middleton D, Flanders AE, Wolf RL, Stippich C, Pillai JJ, Dave JK, Faro SH. The Impact of Functional MRI and Diffusion Tensor Imaging on Neurosurgical Planning in Patients with Potentially Resectable Brain Lesions: A Multi-Center Study. Preliminary Findings. (Abstract Presented at ASFNR 2019).
Invited Lecture: Topic: “High Quality Presurgical Mapping” at the inaugural session “ ASFNR Presents BOLD Imaging”, a new educational series in advanced neuroimaging techniques organized by the American Society of Functional Neuroradiology” conducted on Friday October 9, 2020.