OHRIA MSK Radiologists
Dr. Marcos Sampaio
Dr. Marcos Loreto Sampaio is an assistant professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of Ottawa with cross-appointment in the Orthopedic Surgery Division, and a Clinician Investigator at The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. He has also been a part of the MSK radiology team at The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) since 2009 and practices both MSK diagnostic imaging and procedures. He is the former MSK radiology fellowship director, MSK residency supervisor, X-rays modality lead of the department and Radiation Protection Officer.
Currently, he is the MSK section head and lead in MSK ultrasound. Dr. Sampaio has authored and co-authored articles and book chapters on MSK imaging and he is a reviewer for Radiology and Skeletal Radiology journals. He was also awarded as best clinical teacher by undergraduate students, radiology residents, and MSK radiology fellows in past years.
Specialty: Musculoskeletal radiology
Clinical and Research Interests: MSK ultrasound and MRI techniques; neuromuscular Imaging; rheumatology imaging; sports medicine
Dr. Dyan Flores
Dr. Flores is a member of the International Skeletal Society (ISS), Society of Skeletal Radiology (SSR), European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology (ESSR) and Radiologic Society of North America (RSNA).
Specialty: Musculoskeletal Imaging
Clinical and research interests: Sports imaging, image-guided interventions, joint biomechanics, wrist and hand injuries
Dr. Ramy Mansour
Dr. Ramy M Mansour MB ChB MSc FRCR.
Associate Professor of Radiology at University of Ottawa
MSK Consultant Radiologist at the Ottawa Hospital
ISS Outreach program regional coordinator for North Africa and the Middle East
Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) Global Ambassador
Former RCR BSSR Travelling Professor
Inaugural RCR International Travelling Fellow.
Former MSK team lead of the European Diploma in Radiology (EDiR)
Dr Mansour is an associate professor at the University of Ottawa. He is the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) Global Ambassador and the former RCR BSSR Travelling Professor 2019-2021. He worked previously at the Oxford University Hospitals and served as MSK imaging clinical lead. He is the ISS Outreach program regional coordinator for North Africa and the Middle East (MENA). Dr Mansour was the MSK team Lead of the European Diploma in Radiology (EDiR) from 2019 to 2023. He trained at Oxford University Hospitals and obtained the Royal College of Radiologist Fellowship (FRCR) in 2005. Dr Mansour finished a fellowship in musculoskeletal radiology at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre Oxford in 2006. He is an invited speaker in national and international conferences, and he delivered more than 500 lectures in countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. He published articles and abstracts in the medical literature and regularly asked to peer review articles for national and international journals. He is a member of the British, European and Asian Musculoskeletal Societies and member of the Skeletal Society of Radiology (SSR) and International Skeletal Society (ISS). He is the winner of the RCR inaugural International Travelling Fellowship Award for 2017-19.
Dr. Kawan Rahkra
Dr. Kawan Rakhra is the former Head of the Musculoskeletal Imaging Section in the Department of Diagnostic Radiology of The Ottawa Hospital, and an associate professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of Ottawa, with cross-appointment to the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery.
His clinical interests include MRI, sports medicine, hip impingement and advanced cartilage imaging techniques. Dr. Rakhra is actively involved in multimodality imaging based multidisciplinary research projects in collaboration with researchers from the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, the University of Ottawa and Carleton University. He also has special interest in metrics based evaluation systems in the academic setting.
Dr. Taryn Hodgdon
Dr. Taryn Hodgdon completed her radiology training at the University of Ottawa in 2016, followed by a one-year clinical fellowship at The Ottawa Hospital in Musculoskeletal Imaging. She is an Assistant Professor and Residency co-program director at the University of Ottawa and works as a radiologist in the division of Musculoskeletal radiology in the Department of Medical Imaging at The Ottawa Hospital.
Specialty:Musculoskeletal Imaging
Clinical Interests:Musculoskeletal Imaging
Dr. Ryan Foster
Dr. Ryan Foster is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of Ottawa. He has published articles on image guided MSK interventions and gadolinium safety. He has presented at national and international conferences on topics of quality control in radiology, subtle osseous pelvic pathology and hamstring syndrome.
Dr. Foster has been awarded an ARRS Certificate of Merit for his collaborative efforts on the electronic exhibit entitled “Extraspinal Causes of Sciatica”.
Specialty: Musculoskeletal Imaging
Clinical Interests: Sports injuries; ultrasound; image-guided MSK interventions
Sonographers
Sohail Anwar
1-Performing ultrasound in medical imaging Ottawa hospital since Jan,2002
2-Teaching and training medical sonography students at Algonquin college (Diploma medical Sonography) since Sep,2014.
3-Teaching clinical and functional anatomy to medical and Master students at faculty of medicine, university of Ottawa as clinical demonstrator since Sep,2014
4-Teaching POCUS( point of care ultrasound to Emergency Residents/ Fellows and medical students at university of Ottawa since 2018.
Publications
1. Hammond, I., Fraser-Ann Margaret, M. Anwar, S.
Outcome/Significance and Follow-Up of FNA Thyroid Nodule.
University of Ottawa Journal of Diagnostic Radiology, 2007.
2. An article on Zinner syndrome (case report) was published in the Canadian Journal of Medical Sonography (CJMS), April 2019 issue.
Presentations
1. Anatomical Review of the Abdominal Wall, Inguinal Canal, and Femoral Triangle in Perspective of Its Clinical and Sonographic Application, presented at the National Canada Sonography Conference, Ottawa, May 14, 2016.
2. Hernias and Dynamic Ultrasound, presented at Sono Rounds, TOH, 2016.
3. Ultrasound-Guided MSK Interventional Procedures, presented at the Medical Imaging TOH Multimodality Education Day, November 21, 2015.
4. Hepatic Artery Pseudoaneurysm: A Rare but Known Complication Following RFA (Radiofrequency Ablation) of Liver Lesion, presented at OVUM 2013, Civic Hospital.
5. Role of Sonography in the Diagnosis of Peyronie's Disease and Penile Fracture, presented at Tri-Campus Sono Rounds, November 2019.
6. Bowel Sonography in Perspective of Colo vesical Fistula, presented at the National Canada Sonography Conference, Vancouver, 2024.
Jill Porter
Jill Porter is a musculoskeletal sonographer in the Department of Medical Imaging at the Ottawa Hospital. With 28 years experience since graduating from the Mohawk College Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program, she has co-coordinated education days for the Ottawa Valley Medical
Sonographers and continues to enjoy mentoring students, new graduates and radiology residents.
Huyen Vuong
My name is Huyen, and I graduated from Mohawk College. I am a diagnostic medical sonographer at the Ottawa Hospital with over 20 years of experience. I am very passionate about musculoskeletal ultrasound and I’ve been learning this subspecialty from the best msk radiologists at TOH. I have been privileged to be part of the shoulder research studies with the participation between the department of Orthopaedic and the msk radiology department at TOH.
Outside of work, I love to travel and hiking in different parts of the world. Recently, I took up pickleball and really enjoying the game.
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