Malak Itani, MD
Associate Professor of Radiology
Associate Chief, Abdominal Imaging
Clinical Expertise:
AbdominalMalak Itani, MD, is an associate professor and associate chief of abdominal imaging for WashU Medicine Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR). Her clinical interests include contrast-enhanced ultrasound and image-guided procedures. She is a member of several professional organizations, including the Radiological Society of North America and the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound, and she was named a fellow of the latter in 2021.
Itani earned her medical degree and completed radiology residency at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon. She also completed a nuclear medicine residency at the University of Wisconsin; PET/CT and body imaging fellowships at the University of Washington Medical Center; and an abdominal imaging fellowship at the University of Michigan.
Clinical Interests
contrast-enhanced ultrasound, image-guided procedures
Research Interests
Thyroid nodules, ultrasound contrast agents
Link to Publications
Education History
Fellowship
PET/CT, University of Washington Medical Center; Body imaging, University of Washington Medical Center; Abdominal imaging, University of Michigan
Residency
Radiology, American University of Beirut Medical Center; Nuclear Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center
Medical Degree
American University of Beirut
Undergraduate
American University of Beirut
Associations
American College of Radiology
Radiological Society of North America
American Roentgen Ray Society
Society of Abdominal Radiology
Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound
American Association for Women Radiologists
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
Awards
2021 Fellow, Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound
2021 Honor Roll Award, Academy of Educators, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
2021 Outstanding Reviewer Award, Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal
2020 Distinguished Reviewer, Abdominal Radiology
2020 Certificate of Merit Award, Radiological Society of North America
2020 Cum Laude Award, Radiological Society of North America
2020 Magna Cum Laude Award, Radiological Society of North America
2020 Editor’s Award for Distinction in Reviewing, Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology Journal
2018 Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award, Radiological Society of North America
2017 Certificate of Merit Award, Radiological Society of North America
2017 Asa Seeds Award in Nuclear Medicine, University of Washington
2016 Medical Student Travel Award, Radiological Society of North America
2015 Laurence A. Mack Memorial Fellowship Award in Ultrasonography, University of Washington