Daniel R. Ludwig, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Medical Director, MRI Safety

Clinical Expertise:

Abdominal

Daniel R. Ludwig, MD, is an assistant professor of radiology for Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR) at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Ludwig serves as the quality and safety officer for the abdominal imaging section and is the medical director for MRI safety at MIR. An MIR alumnus, Ludwig completed a diagnostic radiology residency at MIR in the research track and participated in the Training Opportunities in Translational Imaging Education and Research (TOP-TIER) T32 training program. He subsequently completed his fellowship in body MRI at MIR and became a faculty member in the abdominal imaging section in 2020.

Prior to residency, Ludwig earned his medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and participated in the Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP). He earned his bachelor’s degree from Brown University in biomedical engineering.

Clinical Interest

abdominal imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, hepatobiliary imaging, MR elastography, vascular imaging, emergency radiology

Research Interests

quantitative liver imaging, hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatic fibrosis, MR elastography, textural analysis

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Education History

Fellowship

Body Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Residency

Diagnostic Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Medical Degree

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Undergraduate

Brown University

Associations

Radiological Society of North America
Society of Abdominal Radiology
American Roentgen Ray Society
Society of Abdominal Radiology Disease Focus Panel, Benign Biliary Pathology

Awards

2022 Radiology Editor Recognition Award, with Special Distinction
2022 RadioGraphics Editor Recognition Award, with Distinction
2019 Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award, Radiological Society of North America
2018 Training Opportunities in Translational Imaging Education and Research (TOP-TIER) T32 Holden Thorp Grant Recipient, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
2014 Bert and Sally O’Malley Award for Outstanding Medical Student Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine