Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • M.B.A., Duke University 2019
  • M.D., University of Vermont 2003
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Associate Professor of Radiology, Radiology, Cardiothoracic Imaging, Radiology 2021 - 2023
  • Associate Professor of Radiology, Radiology, Cardiothoracic Imaging, Radiology 2018 - 2020
  • Assistant Professor of Radiology, Radiology, Cardiothoracic Imaging, Radiology 2015 - 2017
  • Assistant Professor of Radiology, Radiology, Cardiothoracic Imaging, Radiology 2011 - 2015
  • Medical Instructor in the Department of Radiology, Radiology, Cardiothoracic Imaging, Radiology 2009 - 2011
  • Clinical Associate in the Department of Radiology, Radiology, Cardiothoracic Imaging, Radiology 2008 - 2009
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  Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke

  • Vice Chair of Strategy
    Imaging Director, Duke Lung Cancer Screening Program
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Obesity, Inflammation, and Lung Injury after Lung Transplantation awarded by Columbia University 2013 - 2017
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  External Relationships

  • Coreline, Inc.
  • Riverain Technologies, LLC
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Ackerson, Bradley G., William Sperduto, Rachel D’Anna, Donna Niedzwiecki, Jared Christensen, Pranalee Patel, Trey C. Mullikin, and Chris R. Kelsey. “Divergent Interpretations of Imaging After Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Lung Cancer.” Pract Radiat Oncol 13, no. 2 (2023): e126–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prro.2022.09.006.
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    • Washington, Lacey, Bryan O’Sullivan-Murphy, Jared D. Christensen, and H Page McAdams. “Radiographic Imaging of Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Case-Based Review.” Radiol Clin North Am 60, no. 3 (May 2022): 371–81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcl.2022.01.011.
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    • Expert Panel on Thoracic Imaging, Jeffrey P., Justin T. Stowell, Christopher M. Walker, Jonathan H. Chung, Tami J. Bang, Brett W. Carter, Jared D. Christensen, et al. “ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Nontraumatic Chest Wall Pain.” J Am Coll Radiol 18, no. 11S (November 2021): S394–405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2021.08.004.
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    • Expert Panel on Thoracic Imaging:, Jeffrey P., Stephen B. Hobbs, Jonathan H. Chung, Christopher M. Walker, Tami J. Bang, Brett W. Carter, Jared D. Christensen, et al. “ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Diffuse Lung Disease.” J Am Coll Radiol 18, no. 11S (November 2021): S320–29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2021.08.008.
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    • Chelala, Lydia, Rydhwana Hossain, Ella A. Kazerooni, Jared D. Christensen, Debra S. Dyer, and Charles S. White. “Lung-RADS Version 1.1: Challenges and a Look Ahead, From the AJR Special Series on Radiology Reporting and Data Systems.” Ajr Am J Roentgenol 216, no. 6 (June 2021): 1411–22. https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.20.24807.
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    • Patel, Priyesh A., Cynthia L. Green, Yuliya Lokhnygina, Jared Christensen, Carmelo A. Milano, Joseph G. Rogers, Chetan B. Patel, Lynne M. Koweek, and Melissa A. Daubert. “Cardiac computed tomography improves the identification of cardiomechanical complications among patients with suspected left ventricular assist device malfunction.” J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 15, no. 3 (2021): 260–67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcct.2020.08.008.
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    • Robins, Marthony, Justin Solomon, Lynne M Hurwitz Koweek, Jared Christensen, and Ehsan Samei. “Validation of lesion simulations in clinical CT data for anonymized chest and abdominal CT databases.” Med Phys 46, no. 4 (April 2019): 1931–37. https://doi.org/10.1002/mp.13412.
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    • Tailor, Tina D., Kingshuk R. Choudhury, Betty C. Tong, Jared D. Christensen, Julie A. Sosa, and Geoffrey D. Rubin. “Geographic Access to CT for Lung Cancer Screening: A Census Tract-Level Analysis of Cigarette Smoking in the United States and Driving Distance to a CT Facility.” J Am Coll Radiol 16, no. 1 (January 2019): 15–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2018.07.007.
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    • Grilley-Olson, Juneko E., Nicholas P. Webber, David S. Demos, Jared D. Christensen, and David G. Kirsch. “Multidisciplinary Management of Oligometastatic Soft Tissue Sarcoma.” Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 38 (May 23, 2018): 939–48. https://doi.org/10.1200/EDBK_200573.
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    • Yang, Chi-Fu Jeffrey, Frances McSherry, Nicholas R. Mayne, Xiaofei Wang, Mark F. Berry, Betty Tong, David H. Harpole, et al. “Surgical Outcomes After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Ipilimumab for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.” Ann Thorac Surg 105, no. 3 (March 2018): 924–29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.09.030.
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    • Yi, John S., Neal Ready, Patrick Healy, Chelsae Dumbauld, Robyn Osborne, Mark Berry, Debra Shoemaker, et al. “Immune Activation in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Receiving Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Plus Ipilimumab.” Clin Cancer Res 23, no. 24 (December 15, 2017): 7474–82. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-17-2005.
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    • Tailor, Tina D., Joseph G. Mammarappallil, and Jared D. Christensen. “Altered Nulling of Myocardium and Blood Pool.” J Thorac Imaging 32, no. 1 (January 2017): W1–2. https://doi.org/10.1097/RTI.0000000000000234.
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    • Ebner, Lukas, Justus E. Roos, Jared D. Christensen, Tomas Dobrocky, Lars Leidolt, Barbara Brela, Verena C. Obmann, Sonya Joy, Adrian Huber, and Andreas Christe. “Maximum-Intensity-Projection and Computer-Aided-Detection Algorithms as Stand-Alone Reader Devices in Lung Cancer Screening Using Different Dose Levels and Reconstruction Kernels.” Ajr Am J Roentgenol 207, no. 2 (August 2016): 282–88. https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.15.15588.
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    • Nguyen, Elsie T., Jeanne B. Ackman, Prabhakar Rajiah, Brent Little, Carol Wu, Juliana M. Bueno, Mathew D. Gilman, et al. “What's New in 10 Years? A Revised Cardiothoracic Curriculum for Diagnostic Radiology Residency with Goals and Objectives Related to General Competencies.” Acad Radiol 23, no. 7 (July 2016): 911–18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acra.2016.01.022.
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    • Kelsey, Chris R., Jared D. Christensen, Junzo P. Chino, Justus Adamson, Neal E. Ready, and Bradford A. Perez. “Adaptive planning using positron emission tomography for locally advanced lung cancer: A feasibility study.” Pract Radiat Oncol 6, no. 2 (2016): 96–104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prro.2015.10.009.
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    • Wells, J., J. Christensen, and E. Samei. “TH-AB-201-12: A Consumer Report for Mobile Digital Radiography: A Holistic Comparative Evaluation Across Four Systems.” Med Phys 42, no. 6 (June 2015): 3720. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.4926196.
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    • Christensen, Jared D., and Caroline Chiles. “Low-dose computed tomographic screening for lung cancer.” Clin Chest Med 36, no. 2 (June 2015): 147–vii. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccm.2015.02.002.
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    • Pepek, Joseph M., Jared D. Christensen, and Chris R. Kelsey. “In Reply to Giron et al.” Pract Radiat Oncol 5, no. 5 (2015): e551. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prro.2014.12.010.
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    • Christensen, Jared D., Danielle M. Seaman, and Lacey Washington. “Imaging of complications of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.” Radiol Clin North Am 52, no. 5 (September 2014): 929–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcl.2014.05.003.
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    • Stevenson, Marvaretta, Jared Christensen, Debra Shoemaker, Traci Foster, William T. Barry, Betty C. Tong, Momen Wahidi, et al. “Tumor acquisition for biomarker research in lung cancer.” Cancer Invest 32, no. 6 (July 2014): 291–98. https://doi.org/10.3109/07357907.2014.911880.
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    • Christensen, Jared D., Danielle M. Seaman, Matthew P. Lungren, Lynne M. Hurwitz, and Daniel T. Boll. “Assessment of vascular contrast and wall motion of the aortic root and ascending aorta on MDCT angiography: dual-source high-pitch vs non-gated single-source acquisition schemes.” Eur Radiol 24, no. 5 (May 2014): 990–97. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-014-3120-2.
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    • Christensen, Jared D., and Betty C. Tong. “Computed tomography screening for lung cancer: where are we now?” N C Med J 74, no. 5 (2013): 406–10.
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    • Prescott-Focht, Julia A., Santiago Martinez-Jimenez, Lynne M. Hurwitz, Jenny K. Hoang, Jared D. Christensen, Brian B. Ghoshhajra, and Suhny Abbara. “Ascending thoracic aorta: postoperative imaging evaluation.” Radiographics 33, no. 1 (2013): 73–85. https://doi.org/10.1148/rg.331125090.
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    • Christensen, Jared D., and Edward F. Patz. “Future trends in lung cancer diagnosis.” Radiol Clin North Am 50, no. 5 (September 2012): 1001–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcl.2012.06.002.
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    • Lungren, Matthew P., Eshan Samei, Huiman Barnhart, H Page McAdams, Richard A. Leder, Jared D. Christensen, John D. Wylie, Jin W. Tan, Xiang Li, and Lynne M. Hurwitz. “Gray-scale inversion radiographic display for the detection of pulmonary nodules on chest radiographs.” Clin Imaging 36, no. 5 (2012): 515–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinimag.2012.01.009.
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    • Lungren, Matthew P., Jared D. Christensen, R Edward Coleman, and Rajan T. Gupta. “PET appearance of tuberculous empyema necessitans.” Clin Nucl Med 36, no. 10 (October 2011): 939–41. https://doi.org/10.1097/RLU.0b013e3182291bfd.
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    • Christensen, Jared D., Laura T. Meyer, Lynne M. Hurwitz, and Daniel T. Boll. “Effects of iopamidol-370 versus iodixanol-320 on coronary contrast, branch depiction, and heart rate variability in dual-source coronary MDCT angiography.” Ajr Am J Roentgenol 197, no. 3 (September 2011): W445–51. https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.10.6154.
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    • James, Olga G., Jared D. Christensen, Terence Z. Wong, Salvador Borges-Neto, and Lynne M. Koweek. “Utility of FDG PET/CT in inflammatory cardiovascular disease.” Radiographics 31, no. 5 (2011): 1271–86. https://doi.org/10.1148/rg.315105222.
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    • Christensen, Jared D., Tom V. Colby, and Edward F. Patz. “Correlation of [18F]-2-fluoro-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography standard uptake values with the cellular composition of stage I nonsmall cell lung cancer.” Cancer 116, no. 17 (September 1, 2010): 4095–4102. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.25302.
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    • Zagar, Timothy M., Susan Blackwell, Jeffrey Crawford, Thomas D’Amico, Jared D. Christensen, Thomas A. Sporn, and Chris R. Kelsey. “Preoperative radiation therapy and chemotherapy for pulmonary blastoma: a case report.” J Thorac Oncol 5, no. 2 (February 2010): 282–83. https://doi.org/10.1097/JTO.0b013e3181c420e1.
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    • Christensen, Jared D., and Laura E. Heyneman. “Case of the season: aortoesophageal fistula complicating thoracic aortic aneurysm stent graft repair.” Semin Roentgenol 44, no. 1 (January 2009): 4–7. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.ro.2008.10.006.
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    • Zhang, Man, Benjamin Castaneda, Jared Christensen, Wael E. Saad, Kevin Bylund, Kenneth Hoyt, John G. Strang, Deborah J. Rubens, and Kevin J. Parker. “Real-time sonoelastography of hepatic thermal lesions in a swine model.” Med Phys 35, no. 9 (September 2008): 4132–41. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.2968939.
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    • Christensen, Jared D., and Johnny U. V. Monu. “Multimodality imaging in the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis and popliteal pseudoaneurysm complicating a sessile osteochondroma.” Pediatr Radiol 38, no. 8 (August 2008): 887–91. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-008-0862-5.
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    • Castaneda, B., J. G. Tamez-Pena, M. Zhang, K. Hoyt, K. Bylund, J. Christensen, W. Saad, J. Strang, D. J. Rubens, and K. J. Parker. “Measurement of thermally ablated lesions in sonoelastographic images using level set methods.” Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging  Proceedings of Spie 6920 (May 7, 2008). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.770811.
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    • Castaneda, B., M. Zhang, K. Hoyt, K. Bylund, J. Christensen, W. Saad, J. Strang, D. J. Rubens, and K. J. Parker. “Real-time semi-automatic segmentation of hepatic radiofrequency ablated lesions in an in vivo porcine model using sonoelastography.” Proceedings  Ieee Ultrasonics Symposium, December 1, 2007, 1341–44. https://doi.org/10.1109/ULTSYM.2007.337.
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    • Christensen, Jared D., and Vikram S. Dogra. “The undescended testis.” Semin Ultrasound Ct Mr 28, no. 4 (August 2007): 307–16. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.sult.2007.05.007.
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    • Christensen, J. D., and V. S. Dogra. “New Advances in Genitourinary Ultrasound.” Ultrasound Clinics 2, no. 1 (January 1, 2007): 105–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cult.2007.01.008.
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    • Roscoe, A. K., J. D. Christensen, and C. Lynch. “Isoflurane, but not halothane, induces protection of human myocardium via adenosine A1 receptors and adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium channels.” Anesthesiology 92, no. 6 (June 2000): 1692–1701. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200006000-00029.
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    • Rossi, M. A., C. K. Chan, J. D. Christensen, E. J. DeGuzman, and M. E. Durieux. “Interactions between propofol and lipid mediator receptors: inhibition of lysophosphatidate signaling.” Anesth Analg 83, no. 5 (November 1996): 1090–96. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000539-199611000-00034.
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  • Book Sections

    • Christensen, Jared, Edward Patz, and Jeremy Erasmus. “Catheter Drainage of Intrathoracic Collections.” In Handbook of Interventional Radiologic Procedures. LWW, 2016.
    • Christensen, Jared, Junzo Chino, christopher Kelsey, and lawrence Marks. “Oncologic Imaging/Oncologic Anatomy.” In Perez & Brady’s Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013.
    • Christensen, J. D. “Chest radiology: Case 24.” In Duke Radiology Case Review: Imaging, Differential Diagnosis, and Discussion: 2nd Edition, 48–49, 2012.
    • Heyneman, L. E., L. Washington, J. D. Christensen, J. K. Hoang, T. M. Knutson, and P. B. Hoang. “Chest radiology.” In Duke Radiology Case Review: Imaging, Differential Diagnosis, and Discussion: 2nd Edition, 1, 2012.

  • Conference Papers

    • Ackerson, B., W. Sperduto, T. Oyekunle, D. Niedzwiecki, J. Christensen, and C. R. Kelsey. “Interpreting Post-SBRT Lung Imaging: A Comparison of Radiology and Radiation Oncology Impressions.” In International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 111:e426, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.1215.
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