Jordan B. Rapp, MD, MMS

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Jordan B. Rapp, MD, MMS, is the Director of Pulmonary Imaging and an attending radiologist with the Department of Radiology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.  

Appointments and Referrals: 1-800-TRY-CHOP (1-800-879-2467)

Education and Training

Medical School

MD - Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Internship

Transitional Year - Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE

Residency

Diagnostic Radiology - Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship

Pediatric Radiology - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Board Certification

Diagnostic Radiology – American Board of Radiology
Pediatric Radiology – American Board of Radiology

Graduate Degree

MMS - Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Titles and Academic Titles

Director, Section of Pulmonary Imaging

Attending Radiologist

Assistant Professor of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Departments and Services

Publications

Papers

2022

Yekeler E, Krishnamurthy G, Smith CL, Escobar FA, Pinto E, Rapp JB, Otero HJ, White AM, Dori Y, Biko DM: Dynamic contrast‑enhanced MR lymphangiography: feasibility of using ferumoxytol in patients with chronic kidney disease. European Radiology January 2022 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-021-08448-x.

Ramirez-Suarez KI, Tierradentro-Garcia LO, Smith CL, Krishnamurthy G, Escobar FA, Otero HA, Rapp JB, Dori Y, Biko DM: Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance lymphangiography. Pediatric Radiology 52(2): 285-294, February 2022 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s00247-021-05051-6. Epub 2021 Apr 8.

2021

Ramirez-Suarez KI, Barrera CA, Otero HJ, Biko DM, States LJ, Servaes S, Zhu X, Davis JC, Piccione J, Rapp JB.: Pilot study for comparative assessment of dual-energy computed tomography and single-photon emission computed tomography V/Q scanning for lung perfusion evaluation in infants. Pediatric Pulmonology. Wiley, December 2021 Notes: DOI: 10.1002/ppul.25788 Online ahead of print. PMCID: 34914194

2020

Barrera CA, Otero HJ, Rapp JB, Saul D, White AM, Biko: Diagnostic performance of CT angiography to detect pulmonary vein stenosis in children. The international journal of cardiovascular imaging 36(1): 141-147, January 2020.

David M Biko, MD; Karen I Ramirez-Suarez, MD; Christian A Barrera, MDAnirban Banerjee, MD; Daisuke Matsubara, MD, PhD; Summer L Kaplan, MDKeri A Cohn, MD; Jordan Rapp, MD: Imaging of Children with COVID-19: Experience from a Tertiary Children's Hospital in the United States. Pediatric radiology Sep 2020 Notes: DOI: 10.1007/s00247-020-04830-x.

Chidambaram, A. G., Dennis, R. A., Biko, D. M., Hook, M., Allen, J., & Rapp, J. B.: Clinical and Radiological Characteristics of E-cigarette or Vaping Product Use Associated Lung Injury. Emergency Radiology 27(5): 495-501, Oct 2020 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s10140-020-01796-z. Online ahead of print as of August 2020.

Barrera, CA; Rapp JB; Otero HJ: Normal age-related quantitative CT values in the pediatric lung: from the first breath to adulthood Clinical Imaging Dec 2020.

Marian Gaballah, Yoav Dori, Erin Pinto, Ganesh Krishnamurthy, Christopher L. Smith, Fernando Escobar, Aaron G. Dewitt, Dalal Taha, James Edgar, Hansel J. Otero, Jordan B. Rapp, Jonathan J. Rome, David M. Biko: MR Lymphangiogram Findings in Young Infants with Chylothorax: Do Imaging Findings Correlate with Outcomes. Pediatric radiology 50(Suppl 1): S1-S181, 2020 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-020-04679-0.

2019

Rapp JB, Barrera CA, Ho-Fung VM.: Morel-Lavellée lesions: MRI characteristics in the pediatric patient. Pediatric radiology 49(4): 559-565, Apr 2019.

2018

Rapp JB, Anupindi SA, Maya CL, Biko DM: Assessment of normal jejunum with diffusion-weighted imaging on MRE in children. Pediatric radiology 48(12): 1763-1770, Nov 2018.

Rapp JB, Poletto E, Urbine J, Malik A, Kazmi F, Mallon MM: Isolated unilateral absence of a pulmonary artery: Imaging appearance from birth to adolescence Pediatric radiology 48(Suppl 1): S1-S298, 2018.

Rapp JB, Saul D, Kaplan S, Barrera C, Otero H: Dual-Energy CT-Based Perfusion Imaging of the Lungs in Children: Acquisition Technique, Post-processing, and Interpretation. Pediatric radiology 48(Suppl 1): S1-S298, 2018.

2017

Rapp Jordan B, Bellah Richard D, Maya Carolina, Pawel Bruce R, Anupindi Sudha A: Giant hepatic regenerative nodules in Alagille syndrome. Pediatric radiology 47(2): 197-204, Feb 2017.

Biko DM, Rapp JB, Maya C, Anupindi SA: Non-pathologic Diffusion Restriction of the Jejunum on MR Enterography. Pediatric radiology 47(Suppl 2): S297-S421, 2017 Notes: DOI 10.1007/s00247-017-3820-2.

2012

Noguchi Chiaki, Rapp Jordan B, Skorobogatko Yuliya V, Bailey Lauren D, Noguchi Eishi: Swi1 associates with chromatin through the DDT domain and recruits Swi3 to preserve genomic integrity. PloS one 7(8): e43988, Aug 2012. PMCID:PMC3431386

2010

Rapp Jordan B, Noguchi Chiaki, Das Mukund M, Wong Lisa K, Ansbach Alison B, Holmes Allyson M, Arcangioli Benoit, Noguchi Eishi: Checkpoint-dependent and -independent roles of Swi3 in replication fork recovery and sister chromatid cohesion in fission yeast. PloS one 5(10): e13379, Oct 2010. PMCID: PMC2953522

2008

Rapp Jordan B, Ansbach Alison B, Noguchi Chiaki, Noguchi Eishi: Chromatin immunoprecipitation of replication factors moving with the replication fork. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) 521: 191-202, Dec 2008. PMCID: PMC3571701

Posters and Presentations

2021

Ensar Yekeler, Ganesh Krishnamurthy, Christopher L Smith, Fernando A Escobar, Erin Pinto, Jordan B Rapp, Hansel J Otero, Ammie M White, Yoav Dori, David M Biko: Ferumoxytol-enhanced dynamic MR lymphangiography: a novel alternative method to gadolinium-based contrast agents in MR lymphatic imaging in chronic kidney disease International Pediatric Radiology Congress, Rome, Italy October 2021 Notes: Oral Presentation.

Karen I Ramirez-Suarez, Christian A Barrera, Erik A Jensen, Jordan B Rapp, David M Biko, Ammie M White, Hansel J Otero : Quantitative CT in infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia associated with and without Pulmonary Hypertension. International Pediatric Radiology Congress, Rome, Italy October 2021 Notes: Oral Presentation.

Karen I Ramirez-Suarez, Ensar Yekeler, Suraj D Serai, Jordan B Rapp, Sara L Partington, Matthew A Harris, Kevin K Whitehead, Jack Rychik, David M Biko: Understanding fontan associated Liver Disease (FALD): Correlation of vascular flow in the liver with fontan hemodynamics in children. International Pediatric Radiology Congress, Rome, Italy October 2021 Notes: Oral Presentation.

Monica Miranda Schaeubinger, Karen Ramirez Suarez, Jordan Rapp, David Saul, Kushaljit Sodhi, Savvas Andronikou: Chest imaging in children with covid-19, a systematic review. International Pediatric Radiology Congress, Rome, Italy October 2021 Notes: Oral Presentation.

Ramirez-Suarez KI, Biko DM, Dennis RA, Otero HJ, White AM, Rapp JB: CT and MRI findings of lymphoid thymic hyperplasia and thymoma in children. International Pediatric Radiology Congress, Rome, Italy October 2021 Notes: Oral presentation.

2020

Chotzoglou E, Hedrick HL, Rapp JB, Oliver ER, Biko DM, Goldshore MA, Herkert LM, Panitch HB: Mechanical Disadvantage Of The Respiratory Pump In Infants With Giant Omphalocele. The American Thoracic Society (ATS) ATS International Conference, Philadelphia, PA May 2020 Notes: Oral presentation, cancelled due to Covid-19.

Jordan B. Rapp MD, David M. Biko MD, Alexander M. El-Ali MD, Hansel J. Otero MD: Dynamic Airway CT in Neonates and Infants: Pearls and Pitfalls. European Society of Pediatric Radiology 56th Annual Meeting, Marseille, France May 2020 Notes: Oral presentation, cancelled due to Covid-19.

Jordan B. Rapp MD, Hansel J. Otero MD, Sabah E. Servaes MD, Lisa J. States MD, Christian A. Barrera MD, Joseph Piccione DO, David M. Biko MD: Identification of Perfusion Defects with Dual-Energy CTA in the Evaluation of Lung Disease of Infancy: Initial Experience. European Society of Pediatric Radiology 56th Annual Meeting, Marseille, France May 2020 Notes: Oral presentation, cancelled due to Covid-19.

Marian Gaballah, Yoav Dori, Erin Pinto, Ganesh Krishnamurthy, Christopher L. Smith, Fernando Escobar, Aaron G. Dewitt, Dalal Taha, James Edgar, Hansel J. Otero, Jordan B. Rapp, Jonathan J. Rome, David M. Biko: MR Lymphangiogram Findings in Young Infants with Chylothorax: Do Imaging Findings Correlate with Outcomes. Pediatric Radiology Suppl 1(50): S32, May 2020 Notes: Poster presentation, cancelled due to Covid-19.

David M. Biko, Christopher L. Smith, Aaron G. Dewitt, Matthew J. Gillespie, Jonathan J. Rome, Andrew C. Glatz, Jordan B. Rapp, Hansel J. Otero, Michael L. O'Byrne, Erin Pinto, Ganesh Krishnamurthy, Fernando Escobar, Yoav Dori: Mesenteric Dynamic Contrast MR Lymphangiography: Initial Experience and Comparison with Intranodal and Intrahepatic MR Lymphangiography. Pediatric Radiology 50(Suppl 1): S1-S181, 2020.

El-Ali AM. Davis J, Otero HJ. Biko DM, Rapp JB: Tracheobronchomalacia on Dynamic Airway CT: Interreader reliability. Pediatric Radiology 50(Suppl 1): S1-S181, 2020.

Hook, Marcus; Chidambaram, Ambika; Biko, David; Dennis, Rebecca; Rapp, Jordan: Imaging appearance of vaping-associated pulmonary injury. Pediatric radiology 50(Suppl 1): S1-S181, 2020.

Jordan B Rapp, Summer Kaplan, Susan Back, David M Biko, Hansel J Otero: Pediatric Dual-Energy CT: Multisystem Applications. RSNA Annual Meeting 2020 2020.

Invited Lectures

2022

Rapp Jordan B. "Thoracic Dual-Energy CT and the Non-Sedate CT", Society of Pediatrics Improving Pediatric Radiology Protocols Course, Virtual. Jan 2022.

Rapp Jordan B. "Friday Case Review with Pediatric Radiology Fellows - Interstitial Lung Disease Cases" CHOP/Addis Ababa University, Virtual. Jan 2022.

2021

Rapp Jordan B. "Concurrent CT angiography and dynamic airway CT in children in the evaluation of extrinsic airway compression" International Pediatric Radiology Congress, Rome, Italy. Oct 2021.

Rapp Jordan B. "Lung disease in Congenital Heart Disease" SPR Thoracic Imaging Meeting. Virtual. Aug 2021.

Rapp Jordan B. "Dual-energy CT applications and techniques" SPR Thoracic Imaging Meeting. Virtual. Aug 2021.

Rapp Jordan B. "Pediatric Dual-Energy CT: Abdominal Application" SPR abdominal committee meeting, Virtual. May 2021.

Rapp Jordan B. "Current and future applications of Dual Energy CT in Children" The 9th Annual Pediatric Radiology Continuing Medical Education Course Jointly organized by Radiological Society of Ethiopia and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia/Dept. of Radiology, Addis Ababa University. Virtual. Mar 2021.

Awards and Honors

2009, Drexel Discovery Day Poster Presentation: 3rd Place award in the category of Medical Student
2009, Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship
2008, Drexel Discovery Day Poster Presentation: Honorable Mention in the category of Medical Student

Editorial and Academic Positions

Editorial Positions

2021-present, Reviewer, Radiographics
2021-present, Reviewer, American Journal of Roentgenology
2020-present, Reviewer, Pediatric Pulmonology
2020-present, Reviewer, Pediatric Radiology
2019-present, Reviewer, Pediatric Respiratory Reviews

Leadership and Memberships

Memberships in Professional Organizations

International

2020-present, European Society of Pediatric Radiology
2019-present, Radiology Society of North America

National

2019-present, Society of Pediatric Radiology
 - 2020-present, Thoracic Imaging
2019-present, American Roentgen Ray Society
2019-present, American College of Radiology