Erica L. Riedesel, MD, FAAP
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About Erica L. Riedesel, MD, FAAP
Titles
Pediatric Radiologist
Chief, Section of Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Imaging, Division of Body Imaging
Endowed Chair for Pediatric GI & Hepatic Imaging, Department of Radiology
Certifications
Diagnostic Radiology – American Board of Radiology
Pediatric Radiology – American Board of Radiology
Awards and Honors
2024, "Doctors' Day Recognition", Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences
2022-2023, Editor's Recognition Award: "Reviewing with Distinction", RadioGraphics - RSNA Journals
2020, "Rising Star Award", Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences
2019-2023, Nominee, "Resident Teacher of the Year Award", Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences
2019, Certificate of Merit, Asian Oceanic Society of Pediatric Radiology
2017, "Radiology Medical Student Teacher of the Year", University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
2016, 2019, 2022, Certificate of Merit, Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting
2001, Magna cum Laude, St. Olaf College
Leadership and Memberships
International
2012-present, Society for Pediatric Radiology
- 2023-present, Vice-Chair, Public Policy Committee)
- 2022-present, Abdominal Imaging Committee
- 2017-present, Public Policy Committee
- 2015-present, Ultrasound Committee
2012-present, Radiological Society of North America
National
2016-present, Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound
2013-present, American Board of Radiology
- 2025-present, Diagnostic Radiology Core Exam Committee, ABR Core Exam Question Writer & Reviewer
2009-present, American College of Radiology
2006-present, American Academy of Pediatrics
- 2019-present, Button Battery Task Force
- 2017-present, AAP Section on Radiology
Editorial and Academic Positions
2024, Ad-hoc Pediatric Ultrasound Content Expert, American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography
2024-present, Genitourinary, Cardiac, and Gastrointestinal Imaging Section Editors, Pediatric Radiology
2023-present,Social Media Engagement Board, Pediatric Radiology Journal of the Society for Pediatric Radiology
2021-present, Ad-hoc Reviewer, RadioGraphics - RSNA Journals
2020-present, Ad-hoc Reviewer, RSNA Case Collection
2020-present, Ad-hoc Reviewer, Pediatric Radiology Journal of the Society for Pediatric Radiology
2020-present, Ad-hoc Reviewer, American Journal of Roentgenology
Education & training
Medical Degree
MD - University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
Residency
General Pediatrics - University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Diagnostic Radiology - MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland, Portland, ME
Fellowship
Pediatric Radiology - Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Department of Radiology, Boston, MA
Publications
Publications
2023
Burger, R. K., Figueroa, J., Parikh, A. K., & Riedesel, E. L.: Impact of a Faster Computed Tomography Scanner on Sedation for Pediatric Head Computed Tomography Scans in 2 Large Emergency Departments-A Retrospective Study. Pediatric emergency care 39(1): e6-e10, Jan 2023 Notes: DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002816.
Phadke, S., Sogani, J., Parikh, A. K., Ndibe, C. C., Alazraki, A. L., Linam, L. E., & Riedesel, E. L.: Imaging of the Pediatric Breast: Review of Normal Development and Spectrum of Disease. Radiographics: a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. 43(1): e220047, Jan 2023 Notes: DOI: 10.1148/rg.220047.
Sinclair, E. M., Agarwal, M., Santore, M. T., Sauer, C. G., & Riedesel, E. L.: Single-Center Retrospective Review of the Presentation and Initial Care of Esophageal Button Battery Impactions 2007-2020. Pediatric emergency care 39(4): 259-264, Apr 2023 Notes: DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002690. PMCID: PMC9519803
Traylor, K. S., Bastawrous, S., Riedesel, E. L., Ballard, D. H., Hochhegger, B., Ukeh, I., Jaswal, S., Agarwal, M., Clarke, J. E., Lakhani, D. A., Balthazar, P., Tomblinson, C. M., & Bunch, P. M.: A New (Digital) Era in Medical Journalism: Leveraging Social Media and Other Online Tools to Increase Reach and Engagement. Radiographics: a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. 11: e230103, Nov 2023 Notes: DOI: 10.1148/rg.230103.
2022
Sinclair, E. M., Santore, M. T., Agarwal, M., Kitzman, J., Sauer, C. G., & Riedesel, E. L.: Evolving Clinical Care in Esophageal Button Batteries: Impact of Expert-Opinion Guideline Adoption and Continued Gaps in Care. Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 74(2): 236-243, Feb 2022 Notes: DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003346. PMCID: PMC8799493
Atlas, N., Sinclair, E. M., Simon, H. K., Riedesel, E. L., Figueroa, J., Kamat, P. P., & Santore, M. T.: Management of esophageal button battery ingestions: resource utilization and outcomes. Pediatric surgery international 38(3): 473-478, Mar 2022 Notes: DOI: 10.1007/s00383-021-05058-y.
Rostad, B. S., Richer, E. J., Riedesel, E. L., & Alazraki, A. L.: Esophageal discoid foreign body detection and classification using artificial intelligence. Pediatric radiology 52(3): 477-482, Mar 2022 Notes: DOI: 10.1007/s00247-021-05240-3.
Riedesel, E. L., Richer, E. J., Taylor, S. D., Tao, T., Gagnon, M. H., Braithwaite, K. A., Alazraki, A. L., & Khanna, G.: Pediatric Hepatic Cystic Lesions: Differential Diagnosis and Multimodality Imaging Approach. Radiographics: a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. 42(5): 1514-1531, Sep-Oct 2022 Notes: DOI: 10.1148/rg.220006.
2021
Sinclair, E. M., Stevens, J. P., McElhanon, B., Meisel, J. A., Santore, M. T., Chahine, A. A., & Riedesel, E. L.: Development and repair of aorto-esophageal fistula following esophageal button battery impaction: A case report. Journal of pediatric surgery case reports 66: 101782, Mar 2021 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.epsc.2021.101782. PMCID: PMC7990103
14. Hayatghaibi, S. E., Trout, A. T., Dillman, J. R., Callahan, M., Iyer, R., Nguyen, H., Riedesel, E., & Ayyala, R. S.: Trends in Pediatric Appendicitis and Imaging Strategies During Covid-19 in the United States. Academic radiology 28(11): 1500-1506, Nov 2021 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2021.08.009. PMCID: PMC8390378
2020
Kelly, M. M., Cantu, C., Richer, E. J., Braithwaite, K. A., Linam, L. E., Riedesel, E. L., Loewen, J., Simoneaux, S. F., & Milla, S. S.: Incidence and importance of portal venous gas in children with hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Pediatric radiology 50(8): 1102-1106, Jul 2020 Notes: DOI: 10.1007/s00247-020-04694-1.
Riedesel, E. L., Richer, E. J., Sinclair, E. M., Sauer, C. G., Santore, M. T., Simoneaux, S. F., & Alazraki, A. L.: Serial MRI Findings After Endoscopic Removal of Button Battery From the Esophagus. AJR. American journal of roentgenology 215(5): 1238-1246, Nov 2020 Notes: DOI: 10.2214/AJR.19.22427.
2019
Riedesel, E. L., Weber, B. C., Shore, M. W., Cartmill, R. S., Ostlie, D. J., Leys, C. M., Gill, K. G., & Kohler, J. E.: Diagnostic performance of standardized ultrasound protocol for detecting perforation in pediatric appendicitis. Pediatric radiology 49(13): 1726-1734. Dec 2019 Notes: DOI: 10.1007/s00247-019-04475-5.
2018
Zens TJ, Rogers AP, Riedesel EL, Leys CM, Ostlie DJ, Woods MA, Gill KG: The cost effectiveness and utility of a "quick MRI" for the evaluation of intra-abdominal abscess after acute appendicitis in the pediatric patient population. Journal of pediatric surgery 53(6): 1168-1174, Jun 2018 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.02.078.
2017
Kinner S, Pickhardt PJ, Riedesel EL, Gill KG, Robbins JB, Kitchin DR, Ziemlewicz TJ, Harringa JB, Reeder SB, Repplinger MD: Diagnostic Accuracy of MRI Versus CT for the Evaluation of Acute Appendicitis in Children and Young Adults. AJR. American journal of roentgenology 209(4): 911-919, Oct 2017 Notes: DOI: 10.2214/AJR.16.17413. PMCID: PMC5639901
2009
Gartside, M. G., Chen, H., Ibrahimi, O. A., Byron, S. A., Curtis, A. V., Wellens, C. L., Bengston, A., Yudt, L. M., Eliseenkova, A. V., Ma, J., Curtin, J. A., Hyder, P., Harper, U. L., Riedesel, E., Mann, G. J., Trent, J. M., Bastian, B. C., Meltzer, P. S., Mohammadi, M., & Pollock, P. M.: Loss-of-function fibroblast growth factor receptor-2 mutations in melanoma. Molecular cancer research: MCR 7(1): 41-51, Jan 2009 Notes: DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-08-0021. PMCID: PMC4233648
2007
Baffoe-Bonnie AB, Kittles RA, Gillanders E, Ou L, George A, Robbins C, Ahaghotu C, Bennett J, Boykin W, Hoke G, Mason T, Pettaway C, Vijayakumar S, Weinrich S, Jones MP, Gildea D, Riedesel E, Albertus J, Moses T, Lockwood E, Klaric M, Faruque M, Royal C, Trent JM, Berg K, Collins FS, Furbert-Harris PM, Bailey-Wilson JE, Dunston GM, Powell I, Carpten JD.: Genome-wide linkage of 77 families from the African American Hereditary Prostate Cancer study (AAHPC). The Prostate 67(1): 22-31, Jan 2007 Notes: DOI: 10.1002/pros.20456.
2004
Gillanders, E. M., Xu, J., Chang, B. L., Lange, E. M., Wiklund, F., Bailey-Wilson, J. E., Baffoe-Bonnie, A., Jones, M., Gildea, D., Riedesel, E., Albertus, J., Isaacs, S. D., Wiley, K. E., Mohai, C. E., Matikainen, M. P., Tammela, T. L., Zheng, S. L., Brown, W. M., Rökman, A., Carpten, J. D., Meyers, D. A., Walsh, P. C., Schleutker, J., Gronberg, H., Cooney, K. A., Isaacs, W. B., & Trent J. M.: Combined genome-wide scan for prostate cancer susceptibility genes. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 96(16): 1240-7, Aug 2004 Notes: DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djh228.
2003
Lange, E. M., Gillanders, E. M., Davis, C. C., Brown, W. M., Campbell, J. K., Jones, M., Gildea, D., Riedesel, E., Albertus, J., Freas-Lutz, D., Markey, C., Giri, V., Dimmer, J. B., Montie, J. E., Trent, J. M., & Cooney, K. A.: Genome-wide scan for prostate cancer susceptibility genes using families from the University of Michigan prostate cancer genetics project finds evidence for linkage on chromosome 17 near BRCA1. The Prostate 57(4): 326-34, Dec 2003 Notes: DOI: 10.1002/pros.10307.
Schleutker, J., Baffoe-Bonnie, A. B., Gillanders, E., Kainu, T., Jones, M. P., Freas-Lutz, D., Markey, C., Gildea, D., Riedesel, E., Albertus, J., Gibbs, K. D., Jr, Matikainen, M., Koivisto, P. A., Tammela, T., Bailey-Wilson, J. E., Trent, J. M., & Kallioniemi, O. P.: Genome-wide scan for linkage in finnish hereditary prostate cancer (HPC) families identifies novel susceptibility loci at 11q14 and 3p25-26. The Prostate 57(4): 280-9, Dec 2003 Notes: DOI: 10.1002/pros.10302.
Wiklund, F., Gillanders, E. M., Albertus, J. A., Bergh, A., Damber, J. E., Emanuelsson, M., Freas-Lutz, D. L., Gildea, D. E., Göransson, I., Jones, M. S., Jonsson, B. A., Lindmark, F., Markey, C. J., Riedesel, E. L., Stenman, E., Trent, J. M., & Grönberg, H.: Genome-wide scan of Swedish families with hereditary prostate cancer: suggestive evidence of linkage at 5q11.2 and 19p13.3. The Prostate 57(4): 290-7, Dec 2003 Notes: DOI: 10.1002/pros.10303.
Xu, J., Gillanders, E. M., Isaacs, S. D., Chang, B. L., Wiley, K. E., Zheng, S. L., Jones, M., Gildea, D., Riedesel, E., Albertus, J., Freas-Lutz, D., Markey, C., Meyers, D. A., Walsh, P. C., Trent, J. M., & Isaacs, W. B.: Genome-wide scan for prostate cancer susceptibility genes in the Johns Hopkins hereditary prostate cancer families. The Prostate 57(4): 320-5, Dec 2003 Notes: DOI: 10.1002/pros.10306.
Abstracts (includes Posters and Scientific Presentations)
2024
*Sharma P, Variyam D, Riedesel EL, Bertino F, Shah J: Intraorbital Vascular Embolization: A Collaborative Approach to Retinoblastoma and Orbital Vascular Malformations Management. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Annual Meeting, Boston, MA Apr 2024 Notes: Poster presentation.
2023
*Dennison C, Taylor S, Wilson H, Slesnick T, Riedesel EL: Cardiac Devices: Then and Now. Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR) Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course, Austin, TX May 2023 Notes: Poster presentation.
*Somasundaram A, Shah J, Riedesel EL: Image Guided Abscess Drainage in the Setting of Acute Perforated Appendicitis in the Pediatric Population. Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR) Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course, Austin, TX May 2023 Notes: Podium presentation.
Lectures by Invitation
2023
Riedesel E. Post- Graduate Education Sessions: "Foreign Body Evaluation", Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR) Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course, Austin, TX. May 2023.
Riedesel E. "Challenges in Ovarian Torsion", Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR) Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course, Austin, TX. May 2023.
Riedesel E. Invited Lecture, "Pediatric Case Review," RadDiscord, virtual, 4/1, April 2023.
Riedesel E. Invited Speaker Panel, "Neonatal Head Ultrasound," SPR Ultrasound Committee, Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR), virtual, 4/6/2023.
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters
2022
Nsofor, M., Riedesel, E. L., & Cooley, A.: Right Flank Pain and Diurnal Enuresis in a 14-Year-Old Male. Clinical pediatrics 61(8): 582-586, Sep 2022.
2021
Rostad BS, Shah JH, Rostad CA, Jaggi P, Richer EJ, Linam LE, Alazraki AL, Riedesel EL, Milla SS: Chest radiograph features of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) compared to pediatric COVID-19. Pediatric radiology 51(2): 231-238, Feb 2021.
Riedesel, E. L.: Editorial Comment: Liver Fat Quantification by Ultrasound-Potential to Change Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric NAFLD. AJR. American journal of roentgenology 217(4): 1005, Oct 2021.
2013
Dolbec, K. W., Higgins, G. L., 3rd, & Riedesel, E. L.: Images in emergency medicine. Two patients with frostbite. Annals of emergency medicine 62(3): 194-200, Aug 2013.
2010
Edmonson MB, Riedesel EL, Williams GP, Demuri GP: Generalized petechial rashes in children during a parvovirus B19 outbreak. Pediatrics 125(4): e787-92, Apr 2010.