Education and Training

Medical School

MD - Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Internship

Transitional Year - Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

Residency

Diagnostic Radiology - Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship

Pediatric Radiology - The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Board Certification

Pediatric Radiology – American Board of Radiology

Titles and Academic Titles

Pediatric Radiologist

Director for Patient Safety and Quality, Department of Radiology

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

Departments and Services

Publications

Papers

2022

Ramirez-Suarez KI, Otero HJ, Biko DM, Dori Y, Smith CL, Feudtner C, White AM: Magnetic resonance lymphangiography in post-Fontan palliation patients with MR non-conditional cardiac electronic devices: An institutional experience. Clinical imaging 86: 43-52, Feb 2022 Notes: Published online: February 22, 2022. In press as of March 2022; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinimag.2022.02.016.

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 32(4): 2564-2571, Apr 2022 Notes: DOI: 10.1007/s00330-021-08448-x; Advance online publication as of January 2022.

2021

Barrera CA, Andronikou S, Tapia IE, White AM, Biko DM, Rapp JB, Zhu X, Otero HJ: Normal age-related quantitative CT values in the pediatric lung: from the first breath to adulthood. Clinical imaging 75: 111-118, Jan 2021 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.12.021.

2020

Barrera CA, Otero HJ, White AM, Saul D, Biko DM.: Image Quality of ECG-Triggered High-Pitch, Dual-Source Computed Tomography Angiography for Cardiovascular Assessment in Children. Current problems in diagnostic radiology 49(1): 23-28, Jan-Feb 2020 Notes: DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2018.10.006.

Barrera CA, Saul D, Rapp JB, Smith CL, White AM, Biko DM, Otero HJ.: Diagnostic performance of CT angiography to detect pulmonary vein stenosis in children. The international journal of cardiovascular imaging 36(1): 141-147, Jan 2020. Notes: DOI: 10.1007/s10554-019-01693-8.

Counter WB, Khurshid K, Jalal S, Castillo M, White AM, Otero HJ, Nicolaou S, Khosa F.: Gender Differences Among Academic Pediatric Radiology Faculty inthe United States and Canada. Academic radiology 27(4): 575-581, Apr 2020. Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2019.06.011.

Wu KY, Jensen EA, White AM, Wang Y, Biko DM, Nilan K, Fraga MV, Mercer-Rosa L, Zhang H, Kirpalani H: Characterization of Disease Phenotype in Very Preterm Infants with Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 201(11): 1398-1406, Jun 2020.

2019

Biko, D. M., Smith, C. L., Otero, H. J., Saul, D., White, A. M., DeWitt, A., Glatz, A. C., Piccoli, D. A., Mamula, P., Rome, J. J., & Dori, Y.: Intrahepatic dynamic contrast MR lymphangiography: initial experience with a new technique for the assessment of liver lymphatics. European radiology 29(10): 5190-5196, Oct 2019. Notes: DOI: 10.1007/s00330-019-06112-z.

2018

Barrera CA, Otero HJ, White AM, Saul D, Biko DM (2018 Oct 29). Image Quality of ECG-Triggered High-Pitch, Dual-Source Computed Tomography Angiography for Cardiovascular Assessment in Children. Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology: pii: S0363-0188(18)30217-2. Doi: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2018.10.006. PMID: 30472138.

2017

Tkach EK, White AM, Dysart KC, Waber B, Nawab US, Zhang H, Jensen EA. Comparison of intact parathyroid hormone, alkaline phosphatase, phosphate levels for diagnosing severe metabolic bone disease in infants with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Am J Perinatol. 2017; April 21 [Epub ahead of print].

2016

Jensen EA, White AM, Liu P, Yee K, Waber B, Monk HM, Zhang H. Determinants of severe metabolic bone disease in very low-birth-weight infants with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia admitted to a tertiary referral center. Am J Perinatol. 2016;33(1):1011-7.

2015

Jensen EA, White AM, Liu P, Yee K, Waber B, Monk H, Zhang H. Determinants of Severe Metabolic Bone Disease in Very Low-Birth-Weight Infants with Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Admitted to a Tertiary Referral Center. Am J Perinatol. eFirst Aug 2015 DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1560043.

Books

Chapters

2014

White AM, Feygin T, Pollock AN: Chapter title: Radiologic Evaluation of Pediatric Airway. Bluestone and Stool's Pediatric Otolaryngology, 5th Edition. People's Medical Publishing House, USA, II: 1425-458, May 2014 Notes: ISBN-10: 1607950189, Chapter 84.

Posters and Presentations

2019

M. Katherine Henry, Ammie M. White, Sabah Servaes, Andrew Degnan, Michael Francavilla, Victor Ho, Ann Johnson, Summer Kaplan, Richard Markowitz, Hansel Otero, David Saul, Lisa States, Raymond Sze, Joanne N. Wood, Philip V. Scribano: Effect of a Double-Interpretation Skeletal Survey Program on Child Abuse Evaluation. Society for Pediatric Radiology Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course, San Francisco, CA 49(Suppl 1): S78, Apr 2019 Notes: Poster presentation.

Invited Lectures

2020

White Ammie M. "Keeping Patients Safe in Radiology: MR Safety Update", Inter-professional Safety M&M for Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA. Oct 2020.

2019

White Ammie M. "Effect of a Double-Interpretation Skeletal Survey Program on Child Abuse Evaluations", Society for Pediatric Radiology Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course, San Francisco, CA. May 2019.

Awards and Honors

2016, Unknown Case, Attending category, Society of Pediatric Radiology
2014, Unknown Case, Fellow/trainee category, Society of Pediatric Radiology
2007, Alpha Omega Alpha
2005, Association of Pathology Chairs Honor Society

Editorial and Academic Positions

Academic and Institutional Committees

2018-present, Center of Diagnostic Excellence Governing Committee (Cognitive Bias Think Tank)
2018-present, Co-Chair, MR Safety Committee
2017-present, Clinical Care Committee
2016-present, Patient Safety Officer, Department of Radiology
2016-present, Radiation Safety Committee, University of Pennsylvania Office of Environmental Health & Radiation Safety and Subcommittee
2016-present, Co-Chair, Quality and Patient Safety Committee, Department of Radiology
2016-present, Patient Safety Committee

Leadership and Memberships

Memberships in Professional Organizations

International

2008-present, Radiologic Society of North America

National

2019-present, American Medical Association
2014-present, American Roentgen Ray Society
2008-present, American College of Radiology
2006-present, Society for Pediatric Radiology