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Anish Kirpalani

MD, FRCPC, MASc, BASc

Associate Scientist, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute

Email: kirpalania@smh.ca
Tel: 416-864-5692

Research Programs

Biography

Dr. Anish Kirpalani is a staff radiologist at St. Michael’s Hospital. He is the Director of the St. Michael’s MRI Research Centre, and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Imaging at the University of Toronto.

He is the author of numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and has given numerous invited lectures nationally and internationally, in the fields of abdominal and cardiovascular MRI.

His research interests at the Canada Foundation for Innovation-funded St. Michael’s MRI Research Centre are in validation of MRI tools as quantitative outcome measures in high-impact abdominal and cardiovascular clinical problems. He is the imaging lead for a Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Physicians’ Services Incorporated-funded research program in kidney fibrosis MRI.

Recent Publications

  1. Kirpalani, A, Hashim, E, Leung, G, Kim, JK, Krizova, A, Jothy, S et al.. Magnetic Resonance Elastography to Assess Fibrosis in Kidney Allografts. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2017; :. doi: 10.2215/CJN.01830217. PubMed PMID:28855238 .
  2. Misra, P, Kirpalani, A, Leung, G, Vlachou, PA, Lee, JY, Jothy, S et al.. The role of thrombectomy and diffusion-weighted imaging with MRI in post-transplant renal vein thrombosis: a case report. BMC Nephrol. 2017;18 (1):224. doi: 10.1186/s12882-017-0618-2. PubMed PMID:28693502 PubMed Central PMC5504730.
  3. Leung, VA, Kirpalani, A, Mnatzakanian, G, Colak, E, Vlachou, PA. Effect of a Biopsy Center on Adequacy Rates of Thyroid Nodule Fine-Needle Aspiration. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2017;209 (2):358-362. doi: 10.2214/AJR.16.17157. PubMed PMID:28570128 .
  4. Shao, L, Yan, AT, Lebovic, G, Wong, HH, Kirpalani, A, Deva, DP et al.. Prognostic value of visually detected coronary artery calcification on unenhanced non-gated thoracic computed tomography for prediction of non-fatal myocardial infarction and all-cause mortality. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. ;11 (3):196-202. doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2017.03.004. PubMed PMID:28411031 .
  5. Barthur, A, Brezden-Masley, C, Connelly, KA, Dhir, V, Chan, KK, Haq, R et al.. Longitudinal assessment of right ventricular structure and function by cardiovascular magnetic resonance in breast cancer patients treated with trastuzumab: a prospective observational study. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2017;19 (1):44. doi: 10.1186/s12968-017-0356-4. PubMed PMID:28395671 PubMed Central PMC5387372.
  6. Leung, G, Kirpalani, A, Szeto, SG, Deeb, M, Foltz, W, Simmons, CA et al.. Could MRI Be Used To Image Kidney Fibrosis? A Review of Recent Advances and Remaining Barriers. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2017;12 (6):1019-1028. doi: 10.2215/CJN.07900716. PubMed PMID:28298435 PubMed Central PMC5460707.
  7. Ross, BA, Wald, R, Goldstein, MB, Yuen, DA, Leipsic, J, Kiaii, M et al.. Relationships Between Left Ventricular Structure and Function According to Cardiac MRI and Cardiac Biomarkers in End-Stage Renal Disease. Can J Cardiol. 2017;33 (4):501-507. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2016.11.021. PubMed PMID:28222921 .
  8. Wald, R, Goldstein, MB, Perl, J, Kiaii, M, Yuen, D, Wald, RM et al.. The Association Between Conversion to In-centre Nocturnal Hemodialysis and Left Ventricular Mass Regression in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease. Can J Cardiol. 2016;32 (3):369-77. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2015.07.004. PubMed PMID:26386732 .
  9. Merchant, A, Wald, R, Goldstein, MB, Yuen, D, Kirpalani, A, Dacouris, N et al.. Relationship between different blood pressure measurements and left ventricular mass by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in end-stage renal disease. J Am Soc Hypertens. 2015;9 (4):275-84. doi: 10.1016/j.jash.2015.01.011. PubMed PMID:25753299 .
  10. Kotha, VK, Yan, AT, Prabhudesai, V, Kirpalani, A, Connelly, K, Peerani, R et al.. Benign intramyocardial mesothelial cyst in the right ventricular outflow tract: computed tomography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging appearances. Circulation. 2014;130 (24):e275-7. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.009658. PubMed PMID:25602950 .
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Affiliations & Other Activities

  • Director, MRI Research Centre, St. Michael’s Hospital
  • Staff Radiologist, Department of Medical Imaging, St. Michael’s Hospital
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto
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