Boris N. Bloch, MD

Adjunct Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

As a radiologist in an academic medical center, I am devoted to improving clinical care for my patients suffering from breast and prostate cancer. My research has focused on developing new imaging protocols and on correlating prostate and breast cancer imaging phenotypes and MR/US imaging classifiers with histology, immunohistochemistry, and gene expression profiles. I recognize the imperative need for correlating imaging phenotypes with tumor genotypes in order to advance knowledge regarding a broad range of breast and prostate diseases, as well as their early diagnosis, progression/behavior and treatment, by developing new (imaging) biomarkers.
A second major research focus is the design and development of biopsy and treatment tools, like biopsy markers (biopsy clips; Coulter award 2011), and treatment planning phantoms and atlases in collaboration with engineers and image post-processors.

Publications

  • Published 6/14/2019

    Chirra P, Leo P, Yim M, Bloch BN, Rastinehad AR, Purysko A, Rosen M, Madabhushi A, Viswanath SE. Multisite evaluation of radiomic feature reproducibility and discriminability for identifying peripheral zone prostate tumors on MRI. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2019 Apr; 6(2):024502. PMID: 31259199.

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  • Published 4/5/2019

    Braman N, Prasanna P, Whitney J, Singh S, Beig N, Etesami M, Bates DDB, Gallagher K, Bloch BN, Vulchi M, Turk P, Bera K, Abraham J, Sikov WM, Somlo G, Harris LN, Gilmore H, Plecha D, Varadan V, Madabhushi A. Association of Peritumoral Radiomics With Tumor Biology and Pathologic Response to Preoperative Targeted Therapy for HER2 (ERBB2)-Positive Breast Cancer. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 04 05; 2(4):e192561. PMID: 31002322.

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  • Published 2/28/2019

    Viswanath SE, Chirra PV, Yim MC, Rofsky NM, Purysko AS, Rosen MA, Bloch BN, Madabhushi A. Comparing radiomic classifiers and classifier ensembles for detection of peripheral zone prostate tumors on T2-weighted MRI: a multi-site study. BMC Med Imaging. 2019 02 28; 19(1):22. PMID: 30819131.

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  • Published 8/6/2018

    Lee CL, Dietrich MC, Desai UG, Das A, Yu S, Xiang HF, Jaffe CC, Hirsch AE, Bloch BN. A 3D-Printed Patient-Specific Phantom for External Beam Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer. J Eng Sci Med Diagn Ther. 2018 Nov; 1(4). PMID: 30775692.

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  • Published 12/13/2017

    Kan CK, Qureshi MM, Gupta A, Agarwal A, Gignac GA, Bloch BN, Thoreson N, Hirsch AE. Risk factors involved in treatment delays and differences in treatment type for patients with prostate cancer by risk category in an academic safety net hospital. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2018 Apr-Jun; 3(2):181-189. PMID: 29904743.

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Other Positions

  • Chief, MR Imaging
    Boston Medical Center
  • Member, BU-BMC Cancer Center
    Boston University
  • Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research
    Boston University
  • Co-Director, MS Bioimaging Program
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
  • Program Director, Breast Imaging Fellowship
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

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Education

  • University of Vienna, MD
  • University of Vienna, BA

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