Michel D. Crema, MD

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Crema completed his medical degree the Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro School of Medicine, Uberaba-MG, Brazil. Dr. Crema completed his training in Radiology at the Department of Radiology of Saint-Antoine Hospital, University Paris VI, Paris, France. He is a French and Brazilian board-certified radiologist. In addition to his academic position at Boston University, Dr. Crema is the section head of musculoskeletal radiology at HOME Hospital/FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Brasilia-DF, Brazil. He is Research Assistant Professor of Radiology at Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital in Doha, Qatar. He is also director of research of the Radiology Department at Hospital do Coração (HCor), São Paulo-SP, Brazil. Dr. Crema’s research interest includes imaging of musculoskeletal diseases, with a focus on osteoarthritis, cartilage, and sports medicine. He has presented several sports injury related educational exhibits and lectures at various international radiological conferences, including the International Skeletal Society, the Osteoarthritis Research Society International, the Radiological Society of North America, and the European Congress of Radiology. He has authored over 65 peer-reviewed papers focusing on musculoskeletal imaging.

Publications

  • Published 2/12/2026

    Vervaecke AJ, Werthel JD, Crema MD, Guillard V, Montalvan B. Impact of arm dominance and backhand technique on shoulder mobility and rotator cuff abnormalities in senior high-level tennis players. Orthop Traumatol Surg Res. 2026 Feb 12; 104641. PMID: 41690545.

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  • Published 6/6/2025

    Gregio-Junior E, Taneja AK, Crema MD, Menezes-Reis R, Lorenzato MM, Chagas-Neto FA, Nogueira-Barbosa MH. Effect of weightbearing on medial meniscal extrusion: dynamic ultrasound with MRI correlation. Acta Radiol. 2025 Sep; 66(9):982-990. PMID: 40474664.

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  • Published 3/12/2025

    Binvignat M, Fellahi S, Bastard JP, Rousseau A, Tuffet S, Courties A, Pigenet A, Wanherdrick K, Kloppenburg M, Richette P, Maheu E, Crema MD, Klatzmann D, Sokol H, Mariotti-Ferrandiz E, Berenbaum F, Sellam J. Serum intestinal permeability biomarkers are associated with erosive hand osteoarthritis and radiographic severity: results from the DIGICOD cohort. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2025 Jun; 33(6):736-744. PMID: 40086720.

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  • Published 4/2/2024

    Liew JW, Jarraya M, Guermazi A, Lynch J, Felson D, Nevitt M, Lewis CE, Torner J, Roemer FW, Crema MD, Wang N, Becce F, Rabasa G, Pascart T, Neogi T. Intra-Articular Mineralization on Computerized Tomography of the Knee and Risk of Cartilage Damage: The Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2024 Jul; 76(7):1054-1061. PMID: 38369918.

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  • Published 1/10/2024

    Roemer FW, Jarraya M, Hayashi D, Crema MD, Haugen IK, Hunter DJ, Guermazi A. A perspective on the evolution of semi-quantitative MRI assessment of osteoarthritis: Past, present and future. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2024 Apr; 32(4):460-472. PMID: 38211810.

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Education

  • Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, MD

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