Profile Detail

Andrew Klobuka, MD

Resident
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Education
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (2010)
Medical / Graduate School Drexel University College of Medicine (2014)
Residency UPMC Medical Education Transitional Year- UPMC Montefiore/Presbyterian (2014-2015)
Clinical / Post-doctoral Fellowship Vascular and Interventional Radiology - Allegheny Health Network (2019-2020)
Current American Roentgen Ray Society (2016-Present)
American College of Radiology (2015-Present)
Pennsylvania Radiological Society (2015-Present)
Pittsburgh Roentgen Society (2015-Present)
Society of Interventional Radiology (2013-Present)
Radiological Society of North America (2013-Present)
American Medical Association (2010-Present)
Pennsylvania Medical Society (2010-Present)
Specialties
& Programs
Nuclear Medicine
Interventional
Clinical
Clinical Interest Interventional Radiology, Business of Healthcare, Advocacy, Health Care Policy and Economics
Research Interest Quality Improvement, Radiology education, Improving communication, rapport, and clinical collaboration between radiologists, referring clinicians, and patients.
Selected Publications   Klobuka A, Short R. Endovascular Stent-Graft Placement in the Left Main Pulmonary Artery for Management of a Giant Pulmonary Artery Pseudoaneurysm. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 27 (2016), pp. 1706-1707.

Klobuka A, Markelov A. Current Status of Surgical Treatment for Fulminant Clostridium difficile Colitis. World J Gastrointest Surg. 2013 Jun 27;5(6):167-72. PMID: 23977418.

Klobuka A, Lee J, Heller M. When the Reading Room Meets the Team Room: Resident Perspectives from Radiology and Internal Medicine on the Impact of Personal Communication after Implementing a Resident-led Radiology Rounds. American College of Radiology Annual Meeting; 2017, May 21-25; Washington, D.C.

Drabkin M, Brown J, Donaldson J, Huang J, Klobuka A, Moussa M, Patel K, Rotolo P, Huynh D, Misono A. SIRPAC Survey: Characterizing Donor Behavior and Crafting Future Fundraising Strategies. Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Meeting; 2017, Mar 4-9; Washington, D.C.

Klobuka A, Sevco T, Muthukrishnan A. Intrapancreatic accessory spleen diagnosed by
Tc-99m sulfur colloid SPECT/CT. 101st Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Radiological Society; 2016, September 17; Philadelphia, PA.

Grace J, Davis A, Fischhoff B, Arnold J, Klobuka A, Yecies E, Mohan D, Hanmer J. "Agree to DisagreeAssessing Risk Assessment Convergence in the Understanding Physician Signout Risk Perceptions (UPS) Study." 39th Annual Meeting of the Society for General Internal Medicine; 2016, May 11-14; Hollywood, CA.

Yecies E, Davis A, Fischhoff B, Arnold J, Grace J, Klobuka A, Mohan D, Hanmer J. "Assessing the Ability of Day Interns to Communicate their Concern of Patient Deterioration Risk to Night Interns in the Understanding Physician Signout Risk Perceptions Study." 39th Annual Meeting of the Society for General Internal Medicine; 2016, May 11-14; Hollywood, CA.

Klobuka A, Krosin M, Amesur N, Bontempo F. Novel Anticoagulants: Navigating the Periprocedural Course and Previewing the New Horizon for Reversal Agents. Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Meeting; 2016, April 2-7; Vancouver, BC.

Klobuka A, Krosin M, Amesur N, Gelzenis, T. Pre-procedural Airway Assessment for Radiologists: A Guide for Predicting a Difficult Airway, Knowing When to Consult Anesthesia, and Avoiding the Potential Complications of Moderate Procedural Sedation. Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting; 2015, Nov 29- Dec 4; Chicago, IL.

Varley P, Zenati M, Klobuka A, Tobler J, Zeh H, Hogg M, Steve J, Borhani A, Zuriekat A. Robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy improves outcomes for patients with high risk morphometric features. Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association Annual Meeting; 2017, Mar 29-Apr 2; Miami, FL.

Arnold J, Davis A, Fischhoff B, Grace J, Klobuka A, Yecies E, Mohan D, Hanmer J. "Human vs. Automated Prediction of Clinical Deterioration: Results From the Understanding Physician Signout Risk Perceptions (UPS) Study." 39th Annual Meeting of the Society for General Internal Medicine; 2016, May 11-14; Hollywood, CA.

Klobuka A, Schnur J, Lee V, Jakacki R, Pollack IF, Panigrahy A. Diffusion and Perfusion Correlates of Heterogeneous Treatment Response in Peptide-Based Pediatric Glioma Immunotherapy. Society for Pediatric Radiology Annual Meeting; 2014, May 14-17; Washington, DC.
Honors and  
Awards
Society of Interventional Radiology Grassroots Leadership Program 2017

Society of Interventional Radiology Resident-in-training Travel Scholarship SIR 2017

International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy Resident Scholarship ISET 2017, 2018

ACR Annual Meeting 2017- Highlighted Abstract in Clinical Education

RSNA/AUR/ARRS Introduction to Academic Radiology Program 11/27 12/1/16, RSNA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL
PubMed Publications   See a listing of publications on PubMed, a service of the National Library of medicine.