Massachusetts General Hospital | Heart Center

BiographyDr. Ghoshhajra is a board-certified Diagnostic Radiologist, with advanced training in Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (CT) and Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).

Dr. Ghoshhajra specializes in the use of advanced cross-sectional imaging techniques (including Ultrasonography, CT, and MRI) to non-invasively diagnose diseases of the blood vessels and heart. His clinical interests include advanced non-invasive imaging for coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular and venous disease, and congenital heart disease.

His training includes a Transitional Residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, PA, Diagnostic Radiology Residency at the Western Pennsylvania Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA, and a National Institutes of Health - sponsored Clinical and Research Fellowship in Cardiovascular Imaging at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA.  He also holds a Masters in Business Administration from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH.  He is board certified by the American Board of Radiology and the Certification Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, and has published numerous scientific articles and book chapters on cardiovascular imaging.

Dr. Ghoshhajra is the Director of Clinical Cardiac Imaging in the Department of Radiology.

Research

• Myocardial stress perfusion CT and MRI
• Cardiac MRI optimization
• Cardiac CT radiation dose reduction and efficiency
• Advanced Imaging for Adult Congenital Heart Disease
• Dual-Energy Cardiac CT
• Emergency Cardiac CT Angiography
• Non-Invasive Vascular Imaging

Publications

View my most recent publications at PubMed

Selected Publications

Ghoshhajra BB, Rogers IS, Maurovich-Horvat P, Techasith T, Verdini D, Sidhu MS, Drzezga NK, Medina HM, Blankstein R, Brady TJ, Cury RC. A Comparison of Reconstruction and Viewing Parameters on Image Quality and Accuracy of Stress Myocardial CT Perfusion. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2011 Nov;5(6):459-66.

Ghoshhajra BB, Maurovich-Horvat P, Techasith T, Medina HM, Verdini D, Sidhu MS, Blankstein R, Brady TJ, Cury RC. Infarct Detection with a Comprehensive Cardiac CT Protocol. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2011 Nov 18.

Uthamalingam S, Gurm GS, Sidhu MS, Verdini DJ, Vorasettakarnkij Y, Blankstein R, Mamuya WS, Hofmann U, Brady TJ, Cury RC, Ghoshhajra BB. Comparison of Dual Source 64-slice Adenosine Stress CT Perfusion with Stress Gated SPECT-MPI for Evaluation of Left Ventricular Function and Volumes J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2011 Nov 18.

Lee AM, Engel LC, Shah B, Liew G, Sidhu MS, Kalra M, Abbara S, Brady TJ, Hoffmann U, Ghoshhajra BB. Coronary computed tomography angiography during arrhythmia: Radiation dose reduction with prospectively ECG-triggered axial and retrospectively ECG-gated helical 128-slice dual-source CT. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2012 Apr 7.

Ghoshhajra BB, Engel LC, Major GP, Goehler A, Techasith T, Verdini D, Do S, Liu B, Li X, Sala M, Kim MS, Blankstein R, Prakash P, Sidhu MS, Corsini E, Banerji D, Wu D, Abbara S, Truong Q, Brady TJ, Hoffmann U, Kalra M. Evolution of Coronary Computed Tomography Radiation Dose Reduction at a Tertiary Referral Center. Am J Med. (August 2012)

Mass General Imaging reduces cardiac CT radiation doses 75 percent

Radiation-reduction case study: Cardiovascular imaging team reduces radiation dose for cardiac CT angiography by employing new scanner technology and carefully tailoring each exam to the patient.

Evolution of Coronary Computed Tomography Radiation Dose Reduction at a Tertiary Referral Center

A large study to be published in the August issue of the American Journal of Medicine reports a record radiation dose reduction of 74.8% to MGH Cardiac CT patients during the past 6 years.

February Heart Month: Advances in Treating Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Throughout the month of February, our doctors and specialists in the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for Heart, Vascular and Stroke Care will be sharing their expertise on various heart conditions and offering prevention tips in recognition of American Heart Month. Roughly one in every four deaths in the U.S. each year is due to heart disease, making it the leading cause of death for Americans.