Carolyn M. Sofka, M.D.
Director of Education

Dr. Carolyn Sofka is a Board-Certified Radiologist specializing in Musculoskeletal Radiology since 1999. She is published in peer reviewed radiology subspecialty journals, has co-authored book chapters, including one on musculoskeletal ultrasound, and has presented at national radiology and subspecialty meetings.

Dr. Sofka has been listed in the Consumer's Research Council of America: Guide to America's Top Radiologists. First Edition, 2002-2003.

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Appointments

• Associate Attending Radiologist - Hospital for Special Special Surgery
• Associate Attending Radiologist- New York Presbyterian Hospital
• Associate Professor of Radiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University.
• Director of Education, Radiology and Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery

Extramural Professional Responsibilities

• Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Hospital for Special Surgery. 2004-present.
• Assistant Editor for Literature Review, Ultrasound Quarterly.
• Reviewer for American Journal of Roentgenology
• Reviewer for Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Specialty

• Diagnostic Radiology

Subspecialty

• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• Ultrasound (US)

Certification

• USMLE - 1996
• American Board of Radiology - 1999

State Licensure

• New York, Connecticut, North Carolina, Ohio

Education

• MD, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson 1995

Residency

• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 1995-1999

Fellowship

• Orthopaedic Radiology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 1999-2000
• Fellow in Skeletal Radiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, 1999-2000

Clinical Interests

• Sports Medicine
• Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

Selected Awards

• Consumer's Research Council of America: Guide to America's Top Radiologists. First Edition, 2002-2003

Affiliations

• American College of Radiology, Representative for the NY Roentgen Society
• American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
• American Roentgen Ray Society
• American Association for Women Radiologists
• Radiological Society of North America
• International Society for Magnetic Resonance in MedicineSociety of Skeletal Radiology, Residents and Fellowship Committee
• New York State Radiology Society
• International Skeletal Society

Selected Publications

• Potter HG, Nestor BJ, Sofka CM, Ho ST, Peters LE, Salvati EA. Magnetic resonance imaging after total hip arthroplasty: Evaluation of periprosthetic soft tissue. J Bone Joint Surg 2004; 86a(9):1947-1954
• Sofka CM, Haddad ZK, Adler RS. Detection of muscle atrophy on routine ultrasonography of the shoulder. J Ultrasound Med. 2004; 23: 1031-1034
  Sofka CM, Lin J, Feinberg J, Potter HG. Teres minor denervation on routine magnetic resonance imaging of the shoulder. Skelet Radiol June, 2004.
• Sofka CM, Potter HG, Figgie M, Laskin R. Magnetic resonance imaging of total knee arthroplasty Clin Orthop Relat Res 2003 406:129-135.
• Sofka CM, Adler RS, Laskin R. Ultrasound evaluations of the polyethylene liner in total knee arthroplasty. AJR AM J Roentgenol 2003; 180(5):1437-1441.
• Sofka CM, Lin D, Adler RS. Advantages of color B-mode imaging with contrast optimization in sonography of low contrast musculoskeletal lesions and structures in the foot and ankle. J. Ultrasound Med 2005; 24: 215-218.
• Adler RS, Sofka CM, Positano R, Atlas of Foot and Ankle sonography. Kippincott Williams Wilkins, Publisher, 2004 (Book)
• Sofka CM, Ultrasound in sports medicine. Semin Musculoskeletal Radiology 2004; 8(1) 17-27 (Review)

Presentations of Original Research

• Sofka CM, Adler RS, Danon M. Sonoarthrography in the detection of acetabular labral disease and correlation with MRI. Society for Skeletal Radiology's 2005 Annual Meeting, Portofino, FL, march, 2005.

Invited Presentations

• Advances in Imaging for Sports Medicine symposium. Diagnostic Ultrasound in Sports medicine. American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine 2004 Annual Meeting Quebec City, Canada, June 2004.
• Scientific Session co-moderator "Ultrasound and Interventional Musculoskeletal Radiology." The American Roentgen Ray Society's 104th Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, May 2004.

Invited Guest Lectures/CME Participation

• Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: Hands on training workshops, European Society of skeletal Radiology, Bruges, Belgium, June 2006
• Musculoskeletal ultrasound: applications in sports medicine. Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound annual meeting, Superficial parts/MSK Ultrasound Session. Chicago, IL, October 2005.
• The post-operative orthopaedic patient: imaging around instrumentation and arthroplasty. Cartilage imaging: MR technique and current applications, MR imaging of sports medicine injuries; pearls and pitfalls-upper extremity. MR imaging of sports medicine injuries; pearls and pitfalls-lower extremity. State of the Art Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Vienna, Austria, September, 2004.

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