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CURRICULUM VITAE

Ryan Thomas Beck MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Radiology

OFFICE ADDRESS:
9200 West Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
2005 - 2009 BS Biology & Chemistry, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN
2009 - 2010 MA Medical Sciences, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL
2010 - 2014 MD Doctor Of Medicine, The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
2014 - 2015 Intern, Internal Medicine, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL
2015 - 2019 Resident, Radiology, Medical College Of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee, WI
2019 - 2020 Fellow, Radiology, Neuroradiology, University Of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, Seattle, WA

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
07/01/2020 - Present Assistant Professor, Radiology, Neuroradiology, Medical College Of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
2021 - Present Assistant director of MR - neuroradiology section, Radiology, Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226
2021 - Present Quality committee member - radiology department, Radiology, Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226
2021 - Present Quality officer - neuroradiology section, Radiology, Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226
2021 - Present Director of CT - neuroradiology section, Radiology, Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
07/2020 - Present Radiology, Froedtert Hospital, 9200 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226
07/2020 - Present Radiology, Froedtert Community Hospital(s), Various, WI
07/2020 - Present Radiology, Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital, W180 N8085 Town Hall Rd, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
07/2020 - Present Radiology, Froedtert West Bend Hospital, 3200 Pleasant Valley Rd, West Bend, WI 53095
11/2020 - Present Radiology, Froedtert Health Neighborhood Hospital(s), Various, WI

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
Diagnostic Radiology (primary certificate)
05/14/2021
None
Neuroradiology (subspecialty certificate)
09/07/2023
None
   
Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
Medical License (IL)
125065160
06/10/2014
06/24/2015
Medical License (WI)
5471-851
07/01/2015
06/30/2017
Medical License (WI)
65980-20
07/25/2016
10/31/2027
Medical License (WA)
60943180
07/01/2019
01/31/2028
    

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
2010 - Present American Medical Association (Member)
2015 - Present Radiological Society of North America (Member)
2015 - Present American College of Radiology (Member)
2015 - Present American Roentgen Ray Society (Member)
2019 - Present American Society of Neuroradiology (Member)

EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS:
Ad-Hoc Reviewer
2022 - Present The Neuroradiology Journal
2024 - Present American Journal of Neuroradiology

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Active
Peer Review
Title:
CARE-SALTOS Integrated (CSI) Study
Role & Effort:
Perform clinical overreads for neuroimaging of subjects.
Dates:
2022 - Present
  

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
Local
Vessel Wall Imaging, Medical College of Wisconsin grand rounds - neurology department., Milwaukee, WI, 03/08/2024 - Present
Neuroanatomy Review - Brain, Medical College of Wisconsin grand rounds - radiation oncology department., Milwaukee, WI, 05/01/2024 - Present
Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks, Medical College of Wisconsin grand rounds - neurosurgery department., Milwaukee, WI, 06/13/2024 - Present
Intracranial Hypotension/Overshunting, Milwaukee Endocrinology Case Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 09/10/2024 - Present
 

COMMITTEE SERVICE:
Medical College of Wisconsin
07/01/2024 - 06/30/2027 Member/representative - radiology department, Faculty Council
 

MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Resident and Fellow Education
01/07/2021 - Present Neuroimaging Cases. Medical College of Wisconsin lecture series - radiology residents and neuroradiology fellows.
04/20/2021 - Present Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury. Medical College of Wisconsin lecture series - radiology residents.
03/29/2022 - Present CORE Review - Neuroimaging. Medical College of Wisconsin lecture series - radiology residents.
08/08/2022 - Present Neuroimaging Protocoling. Medical College of Wisconsin lecture series - neuroradiology fellows.
11/03/2022 - Present Vessel Wall Imaging. Medical College of Wisconsin lecture series - radiology residents.
12/15/2023 - Present Spinal Injuries - Thoracolumbar. Medical College of Wisconsin lecture series - radiology residents.
04/18/2024 - Present Physics - MR & Neuroimaging. Medical College of Wisconsin lecture series - radiology residents.
03/05/2025 - Present Neuroanatomy Review - Brain. Medical College of Wisconsin lecture series - radiology residents.
 
Postdoctoral Fellow Education
01/26/2026 - Present MR Perfusion Imaging. Medical College of Wisconsin lecture series - graduate students (Biophysics 03239).
 
Continuing Medical Education
2020 - Present Neuro-oncology Tumor Board
2023 - Present Pituitary & Skull Base Tumor Board
 

EXTRAMURAL TEACHING:
Resident and Fellow Education
05/28/2020 - Present University of Washington & Medical College of Wisconsin, Stroke Imaging. University of Washington & Medical College of Wisconsin lecture series - neurology residents, radiology residents and neuroradiology fellows.
 


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Cheok SK, Tavakoli-Sabour S, Beck RT, Zwagerman N, Ioachimescu A. Ends of the spectrum best practices for early detection and multidisciplinary management of acromegaly. J Neurooncol. 2025 Jan;171(1):1-9.
2. Allen ME, Beck RT, Zwagerman NT, Coss D, Fisco A, Ioachimescu AG. Isolated IgG4-related Infundibulo-hypophysitis. JCEM Case Rep. 2024 Oct;2(10):luae182. PMCID: PMC11482006
3. Aaronson DM, Laing B, Singhal I, Boerger TF, Beck RT, Mueller WM, Krucoff MO. Survival implications of postoperative restricted diffusion in high-grade glioma and limitations of intraoperative MRI detection. J Neurooncol. 2024 Nov;170(2):419-428.
4. Ivanovic V, Broadhead K, Chang YM, Hamer JF, Beck R, Hacein-Bey L, Qi L. Shift Volume Directly Impacts Neuroradiology Error Rate at a Large Academic Medical Center: The Case for Volume Limits. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2024 Apr 08;45(4):374-378. PMCID: PMC11288559
5. Botros NE, Polinger-Hyman D, Beck RT, Kleefisch C, Mrachek EKS, Connelly J, Schmainda KM, Krucoff MO. Magnetic resonance imaging-derived relative cerebral blood volume characteristics in a case of pathologically confirmed neurocysticercosis: illustrative case. J Neurosurg Case Lessons. 2023 Dec 18;6(25). PMCID: PMC10732321
6. Biddle G, Beck RT, Raslan O, Ebinu J, Jenner Z, Hamer J, Hacein-Bey L, Apperson M, Ivanovic V. Autoimmune diseases of the spine and spinal cord. Neuroradiol J. 2024 Jun;37(3):285-303. PMCID: PMC11138326
7. Eraky AM, Beck RT, Treffy RW, Aaronson DM, Hedayat H. Role of Advanced MR Imaging in Diagnosis of Neurological Malignancies: Current Status and Future Perspective. J Integr Neurosci. 2023 May 15;22(3):73.
8. Ivanovic V, Broadhead K, Beck R, Chang YM, Paydar A, Biddle G, Hacein-Bey L, Qi L. Factors Associated With Neuroradiologic Diagnostic Errors at a Large Tertiary-Care Academic Medical Center: A Case-Control Study. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2023 Sep;221(3):355-362.
9. Beck RT, Rath T, Gill S, Zenga J, Agarwal M. Demystifying Surgical Free Flaps in the Head and Neck. Semin Roentgenol. 2023 Jul;58(3):301-310.
10. Rundell VL, Beck RT, Wang CE, Gutowski KA, Sisco M, Fenner G, Howard MA. Complication prevalence following use of tutoplast-derived human acellular dermal matrix in prosthetic breast reconstruction: a retrospective review of 203 patients. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2014 Oct;67(10):1345-51.
11. Baird CH, Niederlechner S, Beck R, Kallweit AR, Wischmeyer PE. L-Threonine induces heat shock protein expression and decreases apoptosis in heat-stressed intestinal epithelial cells. Nutrition. 2013;29(11-12):1404-11. PMCID: PMC4470422
 
Abstracts
1. Beck RT, Klein A, Agarwal M, Nencka A, Koch K, Meier T, Swearingen B, McCrea M, McAllister T, Broglio S, Pasquina P. MR Brain Findings In 441 CSI Study Participants: A CARE Consortium Study. Poster presented at Military Health System Research Symposium (Kissimmee, FL: Aug. 26 - 29, 2024).
2. Honarmand A, Beck R, Soltanolkotabi M, Ansari S, Shaibani A, Daruwalla V, Hurley M. E-005  Short-term Outcomes of Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients with MCA/ICA Occlusion Excluded for Intra-arterial Reperfusion Therapy. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 2014;6(Suppl 1):A39.2- A40. Electronic poster presented online (2014). doi:10.1136/ neurintsurg-2014-011343.72
3. Honarmand AR, Prabhakaran S, Soltanolkotabi M, Feiz F, Beck R, Beck C, Lee VH, Conners J, Hurley MC, Curran YM, Shaibani A, Ansari SA. Abstract T P2: Critical Delays In Intra-Arterial Therapy and Opportunities for Improvement. Stroke. 2014;45(suppl_1). Electronic poster presented online (2014). doi:10.1161/str.45.suppl_1.tp2
4. Baird CH, Kallweit AR, Beck R, Niederlechner S, Wischmeyer PE. Threonine treatment increases heat shock protein 25 and 70 expression and decreases apoptosis in heat stressed intestinal epithelial cells. The FASEB Journal. 2012;26(S1). Presented at 104th American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Experimental Biology meeting (San Diego, CA: April 21-25, 2012). doi:10.1096 /fasebj.26.1_supplement.43.2
5. Baird CH, Kallweit AR, Beck R, Niederlechner S, Wischmeyer PE. Threonine treatment decreases apoptosis and phosphorylation of p38 mitogen activated protein kinase in heat stressed intestinal epithelial cells. SHOCK June 2012, 37(S1):71. Presented at 35th Shock Society meeting (Miami Beach, FL: June 9 - 13, 2012).
6. Hamiel C, Kallweit A, Beck R, Queensland K, Wischmeyer P. L-threonine treatment enhances nuclear translocation of heat shock protein 25 and prevents apoptosis in heat stressed intestinal epithelial-18 cells. SHOCK June 2009, 31(S1):36. Presented at 32nd Shock Society meeting (San Antonio, TX: June 6 - 9, 2009).
7. Hamiel C, Kallweit A, Beck R, Queensland K, Wischmeyer P. L-Threonine treatment enhances heat shock protein 25 expression and prevents apoptosis in heat-stressed intestinal epithelial-18 cells. Critical Care. 2009;13(Suppl 1):P372. Presented at 29th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (Brussels, Belgium: March 22 - 23, 2009). doi:10.1186/cc7536
8. Beck RT, Hamiel CR, Kallweit A, Wischmeyer PE. L-Threonine Induces Cytoplasmic Heat Shock Protein 25 And Increases Intestinal Cell Survival Following Injury. Crit Care Med December 2008, 36(S12):A28. Poster presented at 38th Critical Care Congress (Nashville, TN: Jan. 31 - Feb. 4, 2009).
 
Database, Video, or Other Research/Clinical Contributions
1. Applin D, Smullen D, Beck R, Agarwal M, Jesser S. Diabetic striatopathy. American College of Radiology Case in Point. Uploaded Feb. 1, 2024. https://cortex.acr.org/CiP/Pages/CaseView?Info=SgKZ/ gWAeLZq+aEAxwBM8sZTir8MRe1n1QVc7+W2mR4=
2. Beck RT. Neuroradiology Fellows’ Guide: AY20-21. University of Washington. Updated June 2020.
3. Agarwal M, Beck RT, Johnston S, Klein A, McCullagh K. Fellows’ Journal Club Podcast - January 2019. American Journal of Neuroradiology. Uploaded January 2019. https://traffic.libsyn.com/ajnrpodcast/ January2019FJC.mp3