Dr. Piotr Walczak
Neurointerventional Radiologist
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Dr. Piotr Walczak is a professor in the department of diagnostic radiology and the co-director of image-guided neurointerventions at the University of Maryland in Baltimore.
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Episode # 400 • 03 Jan 2024
Intra-Arterial Approaches in Brain Tumor Therapy: Overcoming the Blood-Brain Barrier
In this episode of the Backtable Podcast, guest host Dr. Paul Bhogal, a consultant interventional neuroradiologist at Royal London Hospital in the UK, and guests Dr. Piotr Walczak and Dr. Prakash Ambady discuss the potential of intra-arterial treatments combined with blood brain barrier (BBB) manipulation in treating various neurological conditions and tumors.
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Dr. Walczak received his medical degree from the Medical University of Warsaw and PhD in regenerative medicine from the University of Warmia and Mazury in Poland followed by postdoctoral training at the University of South Florida and the Johns Hopkins University. He served on a faculty at Hopkins until 2019 when he joined UMB Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine.
His research is focusing on developing advanced tools for guiding brain repair strategies. His lab utilizes animal models and multimodality imaging at various scales, including MRI, PET and intravital microscopy, to interrogate mechanisms and improve efficacy of therapeutic agents, such as stem cells, macromolecules and gene therapeutics.
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