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Contact

210-644-8850

ottop@uthscsa.edu

Departments & Divisions

Pamela M Otto, M.D., FACR

Pamela M Otto, MD, FACR is a fellowship trained breast imager and interventionalist.   For the past 6 years she has served as Chair of the Department of Radiology at UTHSCSA.  Dr Otto continues to serve patients in the Breast Health Center.  Dr Otto serves as Supervising Radiologist for University Health System’s (UHS) Breast Cancer Screening Program and Chair of the Multidisciplinary Breast Tumor Board.  Dr Otto’s research interests are in the area of breast cancer detection.  In the past, Dr Otto served as Interim Chair of Radiology, Director of Radiology for UHS, Chief of Staff for UHS,  Director of Radiology for the Texas Center for Infectious Diseases, Director of Breast Imaging and Intervention and Director of the Breast Imaging Fellowship Program.

Publications

Li, S., Goins, B., Phillips, W. T., Saenz, M., Otto, P. M. & Bao, A.  Post-lumpectomy intracavitary retention and lymph node targeting of ((9)(9)m)Tc-encapsulated liposomes in nude rats with breast cancer xenograft.  Breast Cancer Res. Treat. 130, 97-107 (2011). PMID:21181436; PMCID:PMC318421

Hrycushko, B. A., Li, S., Shi, C., Goins, B., Liu, Y., Phillips, W. T., Otto, P. M. & Bao, A.  Postlumpectomy focal brachytherapy for simultaneous treatment of surgical cavity and draining lymph nodes.  Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 79(3):948-55 (2011). PMID:20864271; PMCID:PMC3031997

Hrycushko, B. A., Gutierrez, A. N., Goins, B., Yan, W., Phillips, W. T., Otto, P. M. & Bao, A.  Radiobiological characterization of post-lumpectomy focal brachytherapy with lipid nanoparticle-carried radionuclides.  Phys. Med. Biol.  56(3):703-19 (2011). PMID:21299006; PMCID:PMC3169207

 

 

  • Professional Background

    Education

    • 1994 - Postdoctoral Fellowship - Chest and Mammography - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    • 1993 - Residency - Radiology - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    • 1988 - MD - Medicine (Cum Laude) - University of Missouri School of Medicine
    • 1980 - BSN - Nursing (Cum Laude) - University of Missouri
    • Residency - Radiology - University of Florida

    Appointments

    • 5/2014 - Professor with Tenure and Stewart R. Reuter Chair in Radiology - UTHSCSA, Radiology, San Antonio

  • Instruction & Training

    • 10/2019 - Present, Individual Instruction
    • 10/2019 - Present, Breast Imaging and Intervention resident noon conference, UT Health SA
    • 7/2019 - 6/2020, Individual Instruction, UT Health SA
    • 7/2019 - 6/2020, Individual Instruction, UT Health SA
    • 12/2018 - Present, Post-Doctoral Student Supervision, UT Health SA
    • 1/2010 - Present, Post-Doctoral Student Supervision, UTHSCSSA
    • 10/2003 - Present, Ph.D. Dissertations Directed, Mississippi State University
    • 1/2000 - Present, Pre-Doctoral Student Supervision, UTHSCSA School of Medicine
    • 8/1994 - Present, Individual Instruction, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

  • Research & Grants

    Grants

    Private

    Funding Agency Suros Company Title Suros Company Status Complete Period 8/2004 - Present Role Co-Investigator Grant Detail $60,000 for breast biopsy equipment Funding Agency Susan G. Komen and Johnson & Johnson Title Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, San Antonio Affiliate and Johnson and Johnson Company Status Complete Period 3/2006 - Present Role Co-Investigator Grant Detail $32,000 for breast biopsy equipment Funding Agency CTRC Cancer Council Title CTRC Cancer Council Status Complete Period 1/1999 - Present Role Co-Investigator Grant Detail $22,000 for breast biopsy equipment Funding Agency FujiFlim Medical Systems Title Aquisition of Mammography Clinical Images by the Fujifilm Honey full field digital mammography system for possible future FDA submissions and product development Status Active Period 6/2014 - 5/2017 Role Principal Investigator Grant Detail Total cost: $56,550. The research repository was designed to acquire a library of full field digital mammography {FFDM (pictures of he breast} images cases for possible future FDA submissions and product development related to the HONEY FFDM system, including computer aided detection CAD technology. New agreement with FujiFilm Medical Systems in the amount of $56,550.00 (60 patients.

     

    Funding Agency Title KCI - NuTech Local Dupont Status Complete Period - Present Role Co-Investigator Grant Detail Funding Agency Unfunded Title Non-ehanced Breast MRI Status Active Period 4/2010 - Present Role Principal Investigator Grant Detail unfunded

  • Publications

      Journal Article

      Wei Yang T., Parikh, Jay R., Stavros AT, Otto PM, Maislin, Greg. Exploring the Negative Likelihood Ratio and How It Can Be Used to Minimize False-positive in Breast Cancer Radiology 2018 Feb;210(2):301-306. Otto PM, Blecher CB. Controversies surrounding screening mammography Mo Med 2014 Sep;111(5):439-443.

  • Clinical

    Board Certifications

    • American Board of Radiology