Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology
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Dr. Mitchell practices evidence-based, multidisciplinary care using advanced imaging techniques.
Dr. Mitchell is a board certified radiologist with subspecialty training in thoracic and cardiovascular imaging. She specializes in diagnosing diseases affecting the heart and lungs, and has advanced training in the use of chest radiography, chest and cardiovascular CT, and cardiac MRI.
Dr. Mitchell’s academic interests focus on improving the diagnosis and treatment of thoracic and cardiovascular conditions. She has special interests in lung cancer screening, non-invasive cardiovascular imaging, CT radiation dose reduction techniques, and evaluation of interstitial and inhalational lung diseases.
Cardiothoracic Imaging
B.A., Biology, Scripps College, Claremont CA 2013
M.D., Medicine, UC San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego CA 2018
Transitional Year, Kaweah Health, Visalia CA 2018-2019
Diagnostic Radiology, UC Davis, Sacramento CA 2019-2023
Cardiothoracic Imaging, Standford University, Palo Alto CA 2023-2024
McGahan-Palmaz Research Award, UC Davis Department of Radiology, 2023,
Mitchell A, Sekhon S, Gwal K, McGahan J. Multimodality Evaluation of Fetal Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia and Its Mimics. Appl Radiol. 2022;51(6):6-16.
Kwong A, Mitchell A, Wang D, McGahan JP. Etiology of Small Echogenic Renal Masses. J Ultrasound Med. 2022 Jan 19. doi:10.1002/jum.15946. Epub 2022 Jan 19. PMID: 35043978.
Burton BN, Trivedi S, Beletsky A, Mitchell A, Nasser E, Cazares U, Cannesson M, Schmidt UH, Gabriel RA. The influence of hospital urbanicity on mortality in patients with acute respiratory failure: A national cohort retrospective analysis. Respir Care. 2021 Dec;66(12):1789-1796. doi: 10.4187/respcare.09003. Epub 2021 Sep 21. PMID: 34548408.
Mitchell A, Kwong A, Sekhon S, McGahan JP. Ovarian Masses and O-RADS: A Systematic Approach to Evaluating and Characterizing Adnexal Masses with Ultrasound (Part I). Appl Radiol. 2021;50(3):24-31.
Mitchell A, Kwong A, Sekhon S, McGahan JP. Ovarian Masses and O-RADS: A Systematic Approach to Evaluating and Characterizing Adnexal Masses with MRI (Part II). Appl Radiol. 2021;50(4):8-18.
Corwin MT, Mitchell AS, Wilson M, Campbell MJ, Fananapazir G, Loehfelm TW. Accuracy of focal cystic appearance within adrenal nodules on contrast-enhanced CT to distinguish pheochromocytoma and malignant adrenal tumors from adenomas. Abdom Radiol. 2021 Jun;46(6):2683-2689. doi: 10.1007/s00261-020-02925-5. Epub 2021 Jan 8. PMID: 33415383.
Burton BN, Finneran JJ, Angerstein A. Ross E, Mitchell A, Waterman R, Elsharydah A, Said E, Gabriel R. Demographic and clinical factors associated with same-day discharge and unplanned readmission following shoulder arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort study. Korean J Anesthesiol. 2021 Feb;74(1):30-37. doi: 10.4097/kja.19471. Epub 2020 Mar 12. PMID: 32160738; PMCID: PMC7862930.
Mitchell A, Upasani VV, Bartley CE, Newton PO, Yaszay B. Rigid segmental cervical spine instrumentation is safe and efficacious in younger children. Childs Nerv Syst. 2019 Jun;35(6):985-990. doi: 10.1007/s00381-019-04130-2. Epub 2019 Apr 2. PMID: 30941509.