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Kumar Shashi

TitleAssistant Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
DepartmentCOM | Radiology Pediatric Radiology
Address4301 W Markham
Little Rock AR 72205
ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0002-3877-6619 Additional info
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    Collapse Biography 
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    Associate Program Director
    Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program, UAMS

    Diagnostic Radiology Core Committee Member (Pediatrics), American Board of Radiology. 2026-2029.

    Writing Committee Member for American College of Radiology, ACR–SIR–SPR Practice Parameter for the creation of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS). 2026.

    Writing Committee Member for American College of Radiology, ACR–SIR–SPR Practice Parameter for the performance of arteriography. 2026.

    Junior Representative for the Board of Directors of Society for Pediatric Interventional Radiology (SPIR). 2025-2027.

    Member of Committee for Professional Enhancement (CPE) (Medical Staff Committee appointment)

    Education Committee Member. International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies (ISSVA): Feb 2025-May 2027.

    Writing Committee Member for American College of Radiology, ACR–SIR–SPR practice parameter for the performance of inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placement for the prevention of pulmonary embolism. 2025.

    Writing Committee Member for American College of Radiology, ACR–SIR–SNIS–SPR Practice Parameter for the Performance of Percutaneous Nephrostomy. 2025.

    Writing Committee Member for American College of Radiology, ACR–SIR–SNIS–SPR Practice Parameter on Informed Consent for Image guided procedures. 2025.

    Writing Committee Member for American College of Radiology, ACR–SIR–SNIS–SPR Practice Parameter for Interventional Clinical Practice and Management. 2023.

    Writing Committee Member for American College of Radiology, ACR–SIR–SPR Practice Parameter for the Reporting and Archiving of Interventional Radiology Procedure. 2023.

    Society of Pediatric Radiology (SPR) Interventional Radiology Committee Member; 6/1/2022, 5/31/2026.

    Society of Pediatric Radiology (SPR) National Pediatric Radiology Fellowship Curriculum Editorial Board Member; 6/1/2023 to 5/31/2026.

    Society of Pediatric Radiology (SPR) Early Career & Trainee Committee; 6/1/2023 to 5/31/2026.



    Curriculum Committee Member, ARDVARC: Advancing Rare Disorders: Vascular Malformation Research Collaborative. Career Enhancement Core focused on educating trainees about rare diseases and complex vascular malformations.

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    2026Best Faculty Award, Arkansas Medical Society
    2025Deans Honor Day Award for Clinical Excellence – Collaborations & Teamwork as Part of VAC, UAMS
    2025Drs. Joanna J. & Robert W. Seibert Award as Part of VAC, Arkansas Children's Hospital
    2023Pioneer Award, Society for Pediatric Interventional Radiology
    2020 - 2021Resident Teaching Award, Boston Children's Hospital

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    1. Chawla V, Shashi KK, Niven ML, Devarapalli V, Shah P, Tran AD, Crary SE, Merves MH, Chandler AL, Mack JM. Sirolimus for non-immune hydrops due to vascular and lymphatic anomalies in preterm neonates: an imaging-anchored response phenotype from a level IV NICU. J Perinatol. 2026 Jun 22. PMID: 42332051.
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    2. Shashi K, Dassinger M, James C, Sabado J. Dual-coil localization with intentional pneumothorax for pulmonary nodule resection in pediatric patients: a novel technical approach. Pediatr Radiol. 2026 Jun 05. PMID: 42246979.
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    3. Shashi KK, Garg H, Kurugol S, Stein D, Ferguson M, Sarao K, Chow JS. Reply to Editorial Comment on "MR Urography Revealing Renal Physiology: Compensatory Changes in Duplex Kidneys". Urology. 2026 Jun; 212:103-104. PMID: 42025930.
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    4. Shashi KK, Garg H, Kurugol S, Stein D, Ferguson M, Sarao K, Chow JS. MR Urography Revealing Renal Physiology: Compensatory Changes in Duplex Kidneys. Urology. 2026 Jun; 212:96-100. PMID: 41846037.
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    5. Shashi KK, Johnston P, Bixby SD, Bachur RG, Rangel S, Callahan MJ. Equivocal MRI findings of suspected acute appendicitis in children and young adults: utilization of novel 5-component scoring system for improving diagnostic accuracy. Emerg Radiol. 2026 Apr; 33(2):217-228. PMID: 41824153.
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    6. Shahin MM, Shashi KK, Shaikh R. Cervical Intranodal Lymphangiogram in Pediatrics; Technique, Safety, and Clinical Applications. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2025 May 21. PMID: 40399702.
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    7. Shashi KK, Garg HK, Winant AJ, Shahin M, Lee EY. Magnetic Resonance Lymphangiography in Children: What the Radiologist Needs to Know. Radiol Clin North Am. 2025 Sep; 63(5):791-801. PMID: 40713443.
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    8. Garg HK, Shashi KK, Kurian J, Winant AJ, Lee EY. MR Enterography: Beyond Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Radiol Clin North Am. 2025 Sep; 63(5):781-789. PMID: 40713442.
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    9. Shaikh R, Shashi KK, Shahin MM. Cryoablation in Extra-Abdominal Desmoid Tumors: A 10-Year Experience in Pediatric and Young Adult Patients. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2024 Dec; 47(12):1776-1783. PMID: 39237782.
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    10. Shashi KK, Garg H, Yu RN, Chow JS. Zinner syndrome in pediatric age group: An underdiagnosed entity. J Pediatr Urol. 2024 Aug; 20(4):705.e1-705.e7. PMID: 38945789.
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    11. Shashi KK, Weldon CB, Voss SD. Correction to: Positron emission tomography in the diagnosis and management of primary pediatric lung tumors. Pediatr Radiol. 2024 May; 54(5):862. PMID: 38347226.
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    12. Garg HK, Shashi KK, Fisher P, Winant AJ, Hull NC, Lee EY. Pediatric Upper Abdominal Masses: Current Practical Imaging Assessment. Semin Roentgenol. 2024 Jul; 59(3):299-311. PMID: 38997183.
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    13. Shashi KK, Weldon CB, Voss SD. Positron emission tomography in the diagnosis and management of primary pediatric lung tumors. Pediatr Radiol. 2024 05; 54(5):671-683. PMID: 38231400.
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    14. Park HJ, Winant AJ, Lee EY, Kim WG, Shashi K, Stamoulis C, Paltiel HJ. Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound of the Chest in Children and Adolescents: A Pilot Study for Assessment of Added Diagnostic Value. J Ultrasound Med. 2024 Apr; 43(4):697-711. PMID: 38189176.
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    15. Jamal F, Shashi K, Vaz N, Doyle T, Dellaripa P, Hammer M. Quantitative Chest Computed Tomography for Progression of Interstitial Lung Disease in Antisynthetase Patients. J Thorac Imaging. 2024 Sep 01; 39(5):281-284. PMID: 38126408.
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    16. Shashi KK, Shahin MM, Johnston P, Shaikh R. Cryoablation for Bone and Soft Tissue Lesions in Pediatric Patients: Complications and Preventive Measures. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2023 Sep; 46(9):1249-1256. PMID: 37580423.
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    17. Heft ME, Wong K, James CA, Lewis PS, Hicks ED, Jensen HK, Liu DS, Kaukis NA, Shashi KK, Ashton DJ. Establishing a pediatric interventional radiology inpatient consult service. Pediatr Radiol. 2023 08; 53(9):1951-1960. PMID: 37150788.
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    18. Vo NH, Shashi KK, Winant AJ, Liszewski MC, Lee EY. Imaging evaluation of the pediatric mediastinum: new International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group classification system for children. Pediatr Radiol. 2022 09; 52(10):1948-1962. PMID: 35476071.
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    19. Shashi KK, Callahan MJ, Tsai A. Diagnostic challenges with central venous catheter studies. Pediatr Radiol. 2022 07; 52(8):1581-1591. PMID: 35460037.
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    20. Shashi KK, Lee T, Kurugol S, Garg H, Ghelani SJ, Nelson CP, Chow JS. Normative values for ureteral diameter in children. Pediatr Radiol. 2022 07; 52(8):1492-1499. PMID: 35386015.
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    21. Shashi KK, Stone SSD, Berde CB, Padua HM. Intrathecal catheter and port placement for nusinersen infusion in children with spinal muscular atrophy and spinal fusion. Pediatr Radiol. 2021 12; 51(13):2588-2595. PMID: 34254153.
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    22. Klouda T, Gunnlaugsson S, Shashi K, Alomari A, Fishman MP, Casey A. Nonsurgical management of dynamic pneumatocele via endobronchial administration of fibrin sealant. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2021 10; 56(10):3425-3428. PMID: 34033699.
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    23. Alexindra Wheeler, Harry PW Kozakewich, Kumar Shashi, Whitney Eng. Blood. Pulmonary Infantile Hemangioma: Clinical and Histopathological Review of Eight Cases . 2021.
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    24. Coll-Font J, Afacan O, Hoge S, Garg H, Shashi K, Marami B, Gholipour A, Chow J, Warfield S, Kurugol S. Retrospective Distortion and Motion Correction for Free-Breathing DW-MRI of the Kidneys Using Dual-Echo EPI and Slice-to-Volume Registration. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2021 05; 53(5):1432-1443. PMID: 33382173.
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    25. Shashi KK, Madan R, Hammer MM, van Hedent S, Byrne SC, Schmidlin EJ, Mamon H, Hatabu H, Enzinger PC, Gerbaudo VH. Contribution of FDG-PET/CT to the management of esophageal cancer patients at multidisciplinary tumor board conferences. Eur J Radiol Open. 2020; 7:100291. PMID: 33304940.
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    26. Stephanie S, Shum T, Cleveland H, Challa SR, Herring A, Jacobson FL, Hatabu H, Byrne SC, Shashi K, Araki T, Hernandez JA, White CS, Hossain R, Hunsaker AR, Hammer MM. Determinants of Chest X-Ray Sensitivity for COVID- 19: A Multi-Institutional Study in the United States. Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging. 2020 Oct; 2(5):e200337. PMID: 33778628.
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    27. Shashi KK, Chaudry G, Alomari A, Chewning R. Massive Coil Nest Migration: Endovascular Retrieval. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2019 Oct; 30(10):1610-1611. PMID: 31547925.
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    28. VSS Chennur, KK Shashi, SE Ryan, A Hadziomerovic, A Gupta. Embolization for hemoptysis—angiographic anatomy of bronchial and systemic arteries. Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology. 2018.
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