Kenneth D. Pearsen MD
Kenneth D. Pearsen
MD
Professor and Chair
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Neuroradiology - Radiology; Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Contact Information
Patient Care
Patient Care
This faculty member is affiliated with UBMD, practicing physicians who are also professors in the Jacobs School.
View this physician on UBMDProfessional Summary:
Department chair Kenneth Pearsen, MD, is a seasoned hospital-based radiologist and educator. He has lived and worked in Western New York for the past 25 years. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his medical degree from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He did his medical residency in diagnostic radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he also completed a fellowship in neuroradiology and is board-certified by the American Board of Radiology and the American Board of Neuroradiology, with added qualifications in vascular and interventional radiology and neuroradiology.
In addition, he is president of the UBMD Radiology practice plan, co-founder and former president and chief executive officer of Great Lakes Medical Imaging (GLMI), serves as radiology chief of service for Kaleida Health and chief of radiology at Buffalo General Medical Center. Before founding GLMI, he was president of Ide Radiology Group in Rochester, where he also was clinical assistant professor of radiology at the University of Rochester Medical Center and chief of radiology at Highland Hospital.
Education and Training:
- Fellowship, Neuroradiology, Massachusetts General Hospital (1990)
- Residency, Diagnostic Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital (1989)
- Internship, Department of Medicine, New England Deaconess Hospital (1986)
- MD, Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons (1985)
- BS, University of Pennsylvania, Summa Cum Laude (1981)
Employment:
- , Great Lakes Medical Imaging (Western New York Radiology) (2003-present)
- Chairman of the Board of Directors, Highland Hospital Physicians Organization (1999-present)
- Chair, Radiology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
- Radiology Chief of Service, Kaleida Health Care System
- Staff Radiologist, Women's and Children's Hospital of Buffalo
- Board of Directors, Community Technology Assessment and Acquisition Board of Rochester (CTAABB) (2000–2003)
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Radiology, University of Rochester Medical Center (1991–2003)
- , The Ide Radiology Group (1990–2003)
- Physician's Advisory Board, Radiologix Corporation (2000–2002)
- Chief of Radiology, Highland Hospital (1998–2002)
- Staff Radiologist, Clifton Springs Hospital (1990–2002)
- Staff Radiologist, F.F. Thompson Hospital (1990–2002)
- Staff Radiologist, Geneva General Hospital (1990–2002)
- Staff Radiologist, Park Ridge Hospital (1990–2002)
- Member of the Board of Directors, Highland Hospital (2000–2001)
- President of the Medical Staff, Highland Hospital (2000–2001)
- Member of the Board of Directors, Highland Hospital Physicians Organization (1997–2001)
Awards and Honors:
- Who's who in Rochester Health Care (2000)
- Who's who in Rochester Health Care (1999)
- 40 under 40 (1998)
- Public Health Service Award (1985)
Journal Articles:
- Pearsen KD, Gean-Marton AD, Levy HL, Davis KR. (1990) Phenylketonuria: MR imaging of the brain with clinical correlation. Radiology (Nov), 177(2): 437-440.
- Oestmann JW, Greene R, Rhea JT, Rosenthal H, Koenker RM, Tillotson CL, Pearsen KD, Hill JW, Velaj RH. (1989) "Single-exposure" dual energy digital radiography in the detection of pulmonary nodules and calcifications. Invest Radiol (Jul), 24(7): 517-521.
Professional Memberships:
- Erie County Medical Society (2003–present)
- Radiological Society of North America (1990–present)
- American College of Radiology (1990–present)
- American Society of Neuroradiology (1990–present)
Service Activities:
- Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Steering Committee (BNMCCSC); Member (2013–2015)
- Global Vascular Institute Steering and Planning Committee (2009–2013)
- Kaleida Health System Physician Leadership Committee Education (PLCE); Member