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Richard Kijowski, MD

Radiology
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About Dr. Kijowski

Dr. Richard Kijowski is a board certified radiologist at HSS specializing in magnetic resonance imaging as well as spine and sports imaging. He received his medical degree from Loyola Chicago Stritch School of Medicine followed by four years in orthopedic surgery residency before deciding to become a radiologist. After performing his diagnostic radiology residency at Beaumont Hospital in Dearborn, Michigan he received an additional one year of musculoskeletal imaging fellowship training at Indiana University in Indianapolis, Indiana. Before coming to HSS, Dr. Kijowski spent 17 years practicing as a musculoskeletal radiologist at University of Wisconsin in Madsion and four years practicing at New York University Langone Medical Center in New York, New York.

Dr. Kijowski's research interests include deep learning applications in medical imaging, accelerated magnetic resonance imaging, clinical validation of new imaging technology, and use of morphologic and quantitative magnetic resonance imaging for evaluating acute joint injury, osteoarthritis, and other musculoskeletal diseases.

Departments

Special Expertise

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Spine imaging
Sports imaging

Patient Stories

Insurance

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Credentials

Appointments

Attending Radiologist, Hospital for Special Surgery

Certification

American Board of Radiology

Education

Medical: Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL,1994
Internship: Orthopedic Surgery, Wayne State University, Detroit MI, 1998
Residency: Orthopedic Surgery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 1998
Diagnostic Radiology at Beaumont Hospital, Dearborn, MI, 2002
Fellowship: Musculoskeletal Imaging, Indiana University Hospital, 2003

State Licensure

Languages

English

For My Patients

Publications by Dr. Kijowski

Selected Journal Articles

Research

Research Interests

Dr. Kijowski's research interests include deep learning applications in medical imaging with special interest in using artificial intelligence to predict the progression of knee osteoarthritis, accelerated magnetic resonance imaging, clinical validation of new imaging technology, and use of morphologic and quantitative magnetic resonance imaging for evaluating acute joint injury, osteoarthritis, and other musculoskeletal diseases.

Industry Relationships

Industry Relationships

HSS has a long history of supporting appropriate relationships with industry because they advance HSS's mission to provide the highest quality patient care, improve patient mobility, and enhance the quality of life for all, and to advance the science of orthopedic surgery, rheumatology, and their related disciplines through research and education.

As of May 09, 2024, Dr. Kijowski reported no relationships with the healthcare industry.

HSS and its physicians make this information available to patients and the public, thus creating a transparent environment for those who are interested in this information. Further, the HSS Conflicts of Interest and Commitment Policy prohibits physicians from collecting royalties on products they develop that are used on patients at HSS.