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Patricia R. Castillo, MD

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Title(s)Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator)
SchoolKeck School of Medicine of Usc
Address4650 Sunset Blvd.
Off Campus
Los Angeles CA 90027
Phone+1 323 361 2113
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    University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CAB.S.06/2005Biology with Chemistry Minor
    Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, ILM.D.06/2009Medicine
    Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA06/2012Categorical Pediatric Residency Program

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    1. Multiparametric MRI in prostate cancer active surveillance: results from the Miami Active Surveillance Trial (MAST) trial. BJU Int. 2026 May 06. Sharifi SHH, Williams A, Ryan JT, Ajami T, Nativ OF, Han S, Reis IM, Soodana-Prakash N, Khandekar A, Swain S, Kryvenko ON, Stoyanova R, Pollack A, Castillo PR, Nahar B, Ritch CR, Kava B, Gonzalgo ML, Parekh DJ, Punnen S. PMID: 42089595.
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    2. Evaluating MRI findings and biopsy strategies to maximize detection of grade progression in men on active surveillance for prostate cancer. Urol Oncol. 2026 Jun; 44(6):154-160. Sharifi SHH, Ryan JT, Williams A, Tapia-Stoll N, Bitaraf M, Abdshah A, Soodana-Prakash N, Khandekar A, Swain S, Kryvenko ON, Stoyanova R, Pollack A, Castillo PR, Nahar B, Ritch CR, Kava B, Gonzalgo ML, Parekh DJ, Punnen S. PMID: 41956940; PMCID: PMC13078693.
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    3. MRI-based patient selection for active surveillance in prostate cancer using U-Found: a generalized deep learning model. Cancer Imaging. 2026 Jan 19; 26(1):26. Lowry NC, Breto AL, Wallaengen V, Algohary A, Tapia-Stoll N, Gaston SM, Prakash NS, Freitas PFS, Kryvenko ON, Castillo P, Saltz J, Kurc T, Ritch CR, Nahar B, Gonzalgo ML, Parekh DJ, Mahal B, Spieler BO, Pra AD, Abramowitz MC, Pollack A, Punnen S, Stoyanova R. PMID: 41555464; PMCID: PMC12896071.
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    4. Personal Activity Trackers and Family Engagement in a Pediatric Obesity Intervention: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Form Res. 2025 Nov 05; 9:e70341. Espinoza Salomon JC, Babaei M, Deavenport-Saman A, Solomon O, Wee CP, Durazo-Arvizu R, Sikder A, Shah P, Castillo P, Yin L. PMID: 41191864; PMCID: PMC12588587.
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    5. Radiologic Assessment of Malpositioned Indwelling Catheters and Medical Devices: A Retrospective Case Series With Pictorial Review. Cureus. 2025 Nov; 17(11):e96127. Kermanshah A, Galan DC, Gozlan EC, Bedi A, Pai R, Sobhan AM, Padilla C, Castillo P. PMID: 41356950; PMCID: PMC12679500.
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    6. Tumor Genomics, Metastatic Patterns, and Prognosis in Leiomyosarcoma: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study. Cancers (Basel). 2025 Nov 01; 17(21). Pearce H, Chang YC, Metalonis SW, Rose BE, Jonczak EE, Subhawong T, D'Amato G, Grossman J, Castillo P, Huang M, Magistri M, Hornicek F, Rosenberg AE, Trent JC, Alessandrino F. PMID: 41228336; PMCID: PMC12607597.
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    7. Integration of Habitat Risk Score in Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2026 Mar 15; 124(4):1096-1102. Zacharaki EI, Breto AL, Algohary A, Wallaengen V, Jia Y, Gaston SM, Punnen S, Castillo P, Kryvenko ON, Pra AD, Mahal BA, Spieler BO, Abramowitz MC, Pollack A, Stoyanova R. PMID: 41138785.
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    8. Do MRI structured reports with FIGO classifications of leiomyomas contain adequate information for clinical decision making? Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2025 Oct; 171(1):398-404. Tordjman L, Amirian H, Alvarez A, Shir S, Aristizabal J, Castillo P, Mohan P, Delgado S, Alessandrino F. PMID: 40251906; PMCID: PMC12447691.
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    9. ReXamine-Global: A Framework for Uncovering Inconsistencies in Radiology Report Generation Metrics. Pac Symp Biocomput. 2025; 30:185-198. Banerjee O, Saenz A, Wu K, Clements W, Zia A, Buensalido D, Kavnoudias H, Abi-Ghanem AS, Ghawi NE, Luna C, Castillo P, Al-Surimi K, Daghistani RA, Chen YM, Chao HS, Heiliger L, Kim M, Haubold J, Jonske F, Rajpurkar P. PMID: 39670370.
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    10. HRS Improves Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer by Timely Identification of Progression. Acad Radiol. 2025 04; 32(4):2081-2089. Kimbel IM, Wallaengen V, Zacharaki EI, Breto AL, Algohary A, Carbohn S, Gaston SM, Soodana-Prakash N, Freitas PFS, Kryvenko ON, Castillo P, Abramowitz MC, Ritch CR, Nahar B, Gonzalgo ML, Parekh DJ, Pollack A, Punnen S, Stoyanova R. PMID: 39694787; PMCID: PMC11981859.
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    11. Assessing the Molecular Heterogeneity of Prostate Cancer Biopsy Sampling: Insights from the MAST Trial. Eur Urol Focus. 2025 Mar; 11(2):287-293. Ajami T, Yu H, Porto JG, Prakash NS, Williams A, Avda Y, Malpani A, Mendiola DF, Freitas PFS, Khandekar A, Swain S, Gaston S, Mahal B, Cortizas E, Szczotka Z, Gerard T, Kava B, Stoyanova R, Kryvenko ON, Castillo P, Ritch CR, Nahar B, Gonzalgo ML, Pollack A, Parekh DJ, Punnen S. PMID: 39665894; PMCID: PMC12149333.
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    12. Integrated framework for quantitative T2-weighted MRI analysis following prostate cancer radiotherapy. Phys Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2024 Oct; 32:100660. Zacharaki EI, Breto AL, Algohary A, Wallaengen V, Gaston SM, Punnen S, Castillo P, Pattany PM, Kryvenko ON, Spieler B, Ford JC, Abramowitz MC, Dal Pra A, Pollack A, Stoyanova R. PMID: 39563782; PMCID: PMC11574798.
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    13. Cerebrospinal Fluid Testing in Leptomeningeal Progression of HER2-Negative Breast Cancer Reveals HER2 Positivity, Leading to HER2-Targeted Therapy: A Case Report. Cureus. 2024 Mar; 16(3):e55483. Choi S, Cassidy D, Castillo P, Mellon EA, Calfa C. PMID: 38571852; PMCID: PMC10989401.
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    14. Uncovering prostate cancer aggressiveness signal in T2-weighted MRI through a three-reference tissues normalization technique. NMR Biomed. 2024 Mar; 37(3):e5069. Algohary A, Zacharaki EI, Breto AL, Alhusseini M, Wallaengen V, Xu IR, Gaston SM, Punnen S, Castillo P, Pattany PM, Kryvenko ON, Spieler B, Abramowitz MC, Pra AD, Ford JC, Pollack A, Stoyanova R. PMID: 37990759.
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    15. Clinical-Genomic Risk Group Classification of Suspicious Lesions on Prostate Multiparametric-MRI. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Oct 31; 15(21). Stoyanova R, Zavala-Romero O, Kwon D, Breto AL, Xu IR, Algohary A, Alhusseini M, Gaston SM, Castillo P, Kryvenko ON, Davicioni E, Nahar B, Spieler B, Abramowitz MC, Dal Pra A, Parekh DJ, Punnen S, Pollack A. PMID: 37958414; PMCID: PMC10647832.
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    16. Using a mobile health app in a weight management program for overweight and obese adolescents and young adults with spina bifida. J Spinal Cord Med. 2024 Nov; 47(6):977-986. Bent MA, Valenzuela-Moss JN, Smith KA, Castillo P, Van Speybroeck A, Omar H, Antoniak K, Lin A, Wren TAL. PMID: 37769142; PMCID: PMC11533233.
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    17. Cervical cancer in the pregnant population. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2023 05; 48(5):1679-1693. Nguyen T, Nougaret S, Castillo P, Paspulati R, Bhosale P. PMID: 37071123.
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    18. Longitudinal Changes and Predictive Value of Multiparametric MRI Features for Prostate Cancer Patients Treated with MRI-Guided Lattice Extreme Ablative Dose (LEAD) Boost Radiotherapy. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Sep 15; 14(18). Algohary A, Alhusseini M, Breto AL, Kwon D, Xu IR, Gaston SM, Castillo P, Punnen S, Spieler B, Abramowitz MC, Dal Pra A, Kryvenko ON, Pollack A, Stoyanova R. PMID: 36139635; PMCID: PMC9496901.
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    19. Teaching cancer imaging in the era of precision medicine: Looking at the big picture. Eur J Radiol Open. 2022; 9:100414. N Chin C, Subhawong T, Grosso J, Wortman JR, McIntosh LJ, Tai R, Braschi-Amirfarzan M, Castillo P, Alessandrino F. PMID: 35309874; PMCID: PMC8927915.
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    20. Endometrial cancer from early to advanced-stage disease: an update for radiologists. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2021 11; 46(11):5325-5336. Luna C, Balcacer P, Castillo P, Huang M, Alessandrino F. PMID: 34297164.
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    21. Psychosocial outcomes for adults with spina bifida: a scoping review protocol. JBI Evid Synth. 2020 05; 18(5):1135-1143. Betz CL, Smith KA, Kysh L, Roland M, Van Speybroeck A, Castillo P, Liley F, Hudson S, Mannino JE. PMID: 32813368.
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    22. Long-term follow-up of 2 newborns with a combined birth weight of 540 grams. Pediatrics. 2012 Jan; 129(1):e174-8. Muraskas JK, Rau BJ, Castillo PR, Gianopoulos J, Boyd LA. PMID: 22157130.
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    23. Stimulation of B lymphocytes by cmvIL-10 but not LAcmvIL-10. Virology. 2008 Apr 25; 374(1):164-9. Spencer JV, Cadaoas J, Castillo PR, Saini V, Slobedman B. PMID: 18222515; PMCID: PMC2374122.
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