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Soniya N. Pinto, MBBS
Soniya Pinto, MBBS

Soniya Pinto, MBBS

Instructor, St. Jude Faculty

Departments

Education

Fellowship (Pediatric Neuroradiology) – Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, CA
Fellowship (Neuroradiology Co-Chief) - University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Residency (Diagnostic Radiology) – St. Vincent’s Hospital, Worcester, MA
Residency (General Surgery) – University of Illinois, Chicago, Metropolitan Group Hospitals, Chicago, IL
Research Fellowship (Neuroradiology) – Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
MBBS - Padmashree Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College, India
Pre-Med - Jai Hind College, Mumbai, India

Honors & Awards

  • 2024 UTHSC Golden Apple award
  • 2022  CHLA core pilot research award

Research Interests

  • Imaging of neurologic complications of CAR-T cells
  • Investigating the use of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient as a predictive marker for neurotoxicity in CAR-T cell patients
  • Applications of Proton MR Spectroscopy in non-oncologic CNS diseases

Selected Publications

Jafarpour S, Pinto S, Vu MH, Khoshnood MM, Ahsan N. Saucier LE, Santoro JD. Delayed initiation of disease modifying therapy increases relapse frequency and motor disability in pediatric onset multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler Relat Disord 2024 Jul: 87:105669. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2024.105669. Epub 2024 May 10. PMID: 38749351

Lee JC, Tran QT, McGee RB, Perrino MR, Upadhyaya SA, Hanzlik EM, Pytel N, Carroll AJ, Orisme W, Eldomery M, Wang L, Blackburn PR, Furtado LV, Viaene AN, Luo M, Kalish JM, Pinto SN, Bag AK, Orr BA. Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumour-TYR subtype arising in the setting of germline ring chromosome 22: An uncommon form of tumour predisposition. Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol 2024 Apr; 50(2):e12971. doi: 10.1111/nan.12971. PMID: 38488196

Pinto SN, Krenciute G. The Mechanisms of Altered Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability in CD19 CAR T-Cell Recipients. Int J Mol Sci Jan 4, 2024; 25(1):644. doi:10.3390/ijms25010644. PMID: 38203814; PMCID: PMC10779697.

Chiang J, Bagchi A, Li X, Dhanda SK, Huang J, Pinto SN, Sioson E, Dalton J, Tatevossian RG, Jia S, Partap S, et al. High-grade glioma in infants and young children is histologically, molecularly, and clinically diverse: Results from the SJYC07 trial and institutional experience. Neuro Oncol  Jan 5, 2024; 26(1):178-190. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noad130. PMID: 37503880 PMCID: PMC10768990 (available on 2024-07-08).

Chou BC, Lerner A, Barisano G, Phung D, Xu W, Pinto SN, Sheikh-Bahaei N. Functional MRI and Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Migraine: A Review of Migraine Functional and White Matter Microstructural Changes. J Cent Nerv Syst Dis Oct 27, 2023: 15:11795735231205413. doi: 10.1177/11795735231205413. eCollection 2023. PMID: 37900908 PMCID: PMC10612465

Pinto SN, Chiang J, Qaddoumi I, Livingston D, Bag A. Pediatric diencephalic tumors: a constellation of entities and management modalities. Front Oncol Jul 13, 2023:13:1180267. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1180267. PMID: 37519792; PMCID: PMC10374860.

Pinto SN, Liu CJ, Nelson MD Jr, Bluml S, Livingston D, Tamrazi B. Neuroimaging of complications arising after CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy: A review. J Neuroimaging. Sep-Oct, 2023;33(5):703-715. doi: 10.1111/jon.13138. PMID: 37327044.

Xu WJ, Barisano G, Phung D, Chou B, Pinto SN, Lerner A, Sheikh-Bahaei N. Structural MRI in Migraine: A Review of Migraine Vascular and Structural Changes in Brain Parenchyma. J Cent Nerv Syst Dis. Apr 14, 2023:15:11795735231167868. doi: 10.1177/11795735231167868. eCollection 2023. PMID: 37077432. PMCID: PMC10108417   

Zhang S, McAfee S, Patay Z, Pinto S, Scoggins MA. Automatic Detection and Segmentation of Postoperative Cerebellar Damage Based on Normalization. Neuro-Oncology Advances, 2023;vdad006, https://doi.org/10.1093/noajnl/vdad006

Pinto SN, Lerner A, Phung D, et al. Arterial Spin Labeling in Migraine: A Review of Migraine Categories and Mimics. Journal of Central Nervous System Disease. 2023;15. doi: 10.1177/11795735231160032]

Lal A, Akhtar J, Pinto S, Grewal H, Martin K. Recurrent Pulmonary Embolism and Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Secondary to Aspergillus, in a Compost Plant Worker: Case Report and Review of Literature. Lung 1-8, 2018.

Pinto S, Jantre M, Prendergast M. Ruptured superficial femoral artery aneurysm: A case report. Radiology case reports 12(2):244-246, 2017.

Pinto S, Lerner T, Lingamaneni G, Richards K. Superior mesenteric vein thrombosis as a complication of cecal diverticulitis: A case report. International journal of surgery case reports 25:71-74, 2016.

Chiang GC, Pinto S, Comunale JP, Gauthier SA. Gadolinium‐Enhancing Lesions Lead to Decreases in White Matter Tract Fractional Anisotropy in Multiple Sclerosis. Journal of Neuroimaging 26(3):289-295, 2016.

Pinto S, Reddy SN, Horrow MM, Ortiz J. Splenic artery syndrome after orthotopic liver transplantation: A review. International Journal of Surgery 12(11):1228-1234, 2014.

Last update: September 2024

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