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Christopher J. Hanrahan, MD, PhD

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments: Internal Medicine - Adjunct Associate Professor, Radiology and Imaging Sciences - Adjunct Associate Professor

Divisions: Clinical Radiology, Rheumatology

Academic Office Information

Chris.Hanrahan@hsc.utah.edu

Research Interests

  • Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas
  • Muscle Weakness
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • Femoroacetabular Impingement

Christopher Hanrahan MD, PhD, is a musculoskeletal radiologist in the Department of Radiology at the Univeristy of Utah School of Medicine and a member of the Huntsman Cancer Institute Sarcoma Services Program. He provides subspecialty interpretations of musculoskeletal radiography, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging studies. In addition, he performs ultrasound, CT, and fluoroscopic-guided biopsies along with musculoskeletal joint and tendon sheath injections.

Dr. Hanrahan received his MD and PhD from The University of Connecticut School of Medicine. He completed an internship, diagnostic radiology residency, and musculoskeletal imaging fellowship at The University of Utah School of Medicine. He then joined the Huntsman Cancer Institute and the University of Utah School of Medicine faculty in 2008.

Education History

Fellowship University of Utah, Department of Radiology
Musculoskeletal Radiology
Fellow
Residency University of Utah School of Medicine
Radiology
Resident
Residency University of Utah School of Medicine
Internal Medicine
Resident
Internship University of Utah School of Medicine
Internal Medicine
Intern
Doctoral Training University of Connecticut
Biomedical Sciences
Ph.D.
Professional Medical University of Connecticut
Medicine
M.D.
Graduate Training University of Connecticut
Biochemistry
M.S.
Undergraduate University of Connecticut
B.S.

Selected Publications

Global Impact

Awards & Honors

Description Country
Certificate of Merit for Poster: "Dye Don’t Lie: Pearls and Pitfalls of Fluoroscopic Foot and Ankle Injections", RSNA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA. Global
Distinguished Reviewer, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Global
Cum Laude Award for Poster: "First Do No Harm: A Review of Don’t Touch Iatrogenic and Normal Variant Pseudolesions in Musculoskeletal Imaging", 2017 RSNA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA. Global
Cum Laude Award for Poster: "The Wild Mountain West: Rare Tumor and Tumor-Like Entities Presenting to a Quaternary Referral Oncologic Orthopedic Center with a Wide Catchment Area in the Past Year", RSNA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA. Global

Service

Date Role Description Country
10/01/2015 Conference Abstract Reviewer Global