Shaun A. Wahab, M.D.

Shaun A. Wahab, MD, received his medical degree and completed a diagnostic radiology residency with Michigan State University, where he also served as chief resident. He then continued his training with a fellowship in Body Imaging at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. 

Dr. Wahab joined the faculty at the University of Cincinnati in 2015 as an Assistant Professor where he received multiple awards, including the Benjamin Felson Faculty Teaching Award. In 2021, Dr. Wahab was promoted to Associate Professor at the University of Cincinnati. He served as the Body Imaging Fellowship Director from 2017 to 2024. 

In 2024, Dr. Wahab joined the faculty at Vanderbilt University Medical Center as an Associate Professor. He specializes in Abdominal/Body Imaging and his clinical interests include gastrointestinal, genitourinary, gynecologic oncology, transplant, and ultrasound imaging. 

Dr. Wahab is active in multiple national organizations and serves on committees with the Society of Abdominal Radiology, Radiological Society of North America, American Roentgen Ray Society, American College of Radiology, and American Board of Radiology. He has served as an author on many publications and has written multiple book chapters. 

Section: Abdominal Imaging

Publications

Brown J, McCoy N, Allen J, Altaye M, Amin M, Bayan S, Belafsky P, DeSilva B, Dion G, Ekbom D, Friedman A, Fritz M, Giliberto JP, Guardiani E, Johnson C, Kasperbauer J, Kim B, Krekeler BN, Kuhn M, Kwak P, Ma Y, Madden LL, Matrka L, Mayerhoff R, Piraka C, Rosen CA, Tabangin M, Wahab S, Wilson K, Wright C, Young VN, Postma G, Howell RJ. Surgical Nonresponders in Zenker Diverticulum and Lower Esophageal Pathology (POUCH Collaborative). Laryngoscope. 2024 Jul 9. doi: 10.1002/lary.31619. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38979706.

Diop M, Sharma S, Samuel M, Byers J, McGeough A, Wahab S, Kord A. Radiopathologic findings of multifocal nodular hepatic steatosis. Radiol Case Rep. 2024 May 10;19(8):3096-3101. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2024.04.029. PMID: 38770382; PMCID: PMC11103360.

Melamud K, Wahab SA, Smereka PN, Dighe MK, Glanc P, Kamath A, Maheshwari E, Scoutt LM, Hindman NM. Imaging of Antepartum and Postpartum Hemorrhage. Radiographics. 2024 Apr;44(4):e230164. doi: 10.1148/rg.230164. PMID: 38547034.

Chadalavada SC, Roebker JA, Brown A, Tobler JJ, Wahab SA, Kapur S, Wahab RA, Mahoney M, Vagal A. Humanized Health Care: Human-Centered Design in Screening Mammography. J Am Coll Radiol. 2024 Jul;21(7):1145-1148. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2023.11.027. Epub 2024 Jan 6. PMID: 38185443.

McKeon M, McCoy N, Johnson C, Allen J, Altaye M, Amin M, Bayan S, Belafsky P, DeSilva B, Dion G, Ekbom D, Friedman A, Fritz M, Giliberto JP, Guardiani E, Kasperbauer J, Kim B, Krekeler BN, Kuhn M, Kwak P, Ma Y, Madden LL, Matrka L, Mayerhoff R, Piraka C, Rosen CA, Tabangin M, Wahab S, Wilson K, Wright C, Young VN, Postma G, Howell RJ. Postoperative Care of Zenker Diverticula: Contemporary Perspective from the Prospective OUtcomes Cricopharyngeaus Hypertonicity (POUCH) Collaborative. Laryngoscope. 2024 Jun;134(6):2678-2683. doi: 10.1002/lary.31226. Epub 2023 Dec 26. PMID: 38146791.

Expert Panel on Gastrointestinal Imaging; Arif-Tiwari H, Porter KK, Kamel IR, Bashir MR, Fung A, Kaplan DE, McGuire BM, Russo GK, Smith EN, Solnes LB, Thakrar KH, Vij A, Wahab SA, Wardrop RM 3rd, Zaheer A, Carucci LR. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Abnormal Liver Function Tests. J Am Coll Radiol. 2023 Nov;20(11S):S302-S314. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2023.08.023. PMID: 38040457.

Herzog TJ, Wahab SA, Mirza MR, Pothuri B, Vergote I, Graybill WS, Malinowska IA, York W, Hurteau JA, Gupta D, González-Martin A, Monk BJ. Optimizing disease progression assessment using blinded central independent review and comparing it with investigator assessment in the PRIMA/ENGOT-ov26/GOG-3012 trial: challenges and solutions. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2023 Nov 6;33(11):1733-1742. doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2023-004605. PMID: 37931976; PMCID: PMC10646892.

Expert Panel on Gastrointestinal Imaging; Russo GK, Zaheer A, Kamel IR, Porter KK, Archer-Arroyo K, Bashir MR, Cash BD, Fung A, McCrary M, McGuire BM, Shih RD, Stowers J, Thakrar KH, Vij A, Wahab SA, Zukotynski K, Carucci LR. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Right Upper Quadrant Pain: 2022 Update. J Am Coll Radiol. 2023 May;20(5S):S211-S223. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2023.02.011. PMID: 37236744.

Howell R, Johnson C, Allen J, Altaye M, Amin M, Bayan S, Belafsky P, Cervenka B, Desilva B, Dion GR, Ekbom D, Friedman A, Fritz M, Giliberto JP, Guardiani E, Kasperbauer J, Kim B, Krekeler BN, Kuhn M, Kwak P, Ma Y, Madden LL, Matrka L, Mayerhoff R, McKeon M, Piraka C, Rosen CA, Tabangin M, Wahab SA, Wilson K, Wright C, Young VN, Postma G; Prospective OUtcomes of Cricopharyngeal Hypertonicity (POUCH) Collaborative. Surgical Outcomes in Zenker Diverticula: A Multicenter, Prospective, Longitudinal Study. Laryngoscope. 2024 Jan;134(1):97-102. doi: 10.1002/lary.30753. Epub 2023 May 16. PMID: 37191092.

Wilson GC, Turner KM, Delman AM, Wahab S, Ofosu A, Smith MT, Choe KA, Patel SH, Ahmad SA. Long-Term Survival Outcomes after Operative Management of Chronic Pancreatitis: Two Decades of Experience. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 Apr 1;236(4):601-610. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000575. Epub 2023 Mar 15. PMID: 36727736.

Causa Andrieu PI, Wahab SA, Nougaret S, Petkovska I. Ovarian cancer during pregnancy. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2023 May;48(5):1694-1708. doi: 10.1007/s00261-022-03768-y. Epub 2022 Dec 20. PMID: 36538079; PMCID: PMC10627077.

Howell R, Tang A, Allen J, Altaye M, Amin M, Bayan S, Belafsky P, Cervenka B, deSilva B, Dion G, Ekbom D, Friedman A, Fritz M, Giliberto JP, Guardiani E, Harmon J, Kasperbauer JL, Khosla S, Kim B, Kuhn M, Kwak P, Ma Y, Madden L, Matrka L, Mayerhoff R, Piraka C, Rosen C, Tabangin ME, Wahab SA, Wilson K, Wright SC, Young V, Yuen S, Postma GN. Killian Jamieson Diverticulum, the Great Mimicker: A Case Series and Contemporary Review. Laryngoscope. 2023 Sep;133(9):2110-2115. doi: 10.1002/lary.30508. Epub 2022 Dec 1. PMID: 36453465.

Wahab SA, Tobler JJ. MR Imaging of Epithelial Ovarian Neoplasms Part I: Benign and Borderline. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2023 Feb;31(1):43-52. doi: 10.1016/j.mric.2022.06.003. Epub 2022 Oct 21. PMID: 36368861.

Turner KM, Wahab SA, Delman AM, Brunner J, Smith MT, Choe KA, Patel SH, Ahmad SA, Wilson GC. Predicting endocrine function after total pancreatectomy and islet cell autotransplantation: A novel approach utilizing computed tomography texture analysis. Surgery. 2023 Mar;173(3):567-573. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.06.052. Epub 2022 Oct 12. PMID: 36241471.

Howell RJ, Ekbom D, Kasperbauer J, Tabangin M, Altaye M, Wahab S, Belafsky P, Allen J, Amin M, Bayan S, Cervenka B, deSilva B, Dion G, Friedman A, Fritz M, Giliberto JP, Guardiani E, Harmon J, Khosla S, Kim B, Kuhn M, Kwak P, Ma Y, Madden L, Matrka L, Mayerhoff R, Piraka C, Rosen C, Wilson K, Wright C, Young V, Yuen S, Postma G. Cricopharyngeus Muscle Dysfunction and Hypopharyngeal Diverticula (e.g., Zenker): A Multicenter Study. Laryngoscope. 2023 Jun;133(6):1349-1355. doi: 10.1002/lary.30387. Epub 2022 Sep 14. PMID: 36102298.

Turner KM, Delman AM, Donovan EC, Brunner J, Wahab SA, Dai Y, Choe KA, Smith MT, Patel SH, Ahmad SA, Wilson GC. Total pancreatectomy and islet cell autotransplantation: a 10-year update on outcomes and assessment of long-term durability. HPB (Oxford). 2022 Nov;24(11):2013-2021. doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2022.07.001. Epub 2022 Jul 8. PMID: 35927127.

Wahab SA, Wahab RA, Butcher B, Brown A, Mahoney B, Chadalavada S, Lecky SS, Washburn E, Allen B, Vogel C, Mahoney M, Vagal A. Humanizing Radiology Appointment Education to Improve Patient Experience. J Am Coll Radiol. 2022 May;19(5):647-651. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2021.12.007. Epub 2022 Mar 21. PMID: 35331690.

Expert Panel on Gastrointestinal Imaging; Vij A, Zaheer A, Kamel IR, Porter KK, Arif-Tiwari H, Bashir MR, Fung A, Goldstein A, Herr KD, Kamaya A, Kobi M, Landler MP, Russo GK, Thakrar KH, Turturro MA, Wahab SA, Wardrop RM 3rd, Wright CL, Yang X, Carucci LR. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Epigastric Pain. J Am Coll Radiol. 2021 Nov;18(11S):S330-S339. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2021.08.006. PMID: 34794592.

Baucom A, Herzog T, Jackson A, Wahab SA, Billingsley C. A case of placenta previa with increta with a history of pelvic radiation. Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2021 Jun 1;37:100800. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2021.100800. PMID: 34150975; PMCID: PMC8192561.

Wahab SA, Abraham B, Bailey A, Choe KA. Imaging findings of en bloc simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2021 May;46(5):1876-1890. doi: 10.1007/s00261-020-02824-9. Epub 2020 Oct 20. PMID: 33083870.

Wolf J, Jackson A, Herzog T, Kendler A, Wahab SA, Billingsley C. A case of a unique presentation of a primary vaginal endometrioid adenocarcinoma arising in the setting of a recurrent peritoneal inclusion cyst fistulized to the vagina. Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2020 May 16;33:100585. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2020.100585. PMID: 32462072; PMCID: PMC7243260.

Vagal A, Wahab S, Lecky S, Washburn E, Schwartz R, Vogel C, Mahoney M. Optimizing Patient Experience Using Human-Centered Design. J Am Coll Radiol. 2020 May;17(5):668-672. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2019.11.020. Epub 2019 Dec 28. PMID: 31891673.

Vagal A, Wahab SA, Butcher B, Zettel N, Kemper E, Vogel C, Mahoney M. Human-Centered Design Thinking in Radiology. J Am Coll Radiol. 2020 May;17(5):662-667. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2019.11.019. Epub 2019 Dec 28. PMID: 31891672.

Wahab SA, Verma S. Review of Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System version 2. Future Oncol. 2016 Nov;12(21):2479-2494. doi: 10.2217/fon-2016-0285. Epub 2016 Sep 20. PMID: 27646879.

Desai A, Fleischer AC, Wahab SA, New M, Smolinsky C, McKenna J, Andreotti R. Sonography of Responsive Versus Nonresponsive Ectopic Pregnancies. J Ultrasound Med. 2016 Jun;35(6):1341-7. doi: 10.7863/ultra.15.04008. Epub 2016 May 20. PMID: 27208202.