Paul D. Traughber, MD - Diagnostic Radiology

Dr. Traughber reviews medical content for Healthwise, a nonprofit organization with a mission to help people make better health decisions. He is a radiologist with additional fellowship training in interventional radiology and cross-sectional imaging, including musculoskeletal and body MRI. Dr. Traughber is recognized for his pioneering work in musculoskeletal MRI as well as his work in diagnosis and prevention of osteoporosis. He was on the staff at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center Radiology Department in Boise, Idaho, from 1987 through 2006. He continues to be an active staff member at McCall Memorial Hospital in McCall, Idaho.

Dr. Traughber has held academic appointments at the University of Washington as clinical faculty and the University of Utah as clinical associate professor of radiology. He is the author of numerous academic studies and reports focusing on interventional radiology, ultrasound, and musculoskeletal imaging. He has been named to Best Doctors in America multiple times, first in 1996 and most recently in 2009–2010.

Radiology images used in the Healthwise Knowledgebase are provided by Dr. Traughber.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Spine

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Knee

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Shoulder

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Brain

CT Scan of the Body

CT Scan of the Head

CT Angiography

Pelvic Ultrasound

Abdominal Ultrasound

Doppler Ultrasound

Breast Ultrasound

Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound

Extremity X-ray

Chest X-ray

Abdominal X-ray

Angiography

Bone Biopsy

MD: Oregon Health Sciences University, 1982

Internship in Internal Medicine: University of Utah Medical Center, 1983

Residency in Radiology: University of Utah Medical Center, 1984–1986

In-House Fellowship in Interventional Radiology and Body Imaging: University of Utah Medical Center, 1986–1987

Visiting Fellowship in Musculoskeletal and Body MRI: Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, 1987

American Board of Radiology

American Board of Radiology, Certificate of Added Qualifications in Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 1995

Clinical Associate Professor, University of Utah Medical Center, 1992–1999

American Roentgen Ray Society

Idaho State Medical Association

Southwest Idaho Medical Society

1. Shea KG, Apel PJ, Pfeiffer RP, Traughber PD (2007). Anatomy of the proximal tibia in pediatric and adolescent patients: Implications for ACL reconstruction and prevention of physeal arrest. Knee Surgery, Sports, Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 15(4): 320–327.
2. Coughlin MJ, Grimes JS, Traughber PD, Jones CP (2006). Comparison of radiographs and CT scans in the prospective evaluation of the hindfoot arthrodesis. Foot and Ankle International, 27(10): 780–787.
3. Shea KG, Apel PJ, Pfeiffer RP, Showalter LD, Traughber PD. (2002). Tibial attachment of the anterior cruciate ligament in pediatric and adolescent patients: Analysis of magnetic resonance imaging. Knee Surgery, Sports, Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 10(2): 102–108.
4. Traughber PD (1999). Imaging of the foot and ankle. In E Mann, M Coughlin, eds., Surgery of the Foot, 7th ed., pp. 51–114. St. Louis: Mosby-Year Book.
5. Traughber PD, Graham E (1994). Absence of color flow Doppler signal in appendicitis. Radiology, 161(3): 906.
6. Traughber PD, Goodwin TE (1992). Shoulder MRI: Arthroscopic correlation with emphasis on partial tears. Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography, 16(1): 129–133.

This reviewer reported no financial conflicts.

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