Jeffrey G Jarvik MD, MPH
Radiologist | Neuroradiology
1959 Ne Pacific Street University Of Washin Seattle WA, 98195About
Dr. Jarvik is a UW professor of radiology and neurological surgery and an adjunct professor of health services. His clinical interests include spine imaging, peripheral nerve imaging and head trauma imaging.
Education and Training
University of California 1987
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR- Neuroradiology- 1995
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR- 1992
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Back pain study relies on intermediate outcomes.
- Imaging studies for acute low back pain. When and when not to order them.
- Radiographic screening for orbital foreign bodies prior to MR imaging: is it worth it?
- Variation in the quality of lumbar spine MR images in Washington State.
- Cementing the evidence: time for a randomized trial of vertebroplasty.
- Imaging of lumbar intervertebral disk degeneration and aging, excluding disk herniations.
- The research framework.
- Don't duck the evidence.
- Inpatient costs, length of stay, and mortality for cerebrovascular events in community hospitals.
- Treatment with tissue plasminogen activator and inpatient mortality rates for patients with ischemic stroke treated in community hospitals.
- Diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome: electrodiagnostic and magnetic resonance imaging evaluation.
- The practicality and validity of directly elicited and SF-36 derived health state preferences in patients with low back pain.
- Study design for the new millennium: changing how we perform research and practice medicine.
- The utility of magnetic resonance imaging in evaluating peripheral nerve disorders.
- Rapid magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosing cancer-related low back pain.
Fellowships
- Hosp. of the Univ. of PA
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