Elizabeth Arleo M.D.

Expert Publications

• Breastfeeding and later intelligence.
• Celiac artery trunk thrombosis: an unusual complication of pancreatitis diagnosed on MRI.
• New diagnosis of sarcoidosis during treatment for breast cancer, with radiologic-pathologic correlation.
• Screening mammography for women in their 40s: a retrospective study of the potential impact of the U.S. Preventive Service Task Force's 2009 breast cancer screening recommendations.
• The ABCs of accessory breast tissue: basic information every radiologist should know.
• Lessons learned from reviewing breast imaging malpractice cases.
• Cosmetic fat augmentation following breast reconstruction: sonographic appearance with cytopathologic correlation.
• Unusual findings in the male breast patient: a case series.
• Breast cancer in women in their thirties (2007-2013): a retrospective review.
• Annual screening mammography for breast cancer in women 75 years old or older: to screen or not to screen.
• Cystic Neutrophilic Granulomatous Mastitis: Further Characterization of a Distinctive Histopathologic Entity Not Always Demonstrably Attributable to Corynebacterium Infection.
• An article to ADMIRE.
• 2D mammography, digital breast tomosynthesis, and ultrasound: which should be used for the different breast densities in breast cancer screening?
• Requested Education on Screening Mammography.
• Risks And Benefits Of Breast Cancer Screening.

Media Releases

Get to know Radiologist Dr. Elizabeth Kagan Arleo, who serves the population of New York, New York.

Dr. Elizabeth Kagan Arleo is a Board-Certified radiologist specializing in Women’s Imaging. She is an Associate Professor of Radiology at Weill Cornell Medicine and Associate Attending Radiologist at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Clinical Imaging.

Weill Cornell Medicine physicians are faculty members of Weill Cornell Medical College, one of the top-ranked clinical and medical research centers in the country. They are also attending physicians at one of the most comprehensive care facilities in the world — NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Weill Cornell Medicine physicians have consistently been leaders in patient care, in primary care as well as in many specialty areas as diverse as in-vitro fertilization, neurology, oncology, and HIV/AIDS care.

Dr. Arleo completed her undergraduate degree with a Bachelor from Yale University. Furthering his education, she graduated with her Medical Degree from Yale University School of Medicine in 2004, giving her over a decade of experience in her field. After obtaining her medical degree, Dr. Arleo completed her Radiology residency in Diagnostic Radiology at NewYork- Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine. After staying on for a Fellowship year in Women’s Imaging, she was invited to join the radiology faculty at Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Arleo’s clinical expertise is in breast and body imaging and she interprets a variety of studies including mammograms, MRIs, CTs, ultrasounds, and X-rays. For her clinical work, Dr. Arleo was selected by the Department of Radiology for the Distinguished House Staff Award in 2007.

Dr. Arleo is certified in Diagnostic Radiology by the American Board of Radiology.

Dr. Arleo’s research focuses on multiple topics in Women’s Imaging, including breast imaging, pelvic ultrasound and MRI. For her research, she has received several research and education awards and grants, and she was one of Aunt.Minnie.com’s semifinal candidates for Most Influential Radiology Researcher of 2013.

At the national level, Dr. Arleo is actively involved in the American Association for Women Radiologists (AAWR), where she is on the Board of Directors, and with the American College of Radiology (ACR), where she is a member of the ACR Commission on Breast Imaging, ACR Commission for Women and General Diversity, and ACR Commission for Human Resources.

Dr. Arleo is the Founder and Director of the Mentorship Program for Women in Radiology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine, which has been funded by the President’s Council of Cornell Women (PCCW) Leadership Fund. She is also the Director of Medical Student Research and Career Development in her institution and the 2017 recipient of the Laurie H. Glimcher, M.D. Award for Excellence in Mentoring Women Faculty.

Dr. Arleo attributes her professional success to her parents, education, moral values, and doing the right thing for patients.

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