To identify and understand how often older adults present signs of abuse in the medical setting, Bharti Khurana, MD, MBA, founder and director of the Trauma Imaging Research and Innovation Center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, analyzed injury patterns among older…
Intimate partner violence (IPV) disproportionately impacts women and younger populations, with incidences peaking between adolescence and young adulthood. Alarmingly, a strong correlation exists between IPV experienced in adolescence and its persistence into adulthood. Journal of Adolescent Health. Source: Brigham Clinical…
“Underreporting is a serious issue when it comes to strangulation. I rarely see strangulation indicated in medical histories, and after deciding to conduct this study on the subject, I was surprised to see how high the numbers were in connection…
The scholars were chosen based on their professional qualifications and accomplishments, demonstrated leadership in the field, and potential to advance diagnostic excellence and equity. Source: National Academy of Medicine
Breaking the cycle of intimate partner violence has for long been at the forefront of work undertaken by radiologist Bharti Khurana, MD, FACR, FASER. Much of her research, studying injuries of patients in emergency departments, has been featured in numerous mainstream…
Bharti Khurana, MD, of the Department of Radiology, was awarded a four-year, $3.2 million grant, jointly funded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) as well as the Office of the Director of the National Institutes of Health…
According to Khurana, health care providers are uniquely positioned to help patients experiencing IPV. Over the past six years, she and a multidisciplinary team of clinicians have established radiology’s role in detecting IPV. Source: Brigham Clinical and Research News
Saheli is a community-based non-profit organization in Massachusetts with the mission to empower South Asian and Arab women and their families to live safe and healthy lives. Source: Saheli Boston
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On August 18, 2022, Bharti Khurana, MD, FACR, Founder, Director and Principal Investigator of the Brigham Trauma Imaging Research and Innovation Center (TIRIC) and emergency radiologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, gave an Innovation Grand Rounds lecture titled “Clinical Innovation in Trauma: From…