Malak Itani

Abdominal Radiologist at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology St. Louis - Interested in medical education and healthcare awareness

[Malak Itani @ItaniMalak]

Two recently co-authored manuscripts on neuroendocrine neoplasms. Thank you for the stellar teams and @SARNETDFP

50 day free access sharing links

Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Neoplasms
https://t.co/fy6TWwHocd

Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms
https://t.co/9gRJ2k7Smr

[Malak Itani @ItaniMalak]

@YashantAswani @PamelaWoodardp Thank you @YashantAswani for your kind words and encouragement, and thank you for being such a wonderful colleague. I look forward to our continued collaboration.

[Malak Itani @ItaniMalak]

Honored to serve as Chief of Abdominal Imaging at @WashUMIR . Congratulations to my colleagues on their new leadership roles, and thank you to our department leadership @PamelaWoodardp for this opportunity. Looking forward to building on our department's outstanding tradition of excellence in patient care, education, and research.

[WashU Medicine Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology @WashUMedMIR]

Four of our outstanding physicians step into new senior leadership roles at MIR. Join us in congratulating Drs. Vincent Mellnick, Malak Itani (@ItaniMalak), Robert McKinstry (@bobmckinstry), and Daniel Picus!

Read more: https://t.co/Olto0jTYj6

[Malak Itani @ItaniMalak]

@ahmadhussainmd @PamelaWoodardp Thank you, Ahmad! would love to catch up sometime soon.

[Malak Itani @ItaniMalak]

@amykpatel @PamelaWoodardp Thank you, Amy! You're an incredible role model!!

[Malak Itani @ItaniMalak]

Congratulations to all the authors on this excellent RadioGraphics educational exhibit! 🎉 Special kudos to first author Dr. Amar Shah @WashUMedMIR and senior author Dr. Yashant Aswani @YashantAswani on this comprehensive review of Rosai-Dorfman disease

[Yashant Aswani @YashantAswani]

Published @Radiographics #RosaiDorfman

@Histiocytosis @HistiocyteSoc @emperipolesis @WHO

Thanks team @driver_zubin @aartirad @M_javed_MD @Itanimalak @nishantneuro @lmarcelino96 @galib4_mirza @skandemirli

[Malak Itani @ItaniMalak]

@kasamasa0 Annular pancreas! wrapping around the duodenum...

[Malak Itani @ItaniMalak]

Case #22 in 2026

What do you think of this pancreas?

#MedEd #rad #radiology #abdrad #abdomen #imaging

[Malak Itani @ItaniMalak]

Congratulations, Dr. Aswani, on receiving the 2026 RSNA Honored Educator Award! 🎉👏

Very well deserved. A brilliant, hardworking, incredibly well-read, kind, and humble educator who has inspired countless trainees and colleagues. Thank you for everything you do for radiology!

[Yashant Aswani @YashantAswani]

I am teary-eyed, this arrived in my email.

@RSNA Honored educator award
Reverence to my mentors @CMenias @cookyscan1 @MargaritaRevzin

[Malak Itani @ItaniMalak]

Case #21 in 2026

Left (not RIGHT) varicocele (circle) caused by mass effect on gonadal vein (arrow)

surgical pathology: adrenocortical carcinoma

#MedEd #rad #radiology #abdrad #abdomen #pelvis #urology #imaging

don't miss our multicenter study on isolated right varicocele https://t.co/5B62IEsAZD

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and US of the Postprocedure Uterus
https://t.co/8cJwN4KW5T

by 2 ultrasound masters and excellent teachers Dr. Horrow and Dr. Rodgers

[Malak Itani @ItaniMalak]

Don't miss these 2 excellent recently published articles in Radiographics that are important for every abdominal imager

Imaging of the 3-Piece Inflatable Penile Prosthesis
https://t.co/cLF4iDzobJ

by the great educator Dr. @YashantAswani

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[Malak Itani @ItaniMalak]

@WashUMedMIR @TheNUCguy Congrats Dr. Parihar!! @TheNUCguy

[Malak Itani @ItaniMalak]

Case #20 in 2026

ruptured hepatic cyst after abdominal wall trauma (ground level fall)!!

#MedEd #rad #radiology #abdrad #abdomen #EmergencyRad #trauma #imaging

before (blue arrow, study performed a few months earlier) and after (red arrow, and cine showing irregular, mildly enhancing, ruptured cyst wall, surrounding fat stranding and fluid)

[Malak Itani @ItaniMalak]

In young adults (18-40yo) with adrenal lesions, hormonal evaluation is important per ESE/ENSAT guidelines, yet it was recommended in only 2.8% of radiology reports in our study.

Read more about radiology reporting practices and outcomes of adrenal lesions in young adults in our @Abdominal_Rad paper published today

https://t.co/EvBKcVwqtO

#Radiology #AdrenalIncidentaloma #Endocrinology #MedTwitter #meded #abdrad #imaging

[Malak Itani @ItaniMalak]

Case #19 in 2026

Ever seen a fractured stent??!!

#MedEd #rad #radiology #vascular #VIR #imaging

[Yashant Aswani @YashantAswani]

Coming soon @RadioGraphics #RosaiDorfman

@Histiocytosis @HistiocyteSoc @emperipolesis @WHO

Thanks team @driver_zubin @aartirad @M_javed_MD @Itanimalak @nishantneuro @lmarcelino96 @galib4_mirza @skandemirli

[Malak Itani @ItaniMalak]

Proud of my Abdominal Imaging colleagues Drs. Fraum, Mehrsheikh, and Shetty on receiving the Distinguished Teaching Award. Well-deserved recognition for their outstanding dedication to education and mentorship. Congratulations!

[WashU Medicine Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology @WashUMedMIR]

MIR trainees recognize faculty excellence in teaching and mentorship with the Distinguished Teaching Award. Congrats to Associate Prof. Tyler Fraum, Assistant Prof. Amanda Mehrsheikh, Clinical Assistant Prof. Noah Seymore and Prof. Anup Shetty (@nupedogg) on receiving this honor!

[Malak Itani @ItaniMalak]

Excited to welcome our 2026–2027 Abdominal Imaging Fellows! We are fortunate to have a stellar group of internal graduates and exceptional fellows from other programs. Looking forward to amazing year of education, mentorship, camaraderie, and advancing patient care together

[WashU Medicine Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology @WashUMedMIR]

We're thrilled to see several of our #radres graduates continuing their training at MIR. And two of our residents will continue their academic journey as part of our faculty.

Drs. Sayan Manna, Govind Mattay, Derek Miller and John Wiltshire are joining our #abrad fellowship.

[Malak Itani @ItaniMalak]

So proud of our Abdominal Imaging Fellowship graduates. Grateful for all the energy, teamwork, curiosity, and laughter they brought to our fellowship this year. The future of abdominal imaging is in very good hands

[WashU Medicine Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology @WashUMedMIR]

Our advanced abdominal imaging graduates:

Andrew Chang, MD, PhD
Anton Garazha, MD
Tatiana Mamaliga, MD
Mahad Minhas, MD
Nikhil Mogalapalli, MD
Hani Nakhoul, MD, PhD
Keara O'Connell, MD
Chelsea Schmitt, MD
Leif-Erik Schumacher, MD
Amar Shah, MD
Yasasvi Tadavarthi, MD