Emil Barkovich, MD
Assistant Professor
Radiology
School of Medicine

Emil Barkovich, MD, earned his medical degree at George Washington University in Washington, DC, followed by an internship at West Virginia University in Morgantown. He completed a radiology residency at George Washington University Hospital, where he served as chief resident. He subsequently completed a two-year neuroradiology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital in 2025, while serving as chief fellow.

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Dr. Barkovich has experience in head and neck and pediatric neuroimaging. He is an active medical student, resident and fellow educator and has mentored numerous students and junior trainees. His research interests are varied and have included ultra-high field 7 Tesla MRI, case reports of rare genetic diseases and quality improvement inspired projects focusing on imaging stewardship. He is also interested in evidence-based management guidelines for incidental findings on neuroimaging.

Publications (13)

Top publication keywords:
Chromosome DisordersGenetic Diseases, X-LinkedPost-Traumatic HeadacheDeaf-Blind DisordersBlindnessSpasms, InfantileCochleaAmbulatory CareBrain DiseasesPyriform SinusForeign BodiesHeadacheMaxillary FracturesImage EnhancementMagnetic Resonance Imaging

• Contrast-Enhanced Brain MRI for Ambulatory Evaluation of Headache: Comprehensive or Excessive?
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2025 Barkovich EJ, Buch K, Mehan WA
• Correction: Optimizing T2* imaging for adolescent and young adult patients at 7 T.
  Pediatric radiology 2025 Valencia S, Machado-Rivas F, Avesta A, Barkovich EJ, Cartmell SCD, Warfield SK, Jaimes C, Afacan O
• A closer look: pediatric neuroimaging at 7T.
  Pediatric radiology 2025 Barkovich EJ, Cortes-Albornoz MC, Machado-Rivas F, Ferraciolli SF, Afacan O, Jaimes C
• Optimizing T2* imaging for adolescent and young adult patients at 7 T.
  Pediatric radiology 2025 Valencia S, Machado-Rivas F, Avesta A, Barkovich EJ, Cartmell SCD, Warfield SK, Jaimes C, Afacan O
• Abnormal cochlear enhancement in Norrie disease.
  The neuroradiology journal 2024 Barkovich EJ, Ferraciolli SF, Jaimes C

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• Beyond milestones and percentiles: Revisiting non-cognitive and non-interpretive skills in radiology.
  Current problems in diagnostic radiology 2024 Barkovich EJ, Heekin M, Barkovich MJ, Lichtenberger JP
• Pearls and pitfalls in emergency CT neuroangiography through the lens of bias and error.
  Emergency radiology 2023 Barkovich EJ, Batheja V, Hong T, Rao J, Javan R
• The effect of scan and patient parameters on the diagnostic performance of AI for detecting coronary stenosis on coronary CT angiography.
  Clinical imaging 2022 Jonas RA, Barkovich E, Choi AD, Griffin WF, Riess J, Marques H, Chang HJ, Choi JH, Doh JH, Her AY, Koo BK, Nam CW, Park HB, Shin SH, Cole J, Gimelli A, Khan MA, Lu B, Gao Y, Nabi F, Nakazato R, …
• Pyriform sinus rupture caused by blunt trauma.
  The neuroradiology journal 2020 Barkovich EJ, Taheri MR
• Late Onset Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency Triggered by an Acute Increase in Protein Intake: A Review of 10 Cases Reported in the Literature.
  Case reports in genetics 2020 Barkovich E, Gropman AL
• A Systematic Review of the Existing Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System Version 2 (PI-RADSv2) Literature and Subset Meta-Analysis of PI-RADSv2 Categories Stratified by Gleason Scores.
  AJR. American journal of roentgenology 2019 Barkovich EJ, Shankar PR, Westphalen AC
• Ferromagnetic sand: A possible MRI hazard.
  The neuroradiology journal 2018 Barkovich EJ, Jernstedt Barkovich M, Hess C
• Neuroimaging findings in Pallister-Killian syndrome.
  The neuroradiology journal 2017 Barkovich EJ, Lateef TM, Whitehead MT