Katja Pinker-Domenig, MD, PHD
Locations and Appointments
CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion
About Katja Pinker-Domenig, MD, PHD
Dr. Katja Pinker-Domenig is an internationally renowned physician-scientist and board-certified radiologist with expertise in breast imaging. She is a professor of radiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and chief of the Division of Breast Imaging. She is an attending radiologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
Dr. Pinker-Domenig has extensive expertise in all aspects of state-of-the-art breast imaging and interventions, including mammography, digital breast tomosynthesis, ultrasound, MRI, and biopsy procedures.
She is widely recognized for her pioneering work advancing the field of breast MRI through the development, improvement, and implementation of multiparametric MRI (which give more detailed pictures) into routine patient care, enabling the most accurate breast cancer detection. Her current research is focused on advanced functional multimodality breast imaging and the implementation of artificial intelligence into breast imaging with the goal of enabling personalized medicine in breast care.
Dr. Pinker-Domenig is the author of more than 200 peer-reviewed papers in prestigious journals, and she has been recognized with numerous awards. She is the editor-in-chief of the British Journal of Radiology Open, deputy editor of the Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and section editor and reviewer for numerous medical journals.
After studying medicine at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria, Dr. Pinker-Domenig completed a residency in radiology in the Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria. She then completed a research fellowship at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Princess Grace Hospital in London, UK, and obtained a PhD at the Medical University of Vienna, as well as earning the European Diploma in Breast Imaging (EBBI) of the European Society of Breast Imaging.
Expertise
Breast Biopsy
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer High Risk Screening
Breast Imaging
Breast MRI
Breast Ultrasound
Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy
Imaging Guided Biopsies
Mammography
Needle Core Biopsy
Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
Tomosynthesis
Ultrasound Guided Breast Biopsy
Education
Medical School: Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Residency: Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Titles & Positions
Chief, Division of Breast Imaging
Professor of Radiology
Education
- Medical School: Medical University of Vienna, Austria
- Residency: Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Awards & Honors
- 2014: Carla Boetes Young Investigator Award of the European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI)
- 2014: Hans and Blanca Moser Award for Translational Cancer Research
- 2017 & 2019: Radiology Editors Recognition Award (with Distinction)
- 2021: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria
Titles & Positions
- Chief, Division of Breast Imaging
- Professor of Radiology