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Dr. Nicolas Bloch is a professor of radiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) and an attending radiologist at NewYork-Presbyterian (NYP). He specializes in breast and prostate imaging and MRI research. Dr. Bloch serves as chief of MRI for the CUIMC/NYP enterprise.
Dr. Bloch is world-renowned for his work developing MRI techniques to improve the detection and treatment of breast and prostate cancer. Dr. Bloch's contributions include the development of a novel multimodal breast biopsy marker which was patented in 2015 and received FDA clearance for clinical use in 2024. He received a Wallace H. Coulter Translational Research Partnership Award for his w...
Expertise
- Body MRI
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer High Risk Screening
- Breast Imaging
- Breast MRI
- Breast Ultrasound
Education
- Fellowship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
- Internship: Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
- Medical School: University of Vienna
- Residency: Vienna General Hospital
Titles & Positions
- Chief of MRI, Columbia/NewYork-Presbyterian Enterprise
- Professor of Radiology
- Program Director, Breast Imaging Fellowship
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
Education
- Medical School: University of Vienna
- Internship: Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
- Residency: Vienna General Hospital
- Fellowship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
Awards & Honors
- 2015: Jorge Soto Researcher of the Year Award: Radiology, Boston University
- 2011: Wallace H. Coulter Translational Research Partnership Award, “Compound Multimodal Breast Biopsy Clip”
- 2008: Cum Laude Research Award, SCBT/MR: “MR Prompted Prostate Biopsies: Increased Positive Yield in Men with Prior Negative Biopsy History”
- 2005: Editor's Recognition Award, European Journal of Radiology
- 2001: Austrian National Bank Research Award: “Non-invasive prostate cancer staging: A new approach of combined high resolution T2-weighted and parametrically analyzed dynamic T1- weighted MRI imaging"
Titles & Positions
- Chief of MRI, Columbia/NewYork-Presbyterian Enterprise
- Professor of Radiology
- Program Director, Breast Imaging Fellowship