Dr. Blake M. McClarty

Head, Department of Radiology, University of Manitoba
Health Sciences Centre, Room GA216, 820 Sherbrook Street
Winnipeg MB R3A 1R9, Canada

Department of Radiology, St. Boniface General Hospital
CT, 2nd Floor, 409 Tache Avenue
Winnipeg MB R2H 2A6, Canada

Phone: (204) 787-1328, Fax: (204) 787-2080

E-mail (Secretary): LSavoie@exchange.hsc.mb.ca (Lynn Savoie)

Last update: March 20, 2002

DATE OF BIRTH: May 14, 1954

PRESENT POSITIONS:

• Medical Director, Diagnostic Imaging, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (includes nine hospitals)
• Professor & Chairman, Department of Radiology, University of Manitoba
• Clinical & Research Director, MRI Centre, St. Boniface General Hospital
• Clinical Director, Neuroradiology Training Program, St. Boniface General Hospital
• Associate, Manitoba Centre for Health Policy & Evaluation
• Affiliated Scientist, Institute for Biodiagnostics, National Research Council of Canada

EDUCATION:

Fellowship:

• Fellowship in Neuroradiology, Toronto General Hospital (July 1981-January 1982; July 1981-January 1983)
• Postgraduate Training Neurointerventional Techniques, Toronto Western Hospital - K. terBrugge, P. Lasjaunais (8 weeks)

Residency:

• Chief Resident, Toronto General Hospital (July 1981 - January 1982)
• Neuroradiology Fellow for six months, completed three years of Radiology training June 1982

Internship:

• University of Manitoba Affiliated Teaching Hospitals Medical Internship (1978-1979)

Medical Degree:

• University of Manitoba (1974-1978) - included one year of Clerkship and 3 l/2 months of elective in Neurology in Bristol, England

Undergraduate Degree:

• B.Sc. Program, University of Manitoba (1972-1974)

EXAMINATIONS/ LICENSES:

• American College of Radiology (June 1983). Marks - Highest obtainable grade, 99th percentile overall,
  99% Physics
• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada (FRCPS - November 1982)
• LMCC (June 1978)

MEMBERSHIPS:

• Canadian Association of Neuroradiology
• Canadian Association of Radiologists
• American Society of Neuroradiology
• Association of University Radiologists
• Radiological Society of North America

PROFESSIONAL:

• Active Staff - St. Boniface General Hospital & Health Sciences Centre
• Consulting Staff - Grace General Hospital, Misericordia General Hospital & Concordia General Hospital

ROYAL COLLEGE:

• Member of Accreditation Committee for Neuroradiology Residency Programs

PROVINCIAL:

• Director of Neurosciences Program for Province of Manitoba (1994-1997)
• Chairman, Provincial CT/MRI Advisory Committee (1991-1997)
• Member, Provincial Imaging Advisory Committee (1990- Present)
• Member, Provincial Imaging Advisory Executive Committee (1990-present)

HOSPITAL:

St. Boniface Hospital:

• Clinical Department Heads (July 1997- present)
• Executive Team (2000-present)
• President-Elect, Medical Staff (1994-1995)
• Member, Medical Advisory Committee (1994-present)
• Member, Hospital Operations Committee (1994-1995)
• Member, Joint Administration/Medical Staff Executive Committee (1994-1995)
• Member, MAC Planning & Priorities Committee (1990-1992)
• Chairman, MAC Planning & Priorities Committee (1988-1990)
• Elected Member-at-Large, MAC (1988-1990)
• Board Planning & Priorities Committee
• Board Subcommittee on St. Boniface Hospital Strategic Plan

Health Sciences Centre:

• Member, Medical Advisory Committee (1997-present)
• Member, CSRP Planning Committee (1997-present)
• Member, Clinical Heads Committee (1997-present)
• Member, Cardiac Implementation Committee (2000-present)

Other:

• Member, Magnetic Resonance Imaging/Spectroscopy Program Advisory Committee, Red River Community College, Winnipeg (May 1995-present)
• Undergraduate Education Program Director, Department Of Radiology, University of Manitoba (St. Boniface Hospital, 1987-1992)

University:

• Member, Department Heads Council, University of Manitoba (1997-present)
• Member, U of M Clinical Heads, (1997-present)
• Member, Faculty Executive Council, University of Manitoba (1997-present)
• Member, Postgraduate Education Committee, Department Of Radiology, University of Manitoba (1997-present)
• Chairman, CHAR/Nycomed Awards Committee, Canadian Heads of Academic Radiology (1998-present)

ABSTRACTS:

King S, Sharp J, McClarty BM, Smith ICP: In vivo 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) of the human thyroid. The Canadian Federation of Biological Societies; June 14-17, 1995.

Lee D, Kucharczyk W, Farb R, McClarty, BM, Trudel GC: Evaluation of additive doses of magnevist (gadopenetate dimeglumine) as an MRI contrast agent in detection of cerebral lesions. CAR Annual Meeting, Montreal; June 4-7, 1995.

Zhu JM, Sharp JC, Smith ICP, Saunders JK, McClarty BM: 3-D localized proton COSY at l.5T. Abstract for Scientific Presentations, Society of Magnetic Resonance 2nd Meeting, San Francisco CA; August 6-12, 1994.

PRESENTATIONS/INVITED LECTURES/PARTICIPANT:

Physician Manager Institute, Level I (participant). Sponsored by Winnipeg Hospital Authority, June 5-7, 1998, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

McClarty BM. The Posttherapeutic Pituitary Gland. Posttherapeutic Neurodiagnostic Imaging 1997, San Antonio, Texas; February 20, 1997.

McClarty BM. Stroke length of stay: Manitoba hospitals. Colloquium & Grand Rounds, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba; November 15, 1996.

McClarty BM. Imaging of the spine. International Symposium on Diagnosis and Management of the Painful Neck and Back, Winnipeg, June 1-4, 1995.

Lee D, Kucharczyk W, Farb R, McClarty BM, Trudel GC. Evaluation of additive doses of magnevist (gadopentetate dimeglumine) as an MRI contrast agent in detection of cerebral lesions. RSNA Meeting, Chicago; November 27-December 2, 1994.

McClarty, BM, Mustartd C. Outcome analysis and MRI. Neuroradiology Symposium, Canadian Association of Radiologists Meeting, Toronto; June 1994.

Lee D, McClarty, BM, Mukulis D. Gadolinium contrast in consecutive spinal patients - analysis of benefit. American Society of Neuroradiology Meeting, Nashville; May 1994.

MacEwan DW, McClarty BM, Mustard C. Health Economics Symposium. SMRI, Dallas; February 1994.

McClarty BM. Cerebral w matter diseases and intramedullary, intradural diseases of the spine. Kaula Luumpur, Malaysia (January 31, 1994); Seoul, Korea (February 3, 1994); and Pusan, Korea (February 4, 1994).

McClarty BM. Course Director - Physical principles of MR tissue contrast. Canadian Congress of Neurosciences; June 1993.

PUBLICATIONS:

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Stein, M.B., C. Hanna, C. Koverola, M. Torchia & B. McClarty (1997). Structural brain changes in PTSD. Does trauma alter neuroanatomy? Ann N Y Acad Sci 821, 76-82. URL = 97380838

Stein, M.B., C. Koverola, C. Hanna, M.G. Torchia & B. McClarty (1997). Hippocampal volume in women victimized by childhood sexual abuse. Psychol Med 27(4), 951-9. URL = 97378875

McGinn, G. & B.M. McClarty (1997). The posttherapeutic pituitary gland. In: Jinkins, J.R., Posttherapeutic Neurodiagnostic Imaging, New York: Lippincott-Raven Publishers, p. 69-88 (Chapter 11B).

Steven, D.A., G.J. McGinn & B.M. McClarty (1996). A choroid plexus papilloma arising from an incidental pineal cyst. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 17(5), 939-42. URL = 96316056

Mustard, C.A., B. McClarty & D. MacEwan (1996). Influence of magnetic resonance imaging on diagnosis and therapeutic intention. Acad Radiol 3(7), 589-6. URL = 96389424

MacEwan, D.W. & B.M. McClarty (1996). Costs and benefits of radiology: a Canadian perspective. Acad Radiol 3(Suppl 1), S88-91. URL = 96389227 (no abstract available)

McClarty, B.M. & G. McGinn (1995). Sensitivity and specificity of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. In: Beltran, J., Current Review of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Philadelphia: Current Medicine.

MacEwan, D.W., D.R. Dyck, I.D. Greenberg, C.S. Levi, E.A. Lyons & B.M. McClarty (1995). Anticipated Manitoba imaging policy: 1995-2000. Prairie Medical Journal 65(3), 120-122.

MacEwan, D.W., D.R. Dyck, I.D. Greenberg, C.S. Levi, E.A. Lyons, B.M. McClarty & W.J. van der Putten (1994). Diagnostic imaging management in Manitoba: 1995-2000. Radiographics 14(5), 1109-18. URL = 95083891

Mustard, C.A., B.M. McClarty & D.W. MacEwan (1994). The influence of referral protocols on the utilization of magnetic resonance imaging: evidence from Manitoba. Can Assoc Radiol J 45(2), 117-23. URL = 94199445

Asfora, W.T., M. West & B.M. McClarty (1993). Angiographic followup of encephalomyosynangiosis combined with superficial temporal artery to middle cerebral artery anastomosis for treatment of adult moxomoya disease. American Journal of Neuroradiology 14, 29-30.

Bews, J., P. Dunscombe, K. St. Lawrence, B.M. McClarty & M. Kroeker (1992). A simplified method for measuring cerebral blood flow with xenon-enhanced computed tomography. In: Clinical Physicians & Physiological Measurement.

McClarty, B.M. (1992). Three dimensional reconstruction computed tomography for assessment of cranial synostosis. Manitoba Medicine 62(3), 97-99.

McClarty, B.M. (1991). Beneficial effect of carotid endarterectomy in symptomatic patients with high-grade carotid stenosis. North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial Collaborators. N Engl J Med 325(7), 445-53. URL = 91304527

Kucharczyk, W., D.H. Lee, B. McClarty, W.D. Robertson & M.J. Hele (1991). Routine contrast enhancement for cranial magnetic resonance imaging: an analysis of its diagnostic value in adults. Can Assoc Radiol J 42(3), 199-209. URL = 91274956

Bews, J., K. St Lawrence, P. Dunscombe, B. McClarty & M. Kroeker (1991). A simplified method for measuring cerebral blood flow with xenon-enhanced computed tomography. Clin Phys Physiol Meas 12(3), 279-87. URL = 92036113

Haworth, J.C., F.A. Booth, A.E. Chudley, G.W. deGroot, L.A. Dilling, S.I. Goodman, C.R. Greenberg, C.J. Mallory, B.M. McClarty, S.S. Seshia and others (1991). Phenotypic variability in glutaric aciduria type I: Report of fourteen cases in five Canadian Indian kindreds. J Pediatr 118(1), 52-8. URL = 91093896

McClarty, B.M., S. Sutherland & E.G. Bertram (1990). The spine in magnetic resonance imaging of the CNS. In: Kucharczyk, W., MRI: Central Nervous System, Hagerstom: JB Lippincott.

Lee, T.Y., R.J. Ellis, P.B. Dunscombe, B. McClarty, D.I. Hodson, M.A. Kroeker & J. Bews (1990). Quantitative computed tomography of the brain with xenon enhancement: a phantom study with the GE9800 scanner. Phys Med Biol 35(7), 925-35. URL = 90349703

Bews, J., P.B. Dunscombe, T.Y. Lee, B. McClarty & M.A. Kroeker (1990). The role of noise in the measurement of cerebral blood flow and partition coefficient using xenon-enhanced computed tomography. Phys Med Biol 35(7), 937-45. URL = 90349704

Stambrook, M., A.D. Moore, S. Kowalchuk, D.A. Kassum, L.C. Peters, B.M. McClarty & G.A. Hawryluk (1990). Early metabolic and neurologic predictors of long-term quality of life after closed head injury. Can J Surg 33(2), 115-8. URL = 91098502

Yager, J.Y., B.M. McClarty & S.S. Seshia (1988). CT-scan findings in an infant with glutaric aciduria type I. Dev Med Child Neurol 30(6), 808-11. URL = 89171656

McClarty, B.M. (1988). Surgical Neuroangiography, Volume 1: Functional Anatomy of Craniofacial Arteries [book review]. Radiology 167, 280.

McClarty, B.M. (1988). Lumbar Myelography with Water-Soluable Contrast Media [book review]. Radiology 167, 166.

McClarty, B.M. (1987). Neuroradiology. 2nd Edition [book review]. Radiology 164, 798.

Reddy, K., M. West & B. McClarty (1987). Multiple intracerebral arteriovenous malformations. A case report and literature review. Surg Neurol 27(5), 495-9. URL = 87178669

Keller, M.A., R.C. Holgate & B.M. McClarty (1982). CT and intracranial manifestations of otorhinologic disease. J Otolaryngol 11(6), 407-10. URL = 83138959

Schipper, H., B.M. McClarty, K.E. McRuer, R.A. Nash & C.J. Penney (1980). Tropical diseases encountered in Canada: 1. Chagas' disease. Can Med Assoc J 122(2), 165-9, 171-2. URL = 80154946

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