Biography

Dr. Bilow, a fellowship trained Emergency Radiologist, is dedicated to mentoring and teaching pre-medical and medical students, and both emergency medicine and diagnostic radiology residents, as well as fellows. He serves as a McGovern Medical School Master Advisor, participates as a JAMP Preceptor and is an active interviewer for the medical school Admissions Committee. He performs his clinical duties primarily at a level one trauma center, Memorial Hermann Health System – TMC, in Houston, Texas, and also rotates through Lyndon Baines Johnson Hospital, in the Harris County Hospital District, practicing both emergency and musculoskeletal radiology. He serves on multiple medical school and hospital committees, and is radiologist member to the joint University of Texas, McGovern Medical School – Baylor University Medical School Disaster Management Planning Committee. He joined the ASER (American Society of Emergency Radiology) in 1999, has been a Fellow Member since 2005, and has served in numerous leadership roles including Case of the Day Director, Education Committee Chair/Co-Chair, Director at Large, Treasurer, Bylaws Committee Chair and Member, and Strategic Planning Committee Member. He has also held membership on the Annual Meeting Program Planning and Scientific Program Committees.

Certification:

American Board of Radiology (Lifetime Certificate), 2003

Education

Medical School
Finch University of Health Sciences, The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Illinois, 1996
Internship
General Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 1997
Residency
Diagnostic Radiology, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Medical Education Program, Santa Barbara, California, 2001
Fellowship
Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2002
Fellowship
Musculoskeletal Radiology, University of California, San Diego Medical School, 2002
Fellowship
Musculoskeletal Radiology, University of California, San Diego Medical School, 2007

Publications

Publication Information

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REFEREED ORIGINAL ARTICLES

  1. Harmon L, Bilow R, Shanmuganathan K, Lauerman M, Todd R, et al. Delayed Splenic Hemorrhage: Myth or Mystery? A Western Trauma Association Multicenter Study” (the “Work”), by Dr. Laura Harmon, The American Journal of Surgery Volume 218, Issue 3, Pages 579-583, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.06.025

OTHER PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS

PRESENTATIONS:

  1. Speaker: Radiology Mass Casualty Incidents (MCI) Plan Development: A DIY Guide. Presented at the WADEM (World Association for Disaster and Emergency Management) Congress, April 28, 2017, Toronto, Canada.
  2. Speaker: Radiology Mass Casualty Incidents (MCI) Education. Presented at the WADEM (World Association for Disaster and Emergency Management) Congress, April 28, 2017, Toronto, Canada.
  3. Coordinator and Moderator: Special Topics in Trauma – Imaging of Mass Casualties and Penetrating Injuries. Presented at The American Society of Emergency Radiology, 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, September 7, 2017.
  4. Speaker: MCI II: DIY Guide to Response Planning. Presented at The American Society of Emergency Radiology, 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, September 7, 2017.
  5. Speaker: Occupational & Environmental Medicine residency lecture series, Hand and Wrist Anatomy, Imaging and Injuries, UTHealth – Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, December 8, 2017. 5 residents, 4 faculty
  6. Faculty: Mass Casualty Workshop. ASER 2018 Annual Meeting, McLean, VA, September 28, 2018. 75 attendees.
  7. Invited Guest Faculty; Radiology Resident Trauma Case Conference: Madigan Army Base, Lewis McCord, Washington. April 23, 2019.
  8. Speaker: Radiology MCI Education & System Integration. ACR Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, May 20, 2019.
  9. Speaker: MCI SAM: Old Dogs CAN Learn New Tricks: Getting Ready for Disaster School. Presented at The American Society of Emergency Radiology, 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Scottsdale, AZ, September 13, 2019.
  10. Faculty: Mass Casualty Workshop. ASER 2019 Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ, September 13, 2019. 42 attendees.
  11. Speaker: The Situation Room: A Survival Guide for MCI. Presented at The RSNA 105th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, December 3, 2019.
  12. 演讲者:甲板上所有的手!Theory and Practice of MCI Management. Presented at The Texas Radiological Society 107th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, February 23, 2020.

SCIENTIFIC EXHIBITS:

  1. 太阳H和Bilow RM。“破碎的心——创伤标出ses of Hemopericardium.” Accepted as a poster exhibit (Abstract CID: 3004256) at the ASER 30th Anniversary Annual Meeting, September 26 – 29, 2018 at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, McLean, Virginia

LOCAL PRESENTATIONS:

  1. February 21, 2017 Future Radiologists of America (FRA) lecture with question and answer session; Emergency Radiology as a Practice Choice. Presented to UTHealth medical students considering a career in radiology. Approximately 15 students in attendance.
  2. October 8, 2018 Future Radiologists of America (FRA) lecture with question and answer session; Emergency Radiology as a Practice Choice. Presented to UTHealth medical students considering a career in radiology. Approximately 40 students in attendance.

MEDIA

  1. Interview in RSNA News, August, 2018. Dargan R. Including Radiology in Emergency Plans is Critical.
  2. Observer Evaluator. Texas Children’s Hospital, Active Shooter Functional Exercise, April 16, 2018.
  3. Observer/Evaluator. Texas Children’s Radiation Injury Treatment Network (Advanced Hazmat Life Support) Functional Exercise. July 10, 2018.
  4. Observer/Evaluator. Texas Children’s Hospital, Radiology Department MCI Tabletop Exercise. November 14, 2018.
  5. Observer-Controller. Madigan Emergency Trauma Response Operations in Disaster. (A full-scale joint functional disaster preparedness exercise “Madigan Army Medical Center, USAF 62nd Air Wing (AW) and Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) Major Accident Response Exercise (MARE) – aka “62nd AW JBLM MARE”) Madigan Army Medical Center. Tacoma, Washington. April 24, 2019.

Honors and Awards

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Houston’s Best Doctors 2019 – Houstonia Magazine