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Taema Brinjikji, MD

Taema Brinjikji, MD

Education

Education

  • Radiation Oncology Medical Residency, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (2026 – 2030)
  • Transitional Year Internship, Trinity Health Livonia Hospital, Livonia, MI (2025-2026)
  • Doctor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Rochester, MN (2021-2025)
  • Science of Healthcare Delivery Graduate Certificate, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine & ASU, Rochester, MN (2021-2025)
  • Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, University of Michigan, Honors Program, Ann Arbor, MI (2017-2020)

Awards & Honors 

  • Alix Scholar, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine (2021-2025)
  • William Randolph Hearst Scholar, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine (2021-2025)
  • Condit Scholar, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine (2021-2025)
  • James B. Angell Scholar, University of Michigan (2018-2020)
  • University Honors, University of Michigan (2018-2020)
  • Branstrom Freshman Prize, University of Michigan (2018)

Selected Publications, Abstracts & Posters

Publications

  • Brinjikji T, Corbin KS, Wang Z, Murad MH, Shumway DA. Financial Toxicity of Partial Versus Whole Breast Irradiation: A Systematic Review. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2025 Jun 4;9(4):100632. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2025.100632. PMID: 40529819; PMCID: PMC12171810.

  • Brinjikji T, Carr CM, Benson JC, Lane JI. Enhancement in the Round Window Niche: A Potential Pitfall in High-Resolution MR Imaging of the Internal Auditory Canal. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2023 Feb;44(2):176-179. doi:
    10.3174/ajnr.A7775. Epub 2023 Jan 19. PMID: 36657949; PMCID: PMC9891335.”

  • Williams DL, Sikora VM, Hammer MA, Amin S, Brinjikji T, Brumley EK, Burrows CJ, Carrillo PM, Cromer K, Edwards SJ, Emri O, Fergle D, Jenkins MJ, Kaushik K, Maydan DD, Woodard W, Clowney EJ. May the Odds Be Ever in Your Favor: Non- deterministic Mechanisms Diversifying Cell Surface Molecule Expression. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2022 Jan 11;9:720798. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2021.720798. PMID: 35087825; PMCID: PMC8787164.

Abstracts

  • Brinjikji T, Carr CM, Benson JC, Lane JI. “Enhancement in the Round Window Niche: A Potential Pitfall in High-Resolution MR Imaging of the Internal Auditory Canal.” Poster Presentation at the Mayo Clinic Young Investigators Research Symposium, held in Rochester, MN. September 2023.

Posters

  • Brinjikji T, Carr CM, Benson JC, Lane JI. “Enhancement in the Round Window Niche: A Potential Pitfall in High-Resolution MR Imaging of the Internal Auditory Canal.” Poster Presentation at the Mayo Clinic Young Investigators Research Symposium, held in Rochester, MN. September 2023.

Redefining Possible