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Chambers Medical Group

Eric K. Fitzcharles, MD, CABR

Senior Diagnostic Radiologist Specializing in Musculoskeletal and Neurological MRI, CT and Ultrasound

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Education and Medical Training

  • University of Kansas
    Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, 1988
  • University of Virginia School of Medicine
    Doctor of Medicine, 1994
  • University of Iowa
    Diagnostic Radiology Residency, 1998
  • Steadman Philippon Research Institute and Clinic
    Sports Medicine MRI Clinical and Research Fellowship, 2011–2012
    Vail, Colorado

Professional Experience

  • Lexington Radiology, PLLC
    Founder
    Multistate teleradiology practice based in Vail, Colorado
  • Outpatient Diagnostic Center
    Senior Radiologist, 1998–2007
    Lexington, Kentucky
  • University of Kentucky Department of Neurology
    Assistant Professor, Voluntary Faculty, 2006–2011
  • Engineering Consultant
    Washington, D.C., 1988–1990

Certifications and Licensure

  • Certified by the American Board of Radiology
  • USMLE Certified
  • Licensed in Kentucky, Colorado, Florida, Illinois and Arkansas

Professional Affiliations

  • Society of Skeletal Radiology
  • American College of Radiology
  • Radiological Society of North America
  • American Roentgen Ray Society

Selected Publications and Research

  • Lucas EP, Surowiec RK, Giphart JE, Fitzcharles EK, Petre BM and Ho CP. “Normative Articular Cartilage T2 Values in Clinically Relevant Subregions of the Knee.” ICRS Newsletter, Special Focus: Imaging, 2012; 15:28–29.
  • Anz AW, Lucas EP, Fitzcharles EK, et al. “MRI T2 Mapping of the Asymptomatic Supraspinatus Tendon by Age and Imaging Plane Using Clinically Relevant Subregions.” European Journal of Radiology, 2014; 83(5):801–805.
  • Lucas EP, Surowiec RK, Fitzcharles EK, et al. “T2 Values of Articular Cartilage in Clinically Relevant Subregions of the Asymptomatic Knee.” Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2014; 22(6):1404–1414.
  • Lucas EP, Surowiec RK, Giphart JE, Fitzcharles EK, Petre BM and Ho CP. “Normative Articular Cartilage T2 Values in Clinically Relevant Subregions of the Knee.” Poster presented at the 2012 International Cartilage Repair Society Annual Meeting.
  • Ho CP, Surowiec RK, Ferro FP, Lucas EP, Saroki AJ, Dornan GJ, Fitzcharles EK, et al. “Subregional Anatomical Distribution of T2 Values of Articular Cartilage in Asymptomatic Hips.” Cartilage, 2014.
  • Surowiec RK, Lucas EP, Fitzcharles EK, Smith S, Ho CP and Philippon MJ. “T2 Mapping for Early Detection of Cartilage Degeneration Due to Femoroacetabular Impingement with Histological Correlation.”
  • Fitzcharles EK and Ho CP. “Case Report: Chondral Delamination in the Knee.” Submitted to the International Cartilage Repair Society Newsletter.
  • Matsumoto AH, Tegtmeyer CJ, Fitzcharles EK, Selby JB, Tribble CG, Angle JF and Kron IL. “Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty of Visceral Arterial Stenoses: Results and Long-Term Clinical Follow-Up.” Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 1995; 6(2):165–174.
  • Hyde TM, Fitzcharles EK and Weinberger DR. “Age-Related Prognostic Factors in the Severity of Illness of Tourette’s Syndrome in Monozygotic Twins.” Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 1993; 5:178–182.

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