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Nitesh Shekhrajka, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology - Division of Neuroradiology

Current Positions

  • Clinical Assistant Professor - Radiology

Education

  • MBBS, Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati University, Assam, India
  • Fellowship in Neuroradiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital, NY
  • Fellowship in Head and Neck Radiology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
  • Certified Medical Doctor, National Board of Health Denmark
  • Chief Resident, Department of Radiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
  • European Diploma in Radiology (EDiR)
  • European Diploma in Head and Neck Radiology (EDiHNR)
  • European Diploma in Neuroradiology (EDiNR)

Licenses & Certifications

  • Iowa Medical License, Iowa Board of Medicine
  • ECFMG Certified
  • Certified Medical Doctor, National Board of Health Denmark
  • Certified Radiologist, National Board of Health Denmark
  • Medical Council of India (through Delhi Medical Council)
  • USMLE Step 1, 2CK, 2CS and 3

Selected Publications

  • Schroeder, J, Kademian, J, Freitas, L, Shekhrajka, N. (2024). Trigeminal Neuralgia in the Context of an Undetectable Meckel’s Cave: Case Report and MRI Findings. J. Radiol. Case Reports. 2024 June 30. 18(6). doi: 10.3941/jrcr.5384.
  • Sabawi, M., Melo, F. C. D., Shekhrajka, N., Duarte, M. L., & Freitas, L. F. (2024). Cervicothoracic Limited Dorsal Myeloschisis: An Under-Recognized Potential Mimicker. J Radiol. case reports 2024 Aug 30 , 18(8). doi 10.3941/jrcr.5404
  • Sabawi, M., Schroeder, J. A., Melo, F. C. D., Duarte, M. L., Shekhrajka, N., & Feritas, L. F. (2024). Recurrent Oculomotor Neurovascular Conflict Caused by Fetal Posterior Cerebral Artery: Case Report And Review of Literature. J. Radiol. case reports. 2024 Sept 29 18(9), 1-7. doi: 10.3941/jrcr.5418
  • Karassawa-Zanoni D, Shekhrajka N, Kademian JC, Furtado-Freitas L. Giant extruded discal hernia mimicking an abscess within the psoas muscle: a very unusual presentation of a common disease. Rev Neurol. 2024 Feb 16;78(4):117-118. doi: 10.33588/rn.7804.2023327.
  • Dogra S, Shekhrajka N, Moonis G. A Review of Applications of Photon-Counting Computed Tomography in Head and Neck Imaging. Br J Radiol. 2024 Nov 14:tqae226. doi: 10.1093/bjr/tqae226. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39540810.
  • Schroeder JA, Sabawi M, Masaadeh AH, Eschbacher KL, Shekhrajka N, Duarte ML, Freitas LF. Acquired intradiploic epidermoid cyst: A rare case report with literature review. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2024 Oct 11:nlae106. doi: 10.1093/jnen/nlae106. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39394733.
  • Zanoni D, Shekhrajka N, Luís Duarte M, Furtado Freitas L. Pallidopontonigral degeneration: Radiological biomarkers of a rare case report. J Clin Neurosci. 2024 Oct;128:110780. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2024.110780. Epub 2024 Aug 22. PMID: 39178698.
  • Juliano AF, Lin KY, Shekhrajka N, Shin D, Rauch SD, Eckhard AH. Retrolabyrinthine Bone Thickness as a Radiologic Marker for the Hypoplastic Endotype in Menière Disease. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2024 Sep 9;45(9):1363-1369. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A8339. PMID: 39054294; PMCID: PMC11392355.
  • Freitas LF, Neto OLA, Maley JE, Shekhrajka N, Policeni BA. Tumefactive primary central nervous system vasculitis mimicking a brain metastasis in a patient with kidney cancer. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2024 Jul;82(7):1-2. doi: 10.1055/s-0044-1786762. Epub 2024 May 13. PMID: 38740022; PMCID: PMC11090646.
  • Shekhrajka N, D’Arco F, Wiggins R, Juliano A. Imaging evaluation of congenital pediatric neck pathologies. J Mex Fed Radiol Imaging. 2023;2(2):82-97. doi: 10.24875/JMEXFRI.23000003