Lizza Lebron Zapata, MD
Radiologist & Nuclear Medicine Physician
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About Me
- Associate Attending Physician
I specialize in diagnosing, staging, treatment response assessment, and surveillance of different types of cancer with imaging. I also perform image-guided diagnostic procedures. I see patients at Memorial Hospital and Memorial Sloan Kettering Imaging Center.
A radiologist is a doctor with special training in using imaging to diagnose and treat disease. Imaging includes X-rays, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
A nuclear medicine physician is a doctor with special training in using radioactive drugs to diagnose and treat disease.
My Specialties
- Diagnostic Radiology
- Oncologic Imaging
- Molecular Imaging
- Breast Imaging
- Nuclear Medicine
- Body Imaging
Education
- Medical Doctor, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain
Residencies
- Diagnostic Radiology, Mercy Catholic Medical Center
Fellowships
- Nuclear Medicine/Molecular Imaging, Breast Imaging, Oncologic Body Imaging, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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Dr. Zapata sees patients at two locations.
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Lebron-Zapata L, Jochelson MS. Overview of Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis. PET Clin. 2018 Jul;13(3):301-323. doi: 10.1016/j.cpet.2018.02.001. PMID: 30100072.
Sung JS, Lebron L, Keating D, D’Alessio D, Comstock CE, Lee CH, Pike MC, Ayhan M, Moskowitz CS, Morris EA, Jochelson MS. Performance of Dual-Energy Contrast-enhanced Digital Mammography for Screening Women at Increased Risk of Breast Cancer. Radiology. 2019 Oct;293(1):81-88. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2019182660. Epub 2019 Aug 27. PMID: 31453765; PMCID: PMC6776233.
Sonnenblick EB, Lebron-Zapata L, Yang R, Dodelzon K, Sevilimedu V, Milch H, Dialani V, Dontchos BN, Destounis S, Grimm L. Breast Imaging for Transgender Individuals: Assessment of Current Practice and Needs. J Am Coll Radiol. 2022 Feb;19(2 Pt A):221-231. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2021.09.047. Epub 2021 Dec 11. PMID: 34902332.
Jochelson MS, Lebron L, Jacobs SS, Zheng J, Moskowitz CS, Powell SN, Sacchini V, Ulaner GA, Morris EA, Dershaw DD. Detection of Internal Mammary Adenopathy in Patients With Breast Cancer by PET/CT and MRI. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2015 Oct;205(4):899-904. doi: 10.2214/AJR.14.13804. PMID: 26397342; PMCID: PMC4970424.
Ho AY, Barker CA, Arnold BB, Powell SN, Hu ZI, Gucalp A, Lebron-Zapata L, Wen HY, Kallman C, D’Agnolo A, Zhang Z, Flynn J, Dunn SA, McArthur HL. A phase 2 clinical trial assessing the efficacy and safety of pembrolizumab and radiotherapy in patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer. Cancer. 2020 Feb 15;126(4):850-860. doi: 10.1002/cncr.32599. Epub 2019 Nov 20. PMID: 31747077.
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