Perry G Pernicano, MD, FACR
Assistant Professor of Radiology
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Perry G Pernicano, MD, FACR
Clinical Assistant Professor
  • About
  • Qualifications
  • Center Memberships
  • Research Overview
  • Recent Publications
  • About

    I have dedicated and devoted my entire career to the role of Clinician- Educator in the Department of Radiology at the University of Michigan Medical School. I am committed to the missions of patient care, teaching, and service. I perform my clinical duties to the utmost of my abilities, assisting our clinical colleagues with the diagnosis and care of patients is one of my primary goals. I take my role as an educator of the next generation of physicians and radiologists very seriously. I believe that I am one of the very few radiologists that has contact with almost every medical student throughout their four years of medical school. I also work closely with the residents on an almost daily basis. However, my educational efforts are not limited to just medical students and residents. I have been invited to speak to a broad range of audiences from high school, undergraduate, and graduate students to practicing physicians and fellow radiologists on a wide variety of topics at numerous local, state, and national meetings. In the area of service, I have served on numerous committees at the Departmental, Medical School, VA, State, and National levels. The most outstanding of these is my service to the Michigan Radiological Society where I have served in various capacities on the Board of Trustees since 2004, including all the officer positions culminating in the Presidency from 2019 to 2020. I also helped establish the Michigan Radiological Society Foundation in 2020 and have served as the Secretary of the Board of Directors since its inception.

    Qualifications
    • Clinical Fellow
      William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, 1989
    • Residency
      William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, 1988
    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center
    Research Overview

    Thoracic Imaging
    Medical Education

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Causes of and Clinical Features Associated with Death in Tobacco Cigarette Users by Lung Function Impairment.
      Labaki WW, Gu T, Murray S, Curtis JL, Wells JM, Bhatt SP, Bon J, Diaz AA, Hersh CP, Wan ES, Kim V, Beaty TH, Hokanson JE, Bowler RP, Arenberg DA, Kazerooni EA, Martinez FJ, Silverman EK, Crapo JD, Make BJ, Regan EA, Han MK, COPDGene Investigators – Core Units , COPDGene Investigators – Clinical Centers . Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2023 Aug 15; 208 (4): 451 - 460. DOI:10.1164/rccm.202210-1887OC
      PMID: 37159910
    • Journal Article
      Prevalence of abnormal spirometry in individuals with a smoking history and no known obstructive lung disease.
      Tran TV, Kinney GL, Comellas A, Hoth KF, Baldomero AK, Mamary AJ, Curtis JL, Hanania N, Casaburi R, Young KA, Kim V, Make B, Wan ES, Diaz AA, Hokanson J, Crapo JD, Silverman EK, Bhatt SP, Regan E, Fortis S, COPDGene® Investigators – Core Units , COPDGene® Investigators – Clinical Centers . Respir Med, 2023 Mar; 208: 107126 DOI:10.1016/j.rmed.2023.107126
      PMID: 36717002
    • Journal Article
      Clinical Markers Associated With Risk of Suicide or Drug Overdose Among Individuals With Smoking Exposure: A Longitudinal Follow-up Study of the COPDGene Cohort.
      Adviento BA, Regan EA, Make BJ, Han MK, Foreman MG, Iyer AS, Bhatt SP, Kim V, Bon J, Soler X, Kinney GL, Hanania NA, Lowe KE, Holm KE, Yohannes AM, Shinozaki G, Hoth KF, Fiedorowicz JG, COPDGene Investigators . Chest, 2023 Feb; 163 (2): 292 - 302. DOI:10.1016/j.chest.2022.09.022
      PMID: 36167120
    • Journal Article
      Lung tissue shows divergent gene expression between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
      Ghosh AJ, Hobbs BD, Yun JH, Saferali A, Moll M, Xu Z, Chase RP, Morrow J, Ziniti J, Sciurba F, Barwick L, Limper AH, Flaherty K, Criner G, Brown KK, Wise R, Martinez FJ, McGoldrick D, Cho MH, DeMeo DL, Silverman EK, Castaldi PJ, NHLBI Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Consortium , Hersh CP. Respir Res, 2022 Apr 21; 23 (1): 97 DOI:10.1186/s12931-022-02013-w
      PMID: 35449067
    • Presentation
      Radiology Residency Program. "Fungus Among Us: Fungal Infections" and "The Spectrum of Manifestations of Sarcoidosis". Two lectures and a case review session.
      Pernicano P. 2022 Nov;
    • Additional Scholarship
      Longitudinal Association Between Muscle Loss and Mortality in Ever Smokers.
      Mason SE, Moreta-Martinez R, Labaki WW, Strand MJ, Regan EA, Bon J, San Jose Estepar R, Casaburi R, McDonald M-L, Rossiter HB, Make B, Dransfield MT, Han MK, Young K, Curtis JL, Stringer K, Kinney G, Hokanson JE, San Jose Estepar R, Washko GR, COPDGene Investigators . Chest, 2022 Apr; 161 (4): 960 - 970. DOI:10.1016/j.chest.2021.10.047
      PMID: 34785234
    • Additional Scholarship
      Alpha-1 Antitrypsin MZ Heterozygosity Is an Endotype of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
      Ghosh AJ, Hobbs BD, Moll M, Saferali A, Boueiz A, Yun JH, Sciurba F, Barwick L, Limper AH, Flaherty K, Criner G, Brown KK, Wise R, Martinez FJ, Lomas D, Castaldi PJ, Carey VJ, DeMeo DL, Cho MH, Silverman EK, Hersh CP, COPDGene Investigators . Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2022 Feb 1; 205 (3): 313 - 323. DOI:10.1164/rccm.202106-1404OC
      PMID: 34762809
    • Journal Article
      Clinically Significant and Comorbid Anxiety and Depression Symptoms Predict Severe Respiratory Exacerbations in Smokers: A Post Hoc Analysis of the COPDGene and SPIROMICS Cohorts.
      Iyer AS, Parekh TM, O'Toole J, Bhatt SP, Eakin MN, Krishnan JA, Yohannes AM, Woodruff PG, Cooper CB, Kanner RE, Hanania NA, Dransfield MT, Regan EA, Hoth KF, Kim V, COPDGene and SPIROMICS Investigators . Ann Am Thorac Soc, 2022 Jan; 19 (1): 143 - 146. DOI:10.1513/AnnalsATS.202103-240RL
      PMID: 34343034