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Roy A. Filly, M.D.

Radiologist

Dr. Roy Filly is cofounder of the Fetal Treatment Center at the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital and chief of diagnostic sonography. His specialty is the detection and observation of fetal birth defects through ultrasound.

After completing undergraduate studies at Ohio University, Filly attended Ohio State University College of Medicine, graduating summa cum laude. He completed a residency in diagnostic radiology at Stanford University, where he also served as chief resident and received the Robert Reid Newell Award. He is a fellow in the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound and the American Institute of Ultrasound Medicine.

Filly has co-authored two textbooks, created an interactive teaching CD-ROM and published more than 400 scientific manuscripts. In addition, he has appeared regularly in the publication Best Doctors in America and has received numerous awards for his work as a doctor and professor, including the William J. Fry Memorial Award, the highest award for an American sonologist.

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Education

Ohio State University School of Medicine 1970

Residencies

Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Radiology 1974

Selected Research and Publications

  1. Burger IM, Filly RA. Reply. J Ultrasound Med. 2012 Apr; 31(4):663-5.
  2. Burger IM, Filly RA. Value of "minimum menstrual age" in determining early pregnancy failure. J Ultrasound Med. 2011 Nov; 30(11):1553-9.
  3. Filly RA, Baskin LS. Multifocal nephrogenic adenoma of the bladder in a pediatric patient. J Ultrasound Med. 2010 Aug; 29(8):1239-41.
  4. Yegul NT, Filly RA. Further observations on the empty "amnion sign". J Clin Ultrasound. 2010 Mar-Apr; 38(3):113-7.
  5. Filly MR, Callen PW, Yegul NT, Filly RA. The yolk stalk sign: evidence of death in small embryos without heartbeats. J Ultrasound Med. 2010 Feb; 29(2):237-41.
  6. Filly MR, Filly RA, Barkovich AJ, Goldstein RB. Supratentorial abnormalities in the Chiari II malformation, IV: the too-far-back ventricle. J Ultrasound Med. 2010 Feb; 29(2):243-8.
  7. Wax JR, Pinette MG, Filly RA. The expanded amnion sign: evidence of early embryonic death. J Ultrasound Med. 2010 Feb; 29(2):323-4; author reply 323-4.
  8. Desai G, Filly RA. Sonographic anatomy of the gastrohepatic ligament. J Ultrasound Med. 2010 Jan; 29(1):87-93.
  9. Yegul NT, Filly RA. The expanded amnion sign: evidence of early embryonic death. J Ultrasound Med. 2009 Oct; 28(10):1331-5.
  10. Sy ED, Filly RA, Cheong ML, Clifton MS, Cortes RA, Ohashi S, Takifuji K, Ventura DE, Grethel EJ, Wagner AJ, Gress EA, Ball RH, Lee H, Harrison MR. Prognostic role of tumor-head volume ratio in fetal sacrococcygeal teratoma. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2009; 26(2):75-80.
  11. Wong SK, Barkovich AJ, Callen AL, Filly RA. Supratentorial abnormalities in the Chiari II malformation, III: The interhemispheric cyst. J Ultrasound Med. 2009 Aug; 28(8):999-1006.
  12. Desai G, Filly RA, Rand L. Prenatal detection of an extra-adrenal neuroblastoma with hepatic metastases. J Ultrasound Med. 2009 Aug; 28(8):1085-90.
  13. Stein JC, River G, Kalika I, Hebig A, Price D, Jacoby VL, Filly R. A survey of bedside ultrasound use by emergency physicians in California. J Ultrasound Med. 2009 Jun; 28(6):757-63.
  14. Aziz S, Cho RC, Baker DB, Chhor C, Filly RA. "Empty" sac in pregnant women with bleeding: are measurements answering the right question? J Clin Ultrasound. 2009 Jun; 37(5):249-52.
  15. Sista AK, Filly RA. Type 1 congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunt. J Ultrasound Med. 2009 May; 28(5):703-5.
  16. Callen AL, Stengel JW, Filly RA. Supratentorial abnormalities in the Chiari II malformation, II: tectal morphologic changes. J Ultrasound Med. 2009 Jan; 28(1):29-35.
  17. Aziz S, Cho RC, Baker DB, Chhor C, Filly RA. Five-millimeter and smaller embryos without embryonic cardiac activity: outcomes in women with vaginal bleeding. J Ultrasound Med. 2008 Nov; 27(11):1559-61.
  18. Reddy UM, Filly RA, Copel JA. Prenatal imaging: ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging. Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Jul; 112(1):145-57.
  19. Sista AK, Filly RA. The falling snow sign in an ovarian dermoid. J Ultrasound Med. 2008 Mar; 27(3):496.
  20. Sista AK, Filly RA. Paradoxical movements of abdominal contents indicating a congenital diaphragmatic hernia. J Ultrasound Med. 2008 Mar; 27(3):497.

Publications are derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and provided by UCSF Profiles, a service of the Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at UCSF. Researchers can make corrections and additions by logging on to UCSF Profiles.

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