Positions

Professor

Radiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Chair of Peer Review Committee and Director of Quality Assurance/Quality Control and Radiology Peer Review

Radiology
Baylor College of Medicine

Department Lead Educational Officer (Director of Medical Student and Health Professions Education)

Radiology
Radiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States
Director of Medical Student Elective in Diagnostic Radiology. Course Director of MERAD 526, MERAD 514 and MERAD 515 and Co-Director of Physician Assistant School Diagnostic Testing (Radiology Module) PADIA-62701

Addresses

Baylor College of Medicine (Office)

One Baylor Plaza
Room: BCM-165B
Houston, TX 77030
United States
lfrigini@bcm.edu

Education

MD from Universidade Federal Do Espírito Santo

06/1994 - Vitória, Brazil

Internship at Cornell University; New York Hospital Medical Center Of Queens

06/1997 - New York, New York United States

Transitional

Residency at Case Western Reserve University/MetroHealth Medical Center Campus

06/2001 - Cleveland, Ohio United States

Diagnostic Radiology

Clinical Fellowship at Cleveland Clinic Foundation

06/2002 - Cleveland, Ohio United States

Abdominal Imaging

Clerkship at University of Miami School of Medicine (The William J. Harrington Medical Training Program for Latin America)

06/1994 - Miami, Florida United States

Internal Medicine and Subspecialties From December 1993 to June 1994

Postdoctoral Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine

09/2015 - Houston, Texas United States

Master Teacher Fellowship Program

Graduate Certificate at Association of American Medical Colleges

11/2017 - Houston, United States

AAMC Certificate in Teaching Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Workshop

Certifications

Board Certified/Diplomate

#48577

American Board of Radiology, 2001

Medical License

#M2324

Texas Medical Board

Honors & Awards

Fulbright and Jaworski LLP Faculty excellence award for teaching and Evaluation

Faculty excellence award for teaching and Evaluation

Baylor College of Medicine (12/2015)

Faculty Excellence in Patient Care Star Award

Faculty excellence in Patient Care at Baylor College of Medicine

Baylor College of Medicine (03/2018)

Outstanding Health Care Practitioner Award

Health Care Hero Award by the Houston Business Journal

Houston Business Journal (05/2018)

Norton-Rose Fulbright LLP Award for Faculty Excellence in Education Leadership

Baylor College of Medicine (05/2018)

Super Doctors Texas

Super Doctors Texas Top 5% of Physicians as per National Research Division of MSP Communications, Peer nomination, and Blue Ribbon Panel Review 2019

National Research Division of MSP Communications, Peer nomination, and Blue Ribbon Panel Review (01/2019)

Top Doctors Texas

Texas Monthly Magazine 2019, 2020,2021, 2022

2017 Innovation of the Year Award finalist (Group Award) Harris Health System R.I.T.E Project Healthcare Symposium 2017

DNV-GL (Det Norske Veritas and Germanischer Lloyd) Innovation of the Year Award finalist (Group Award) Harris Health System R.I.T.E Project Healthcare Symposium 2017

DNV-GL (Det Norske Veritas and Germanischer Lloyd) (01/2017)

Texas Top Radiologist 2019, 2020, 2021

Recognition for expertise and dedication to upholding the highest standards of Diagnostic Imaging.

2021 Top Doctor Texas Magazine (01/2019 - 12/2021)

Honor Roll: Academy of Radiology Leadership and Management

Certificate of achievement in Radiology Leadership and Management

American Roentgen Society and Radioogy Society of North America (01/2014 - 12/2014)

Advanced Level Quality Certificate Program

Radiological Society of North America (01/2020)

2021 Super Doctors Texas

Super Doctors Texas Top 5% of Physicians as per National Research Division of MSP Communications, Peer nomination, and Blue Ribbon Panel Review 2021

National Research Division of MSP Communications, Peer nomination, and Blue Ribbon Panel Review Texas (01/2021 - 12/2021)

2022 Exceptional Manuscript Reviewer Award

Exceptional Manuscript Reviewer Award Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR) JACR would like to recognize the following individuals for exceptional effort in refereeing manuscripts, in both number and quality, during 2022.American College of Radiology December 2022

Journal of the American College of Radiology (12/2022 - 12/2023)

APDR-ACR RadExam Award of Excellence

RadExam Excellence Awards: Author Award Level: Bronze, National web-based Peer-Reviewed question item and exam database from the Association of Program Directors in Radiology (APDR), American Board of Radiology and the American College of Radiology: Question writer, question editor and exam developer, December 2016

Association of Program Directors in Radiology (APDR), American Board of Radiology and the American College of Radiology (12/2016)

Practice Quality Improvement Project Award Title: Multi-phasic Plan-Do-Study-Act Interventions Continue to Improve the Appropriateness of Further Workup for Incidental Thyroid Nodules

Practice Quality Improvement Project Award Title: Multi-phasic Plan-Do-Study-Act Interventions Continue to Improve the Appropriateness of Further Workup for Incidental Thyroid Nodules; Award Winner at the 2020 Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (International)

Radiological Society of North America

Super Doctors Texas 2022

Super Doctors Texas Top 5% of Physicians as per National Research Division of MSP Communications, Peer nomination, and Blue-Ribbon Panel Review Texas Monthly Magazine 2022

Texas monthly magazine (12/2022)

Top 10% most cited Clinician in 2022

Top 10% most cited Clinician in 2022

Doximity Community of HealthCare Professionals (12/2022)

2023 Super Doctors Texas

01/2023 - 12/2023

2023 Exceptional Manuscript Reviewer Award

Exceptional Manuscript Reviewer Award Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR) JACR would like to recognize the following individuals for exceptional effort in refereeing manuscripts, in both number and quality, during 2022.American College of Radiology December 2022

American College of Radiology (12/2023)

APDR-ACR RadExam Award of Excellence

RadExam Excellence Awards: Editor Award: Silver level, National web-based Peer-Reviewed question item and exam database from the Association of Program Directors in Radiology (APDR), American Board of Radiology and the American College of Radiology: Question writer, question editor and exam developer, December 2017

American College of Radiology and Association of Program Directors in RadiologyDirectors in (12/2018 - 12/2018)

Professional Interests

• Abdominal Imaging/Oncology Imaging
• Prostate MRI
• CT/MR Enterography
• Radiology Quality Assurance
• Radiology Quality and Safety
• Radiology Resident and Medical Student Education

Professional Statement

I am a Full Professor of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology. I am the Chair of the Radiology Peer Review Committee and Director of Quality Improvement. I am the Department of Radiology Lead Educational Officer. I provide patient care at The Harris Health System (Ben Taub General Hospital and Smith Clinic) where I teach medical student and residents, and at The Faculty Group Practice (Baylor Clinic and McNair Campus). I have completed a subspecialty fellowship in Abdominal Imaging and Intervention at the Cleveland Clinic in 2002 and specialize in Body Imaging providing Oncologic Imaging for the D.L. Duncan Cancer Center. I am a member of Baylor’s Lung Institute with expertise in Mesothelioma Imaging. I have established new clinical services such as the Inflammatory Bowel and Prostate Imaging in collaboration with other specialists. Although I am a subspecialist, I practice the full spectrum of General, trauma and ER Radiology. I interpret radiographs, ultrasound, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography. I perform CT and US-guided biopsies and drainages, arthrography and fluoroscopic guided joint injections, catheter and tube placement, GI and GU Imaging with fluoroscopy, vascular access/catheter placement, myelography and fluoroscopic guided lumbar punctures (unique kill set which allows me to staff any of our hospitals or clinics with a solo on-site radiologist). I provide charity community service by interpreting Chest X-rays at the city of Houston TB Clinic. I am very involved in leadership and administration at the local and national levels. As Director of Quality Control and as the Chair of the Peer Review Committee, I monitor and document radiology faculty performance aiming to achieve the best patient care possible and assure compliance with OPPE, assisting with preparation for site visits and faculty credentialling. I am a member of the American College of Radiology Peer Review Committee which is tasked with establishing national quality assurance guidelines and benchmarks for the specialty. I have led many Practice Quality Improvement projects focused on evidence-based medicine and patient safety. In 2015 I led an award-winning project which resulted in a significant decrease of unnecessary CTs for Pulmonary Embolism at BTGH which was used by the ACR to secure a $2.9 million grant from the CMS (TCPI) to further research and promote value-based clinical imaging. In the past 19 years, I have participated and led numerous, multidisciplinary tumor board conferences where radiologist input is very impactful in treatment decisions adding value to patient care. I have been either a member or chair of Practice Improvement Committees in the hospitals. I have championed Clinical Decision Support and Imaging Appropriateness aiming to decrease over-utilization, radiation exposure and costs. I have received numerous clinical and educational awards including the Star Award for Clinical Excellence, the Fulbright and Jaworski Award for Teaching and Evaluation and the Norton-Rose Fulbright Award for educational leadership. I have received also numerous awards for having authored and edited hundreds of American Board of Radiology type preparation questions for the RadExam, a National web-based Peer-Reviewed question item and exam database from the Association of Program Directors in Radiology (APDR), American Board of Radiology and the American College of Radiology. I have published extensively in the topics of Radiology and Medical Education with dozens of articles with near 1000 citations. I have been a member and chaired several national societies committees including the American College of Radiology RADPEER committee, as well as several Radiology Research Alliance (Association of University Radiologists) Task-Forces. I have been invited and presented at numerous national and international societies meetings.

Websites

Professional Development

MRI prostate interpretation; PET-CT training and certification, 2013

Course (Participant)

Sponsor: American College of Radiology

Leadership and Management Award

Course (Participant, 2014)

Sponsor: Radiological Society of North America, Society of Chairs of Academic Departments and Association of University Radiologists Academy of Radiology Leadership and Management

Master Teacher's Fellowship Program, Expected Graduation 2015

Course (Participant, 2015)

Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine Office of Faculty Development

Two year course with Certificate in medical education with emphasis in education, development of Enduring Educational Materials, and current and novel pedagogical methods.

Certificate of Leadership Fundamentals

Course (Participant, 2015)

Sponsor: Radiology Leadership Institute American College of Radiology )

The Radiology Leadership Institute® (RLI) equips executive-level radiology leaders with the skills needed to meet the challenges of a changing health care paradigm. Programs enable senior radiology leaders to share and learn from each other to leverage best practices and gain the knowledge to address new service requirements and reimbursement models.

Radiology Leadership Institute American College of Radiology Certificate of Leadership Mastery

Course (Participant, 2018)

Sponsor: American College of Radiology

Advanced training in Leadership

Institute of Healthcare Improvement IHI Open School for Health Professions

Course (Participant, 2018)

Certification in Basic Curriculum in Patient Safety and Healthcare Improvement

Radiology Management Course

Course (Participant)

Sponsor: Association of University Radiologists

Advanced Radiology Management Course For Faculty of Academic Medical Centers

Realizing Improvement through Team Empowerment (RITE) Quality Improvement Course Stanford University School of Medicine Program April 2016 – September 2016

Course (Participant, 2016)

Sponsor: Stanford University

Realizing Improvement through Team Empowerment (RITE) An interdisciplinary team and project-based training program focused on achieving meaningful quality improvement initiatives Encompasses a 5-month program with instructor led sessions every other week Participants gain practical knowledge in quality improvement, project management, and participate in an approved enterprise-wide QI project

Baylor Career Advancement Series BCM Center of Excellence in Health Equity, Training & Research Office of Institutional Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, Office of the Provost, 2018

Course (Participant, 2018)

Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine

Participated in five in-person sessions, networking opportunities and other activities that will focus on the following areas: • Mentorship & Sponsorship • Building your network and collaborations (e.g., Team Science) • Pathways to Promotion • Conflict Resolution • Thriving in a Health Sciences Institution Associate Professors track is designed for faculty at the associate professor rank and hold a current leadership positions within their discipline, department, academic center, school or the College.

American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) Certificate in Teaching Quality Improvement and patient Safety

Course (Participant, 2018)

Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine

Teaching for Quality (Te4Q) is a faculty development certificate program that trains clinical faculty how to effectively teach quality improvement and patient safety (QI/PS) to medical students, residents, and other clinicians. By training clinical faculty how to integrate QI/PS across the continuum of medical education, Te4Q ensures that QI/PS is a part of medical education from day one.Overview of Adult Learning Principles Creating Effective Learner-Centered Education in QI/PS Knowing What to Teach Assessing the Impact of an Educational Intervention Making the Case for Educational Innovation and Leading Change After the workshop, participants work to develop and implement their educational projects, collaborate with a community of learners through webinars, engage with mentors, and disseminate their project though presentation or publication.

Certificate of Leadership Proficiency

Course (Participant, 2016)

Sponsor: Radiology Leadership Institute American College of Radiology )

The Radiology Leadership Institute® (RLI) equips executive-level radiology leaders with the skills needed to meet the challenges of a changing health care paradigm. Programs enable senior radiology leaders to share and learn from each other to leverage best practices and gain the knowledge to address new service requirements and reimbursement models.

Certificate of Leadership Mastery

Course (Participant, 2018)

Sponsor: Radiology Leadership Institute American College of Radiology )

The Radiology Leadership Institute® (RLI) equips executive-level radiology leaders with the skills needed to meet the challenges of a changing health care paradigm. Programs enable senior radiology leaders to share and learn from each other to leverage best practices and gain the knowledge to address new service requirements and reimbursement models.

Leadership Certificate: Maximize Your Influence and Impact Modules 1-3

Course (Participant, 2020)

Sponsor: Radiology Leadership Institute American College of Radiology )

12-week online leadership course aimed to develop the business skills needed to run a radiology practice with confidence. the critical relationship between radiology and hospital operations. Identify how to create the right organizational structure to navigate radiology and hospital operations. Discuss the challenges physicians face when working in healthcare teams. Describe how to align members of a team with diverse perspectives and backgrounds around performance goals. Discuss basic hospital financial statements and the assessment of financial health. Identify how financial analysis can be used to develop improvement strategies.

Selected Publications

• Frigini LA, Hoxhaj S, Wintermark M, Gibby C, De Rosen VL, Willis MH. ""R-SCAN: CT Angiographic Imaging for Pulmonary Embolism."." JACR (Journal of The American College of Radiology. 2017 May 8;14(no. 5 (2017): 637-640.):637–640. Pubmed PMID: 28284675
• Willis MH, Frigini LA, Lin J, Wynne DM, Sepulveda KA. "Clinical Decision Support at the Point-of-Order Entry: An Education Simulation Pilot with Medical Students." Academic Radiology." JACR. 2016 Oct 23;23(10):1309–1318. Pubmed PMID: 27639160
• Goldberg-Stein S, Frigini LA, Long S, Metwalli Z, Nguyen XV, Parker M, Abujudeh H. "American College of Radiology RADPEER Committee White Paper with 2016 Updates: Revised Scoring System, New Classifications, Self- Review, and Subspecialized Reports.." JACR (Journal of The American College of Radiology. 2017 Aug;14(8):1080–1086. Pubmed PMID: 28551339
• Dashevsky BZ, Bercu ZL, Bhosale PR, Burton KR, Chatterjee AR, Frigini LAR, Heacock L, Herskovits EH, Lee JT, Subhas N, Wasnik AP, Gyftopoulos S. "Multicenter Research Studies in Radiology." Academic Radiology. 2017 Sep 15; Pubmed PMID: 28927579

Projects

Developing and implementing a radiology residency quality improvement and patient safety curriculum based on American Board of Radiology and ACGME Diagnostic Radiology Milestones

Master Teacher's Fellowship Program project.

Radiology residency quality and safety "boot camp" workshop

To be offered as part of the curriculum and to be held for a half day in the beginning of radiology residency.

Memberships

American College of Radiology

Radiological Society of North America

American Roentgen Ray Society

Association of University Radiologists

Faculty Member (01/2013)

Society of Abdominal Radiology SAR

Member (01/2007)

Radiology Research Alliance

Chair of Task-Force (01/2014)

Skills

Body Imaging/Abdominal Imaging

Imaging evaluation of diseases of the abdomen and pelvis

Quality Improvement and Radiology Peer Review

Oncology Imaging

Imaging diagnosis and follow-up of malignant neoplasms

Medical Student and Allied Health Education

Department Lead Educational Officer, Radiology

Languages

Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, French