Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD
she/her/hers
Radiology & Biomedical Imaging
Biography
Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, a radiologist specializing in cardiothoracic imaging, focuses on the use of advanced imaging techniques to diagnose and manage conditions affecting the heart and lungs.
As a professor of radiology and biomedical imaging at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Fuss is actively involved in research aimed at improving imaging techniques for better patient outcomes. Her work is dedicated to enhancing the accuracy and effectiveness of diagnostic imaging in cardiothoracic care.
Dr. Fuss earned her medical and doctoral degrees from the University of Heidelberg in Germany, where she also pursued residency training in diagnostic radiology. She later completed a fellowship in cardiothoracic imaging at Oregon Health & Science University.
Titles
- Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
- Division Chief Cardiothoracic Imaging, Radiology & Biomedical Imaging
Education & Training
- ProfessorOregon Health & Science University (2023)
- Associate ProfessorOregon Health & Science University (2022)
- Assistant ProfessorOregon Health & Science University (2017)
- Clinical & Cardiothoracic FellowOregon Health & Science University (2012)
- PhDUniversity of Heidelberg
- MDUniversity of Heidelberg
Languages Spoken
- English
- Deutsch (German)
Additional Information
Publications
- Hammer M, Tysarowski M, Fuss C, Bader A. Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor–Related Myocarditis. Echocardiography 2025, 42: e70131. PMID: 40067334, DOI: 10.1111/echo.70131.
- Fuss C. Low-Dose CT of the Chest: Is High-Risk Population Screening for Both Lung Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Possible? Radiology 2025, 314: e250215. PMID: 39964272, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.250215.
- Fuss C. CT for Congenital Heart Disease. 2024, 277-293. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-6919-3_21.
- Cinco I, Napier E, Rhoades N, Davies M, Allison D, Kohama S, Bermudez L, Winthrop K, Fuss C, Spindel E, Messaoudi I. Immunological and microbial shifts in the aging rhesus macaque lung during nontuberculous mycobacterial infection. MBio 2024, 15: e00829-24. PMID: 38771046, PMCID: PMC11237422, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00829-24.
- Leclerc J, Clemes R, Fuss C, Macon C, Schulman P. Transthoracic Echocardiography–Guided Placement of a Pulmonary Artery Catheter in a Patient With a Known Persistent Left but Unknown Absent Right Superior Vena Cava. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2024, 17: e016301. PMID: 38469718, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.123.016301.
- Weller S, Bartz-Overman C, Fuss C, Wu E. Filamin C-associated Cardiomyopathy on Cardiac MR Images. Radiology Cardiothoracic Imaging 2023, 5: e230165. PMID: 38166338, PMCID: PMC11163239, DOI: 10.1148/ryct.230165.
- Sánchez Tijmes F, Marschner C, de Matos J, Urzua Fresno C, Gutiérrez Chacoff J, Thavendiranathan P, Fuss C, Hanneman K. Imaging Acute and Chronic Cardiac Complications of COVID-19 and after COVID-19 Vaccination. RadioGraphics 2023, 43: e230044. PMID: 37616171, DOI: 10.1148/rg.230044.
- Rai A, Allen B, Fuss C, Dennie C, Hanneman K. Standardized medical terminology for cardiac computed tomography 2023 update- commentary by North American Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI). The International Journal Of Cardiovascular Imaging 2023, 39: 2255-2257. PMID: 37589871, DOI: 10.1007/s10554-023-02922-x.
- Siegel S, Griffith D, Philley J, Brown-Elliott B, Brunton A, Sullivan P, Fuss C, Strnad L, Wallace R, Winthrop K. Open-Label Trial of Amikacin Liposome Inhalation Suspension in Mycobacterium abscessus Lung Disease. CHEST Journal 2023, 164: 846-859. PMID: 37419144, PMCID: PMC10645596, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.05.036.
- Johannesen J, Hanneman K, Fuss C, Truong Q. The updated CADS-RADS 2.0: Changes, challenges and considerations for implementation—commentary by North American Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI). The International Journal Of Cardiovascular Imaging 2023, 39: 465-467. PMID: 36652039, DOI: 10.1007/s10554-023-02795-0.
- Zahr F, Chadderdon S, Song H, Sako E, Fuss C, Bailey S, Cigarroa J. Contemporary diagnosis and management of severe tricuspid regurgitation. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2022, 100: 646-661. PMID: 36086951, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30364.
- Rhoades N, Davies M, Kohama S, Bermudez L, Winthrop K, Mattison J, Fuss C, Spindel E, Messaoudi I. Rhesus Macaque Model of Pulmonary Aging and Non-tuberculous Mycobacterium Infection Reveals Age Related Mechanisms of Disease Severity. 2022, a2155-a2155. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2022.205.1_meetingabstracts.a2155.
- Wong L, Sukumar M, Fuss C, Thanawala R. Pulmonary Vascular Complication Associated With Coronavirus Infection and Role of Lung Resection. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2022, 115: e89-e91. PMID: 35472408, PMCID: PMC9035613, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.04.016.
- Rhoades N, Davies M, Lewis S, Cinco I, Kohama S, Bermudez L, Winthrop K, Fuss C, Mattison J, Spindel E, Messaoudi I. Functional, transcriptional, and microbial shifts associated with healthy pulmonary aging in rhesus macaques. Cell Reports 2022, 39: 110725. PMID: 35443183, PMCID: PMC9096119, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110725.
- Kunin J, Flors L, Hamid A, Fuss C, Sauer D, Walker C. Thoracic Endemic Fungi in the United States: Importance of Patient Location. RadioGraphics 2021, 41: e211-e211. PMID: 34723705, DOI: 10.1148/rg.2021219013.
- Ku J, Siegel S, Philley J, Schipper P, Thanawala R, Hendrick M, Sigler C, Strnad L, McShane P, Griffith D, Tieu B, Caccitolo J, Fuss C, Le A, Winthrop K. Outcomes of Resectional Thoracic Surgery for the Treatment of Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease in 105 Patients in the United States. CHEST Journal 2021, 161: 365-369. PMID: 34390707, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.08.004.
- Keltner C, Lima A, West M, Gundle K, Fuss C, Davis L. Primary Aortic Angiosarcoma: A Review of Two Cases Highlighting Unique Imaging and Clinical Characteristics. Radiology Cardiothoracic Imaging 2021, 3: e210040. PMID: 34498006, PMCID: PMC8415140, DOI: 10.1148/ryct.2021210040.
- Li A, Goodyear S, Fuss C, Mitri Z. Exceptional Response to Pembrolizumab and Trastuzumab in a Heavily Pretreated Patient With HER2-Positive TMB-H and MSI-H Metastatic Breast Cancer. JCO Precision Oncology 2021, 5: 904-909. PMID: 34994619, DOI: 10.1200/po.20.00361.
- Landreth S, Bhamidipati C, Muralidaran A, Sauer D, Goldner B, Fuss C. Mediastinal Mass: An Unusual Location for a Paraganglioma. Radiology Cardiothoracic Imaging 2021, 3: e210063. PMID: 34235449, PMCID: PMC8250414, DOI: 10.1148/ryct.2021210063.
- Kumar K, Simpson T, Akhavein R, Rajotte K, Weller S, Fuss C, Song H, Golwala H, Zahr F, Chadderdon S. Hemodynamic and Conduction System Outcomes in Sievers Type 0 and Sievers Type 1 Bicuspid Aortic Valves Post Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Structural Heart 2021, 5: 287-294. DOI: 10.1080/24748706.2021.1883782.
- Kunin J, Flors L, Hamid A, Fuss C, Sauer D, Walker C. Thoracic Endemic Fungi in the United States: Importance of Patient Location. RadioGraphics 2021, 41: 380-398. PMID: 33544664, DOI: 10.1148/rg.2021200071.
- Simpson T, Tuohy C, Rajotte K, Golwala H, Fuss C, Song H, Zahr F, Chadderdon S. Bioprosthetic valve oversizing is associated with increased risk of valve thrombosis following TAVR. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2020, 97: e411-e417. PMID: 32633055, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29104.
- Pontious M, Ashfaq A, Watson J, Song H, Fuss C, Chadderdon S, Bhamidipati C. Late Type A Dissection After Transfemoral Aortic Valve Replacement. JACC Case Reports 2020, 2: 877-881. PMID: 34317372, PMCID: PMC8302056, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.12.050.
- Barajas R, Rufener G, Starkey J, Duncan T, Fuss C. Asymptomatic COVID-19: What the Neuroradiologist Needs to Know about Pulmonary Manifestations. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2020, 41: 966-968. PMID: 32409313, PMCID: PMC7342749, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6561.
- Lininger E, Henkle E, Winthrop K, Fuss C, Woffendin C. Evaluation of Serum High Molecular Weight Adiponectin in Those Who Do and Do Not Meet American Thoracic Society and Infectious Disease Society of America Criteria for Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Pulmonary Disease. 2020, a4355-a4355. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2020.201.1_meetingabstracts.a4355.
- Siegel S, Brown-Elliott B, Strnad L, Fuss C, Griffith D, Wallace, Jr. R, Philley J, Winthrop K. Evaluation of Antimicrobial Susceptibility to Amikacin Liposome Inhalation Suspension and Relapse/Reinfection in Pulmonary M. Abscessus Disease. 2020, a4495-a4495. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2020.201.1_meetingabstracts.a4495.
- Ku J, Siegel S, Schipper P, Tieu B, Hendrick M, Sigler C, Strnad L, Fuss C, Philley J, Winthrop K, Caccitolo J. Surgical Outcome of Resectional Thoracic Surgery for the Treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease in 98 U.S. Patients. 2020, a4497-a4497. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2020.201.1_meetingabstracts.a4497.
- Tuohy C, Fuss C, Golwala H, Song H, Rajotte K, Chadderdon S. TCT-718 Subclinical Leaflet Thrombosis Is Associated With Prosthesis Oversizing in Balloon-Expandable Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2019, 74: b705. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.08.850.
- Chadderdon S, Akhavein R, McNeily S, Song H, Fuss C, Zahr F. TCT-428 Altered Valve Eccentricity and Hemodynamics in Sievers Type 0 Compared With Type 1 Bicuspid Aortic Valves Post Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2019, 74: b423. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.08.519.
- Bonanno A, Zimmerman E, Choe G, Leeds H, Watson J, Ashfaq A, Zahr F, Fuss C, Raman J. Routine Transthoracic Echocardiogram Alone is Unreliable in Assessing Aortic Valve Calcification. Structural Heart 2019, 3: 4. DOI: 10.1080/24748706.2019.1586204.
- Harrington C, Brescia A, Tieu B, Fuss C. VIDEO: Rethinking "Mural Thickening:" Vasculitis or Aortic Dissection? American Journal Of Roentgenology 2018, 210: w240-w241. PMID: 29683349, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.17.19090.
Biography
Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, a radiologist specializing in cardiothoracic imaging, focuses on the use of advanced imaging techniques to diagnose and manage conditions affecting the heart and lungs.
As a professor of radiology and biomedical imaging at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Fuss is actively involved in research aimed at improving imaging techniques for better patient outcomes. Her work is dedicated to enhancing the accuracy and effectiveness of diagnostic imaging in cardiothoracic care.
Dr. Fuss earned her medical and doctoral degrees from the University of Heidelberg in Germany, where she also pursued residency training in diagnostic radiology. She later completed a fellowship in cardiothoracic imaging at Oregon Health & Science University.
Titles
- Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
- Division Chief Cardiothoracic Imaging, Radiology & Biomedical Imaging
Education & Training
- ProfessorOregon Health & Science University (2023)
- Associate ProfessorOregon Health & Science University (2022)
- Assistant ProfessorOregon Health & Science University (2017)
- Clinical & Cardiothoracic FellowOregon Health & Science University (2012)
- PhDUniversity of Heidelberg
- MDUniversity of Heidelberg
Languages Spoken
- English
- Deutsch (German)
Additional Information
Publications
- Hammer M, Tysarowski M, Fuss C, Bader A. Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor–Related Myocarditis. Echocardiography 2025, 42: e70131. PMID: 40067334, DOI: 10.1111/echo.70131.
- Fuss C. Low-Dose CT of the Chest: Is High-Risk Population Screening for Both Lung Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Possible? Radiology 2025, 314: e250215. PMID: 39964272, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.250215.
- Fuss C. CT for Congenital Heart Disease. 2024, 277-293. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-6919-3_21.
- Cinco I, Napier E, Rhoades N, Davies M, Allison D, Kohama S, Bermudez L, Winthrop K, Fuss C, Spindel E, Messaoudi I. Immunological and microbial shifts in the aging rhesus macaque lung during nontuberculous mycobacterial infection. MBio 2024, 15: e00829-24. PMID: 38771046, PMCID: PMC11237422, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00829-24.
- Leclerc J, Clemes R, Fuss C, Macon C, Schulman P. Transthoracic Echocardiography–Guided Placement of a Pulmonary Artery Catheter in a Patient With a Known Persistent Left but Unknown Absent Right Superior Vena Cava. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2024, 17: e016301. PMID: 38469718, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.123.016301.
- Weller S, Bartz-Overman C, Fuss C, Wu E. Filamin C-associated Cardiomyopathy on Cardiac MR Images. Radiology Cardiothoracic Imaging 2023, 5: e230165. PMID: 38166338, PMCID: PMC11163239, DOI: 10.1148/ryct.230165.
- Sánchez Tijmes F, Marschner C, de Matos J, Urzua Fresno C, Gutiérrez Chacoff J, Thavendiranathan P, Fuss C, Hanneman K. Imaging Acute and Chronic Cardiac Complications of COVID-19 and after COVID-19 Vaccination. RadioGraphics 2023, 43: e230044. PMID: 37616171, DOI: 10.1148/rg.230044.
- Rai A, Allen B, Fuss C, Dennie C, Hanneman K. Standardized medical terminology for cardiac computed tomography 2023 update- commentary by North American Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI). The International Journal Of Cardiovascular Imaging 2023, 39: 2255-2257. PMID: 37589871, DOI: 10.1007/s10554-023-02922-x.
- Siegel S, Griffith D, Philley J, Brown-Elliott B, Brunton A, Sullivan P, Fuss C, Strnad L, Wallace R, Winthrop K. Open-Label Trial of Amikacin Liposome Inhalation Suspension in Mycobacterium abscessus Lung Disease. CHEST Journal 2023, 164: 846-859. PMID: 37419144, PMCID: PMC10645596, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.05.036.
- Johannesen J, Hanneman K, Fuss C, Truong Q. The updated CADS-RADS 2.0: Changes, challenges and considerations for implementation—commentary by North American Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI). The International Journal Of Cardiovascular Imaging 2023, 39: 465-467. PMID: 36652039, DOI: 10.1007/s10554-023-02795-0.
- Zahr F, Chadderdon S, Song H, Sako E, Fuss C, Bailey S, Cigarroa J. Contemporary diagnosis and management of severe tricuspid regurgitation. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2022, 100: 646-661. PMID: 36086951, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30364.
- Rhoades N, Davies M, Kohama S, Bermudez L, Winthrop K, Mattison J, Fuss C, Spindel E, Messaoudi I. Rhesus Macaque Model of Pulmonary Aging and Non-tuberculous Mycobacterium Infection Reveals Age Related Mechanisms of Disease Severity. 2022, a2155-a2155. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2022.205.1_meetingabstracts.a2155.
- Wong L, Sukumar M, Fuss C, Thanawala R. Pulmonary Vascular Complication Associated With Coronavirus Infection and Role of Lung Resection. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2022, 115: e89-e91. PMID: 35472408, PMCID: PMC9035613, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.04.016.
- Rhoades N, Davies M, Lewis S, Cinco I, Kohama S, Bermudez L, Winthrop K, Fuss C, Mattison J, Spindel E, Messaoudi I. Functional, transcriptional, and microbial shifts associated with healthy pulmonary aging in rhesus macaques. Cell Reports 2022, 39: 110725. PMID: 35443183, PMCID: PMC9096119, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110725.
- Kunin J, Flors L, Hamid A, Fuss C, Sauer D, Walker C. Thoracic Endemic Fungi in the United States: Importance of Patient Location. RadioGraphics 2021, 41: e211-e211. PMID: 34723705, DOI: 10.1148/rg.2021219013.
- Ku J, Siegel S, Philley J, Schipper P, Thanawala R, Hendrick M, Sigler C, Strnad L, McShane P, Griffith D, Tieu B, Caccitolo J, Fuss C, Le A, Winthrop K. Outcomes of Resectional Thoracic Surgery for the Treatment of Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease in 105 Patients in the United States. CHEST Journal 2021, 161: 365-369. PMID: 34390707, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.08.004.
- Keltner C, Lima A, West M, Gundle K, Fuss C, Davis L. Primary Aortic Angiosarcoma: A Review of Two Cases Highlighting Unique Imaging and Clinical Characteristics. Radiology Cardiothoracic Imaging 2021, 3: e210040. PMID: 34498006, PMCID: PMC8415140, DOI: 10.1148/ryct.2021210040.
- Li A, Goodyear S, Fuss C, Mitri Z. Exceptional Response to Pembrolizumab and Trastuzumab in a Heavily Pretreated Patient With HER2-Positive TMB-H and MSI-H Metastatic Breast Cancer. JCO Precision Oncology 2021, 5: 904-909. PMID: 34994619, DOI: 10.1200/po.20.00361.
- Landreth S, Bhamidipati C, Muralidaran A, Sauer D, Goldner B, Fuss C. Mediastinal Mass: An Unusual Location for a Paraganglioma. Radiology Cardiothoracic Imaging 2021, 3: e210063. PMID: 34235449, PMCID: PMC8250414, DOI: 10.1148/ryct.2021210063.
- Kumar K, Simpson T, Akhavein R, Rajotte K, Weller S, Fuss C, Song H, Golwala H, Zahr F, Chadderdon S. Hemodynamic and Conduction System Outcomes in Sievers Type 0 and Sievers Type 1 Bicuspid Aortic Valves Post Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Structural Heart 2021, 5: 287-294. DOI: 10.1080/24748706.2021.1883782.
- Kunin J, Flors L, Hamid A, Fuss C, Sauer D, Walker C. Thoracic Endemic Fungi in the United States: Importance of Patient Location. RadioGraphics 2021, 41: 380-398. PMID: 33544664, DOI: 10.1148/rg.2021200071.
- Simpson T, Tuohy C, Rajotte K, Golwala H, Fuss C, Song H, Zahr F, Chadderdon S. Bioprosthetic valve oversizing is associated with increased risk of valve thrombosis following TAVR. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2020, 97: e411-e417. PMID: 32633055, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29104.
- Pontious M, Ashfaq A, Watson J, Song H, Fuss C, Chadderdon S, Bhamidipati C. Late Type A Dissection After Transfemoral Aortic Valve Replacement. JACC Case Reports 2020, 2: 877-881. PMID: 34317372, PMCID: PMC8302056, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.12.050.
- Barajas R, Rufener G, Starkey J, Duncan T, Fuss C. Asymptomatic COVID-19: What the Neuroradiologist Needs to Know about Pulmonary Manifestations. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2020, 41: 966-968. PMID: 32409313, PMCID: PMC7342749, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6561.
- Lininger E, Henkle E, Winthrop K, Fuss C, Woffendin C. Evaluation of Serum High Molecular Weight Adiponectin in Those Who Do and Do Not Meet American Thoracic Society and Infectious Disease Society of America Criteria for Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Pulmonary Disease. 2020, a4355-a4355. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2020.201.1_meetingabstracts.a4355.
- Siegel S, Brown-Elliott B, Strnad L, Fuss C, Griffith D, Wallace, Jr. R, Philley J, Winthrop K. Evaluation of Antimicrobial Susceptibility to Amikacin Liposome Inhalation Suspension and Relapse/Reinfection in Pulmonary M. Abscessus Disease. 2020, a4495-a4495. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2020.201.1_meetingabstracts.a4495.
- Ku J, Siegel S, Schipper P, Tieu B, Hendrick M, Sigler C, Strnad L, Fuss C, Philley J, Winthrop K, Caccitolo J. Surgical Outcome of Resectional Thoracic Surgery for the Treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease in 98 U.S. Patients. 2020, a4497-a4497. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2020.201.1_meetingabstracts.a4497.
- Tuohy C, Fuss C, Golwala H, Song H, Rajotte K, Chadderdon S. TCT-718 Subclinical Leaflet Thrombosis Is Associated With Prosthesis Oversizing in Balloon-Expandable Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2019, 74: b705. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.08.850.
- Chadderdon S, Akhavein R, McNeily S, Song H, Fuss C, Zahr F. TCT-428 Altered Valve Eccentricity and Hemodynamics in Sievers Type 0 Compared With Type 1 Bicuspid Aortic Valves Post Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2019, 74: b423. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.08.519.
- Bonanno A, Zimmerman E, Choe G, Leeds H, Watson J, Ashfaq A, Zahr F, Fuss C, Raman J. Routine Transthoracic Echocardiogram Alone is Unreliable in Assessing Aortic Valve Calcification. Structural Heart 2019, 3: 4. DOI: 10.1080/24748706.2019.1586204.
- Harrington C, Brescia A, Tieu B, Fuss C. VIDEO: Rethinking "Mural Thickening:" Vasculitis or Aortic Dissection? American Journal Of Roentgenology 2018, 210: w240-w241. PMID: 29683349, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.17.19090.