Xin Cynthia Wu, MD

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Title(s)Associate Professor, Radiology
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    Dr. Wu earned her medical degree (MD) at the University of Pennsylvania with a Certificate in Clinical Neuroscience. After her internship year at Allegheny General-Western Pennsylvania Hospitals Medical Education Consortium, Dr. Wu completed a diagnostic radiology residency at NYU School of Medicine followed by a neuroradiology fellowship at UCSF, where she served as chief fellow. Dr. Wu has been an assistant professor of radiology and imaging sciences at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.

    Dr. Wu's clinical practice has included general neuroradiologic procedures and dedicated ENT imaging including complex head and neck studies and multidisciplinary oncology clinics. As a researcher, Dr. Wu focuses on application of advanced MR techniques to head and neck tumor imaging, improving imaging delineation of rare and unconventional head and neck cancer spread patterns, and characterizing head and neck postoperative findings that may mimic disease.

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    Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PABA2006Biochemistry
    University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PAMD2010
    Allegheny General-Western Pennsylvania Hospitals Medical Education ConsortiumTransitional Year Internship 2011
    New York University School of MedicineRadiology Residency 2015
    University of California, San Francisco Neuroradiology Fellowship 2016
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    American Society of Neuroradiology2024  - 2024ASNR 2024 Head and Neck Outstanding Project Award (in sponsorship of a trainee)
    American Society of Neuroradiology2024  - 2024ASNR 2024 Anne Osborn International Outreach Visiting Professor to Tanzania--funded 2 week visiting professorship to Moshi, Tanzania
    University of Califronia San Francisco2023  - 2023Chancellor's Fund: Conference Registration Grant, Education--$1200 travel grant to lecture nationally
    American Society of Head and Neck Radiology2023  - 2023ASHNR 2023 Educational Exhibit, 3rd Place (in sponsorship of a trainee)
    American Society of Head and Neck Radiology2020  - 2020ASHNR 2020 Educational Exhibit, 3rd Place (in sponsorship of a trainee)
    American Society of Neuroradiology2017  - 2017ASNR 2017 Case of the Day Competition, 2nd Place
    RSNA/NYU2013  - 2013RSNA Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award
    University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine2010  - 2010J. George Teplick JACR Memorial Award
    American Austrian Foundation, Vienna, Austria2010  - 2010Max Kade Fellowship, Radiology
    University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine 2010  - 2010Certificate in Clinical Neuroscience
    Swarthmore College2006  - 2006Graduated with High Honors, Phi Beta Kappa
    University of Paris 6, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France2006  - 2006MICEFA MS Exchange Fellowship, Cardiothoracic Surgery

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    1. Statin Use Is Associated With Progression-Free Survival for Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Treated With Pembrolizumab. Head Neck. 2026 Sep 08. Truong AA, Ho S, Lee RH, Wu X, Kang H, El-Sayed IH, George JR, Heaton CM, Likhterov I, Xu MJ, Ha PK, Algazi AP, Wai KC. PMID: 42712089.
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    2. Metastatic Lymph Node Status Is Associated With Progression-Free Survival in Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma Treated With Pembrolizumab. Head Neck. 2026 Jun 18. Truong AA, Ho S, Apostolova MKI, Lee RH, Wu X, Kang H, El-Sayed IH, George JR, Heaton CM, Likhterov I, Xu MJ, Spitzer MH, Ha PK, Algazi AP, Wai KC. PMID: 42315475.
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    3. Neutrophil-To-Lymphocyte Ratio and Survival in Pembrolizumab-Treated Oropharyngeal Cancer. Head Neck. 2026 May 10. Truong AA, Ho S, Lee RH, Wu X, Kang H, El-Sayed IH, George JR, Heaton CM, Likhterov I, Xu MJ, Ha PK, Algazi AP, Wai KC. PMID: 42108213.
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    4. Correlation between head and neck radiologists reporting on extranodal extension detected on radiological imaging: A head and neck cancer international group multinational study. Oral Oncol. 2026 Jul; 178:107980. Abou-Foul AK, Kristunas C, Henson C, Andrew D, Bidault F, Dankbaar JW, Gebrim ES, de Graaf P, Kim J, King AD, Kuno H, Medrano-Martorell S, Goh JPN, Santos-Armentia E, Schafigh DG, Wu XC, Xiao Y, Huang SH, Lydiatt WM, Yu E, Branstetter BF, Mehanna H. PMID: 42048868.
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    5. Perineural Invasion and Survival in Pembrolizumab-Treated Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Laryngoscope. 2026 05; 136(5):2199-2205. Truong AA, Ho S, Lee RH, Wu X, Kang H, El-Sayed IH, George JR, Heaton CM, Likhterov I, Xu MJ, Ha PK, Algazi AP, Wai KC. PMID: 41482826.
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    6. Central Skull Base Neoplasms. Radiol Clin North Am. 2026 Jan; 64(1):123-133. Wu XC. PMID: 41233049.
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    7. The Sensitivity of Arterial Spin-Labeling Imaging for Detection of Head and Neck Paragangliomas. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2025 Jul 01; 46(7):1458-1463. Yu Y, Tsui BQ, Glastonbury CM, Wu XC. PMID: 40473424; PMCID: PMC12453440.
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    8. Pain, Safety, and Image Quality of Magnetic Resonance Imaging With Cochlear Implants: A Prospective Trial. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025 Sep; 173(3):705-712. Patel EJ, Wu X, McLouth J, Sun DQ, Ward BK, Sharon JD. PMID: 40376713.
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    9. Neuroimaging and Clinical Features of Parry-Romberg Syndrome and Linear Morphea En-coup-de-sabre in a Large Case Series. Acad Radiol. 2025 07; 32(7):4154-4163. Gorolay VV, Fisicaro R, Tsui B, Tran NA, Eltawil Y, Glastonbury C, Wu XC. PMID: 40037938.
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    10. Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Pembrolizumab Outcomes in Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025 Feb; 172(2):548-555. Truong AA, Lee RH, Wu X, Algazi AP, Kang H, El-Sayed IH, George JR, Heaton CM, Ryan WR, Jeon Y, Kim MO, Ha PK, Wai KC. PMID: 39675043.
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    11. Criteria for the diagnosis of extranodal extension detected on radiological imaging in head and neck cancer: Head and Neck Cancer International Group consensus recommendations. Lancet Oncol. 2024 07; 25(7):e297-e307. Henson C, Abou-Foul AK, Yu E, Glastonbury C, Huang SH, King AD, Lydiatt WM, McDowell L, Nagelschneider AA, Nankivell PC, O'Sullivan B, Rhys R, Xiao Y, Andrew D, Asmussen JT, Bidault F, Dankbaar JW, de Graaf P, Gebrim ES, Hu C, Ding J, Kanda T, Kim J, Kuno H, Medrano-Martorell S, Oikonomopoulos N, Goh JP, Santos-Armentia E, Schafigh DG, Subramaniam RM, Wu XC, Yom SS, Mehanna H. PMID: 38936388.
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    12. Sinonasal (Schneiderian) Tumors in the Temporal Bone: Case Series and Systematic Review. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2024 Feb 15. Deng F, Sadow PM, Khan N, Wu X, El-Sayed IH, Jung DH, Glastonbury CM, Juliano AF. PMID: 38360789; PMCID: PMC11288564.
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    13. Cervical Osteomyelitis and Diskitis as a Complication of Neopharyngeal Breakdown: A Multisite Case Series Review. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2023 12 11; 44(12):1418-1420. Bhatt AA, Vibhute P, Wu XC, Escott EJ, Chung C, Rhyner PA. PMID: 37945524; PMCID: PMC10714855.
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    14. Posterior Canal Fibrosis: A Case Series. Otol Neurotol. 2024 01 01; 45(1):e36-e41. David AP, Bolds C, Wu X, Sharon JD. PMID: 38013472.
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    15. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in salivary gland cancers treated with pembrolizumab. Head Neck. 2024 01; 46(1):129-137. Lee RH, Truong A, Wu X, Kang H, Algazi AP, El-Sayed IH, George JR, Heaton CM, Ryan WR, Ha PK, Wai KC. PMID: 37897202.
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    16. The ptotic tongue-imaging appearance and pathology localization along the course of the hypoglossal nerve. Neuroradiology. 2023 Oct; 65(10):1425-1438. Gorolay VV, Tran NA, Tade R, Baugnon K, Aiken A, Wu X. PMID: 37540288; PMCID: PMC10497427.
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    17. Differentiating Post-treatment Changes from Tumor Recurrence in the Oral Cavity and Oropharynx. Semin Roentgenol. 2023 07; 58(3):272-289. Tran NA, Gorolay VV, Wu X. PMID: 37507169.
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    18. Active upper aerodigestive tract hemorrhage in patients with head and neck cancers: the "dot-in-sludge" sign. Emerg Radiol. 2023 Apr; 30(2):225-233. Goswami A, Fisicaro RA, Howard BM, Patel M, Aiken AH, Baugnon KL, Wu X. PMID: 36807208; PMCID: PMC10063472.
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    19. Beyond the AJR: Standardized Reporting in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma PET/CT Reports Improves Communication Between Radiologists and Referring Clinicians. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2023 06; 220(6):906. Tsui B, Wu X. PMID: 36287621.
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    20. Posttreatment Magnetic Resonance Imaging Surveillance of Head and Neck Cancers. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2022 Feb; 30(1):109-120. Zuchowski C, Kemme J, Aiken AH, Baugnon KL, Abdel Razek AAK, Wu X. PMID: 34802574.
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    21. Posterior Reversible Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome in a Patient after Acute COVID-19 Infection. Case Rep Neurol Med. 2021; 2021:5564802. Kobaidze K, Shin YM, Japaridze M, Karakis I, Wu X. PMID: 33996162; PMCID: PMC8096577.
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    22. Central Skull Base Anatomy and Pathology: A Review. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2021 Jun; 42(3):266-280. Abunimer A, Aiken A, Baugnon K, Wu X. PMID: 34147162.
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    23. Clinical Radiographic Predictors of Response to Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation for Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 05; 164(5):1122-1127. Lee CH, Seay EG, Reese JW, Wu X, Schwab RJ, Keenan B, Dedhia RC. PMID: 33048610; PMCID: PMC10231400.
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    24. Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate in African Women Receiving Treatment for Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Tuberculosis: Potential Concern for Standard Dosing Frequency. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 07 27; 71(3):517-524. Mngqibisa R, Kendall MA, Dooley K, Wu XS, Firnhaber C, Mcilleron H, Robinson J, Cramer Y, Rosenkranz SL, Roa J, Coughlin K, Mawlana S, Badal-Faesen S, Schnabel D, Omoz-Oarhe A, Samaneka W, Godfrey C, Cohn SE, A5338 Study Team. PMID: 31504342; PMCID: PMC7384316.
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    25. Winter Is Here: A Case Study in Updating the Neuroradiology Didactic Curriculum Through a Gamification of Thrones Solution. J Am Coll Radiol. 2020 Nov; 17(11):1485-1490. Wu X, Peterson RB, Gadde JA, Baugnon KL, Mullins ME, Allen JW. PMID: 32628902; PMCID: PMC7334136.
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    26. Vascular malformation of the sphenoid and temporal bone: A diagnostic dilemma. Am J Otolaryngol. 2019 Mar - Apr; 40(2):334-336. Nagy CZ, Cantrell S, Wu X, Arturo Solares C. PMID: 30482404.
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    27. Volumetric Growth Rate of Recurrent Pleomorphic Adenoma. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2017 Jul; 126(7):544-547. Naunheim M, Wu X, Ryan WR, Wang SJ, Heaton CM. PMID: 28604082.
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    28. Evaluation of the orbit using contrast-enhanced radial 3D fat-suppressed T1 weighted gradient echo (Radial-VIBE) sequence. Br J Radiol. 2015 Oct; 88(1054):20140863. Bangiyev L, Raz E, Block TK, Hagiwara M, Wu X, Yu E, Fatterpekar GM. PMID: 26194589; PMCID: PMC4730962.
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    29. Contrast-enhanced radial 3D fat-suppressed T1-weighted gradient-recalled echo sequence versus conventional fat-suppressed contrast-enhanced T1-weighted studies of the head and neck. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2014 Oct; 203(4):883-9. Wu X, Raz E, Block TK, Geppert C, Hagiwara M, Bruno MT, Fatterpekar GM. PMID: 25247956.
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    30. Wide-mouthed sacculation of the esophagus: a cause of dysphagia after radiation therapy. Dysphagia. 2010 Dec; 25(4):341-4. Wu X, Levine MS, Hernandez J, Kogan JR. PMID: 20204413.
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