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J. David Prologo

  • Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences
    Associate Professor
  • (404) 778-2656
  • john.david.prologo@emory.edu
Head shot of J. David Prologo

Overview

Dr. Prologo is a Distinguished Physician in the School of Medicine and an interventional radiologist whose research has focused on the application of image-guided techniques for delivering stem cell therapies, treating cancer pain, and addresssing obesity. He is a nationally recognized expert in ablative therapies and has pioneered several new procedures in the subspecialty including the cryoablation of nerves to relieve pain.

Academic Appointment

  • Associate Professor, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta

Education

Degrees

  • FSIR from Society of Interventional Radioloy
  • Certificate of Added Qualification for Vascular and Interventional Radiology from American Board of Radiology
  • ABOM-D from American Booard of Obesity Medicine

Research

Publications

  • Image-guided peripheral nerve interventions- applications and techniques.
    Tech Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 27 Page(s): 100982
    09/01/2024 Authors: Kim J; Garcia RM; Prologo JD
  • Safety and Effectiveness of Stellate Ganglion Cryoablation in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.
    J Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 35 Page(s): 69 - 73
    01/01/2024 Authors: Latour C; Prologo JD; Lin M; Amsbaugh A; Xhang Z; Levey AO
  • Relative Effects of Various Factors on Ice Ball Formation and Ablation Zone Size During Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Cryoneurolysis: A Laboratory Investigation to Inform Clinical Practice and Future Research.
    Pain Ther Volume: 12 Page(s): 771 - 783
    06/01/2023 Authors: Said ET; Marsh-Armstrong BP; Fischer SJ; Suresh PJ; Swisher MW; Trescot AM; Prologo JD; Abdullah B; Ilfeld BM
  • Percutaneous CT-Guided Cryoneurolysis of the Intercostobrachial Nerve for Management of Postmastectomy Pain Syndrome.
    J Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 34 Page(s): 807 - 813
    05/01/2023 Authors: Nezami N; Behi A; Manyapu S; Meisel JL; Resnick N; Corn D; Prologo JD
  • Ultrasound-guided Percutaneous Cryoneurolysis to Treat Chronic Postamputation Phantom Limb Pain: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.
    Anesthesiology Volume: 138 Page(s): 82 - 97
    01/01/2023 Authors: Ilfeld BM; Smith CR; Turan A; Mariano ER; Miller ME; Fisher RL; Trescot AM; Cohen SP; Eisenach JC; Sessler DI
  • Comprehensive Palliative Musculoskeletal Interventional Radiology Care for Patients with Cancer.
    Radiographics Volume: 43 Page(s): e229014
    01/01/2023 Authors: Tomasian A; Filippiadis DK; Tutton S; Deschamps F; Cazzato RL; Prologo JD; Kelekis A; Levy J; Gangi A; Garnon J
  • Percutaneous Image-guided Cryoneurolysis: Applications and Techniques.
    Radiographics Volume: 42 Page(s): 1776 - 1794
    10/01/2022 Authors: Sag AA; Bittman R; Prologo F; Friedberg EB; Nezami N; Ansari S; Prologo JD
  • Comprehensive Palliative Musculoskeletal Interventional Radiology Care for Patients with Cancer.
    Radiographics Volume: 42 Page(s): 1654 - 1669
    10/01/2022 Authors: Tomasian A; Filippiadis DK; Tutton S; Deschamps F; Cazzato RL; Prologo JD; Kelekis A; Levy J; Gangi A; Garnon J
  • Agents Used for Nerve Blocks and Neurolysis.
    Semin Intervent Radiol Volume: 39 Page(s): 387 - 393
    08/01/2022 Authors: Wu R; Majdalany BS; Lilly M; Prologo JD; Kokabi N
  • Image-Guided Percutaneous Ablation for Primary and Metastatic Tumors.
    Diagnostics (Basel) Volume: 12
    05/24/2022 Authors: Mansur A; Garg T; Shrigiriwar A; Etezadi V; Georgiades C; Habibollahi P; Huber TC; Camacho JC; Nour SG; Sag AA
  • Advanced Interventional Pain Management.
    Semin Intervent Radiol Volume: 39 Page(s): 123 - 124
    04/01/2022 Authors: Prologo JD
  • Review of Extraosseous Applications of Thermal Ablation in the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Large Joint Osteoarthritis.
    Semin Musculoskelet Radiol Volume: 25 Page(s): 745 - 755
    12/01/2021 Authors: Tran A; Reiter DA; Prologo JD; Cristescu M; Gonzalez FM
  • Interventional Radiology Obesity Therapeutics: Proceedings from the Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation Research Consensus Panel.
    J Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 32 Page(s): 1388.e1 - 1388.e14
    09/01/2021 Authors: Yuan F; Latif MA; Shafaat O; Prologo JD; Hill JO; Gudzune KA; Marrone AK; Kraitchman DL; Rogers AM; Khaitan L
  • Percutaneous Management of Osteoarthritis in the Knee: Proceedings from the Society of Interventional Radiology Research Consensus Panel.
    J Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 32 Page(s): 919.e1 - 919.e6
    06/01/2021 Authors: Ahmed O; Block J; Mautner K; Plancher K; Anitescu M; Isaacson A; Filippiadis DK; Epelboym Y; Bercu Z; Mitchell JW
  • Percutaneous cryoanalgesia for pain palliation: Current status and future trends.
    Diagn Interv Imaging Volume: 102 Page(s): 273 - 278
    05/01/2021 Authors: Filippiadis D; Efthymiou E; Tsochatzis A; Kelekis A; Prologo JD
  • Cryoablation for Palliation of Painful Bone Metastases: The MOTION Multicenter Study.
    Radiol Imaging Cancer Volume: 3 Page(s): e200101
    03/01/2021 Authors: Jennings JW; Prologo JD; Garnon J; Gangi A; Buy X; Palussire J; Kurup AN; Callstrom M; Genshaft S; Abtin F
  • Interventional Cryoneurolysis: An Illustrative Approach.
    Tech Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 23 Page(s): 100698
    12/01/2020 Authors: Prologo JD; Edalat F; Moussa M
  • An Introduction to Advanced Interventional Pain Management.
    Tech Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 23 Page(s): 100697
    12/01/2020 Authors: Prologo JD
  • Percutaneous CT-Guided Cryoablation of the Celiac Plexus: A Retrospective Cohort Comparison with Ethanol.
    J Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 31 Page(s): 1216 - 1220
    08/01/2020 Authors: Behbahani K; Chary A; Patel S; Mitchell JW; Fleishon H; Prologo JD
  • Percutaneous CT-Guided Cryoablation of the Bilateral Pudendal Nerves for Palliation of Intractable Pain Related to Pelvic Neoplasms.
    Am J Hosp Palliat Care Volume: 37 Page(s): 619 - 623
    08/01/2020 Authors: Prologo JD; Manyapu S; Bercu ZL; Mittal A; Mitchell JW
  • Natural History of Mixed and Motor Nerve Cryoablation in Humans-A Cohort Analysis.
    J Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 31 Page(s): 912 - 916.e1
    06/01/2020 Authors: Prologo JD; Johnson C; Hawkins CM; Singer A; Manyapu SR; Chang-Yeon K; Mitchell J
  • Percutaneous CT-Guided Cryovagotomy.
    Tech Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 23 Page(s): 100660
    03/01/2020 Authors: Prologo JD
  • Interventional Cryoneurolysis: What Is the Same, What Is Different, What Is New?
    Semin Intervent Radiol Volume: 36 Page(s): 374 - 380
    12/01/2019 Authors: Bittman RW; Behbahani K; Gonzalez F; Prologo JD
  • Tanzania IR Initiative: Training the First Generation of Interventional Radiologists.
    J Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 30 Page(s): 2036 - 2040
    12/01/2019 Authors: Laage Gaupp FM; Solomon N; Rukundo I; Naif AA; Mbuguje EM; Gonchigar A; Xing M; Prologo JD; Silin DD; Minja FJ
  • Percutaneous CT-Guided Cryovagotomy in Patients with Class I or Class II Obesity: A Pilot Trial.
    Obesity (Silver Spring) Volume: 27 Page(s): 1255 - 1265
    08/01/2019 Authors: Prologo JD; Lin E; Horesh Bergquist S; Knight J; Matta H; Brummer M; Singh A; Patel Y; Corn D
  • Image-Guided Transarterial Directed Delivery of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Targeted Gastrointestinal Therapies in a Swine Model.
    J Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 30 Page(s): 1128 - 1134.e5
    07/01/2019 Authors: Prasanphanich AF; Johnson CT; Krasnopeyev A; Cantara S; Roach C; Gumber S; Chinnadurai R; Galipeau J; Brewster L; Prologo JD
  • Access to Interventional Radiology Services in Small Hospitals and Rural Communities: An ACR Membership Intercommission Survey.
    J Am Coll Radiol Volume: 16 Page(s): 185 - 193
    02/01/2019 Authors: Friedberg EB; Corn D; Prologo JD; Fleishon H; Pyatt R; Duszak R; Cook P
  • Global Approach to the Patient with Pain in Interventional Radiology.
    Semin Intervent Radiol Volume: 35 Page(s): 342 - 349
    10/01/2018 Authors: Bittman RW; Friedberg EB; Fleishon HB; Prologo JD
  • Generalist versus Subspecialist Workforce Characteristics of Invasive Procedures Performed by Radiologists.
    Radiology Volume: 289 Page(s): 140 - 147
    10/01/2018 Authors: Rosenkrantz AB; Friedberg EB; Prologo JD; Everett C; Duszak R
  • Opioid Prescribing Behavior of Interventional Radiologists Across theUnited States.
    J Am Coll Radiol Volume: 15 Page(s): 726 - 733
    05/01/2018 Authors: Rosenkrantz AB; Prologo JD; Wang W; Hughes DR; Bercu ZL; Duszak R
  • Structured Protocol for Benign Biliary Anastomotic Strictures: Impact on Long-Term Clinical Effectiveness.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol Volume: 210 Page(s): 447 - 453
    02/01/2018 Authors: Lindquester WS; Prologo JD; Krupinski EA; Peters GL
  • Percutaneous Image-Guided Cryoneurolysis.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol Volume: 210 Page(s): 454 - 465
    02/01/2018 Authors: Bittman RW; Peters GL; Newsome JM; Friedberg EB; Mitchell JW; Knight JM; Prologo JD
  • Obstruction of the Biliary and Urinary System.
    Tech Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 20 Page(s): 288 - 293
    12/01/2017 Authors: O'Connell W; Shah J; Mitchell J; Prologo JD; Martin L; Miller MJ; Martin JG
  • Percutaneous Image-Guided Cryoablation for the Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain in Amputees: A Pilot Study.
    J Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 28 Page(s): 24 - 34.e4
    01/01/2017 Authors: Prologo JD; Gilliland CA; Miller M; Harkey P; Knight J; Kies D; Hawkins CM; Corn D; Monson DK; Edalat F
  • Interventional stem cell therapy.
    Clin Radiol Volume: 71 Page(s): 307 - 311
    04/01/2016 Authors: Prologo JD; Hawkins M; Gilliland C; Chinnadurai R; Harkey P; Chadid T; Lee Z; Brewster L
  • Cryoablation of Osteoid Osteoma in the Pediatric and Adolescent Population.
    J Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 27 Page(s): 232 - 237
    02/01/2016 Authors: Whitmore MJ; Hawkins CM; Prologo JD; Marshall KW; Fabregas JA; Yim DB; Monson D; Oskouei SV; Fletcher ND; Williams RS
  • Inactivation of Bacteria on Explanted Dialysis Catheter Lumens with Fiber Optically Delivered Ultraviolet Light.
    J Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 26 Page(s): 1895 - 1899
    12/01/2015 Authors: Lin RC; Prologo JD
  • Percutaneous CT-guided cryoablation for the treatment of refractory pudendal neuralgia.
    Skeletal Radiol Volume: 44 Page(s): 709 - 714
    05/01/2015 Authors: Prologo JD; Lin RC; Williams R; Corn D
  • Image-guided cryoablation for the treatment of painful musculoskeletal metastatic disease: a single-center experience.
    Skeletal Radiol Volume: 43 Page(s): 1551 - 1559
    11/01/2014 Authors: Prologo JD; Passalacqua M; Patel I; Bohnert N; Corn DJ
  • Health care reform in the United States: an opportunity for interventional radiologists.
    J Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 25 Page(s): 881 - 887
    06/01/2014 Authors: David Prologo J; Meltzer CC
  • Incidence of hypercoagulable events after image-guided percutaneous cryoablation of renal tumors: a single-center experience.
    J Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 25 Page(s): 776 - 779
    05/01/2014 Authors: Hartman JB; Bhojwani N; Corn DJ; Cooney MM; Haaga J; Ponsky L; Abouassaly R; Paspulati A; Prologo JD
  • Ablation zones and weight-bearing bones: points of caution for the palliative interventionalist.
    J Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 25 Page(s): 769 - 775.e2
    05/01/2014 Authors: Prologo JD; Patel I; Buethe J; Bohnert N
  • Effect of the time to intervention on the outcome of thrombosed dialysis access grafts managed percutaneously.
    Diagn Interv Radiol Volume: 20 Page(s): 143 - 146
    01/01/2014 Authors: Prologo JD; Minwell G; Kent J; Pirasteh A; Corn D
  • Palliative procedures for the interventional oncologist.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol Volume: 201 Page(s): 726 - 735
    10/01/2013 Authors: Patel IJ; Pirasteh A; Passalacqua MA; Robbin MR; Hsu DP; Buethe J; Prologo JD
  • CT-guided cryoablation for palliation of secondary trigeminal neuralgia from head and neck malignancy.
    J Neurointerv Surg Volume: 5 Page(s): 258 - 263
    05/01/2013 Authors: Dar SA; Love Z; Prologo JD; Hsu DP
  • Percutaneous CT-guided cryoablation of the dorsal penile nerve for treatment of symptomatic premature ejaculation.
    J Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 24 Page(s): 214 - 219
    02/01/2013 Authors: David Prologo J; Snyder LL; Cherullo E; Passalacqua M; Pirasteh A; Corn D
  • Coblation for metastatic vertebral disease.
    Diagn Interv Radiol Volume: 19 Page(s): 508 - 515
    01/01/2013 Authors: Prologo JD; Buethe J; Mortell K; Lee E; Patel I
  • Percutaneous image-guided delivery for the transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells in the setting of degenerated intervertebral discs.
    J Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 23 Page(s): 1084 - 1088.e6
    08/01/2012 Authors: Prologo JD; Pirasteh A; Tenley N; Yuan L; Corn D; Hart D; Love Z; Lazarus HM; Lee Z
  • Coblation and Concomitant Cementoplasty of Skeletal Neoplasms
    Volume: 198
    05/01/2012 Authors: Patel I; Dar S; Hsu D; Prologo J
  • Interventional Pain Palliation for the Oncologic Patient
    Volume: 198
    05/01/2012 Authors: Patel I; Dar S; Hsu D; Prologo J
  • Temporal assessment of splenic function in patients who have undergone percutaneous image-guided splenic artery embolization in the setting of trauma.
    J Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 23 Page(s): 80 - 82
    01/01/2012 Authors: Pirasteh A; Snyder LL; Lin R; Rosenblum D; Reed S; Sattar A; Passalacqua M; Prologo JD
  • Imaging Mesenchymal Stem Cells Delivered for the Treatment of Symptomatic Degenerated Intervertebral Discs
    EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING Volume: 38 Page(s): S280 - S280
    10/01/2011 Authors: Lee Z; Yuan L; Corn D; Tenley N; Molter J; Lennon D; Caplan A; Prologo JD
  • Cryoablation vs. radiofrequency ablation for small renal masses.
    Acad Radiol Volume: 18 Page(s): 97 - 100
    01/01/2011 Authors: Pirasteh A; Snyder L; Boncher N; Passalacqua M; Rosenblum D; Prologo JD
  • The effect of single-detector CT versus MDCT on clinical outcomes in patients with suspected acute pulmonary embolism and negative results on CT pulmonary angiography.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol Volume: 184 Page(s): 1231 - 1235
    04/01/2005 Authors: Prologo JD; Gilkeson RC; Diaz M; Cummings M
  • CT diagnosis of fat embolism.
    Am J Emerg Med Volume: 22 Page(s): 605 - 606
    11/01/2004 Authors: Prologo JD; Dogra V; Farag R
  • CT pulmonary angiography: a comparative analysis of the utilization patterns in emergency department and hospitalized patients between 1998 and 2003.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol Volume: 183 Page(s): 1093 - 1096
    10/01/2004 Authors: Prologo JD; Gilkeson RC; Diaz M; Asaad J
  • Variable diagnostic approach to suspected pulmonary embolism in the ED of a major academic tertiary care center.
    Am J Emerg Med Volume: 20 Page(s): 5 - 9
    01/01/2002 Authors: Prologo JD; Glauser J
  • Patterns of immune responses evoked by allogeneic hepatocytes: evidence for independent co-dominant roles for CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell responses in acute rejection.
    Transplantation Volume: 68 Page(s): 555 - 562
    08/27/1999 Authors: Bumgardner GL; Li J; Prologo JD; Heininger M; Orosz CG
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