Zachary Bercu
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences
Associate Professor
- zachary.louis.bercu@emory.edu
- Emory Healthcare
- Google Scholar
- Emory School of Medicine
- ResearchGate
- Emory School of Medicine
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Emory University Hospital Midtown
Radiology and Image-Guided Medicine
550 Peachtree Street NE
Overview
Dr. Bercu is an interventional radiologist whose activities have included medical device innovation, medical robotics, innovation education, prostate artery embolization, endovenous sampling (adrenal vein sampling and selective arterial calcium stimulation for occult neuroendocrine tumor localization), locoregional therapies including Yttrium-90 radioembolization and chemoembolization, microwave ablation, transradial interventions, complex venous disease, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts, percutaneous mesocaval shunts, pharmacomechanical thrombectomy, embolization guidance technology, vertebral augmentation, and endovascular simulation. He is the Assistant Program Director for Interventional Radiology Residency and Fellowship and serves on the Steering Committee of the Georgia Center for Medical Robotics. He has developed gesture-based image review solutions in the angiosuite and previously received a grant for mobile radiology education. He is involved in the fostering innovation for clinical and educational efficacy and has presented internationally. For his exemplary level of patient care, he has achieved clinical distinction as a Eminent Physician in the Emory School of Medicine.
Academic Appointment
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Associate Professor, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta
Education
Degrees
- MD from Emory University, Atlanta
- AB from Harvard University, Cambridge
Research
Publications
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Evaluation of Multilingual Simplifications of IR Procedural Reports Using GPT-4.
J Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 36 Page(s): 696 - 703.e1
04/01/2025 Authors: Li HH; Moon JT; Kumar S; Ricci J; Sim N; Bercu ZL; Newsome J; Trivedi HM; Gichoya JW -
The price of dialysis access: Implications of access type and patient-centric approaches to cost.
J Vasc Access Page(s): 11297298241290548
11/07/2024 Authors: Sim N; Li H; Moon JT; Bikmal A; Iyer D; Byun B; Konstantinidis M; Teodorescu V; Newsome J; Bercu Z -
Health inequities, bias, and artificial intelligence.
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 27 Page(s): 100990
09/01/2024 Authors: Li H; Moon JT; Shankar V; Newsome J; Gichoya J; Bercu Z -
Towards inclusive biodesign and innovation: lowering barriers to entry in medical device development through large language model tools.
BMJ Health Care Inform Volume: 31
07/23/2024 Authors: Moon JT; Lima NJ; Froula E; Li H; Newsome J; Trivedi H; Bercu Z; Wawira Gichoya J -
Analysis of percutaneous nephrostomy exchange intervals: insights from a retrospective Merative MarketScan analysis between 2009-2021.
World J Urol Volume: 42 Page(s): 424
07/22/2024 Authors: Moon JT; Nguyen J; Ricci J; Iyer D; Sim N; Newsome J; Li H; Bercu Z -
Safety and Efficacy of Concurrent Atezolizumab/Bevacizumab or Nivolumab Combination Therapy with Yttrium-90 Radioembolization of Advanced Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Curr Oncol Volume: 30 Page(s): 10100 - 10110
11/25/2023 Authors: Villalobos A; Dabbous HH; Little O; Gbolahan OB; Akce M; Lilly MA; Bercu Z; Kokabi N -
Percutaneous Robotics in Interventional Radiology.
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 26 Page(s): 100917
09/01/2023 Authors: Swikehardt M; Newsome J; Macey M; Park P; Vilvendhan R; Kamil A; Bercu Z; Flacke S -
Decoding radiology reports: Potential application of OpenAI ChatGPT to enhance patient understanding of diagnostic reports.
Clin Imaging Volume: 101 Page(s): 137 - 141
09/01/2023 Authors: Li H; Moon JT; Iyer D; Balthazar P; Krupinski EA; Bercu ZL; Newsome JM; Banerjee I; Gichoya JW; Trivedi HM -
Use of Metformin and Survival in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Undergoing Liver Directed Therapy: Analysis of a Nationwide Cancer Registry.
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol Volume: 46 Page(s): 870 - 879
07/01/2023 Authors: Mukherjee K; Elsayed M; Choksi E; Loya MF; Duszak R; Akce M; Majdalany BS; Bercu ZL; Cristescu M; Kokabi N -
Yttrium-90 Radiation Segmentectomy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Comparative Study of the Effectiveness, Safety, and Dosimetry of Glass-Based versus Resin-Based Microspheres.
J Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 34 Page(s): 1226 - 1234
07/01/2023 Authors: Villalobos A; Arndt L; Cheng B; Dabbous H; Loya M; Majdalany B; Bercu Z; Kokabi N