Dr. Claudia Henschke
Dr. Claudia Ingrid Henschke is a professor of radiology and Chief of the Chest Imaging Division of the Weill-Cornell Medical Center of New York-Presbyterian Hospital. She is also Founder and Principal Investigator of the International Early Lung Cancer Action Program (I-ELCAP) in New York, New York.
Dr. Henschke received her master’s degree from Southern Methodist University, her Ph.D. from the University of Georgia, and medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine.
Dr. Henschke is a clinical expert in percutaneous fine needle lung biopsies and thoracic radiology and board certified in Diagnostic Radiology. She is a pioneer in the use of computerized tomography (CT) screening of smokers for lung cancer. Dr. Henschke advocates widespread use of CT screening of smokers and former smokers to detect and treat cancer in the early stages, while it is still treatable.
Through her work, Dr. Henschke and her research group are developing theoretical and analytic principles for radiologic interpretation. This work includes determining prevalence functions for diagnostic purposes using neural networks and advanced statistical processing techniques.
As part of this research, Dr. Henschke is developing applications for three-dimensional and virtual reality imaging techniques to be used as medical diagnostic tools. These innovative approaches are being used in lung cancer detection. With low-radiation computed tomography and advanced image analysis techniques, doctors can find and treat lung tumors well before they are large enough to appear on traditional chest x-rays.
In focusing on the outcome analysis of medical imaging techniques, Dr. Henschke uses algorithms to develop the most appropriate workup based on signs and symptoms, or diagnostic-related groupings. Such calculations also are employed to develop methods for evaluating the cost effectiveness of patient treatments.
Dr. Henschke has been featured in and/or helped author a wide variety of medical publications.
