Peter Park, DO

Dr. Peter Park, DO, is a board certified radiologist. He received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree in 2016 at A.T. Still University – Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Missouri. He completed his Internal Medicine residency in 2017 at the University of Nevada School of Medicine in Reno and his Diagnostic Radiology residency in 2021 at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. In addition, Dr. Park completed fellowship training in diagnostic radiology, breast and body imaging, in 2022 at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

Dr. Park has conducted extensive research in radiology, including the study of biopsied thyroid nodules and their malignant characteristics. He is also a published co-author of numerous scientific papers and has given numerous presentations at national radiology conferences. Dr. Park joined Kelsey Seybold in August 2022.

Dr. Park is a member of the American Medical Association, the Texas Medical Association, the Harris County Medical Association, the Radiological Society of North America, the American College of Radiology, the Society of Abdominal Imaging, and the Society of Breast Imaging.

Dr. Park enjoys having fun and laughing with his two toddlers and wife, traveling, driving exotic cars, listening to trance EDM music, and playing soccer and basketball.

Fun Facts

The best advice Dr. Park has ever received is “No pain, no gain.”

Not everyone knows this about Dr. Park, but he was an arm-wrestling champion in middle school in South Korea.

His guilty pleasure is binge watching Netflix shows.

Awards

• Resident Teaching Honor Roll, University of Nevada School of Medicine – Internal Medicine, Reno, Nevada, 2017
• Harbarger Scholarship, A.T. Still University, 2016
• E.O. Johnstone Award, A.T. Still University, 2014 and 2015
• Edward J. and Helen K. Korecky Scholarship, A.T. Still University
• McClymonds Scholarship, A.T. Still University, 2013
• George Gregson Scholarship, University of Arizona, 2010
• Arrowhead Hospital Scholarship Award, Arrowhead Hospital, Glendale, AZ, 2008

Publications and Presentations

• Kendall J. Kiser, Sara Ahmed, Sonja Stieb, Abdallah S.R. Mohamed, Hesham Elhalawani, Peter Y.S. Park, Luca Giancardo Cai. PleThora: Pleural effusion and thoracic cavity segmentations in diseased lungs for benchmarking chest CT processing pipelines. Medical Physics. 2020. DOI: 10.1002/mp.14424.
• Park, P.Y.S., Cai, C., Bawa, P, Kumaravel M. Platelet-rich plasma vs. steroid injections for hamstring injury – is there really a choice? Skeletal Radiology. 48(4), 577-582 2018.
• Rodriguez R, Perkins B, Park PY, Koo P, Kundranda MN, Chang J. Detecting early colorectal cancer on routine CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis can improve patient’s 5-year survival. Arch Biomed Clin Res. 2019. DOI: 10.15761/ABCR.1000102.
• Park, PY, McAferty K, Ahmadi M, Chen K, Chang J, Dragovich T, Kundranda MN. Radiological markers of treatment responsiveness in patients (pts) with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (mPDC) receiving systemic chemotherapy. Journal of Clinical Oncology 34(4_suppl):403-403. February 2016.
• Zegarra-Parodi R, Pazdernik VK, Roustit M, Park PY, Degenhardt BF. Effects of pressure applied during standardized spinal mobilizations on peripheral skin blood flow: A randomized cross-over study. Manual Therapy. 2016 Feb; 21:220-226.
• Park, PY, Goldin T, Chang J, Markman M, Kundranda MN. Signet-Ring Cell Carcinoma of the Colon: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Rep Oncol. 2015;8:466-471.
• Zegarra-Parodi R, Park PY, Heath DM, Makin IR, Degenhardt BF, Roustit M. Assessment of skin blood flow following spinal manual therapy: A systematic review. Man Ther. 2015;20(2): 228-249.
• Zegarra-Parodi R, Snider EJ, Park PY, Degenhardt BF. Laser doppler flowmetry in manual medicine research. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2014; 114(12):908-917.
• Park, PY, Cai C, Bawa P, Kumaravel M. Platelet-rich plasma vs. steroid injections for hamstring injury – is there really a choice? Texas Radiological Society Annual Meeting. March 29 – 31, 2019, Austin, TX.
• Park, PY, Cai C, Kumaravel M. Comparison of pain response following platelet-rich plasma vs. steroid injections in hamstring injury. 4th Annual House Staff Research Day at the McGovern Medical School at UT Houston. 2018. Apr 9, Houston TX.
• Park, PY, Younus MF, Gupta SJ, Mocherla DR. Case Report: Rare case of Extramural Adenocarcinoma of Anus. Poster session presented at: 2016 Northern Nevada Regional ACP Abstract Competition; 2016 Nov 8, Reno, NV and Nevada Oncology Society (NOS) Fall Conference; 2016 Nov 3, Reno NV.
• Park, PY, McAferty K, Ahmadi M, Chen K, Chang J, Dragovich T, Kundranda MN. Radiological markers of treatment responsiveness in patients (pts) with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (mPDC) receiving systemic chemotherapy. Poster session presented at: 2016 Gastrointestinal American Society of Clinical Oncology (GI-ASCO); 2016 Jan 21 – 23; San Francisco, CA.
• Park PY, Zegarra-Parodi R, Kvam V, Shurtz NR, Webb S, Degenhardt BF. Peripheral skin blood flow changes after different controlled cervical osteopathic mobilizations: A pilot study. 5th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Symposium, Kirksville, Missouri, November 2013.
• Fastje CD, Harper K, Park YS, Witten ML. The effect of sodium tungstate exposure on testes in C57BL/6 mice. Arizona Physiological Society Inaugural Meeting, Tucson, AZ, November 2009.
• Park YS, Fastje CD, Harper K, Witten ML. The role of tungsten in childhood leukemia clusters. NIH High School Student Research Program of Summer Institute on Medical Ignorance, Tucson, AZ, July 2008.
• Park PY. (2015). CT Predictors of Overall Survival at Initial Diagnosis in Patients with Stage IV Colorectal Cancer Oral Presentation presented at: Radiology Conference Meeting; Los Angeles, CA.
• Park PY. (2015). COPD Exacerbation and the Effect of Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy on COPD Patients Oral Presentation presented at: Medical Education Day; Mesa, AZ.
• Park PY. (2014). Romosozumab in Postmenopausal Women with Low Bone Mineral Density Oral Presentation presented at: Medical Education Day; Mesa, AZ.
• Park PY. (2014). Osteopathic Physical Diagnosis and Manipulative Treatment of Small Bowel Obstruction Oral Presentation presented at: Medical Education Day; Mesas, AZ.
• Park PY, Fastje CD, Harper K., Witten ML. (2008). The Role of Tungsten in Childhood Leukemia Clusters Oral Presentation presented at: Summer Institute on Medical Ignorance; Tucson, AZ.

Clinical Research

• The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, and Banner Gateway Medical Center, Gilbert, Ariz., April 2015 – December 2020
  • Retrospective analysis of biopsied thyroid nodules to determine significance and prevalence of taller-than-wide shape with respect to malignant potential – work in progress
  • Retrospective study of platelet-rich plasma vs. steroid injections for hamstring injury and produced a manuscript
  • Collaborative research on “Pleural effusion and thoracic cavity segmentations in diseased lungs for benchmarking chest CT processing pipelines”
  • Described the early CT imaging features of colorectal carcinoma patients and produced a manuscript
  • Produced an abstract for describing the radiological markers of treatment responsiveness in patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas receiving systemic chemotherapy
  • Produced a case report on the signet cell carcinoma of the cecum