Biraj Bista, M.D.

Biraj Bista
Diagnostic Radiologist
Other Languages Spoken
Nepali
Hindi
Bengali
Appointments
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology
Section Chief of Cardiothoracic Imaging, Department of Diagnostic Radiology
Clinical Teams
Diagnostic Radiology

Biraj Bista, M.D., associate clinical professor of diagnostic radiology at City of Hope Los Angeles and section chief for cardiothoracic imaging, was drawn to his field of expertise after witnessing the vital role diagnosis plays in positive treatment outcomes.

Before joining City of Hope, Dr. Bista was interim chief of cardiothoracic radiology and director of the cardiothoracic radiology fellowship program at the University of California Irvine, where he taught and advised residents and fellows and oversaw the cardiothoracic radiology department. Dr. Bista has also served as chair of radiology at Grande International Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, and assistant professor at Nepal Medical College and Hospital.

A fluent speaker of Nepali, Hindi and Bengal, Dr. Bista has been recognized by his peers as a “physician of excellence” in Orange County. In addition to giving multiple invited lectures, Dr. Bista is credited with more than a dozen publications, including research into the use of time-resolved magnetic resonance angiography as a noninvasive approach to diagnosing vascular malformations and high-resolution, 3-D Ferumoxytol-enhanced cardiovascular magnetic resonance venography in central venous occlusion.

Location
Education & Experience
Board Certifications
  • American Board of Radiology
  • Nepal Medical Board
Degrees
  • 2002, Medical Education R.G. Kar Medical College, India
Fellowship
  • 2017, Diagnostic Cardiovascular Imaging, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2012, Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
  • 2011, Neuroradiology, George Washington University, Washington DC
Residency
  • 2010, Kasturba Medical College and Hospital, Manipal, Karnataka, India 
Professional Experience
  • 2024-present, Associate Clinical Professor, Section Chief of Cardiothoracic Imaging, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, City of Hope, Duarte, California
  • 2013-2023, Associate Clinical Professor, Cardiothoracic Radiology Fellowship Director and Interim Chief of Cardiothoracic Radiology section, University of California Irvine, Orange, California
Awards & Memberships

Awards

  • 1st Prize in intercollege badminton championship, table tennis championship
  • 2nd prize in intercollege marathon
  • Topped the University at Radiology Residency Board Exam

Memberships

  • Radiologic Society of North America
  • Society of Thoracic Radiology
  • American College of Radiology
  • Frontiers in Radiology
  • Aunt Minnie Radiology 
Publications
  • Singh N, Pandey CR, Pant BR, Shrestha UK, Bista B. External Iliac artery-appendicular fistula due to antegrade unusual migration of K-wire from hip to pelvis: An unreported complication. Hindawi Publishing Corporation, Case Reports in Orthopedics. Volume 2015, Article ID 207078, 4 pages PMID: 26146579
  • Bista B, Moriarty J. CT reconstruction in critical lib ischemia. An overview of the available CT reconstruction techniques to plan chronic limb ischemia treatment. Endovascular Today. May 2017, Vol 16, No.5.
  • Gao Y, Bista B, Zhou Z, Han F, Cao M, Shaverdian N, Hegde J, Steinberg M, Le P. Accelerated 3D-bSSFP imaging for treatment planning on an MRI guided radiotherapy system. Med Phys 2018 Jun 6;45(6):2595- 2602. Epub May 6, 2018. PMID: 29663419
  • Shahrouki P, Moriary J, Bista B, Khan S, Kee S, Derubetis B, Yoshida T, Nguyen K-L, Finn JP. High resolution 3-dimensional Ferumoxytol enhanced cardiovascular magnetic resonance venography in central venous occlusion. Mar 11, 2019 Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. PMID: 30853026
  • West BH, Low CG, Bista B, Yang E, Vorobiof G, Busutti RW, Budoff MJ, Elashoff D, Tobuis J, Honda HM. Significance of Coronary Artery Calcium Found on Non-Electrocardiogram-Gated Computed Tomography During Preoperative Evaluation for Liver Transplant. The American Journal of Cardiology. volume 124, Issue 2, 15 July 2019, Pages 278-284. PMID: 31122618
  •  Khan SN, McWilliams JP, Bista B, Kee S, Finn JP. Comparison of Ferumoxytol-enhanced MR Angiography and CT Angiography for the Detection of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations in Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia. Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging 2020; 2(2), April 30, 2020.
  • Bista B, Ferris J, Na N, Urgan D, Krishnan M. Unilateral absence of pulmonary artery and azygous continuation of the interrupted IVC. Radiology case reports- Volume 15, Issue 6, June 2020, Pages 688-690 - Elsevier. PMID: 32382363
  • Urgan D, Bista B, Krishnam M. Unusual presentation of testicular rhabdomyosarcoma metastasis to the right ventricle papillary muscle and tricuspid valve. Radiology Case Reports. Volume 15, Issue 9. September 2020, Pages 1562-1565 – Elsevier. PMID: 32670460
  • Liang C1, Bista B. Multiple pulmonary artery mycotic aneurysms and septic emboli in a patient with tricuspid valve vegetation and infective endocarditis. 1. Elsevier - Radiology case reports- 2020 Nov 11;16(1):128-131. PMID: 33224398
  • Smith-Bindman R1, Yu S1, Wang Y1, Kohli MD1, Chu P1, Chung R1, Luong J1, Bos D1, Stewart C1, Bista B 1, Cisneros AA. An image quality-informed framework for CT characterization. Radiology. 2021 Nov 9;210591. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2021210591