Kassa Darge, MD, PHD, DTM&P, FSAR, FESUR

Radiology
Independent provider
Accepting new patients
Sees newborns through age 18
Call 800-789-7366

About me

  • Professor of Radiology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Professor of Radiology in Surgery

My education and training

  • Medical School: Addis Ababa University

Spoken languages

English
English

Insurance accepted

Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.

Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Darge is an independent physician who is not employed by Penn Medicine.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

Elsingergy MM, Bellah RD, Back SJ, Weiss DA, Darge K Retrograde urethrography in children: a decade of experience at a children's hospital , Pediatric Radiology, 53(5): 2023,862-874

Chin HB, Krall JR, Goldberg M, Stanczyk FZ, Darge K, Stallings VA, Rogan WJ, Umbach DM, Baird DD Early life anti-Müllerian hormone trajectories in infant girls , Epidemiology: 2023

Calle-Toro JS, Otero H, Maya CL, Delgado J, Weiss DA, Long CJ, Zderic SA, Darge K, Back SJ Ultrasound shear wave elastography cannot discriminate between low- and high-pressure neurogenic bladders , Journal of Pediatric Urology, 18(3): 2022,326.e1-326.e8

Hwang M, Back SJ, Van Batavia J, Tierradentro-Garcia LO, Darge K, Zderic SA Ultrasound-estimated bladder weight correlates with videourodynamic studies in neurogenic bladder dysfunction , Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine: 2022

Perucca G, de Lange C, Franchi-Abella S, Napolitano M, Riccabona M, Ključevšek D, Toso S, Herrmann J, Stafrace S, Darge K, Damasio MB, Bruno C, Woźniak MM, Lobo L, Ibe D, Smets AM, Petit P, Müller LO Radiologic follow-up in Fontan-associated liver disease in Europe: European Society of Paediatric Radiology survey demonstrates the need for a consensus protocol , Pediatric Radiology, 51(13): 2021,2607-2610

Viteri B, Calle-Toro JS, Ballester L, Darge K, Furth S, Khrichenko D, Van Batavia J, Otero H Potential benefits of functional magnetic resonance urography (fMRU) over MAG3 renal scan in children with obstructive uropathy , Journal of Pediatric Urology, 17(5): 2021

Schaal MC, Gendler L, Ammann B, Eberhardt N, Janda A, Morbach H, Darge K, Girschick H, Beer M Imaging in non-bacterial osteomyelitis in children and adolescents: diagnosis, differential diagnosis and follow-up-an educational review based on a literature survey and own clinical experiences , Insights into Imaging, 12(1): 2021,113

Chin HB, Kelley A, Adgent MA, Patchel SA, James K, Vesper HW, Botelho JC, Chandler DW, Zemel BS, Schall JI, Ford EG, Darge K, Stallings VA, Baird DD, Rogan WJ, Umbach DM Reproductive hormone concentrations and associated anatomical responses: does soy formula affect minipuberty in boys? , The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 106(9): 2021,2635–2645

Sridharan A, Riggs B, Darge K, Huisman TAGM, Hwang M The wash-out of contrast-enhanced ultrasound for evaluation of hypoxic ischemic injury in neonates and infants: Preliminary findings , Ultrasound Quarterly, 38(1): 2021,36-42

Nguyen JC, Guariento A, Nicholson A, Nguyen MK, Gendler L, Ho-Fung V, Zhu X, Talwar D, Darge K, Flynn JM, Cahill PJ Hand bone age radiography: Comparison between slot-scanning and conventional techniques , Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics, 41(2): 2021,e167-e173

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