Sophia Rose O'Brien, MD
Radiology
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Associate Program Director, Diagnostic Radiology Residency
- Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology
Sophia O'Brien, MD, MSEd is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology in the Divisions of Nuclear Medicine and Breast Imaging. She completed her Diagnostic Radiology residency, integrated Nuclear Radiology Fellowship, and Breast Imaging Fellowship at Penn. She practices clinical nuclear medicine including interpreting general nuclear medicine studies, PET/CTs, and cardiac nuclear medicine studies, and she treats patients with thyroid disease, neuroendocrine tumor, paraganglioma/pheochromocytoma, and prostate cancer via the Nuclear Therapy Clinic. She also practices breast imaging including reading mammography, breast US, and breast MRI, and performing imaging-guided breast and axillary biopsies.
Dr. O'Brien's research focuses include Fluoroestradiol PET/CT, Radionuclide Therapy, and breast imaging during pregnancy/lactation. She completed her Masters of Medical Education at Penn in 2024 and is passionate about radiology education and education scholarship.
My education and training
- Medical School: Columbia University
- Residency: Lankenau Medical Center
- Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
- Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System
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.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Amerihealth of NJ Core
- Amerihealth of NJ Enhanced
- Amerihealth of NJ HMO
- Amerihealth of NJ Local Value
- Amerihealth of NJ POS
- Amerihealth of NJ PPO
- Amerihealth of NJ Regional Preferred
- Amerihealth of NJ Secure
- Amerihealth of NJ Ultimate (PPO)
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
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.
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Qualifications and experience
- Nuclear Medicine
- Diagnostic Radiology, 2022
- American Association for Women Radiology, National
- American College of Radiology, National
- Association of Academic Radiologists, National
- Society of Breast Imagers, National
- Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, National
- The Healing Net Foundation, National
- Penn Neuroendocrine Tumor Program
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Meisinger QC, O’Brien S, Itkin M, Nadolski GJ Use of Sequential Pneumatic Compression Devices to Facilitate Propagation of Contrast during Intranodal Lymphangiography. , J Vasc Interv Radiol, 28(11): 2017,1544-1547
Takayama H, Soni L, Kalesan B, Truby LK, Ota T, Cedola S, Khalpey Z, Uriel N, Colombo P, Mancini DM, Jorde UP, and Naka Y. Bridge-to-decision therapy with a continuous-flow external ventricular assist device in refractory cardiogenic shock of various causes. , Circulation: Heart Failure, 7(5): 2014,799-806
Soni LK, Cedola S, Cogan J, Jiang J, Yang J, Takayama H, and Argenziano M. Right atrial lesions do not improve the efficacy of a complete left atrial lesion set in the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation, but they do increase procedural morbidity. , J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg., 145(2): 2013,356-61