Research Faculty

Caroline D. Robson, MD

Department Radiology
Hospital Title Operations Vice Chair Radiology 
Division Chief Neuroradiology
Director; Head and Neck Imaging
Academic Title Associate Professor of Radiology
Phone 617-355-4283
Fax 617-730-0573
Email Caroline D. Robson
Location 300 Longwood Avenue
Boston
MA 02115

Research Overview

The focus of Caroline Robson's research is pediatric head and neck imaging. Her primary interests and the goals of her research are:

  • To advance the understanding and imaging of pediatric head and neck disorders, with emphasis on temporal bone imaging.
  • To advance the detection and diagnosis of craniofacial and head and neck abnormalities with MR.
  • The correlation of imaging findings with fetal and pediatric genetic disorders

About Caroline Robson

Dr. Robson was awarded her MBChB from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, followed by a residency at Groote Schuur Hospital, South Africa. She later completed a pediatric neuroradiology fellowship at Children's Hospital, Boston.

Among her honors and awards:

2000 ASNR Outstanding Presentation Award in Head and Neck Radiology: Robson CD, Mulliken JB, Robertson RL, Proctor MR, Barnes PD.

Prominent Emissary Foramina in Syndromic Craniosynostosis: Correlation with Phenotypic and Molecular Diagnosis, presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Neuroradiology, Atlanta, Georgia, April 2000.

Key Publications

  • Robson CD, Rahbar R, Vargas, SO, Marcus KJ, Mack JW, Licameli GR, Grier HE. Sinonasal and laryngeal carcinoma in children: Correlation of imaging characteristics with clinicopathologic and cytogenetic features. AJNR 2010; 31(2):257-261.
  • Robson CD.  Congenital hearing impairment. (Peer reviewed, Review article) Pediatr Radiol 2006; 36(4):309-324.  
  • Robson CD. Imaging of head and neck neoplasms in children. (Peer reviewed, Review article) Pediatr Radiol 2010; 40(4):499-509.