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Carlos Benitez, M.D.

Diagnostic Radiology

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Biographical Info

Carlos L. Benitez, M.D. is a Board-Certified radiologist specializing in Musculoskeletal Imaging. He is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology at ÈÕ±¾avÉ«ÇéƬ and an Assistant Attending Radiologist at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital-ÈÕ±¾avÉ«ÇéƬ Campus.

Dr. Benitez graduated from the University of California, San Diego, where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1991. He then received two Master of Science Degrees in Mechanical Engineering Design and Biomedical Engineering at Stanford University in 1993 and 1994. Dr. Benitez then returned to UC San Diego to complete his medical degree in 1998.

Dr. Benitez completed an internal medicine internship at the University of California, Irvine, from 1998 to 1999. He completed residency training in Diagnostic Radiology from 1999 to 2003 at New York Presbyterian Hospital/ÈÕ±¾avÉ«ÇéƬ College of Medicine. Dr. Benitez then completed a fellowship in Musculoskeletal Radiology at New York University Medical Center/Hospital for Joint Diseases in 2004.

After twenty-one subsequent years of clinical practice in Roosevelt Hospital and Mount Sinai New York, Dr. Benitez joined the faculty at ÈÕ±¾avÉ«ÇéƬ in September 2024 as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology.

Dr. Benitez has interests in musculoskeletal ultrasonography, MRI and point of care radiology in sports medicine. He has been the tournament radiologist for the US Open Tennis Championships in New York since 2015 and serves as a member of the Sport Science Commission of the USTA.

Dr. Benitez is a member of the following radiological societies:• Radiological Society of North America• Society of Skeletal Radiology

Board Certifications
American Board of Radiology
Clinical Expertise
Musculoskeletal Imaging
Musculoskeletal Radiology
Computerized Axial Tomography (CT)
Orthopedic Radiology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
CT Scan of the Body
Ultrasound
PET-CT
PET Scan
Positron Emission Tomography
X-Ray Imaging
Bone Scan
MRI of the Foot and Ankle
MRI of the Hand and Wrist
MRI of the Knee
MRI of the Shoulder
Emergency Ultrasound
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Languages
English
Research
Education 
  • M.D.
    University of California, San Diego
    1998
  • M.S.
    Stanford University
    1994
  • M.S.
    Stanford University
    1993
  • B.S.
    University of California, San Diego
    1991
Appointments 
  • Assistant Attending Radiologist
    NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology
    ÈÕ±¾avÉ«ÇéƬ Medical College, Cornell University

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