Where I trained

Johns Hopkins Medical

Specialty

Neuroradiology and Musculoskeletal Imaging

What sets me apart

Expert in interpreting rare and complex cases

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Vaishali Lafita, MD

Highlights

Dr. Lafita completed her fellowship at the University of Wisconsin. She is an experienced reader in high-end sports medicine for professional team athletes.

About

Dr. Vaishali Lafita is a board-certified diagnostic and musculoskeletal radiologist. She received her medical degree from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and completed a surgical internship at Loyola University Medical Center, followed by a diagnostic radiology residency. She then completed a musculoskeletal radiology fellowship at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Dr. Lafita has been practicing for over 11 years. She specializes in reading high-end sports medicine MRIs for professional team athletes such as the Chicago Bulls and Chicago Bears and Big Ten College student-athletes. Her interests include hip, shoulder, and knee joints, cartilage imaging, and MSK interventions.

Board Certification

American Board of Radiology

Academic Appointments

Education

Fellowship: Musculoskeletal Radiology, University of Wisconsin Health System, 2009

Internship: Surgical, Loyola University Medical Center, 2004

Residency: Diagnostic Radiology, Loyola University Medical Center, 2008

Medical School: Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine, 2003