Dr. Crema completed his medical degree the Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro School of Medicine, Uberaba-MG, Brazil. Dr. Crema completed his training in Radiology at the Department of Radiology of Saint-Antoine Hospital, University Paris VI, Paris, France. He is a French and Brazilian board-certified radiologist. In addition to his academic position at Boston University, Dr. Crema is the section head of musculoskeletal radiology at HOME Hospital/FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Brasilia-DF, Brazil. He is Research Assistant Professor of Radiology at Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital in Doha, Qatar. He is also director of research of the Radiology Department at Hospital do Coração (HCor), São Paulo-SP, Brazil. Dr. Crema’s research interest includes imaging of musculoskeletal diseases, with a focus on osteoarthritis, cartilage, and sports medicine. He has presented several sports injury related educational exhibits and lectures at various international radiological conferences, including the International Skeletal Society, the Osteoarthritis Research Society International, the Radiological Society of North America, and the European Congress of Radiology. He has authored over 65 peer-reviewed papers focusing on musculoskeletal imaging.
Crema MD, Krivokapic B, Guermazi A, Gravilovic P, Popovic N, D'Hooghe P, Roemer FW. MRI of ankle sprain: the association between joint effusion and structural injury severity in a large cohort of athletes. Eur Radiol. 2019 Apr 01. PMID: 30937585.
Renoux J, Brasseur JL, Wagner M, Frey A, Folinais D, Dibie C, Maiza D, Crema MD. Ultrasound-detected connective tissue involvement in acute muscle injuries in elite athletes and return to play: The French National Institute of Sports (INSEP) study. J Sci Med Sport. 2019 Jan 17. PMID: 30691979.
Murakami AM, Kompel AJ, Engebretsen L, Li X, Forster BB, Crema MD, Hayashi D, Jarraya M, Roemer FW, Guermazi A. The epidemiology of MRI detected shoulder injuries in athletes participating in the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Olympics. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2018 Aug 17; 19(1):296. PMID: 30115059.
Kompel AJ, Murakami AM, Engebretsen L, Forster BB, Lotfi M, Jarraya M, Hayashi D, Roemer FW, Crema MD, Guermazi A. MRI-Detected Sports-Related Knee Injuries and Abnormalities at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Olympic Games. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2018 Oct; 211(4):880-886. PMID: 30063380.
Crema MD, Phan C, Miquel A, Quach C, Arrivé L, Menu Y. MDCT arthrography assessment of scaphoid nonunion advanced collapse: distribution of cartilage damage and relationship with scaphoid nonunion features. Skeletal Radiol. 2018 Aug; 47(8):1157-1165. PMID: 29520536.
Wasserman MS, Guermazi A, Jarraya M, Engbretsen L, AbdelKader M, Roemer FW, Hayashi D, Crema MD, Mian AZ. Evaluation of spine MRIs in athletes participating in the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Olympic Games. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2018; 4(1):e000335. PMID: 29629185.
Guermazi A, Hayashi D, Jarraya M, Crema MD, Bahr R, Roemer FW, Grangeiro J, Budgett RG, Soligard T, Domingues R, Skaf A, Engebretsen L. Sports Injuries at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Olympics: Use of Diagnostic Imaging Services. Radiology. 2018 Jun; 287(3):922-932. PMID: 29480758.
Crema MD, Jarraya M, Engebretsen L, Roemer FW, Hayashi D, Domingues R, Skaf AY, Guermazi A. Imaging-detected acute muscle injuries in athletes participating in the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Br J Sports Med. 2018 Apr; 52(7):460-464. PMID: 29217532.
Crema MD, Cortinas LG, Lima GBP, Abdalla RJ, Ingham SJM, Skaf AY. Magnetic resonance imaging-based morphological and alignment assessment of the patellofemoral joint and its relationship to proximal patellar tendinopathy. Skeletal Radiol. 2018 Mar; 47(3):341-349. PMID: 29209736.
Guermazi A, Roemer FW, Robinson P, Tol JL, Regatte RR, Crema MD. Imaging of Muscle Injuries in Sports Medicine: Sports Imaging Series. Radiology. 2017 12; 285(3):1063. PMID: 29155622.