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Kushal Kapse, BS, MS

MRI Research Manager

Kushal Kapse, BS, MS, is MRI Research Manager for the Developing Brain Institute (DBI). Kushal joined the Institute in 2015 and has played a pivotal role in DBI’s fetal and neonatal MRI research protocol development, harmonization and implementation efforts. He earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering and MS in Biomedical Engineering from Texas Tech University, Lubbock. Kushal’s expertise includes MRI data acquisition, transfer and organization in adherence to HIPAA regulations. His research interests include learning novel acquisition and analyses techniques of MR images.


Address: 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, DC 20010
Email: fetalbrain@childrensnational.org
Department: MRI Lab

Recent Publications & Presentations

2023 | May
Saeed H, Lu YC, Andescavage N, Kapse K, Andersen NR, Lopez C, Quistorff J, Barnett S, Henderson D, Bulas D, Limperopoulos C.
Influence of maternal psychological distress during COVID-19 pandemic on placental morphometry and texture. Sci Rep. 2023 May 10;13(1):7374. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-33343-4. PMID: 37164993; PMCID: PMC10172401. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37164993/
2023 | April
Kim JH, De Asis-Cruz J, Kapse K, Limperopoulos C.
Systematic evaluation of head motion on resting-state functional connectivity MRI in the neonate. Hum Brain Mapp. 2023 Apr 1;44(5):1934-1948. doi: 10.1002/hbm.26183. Epub 2022 Dec 28. PMID: 36576333; PMCID: PMC9980896.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36576333/
Weiner S, Wu Y, Kapse K, Krishnamurthy D, Limperopoulos C.
Elevated maternal anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic alters newborn hippocampal and amygdala development. Children’s National Hospital 13th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. April 2023. (Award-winning poster: Clinical research: Graduate student)
Lundberg RS, Basu SK, Andescavage N, Pradhan S, Ottolini KM, Kapse KJ, Limperopoulos C.
Early parenteral lipid intake improves cerebellar neurometabolism in preterm infants. Children’s National Hospital 13th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. April 2023. (Award-winning poster: Clinical research: Fellows/residents)
2023 | March
Chirumamilla VC, Hitchings L, Mulkey SB, Anwar T, Baker R, Larry Maxwell G, De Asis-Cruz J, Kapse K, Limperopoulos C, du Plessis A, Govindan RB.
Functional brain network properties of healthy full-term newborns quantified by scalp and source-reconstructed EEG. Clin Neurophysiol. 2023 Mar;147:72-80. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2023.01.005. Epub 2023 Jan 23. PMID: 36731349; PMCID: PMC9975070.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36731349/
2022 | April
Wu Y, Espinosa KM, Barnett SD, Kapse A, Quistorff JL, Lopez C, Andescavage N, Pradhan S, Lu YC, Kapse K, Henderson D, Vezina G, Wessel D, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C.
Association of elevated maternal psychological distress, altered fetal brain, and offspring cognitive and social-emotional outcomes at 18 months. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Apr 1;5(4):e229244. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.9244. PMID: 35486403; PMCID: PMC9055453. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35486403/
2022
Largent A, De Asis-Cruz J, Kapse K, Barnett SD, Murnick J, Basu S, Andersen N, Norman S, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C.
Automatic brain segmentation in preterm infants with post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus using 3D Bayesian U-Net Hum Brain Mapp. 2022 Jan 13. doi: 10.1002/hbm.25762. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35023255 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35023255/
2022
Basu SK, Pradhan S, Barnett SD, Mikkelsen M, Kapse KJ, Murnick J, Quistorff JL, Lopez CA, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C
Regional differences in gamma-aminobutyric acid and glutamate concentrations in the healthy newborn brain AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2022 Jan;43(1):125-131. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A7336. Epub 2021 Nov 11. PMID: 34764083 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34764083/
2021
Wu Y, Lu YC, Kapse K, Jacobs M, Andescavage N, Donofrio MT, Lopez C, Quistorff JL, Vezina G, Krishnan A, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C
In utero MRI identifies impaired second trimester subplate growth in fetuses with congenital heart disease
Cereb Cortex. 2021 Oct 28:bhab386. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhab386. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34882775 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34882775/
2021
Andescavage N, Kapse K, Lu YC, Barnett SD, Jacobs M, Gimovsky AC, Ahmadzia H, Quistorff J, Lopez C, Andersen NR, Bulas D, Limperopoulos C
Normative placental structure in pregnancy using quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Placenta. 2021 Jul 31;112:172-179. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2021.07.296. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34365206. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34365206/
2021
Ottolini KM, Andescavage N, Kapse K, Jacobs M, Murnick J, VanderVeer R, Basu S, Said M, Limperopoulos C
Early lipid intake improves cerebellar growth in very low-birth-weight preterm infants.
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2021 Mar;45(3):587-595. doi: 10.1002/jpen.1868. Epub 2020 Jun 4. PMID: 32384168. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32384168/
2021
De Asis-Cruz J, Andersen N, Kapse K, Khrisnamurthy D, Quistorff J, Lopez C, Vezina G, Limperopoulos C
Global Network Organization of the Fetal Functional Connectome.
Cereb Cortex. 2021 May 10;31(6):3034-3046. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhaa410. PMID: 33558873; PMCID: PMC8107792. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33558873/
2021
Gold S, Kapse K, Lopez C, Quistorff J, Downs S, Iqbal S, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N. In vivo placental function in pregnancies complicated by maternal diabetes mellitus. Poster presentation. Pediatric Academic Societies 2021 Virtual Meeting, May 4, 2021.
2021
Andescavage N, Kushal K, Lu Y-C, Barnett S, Saeed H, Quistorff J, Lopez C, Limperopoulos C In-vivo changes of placental development during the COVID19 pandemic. Platform presentation. Pediatric Academic Societies 2021 Virtual Meeting, May 4, 2021.
2021
De Asis-Cruz J, Lopez C, Kapse K, Quistorff J, Vezina G, Donofrio M, Limperopoulos C In-utero MRI identifies altered resting state networks in fetuses with complex congenital heart disease. Platform presentation. Pediatric Academic Societies 2021 Virtual Meeting, May 4, 2021.
2021
Lu Y-C, Andescavage N, Saeed H, Quistorff J, Lopez C, Henderson D, Kapse K, Vezina G, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C Structural changes of the human fetal brain during the COVID-19 pandemic. Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) Plenary Series: Best of SPR Featured Abstracts. Pediatric Academic Societies 2021 Virtual Meeting, May 4, 2021.
2021
Ahmadzia HK, Lu Y-C, Barak S, Quistorff J, Lopez C, Kapse K, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N Optimizing abnormal placentation detection prenatally using quantitative MRI. Platform presentation. Pediatric Academic Societies 2021 Virtual Meeting, May 4, 2021.
2021
Cook KM, De Asis-Cruz J, Lopez C, Quistorff J, Kapse K, Andresen N, Vezina G, Limperopoulos C In utero MRI differentiates male and female human fetal brain functional connectivity. Platform presentation. Pediatric Academic Societies 2021 Virtual Meeting, May 3, 2021.
2021
Andescavage N, Bullen T, Liggett M, Barnett S, Espinosa K, Kapse A, Kapse K, Ahmadzia H, Quistorff J, Lopez C, Limperopoulos C Relating fetal brain development and neonatal neurobehavior in pregnancies complicated by fetal growth restriction. Platform presentation. Pediatric Academic Societies 2021 Virtual Meeting, May 3, 2021.
2021
Lu Y-C, Andescavage N, Saeed H, Kapse K, Andersen N, Lopez C, Henderson D, Bulas D, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C Influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on human placental morphology and texture. Platform presentation. Pediatric Academic Societies 2021 Virtual Meeting, May 3, 2021.
2021
Pradhan S, Niforatos-Andescavage N, Saeed H, Barnett S, Kapse K, Andersen N, Quistorff J, Lopez C, Vezina G, Limperopoulos C Impaired fetal brain metabolism in pregnancies complicated by elevated maternal stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Poster presentation. Pediatric Academic Societies 2021 Virtual Meeting, May 2, 2021.
2021
Basu S, Kapse K, Espinosa K, Kapse A, Norman S, Fischer D, Barnett S, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C Relationship of postnatal medications with regional brain volume and cognition-neurobehavior. Poster presentation. Pediatric Academic Societies 2021 Virtual Meeting, May 2, 2021.
2021
Lu Y-C, Andescavage N, Kapse K, Andersen N, Lopez C, Quistorff J, Henderson D, Bulas D, Krishnan A, Donofrio MT, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C Maternal anxiety alters in vivo placental morphology and texture in pregnancies complicated by fetal congenital heart disease. Platform presentation. Pediatric Academic Societies 2021 Virtual Meeting, May 1, 2021.
2021
Basu S, Espinosa K, Pradhan S, Kapse K, De-Asis Cruz J, Kapse A, Norman S, Fischer D, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C Cerebellar structure, function and neurodevelopmental outcomes in very preterm infants. Poster presentation. Pediatric Academic Societies 2021 Virtual Meeting, April 30, 2021.
2021
Pradhan S, Kapse K, Niforatos-Andescavage N, Quistorff J, Lopez C, Limperopoulos C. Increased brain lactate in fetuses of pregnant women with diabetes. Poster presentation. Pediatric Academic Societies 2021 Virtual Meeting, April 30, 2021.
2021
Andescavage N, Liggett M, Barnett S, Espinosa K, Kapse A, Kapse K, Ahmadzia H, Quistorff J, Lopez C, Limperopoulos C. Impaired prenatal cerebellar growth predicts neurodevelopmental outcomes in growth restricted fetuses. Poster presentation. Pediatric Academic Societies 2021 Virtual Meeting, April 30, 2021.
2021
Axel Largent PhD, Kushal Kapse MS, Scott D. Barnett PhD, Josepheen De Asis‐Cruz MD, PhD, Matthew Whitehead MD, Jonathan Murnick MD, PhD, Li Zhao PhD, Nicole Andersen BA, Jessica Quistorff MPH, Catherine Lopez MS, Catherine Limperopoulos PhD
Image Quality Assessment of Fetal Brain MRI Using Multi‐Instance Deep Learning Methods
[published online ahead of print, 2021 Apr 23]. J Magn Reson Imaging 2021 Apr 23. doi: 10.1002/jmri.27649. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com
2021
Zun Z, Kapse K, Jacobs M, Basu S, Said M, Andersen N, Murnick J, Chang T, du Plessis A, Limperopoulos C.
Longitudinal Trajectories of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in Very Preterm Infants during Third Trimester Ex Utero Development Assessed with MRI. Radiology. 2021 Mar 30:202423. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2021202423. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33787337. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33787337/
2021
Lu YC, Kapse K, Andersen N, Quistorff J, Lopez C, Fry A, Cheng J, Andescavage N, Wu Y, Espinosa K, Vezina G, du Plessis A, Limperopoulos C.
Association between socioeconomic status and in utero fetal brain development. JAMA Network Open. Published 2021, Mar 1;4(3):e213526. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.3526. PMID: 33779746. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33779746/
2020
De Asis-Cruz J, Krishnamurthy D, Zhao L, Kapse K, Vezina G, Andescavage N, Quistorff J, Lopez C, Limperopoulos C.
Association of prenatal maternal anxiety with fetal regional brain connectivity JAMA Network Open. Published 2020, Dec. 7;3(12):e2022349. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.22349 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33284334/
2020
De Asis-Cruz J, Kapse K, Basu SK, Said M, Scheinost D, Murnick J, Chang T, du Plessis A, Limperopoulos C.
Functional brain connectivity in ex utero premature infants compared to in utero fetuses
[published online ahead of print, 2020 Jun 11]. Neuroimage. 2020;219:117043. doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117043 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32534962/
2020
Pradhan S, Kapse K, Jacobs M, Niforatos Andescavage N, Quistorff JL, Lopez C, Bannatine KL, Reinholdt Andersen N, Vezina G, Limperopoulos C.
Non-invasive measurement of biochemical profiles in the healthy fetal brain
[published online ahead of print, 2020 Jun 8]. Neuroimage. 2020;219:117016. doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117016 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32526384/
2020
Wu Y, Stoodley C, Brossard-Racine M, Kapse K, Vezina G, Murnick J, du Plessis, AJ, Limperopoulos C.
Altered local cerebellar and brainstem development in preterm infants.
Neuroimage. 2020 Jun;213:116702. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.116702. Epub 2020 Mar 5. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32147366/
2020
Ottolini KM, Andescavage N, Kapse K, Jacobs M, Murnick J, VanderVeer R, Basu S, Said M, Limperopoulos C.
Early lipid intake improves cerebellar growth in very low-birth-weight preterm infants
[published online ahead of print, 2020 May 8]. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2020;10.1002/jpen.1868. doi:10.1002/jpen.1868 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32384168/
2020
Andescavage N, You W, Jacobs M, Kapse K, Quistorff J, Bulas D, Ahmadzia H, Gimovsky A, Baschat A, Limperopoulos C.
Exploring in vivo placental microstructure in healthy and growthrestricted pregnancies through diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging.
Placenta. 2020 Apr;93:113-118. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2020.03.004. Epub 2020 Mar 6. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32250735/
2020
Wu Y, Lu YC, Jacobs M, Pradhan S, Kapse K, Zhao L, Andescavage N, Vezina G, du Plessis A, Limperopoulos C.
Association of prenatal maternal psychological distress with fetal brain growth, metabolism, and cortical maturation.
JAMA Network Open. 2020 Jan 3;3(1):e1919940. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.19940. PMC6991285 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31995213/
2020
Wu Y, Kapse K, Jacobs M, Andescavage N, Donofrio MT, Krishnan A, Vezina G, Wessel D, du Plessis A, Limperopoulos C.
Association of maternal psychological distress with in utero brain development in fetuses with congenital heart disease.
JAMA Pediatrics. 2020 Jan 13; doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.5316 PMCID: PMC6990726 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31930365/
2020
Ottolini KM, Andescavage N, Kapse K, Jacobs M, Limperopoulos C.
Improved brain growth and microstructural development in breast milk-fed very low birth weight premature infants.
Acta Paediatrica. 2020 Jan 10. doi: 10.1111/apa.15168. [Epub ahead of print] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31922288/
2019
You W, Andescavage N, Kapse K, Donofrio MT, Jacobs M, Limperopoulos C.
Hemodynamic responses of the placenta and brain to maternal hyperoxia in fetuses with congenital heart disease by using Blood Oxygen–Level Dependent MRI.
Radiology 2020 Jan; 294(1):141-148. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2019190751. Epub 2019 Nov 5. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31687920/
2019
Basu S, Pradhan S, Kapse K, McCarter R, Murnick J, Chang T, Limperopoulos C.
Third trimester cerebellar metabolite concentrations are decreased in very premature infants with structural injury.
Scientific Reports. 2019 Feb 4;9(1):1212. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-37203-4. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30718546/
2019
You W, Andescavage N, Kapse K, Donofrio M, Jacobs M, Limperopoulos C.
Altered hemodynamic responses of the placenta and fetal brain to maternal hyperoxia in the fetus with congenital heart disease.
Scientific Reports. 2019 Feb 4;9(1):1212. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-37203-4. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31687920/