Dania Daye, MD, PhD joined the department as vice chair of practice transformation, the inaugural director of the Center for High Value Imaging (CHVI), and associate professor in the Section of Interventional Radiology in April 2025.
From the University of Pennsylvania, she obtained her PhD in bioengineering in 2013, a clinical research certificate in biostatistics and epidemiology in 2013, and her medical degree in 2014. After completing her internship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, she completed her radiology residency as well as her vascular and interventional radiology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. While at the hospital, she founded and the led the Jim H. Thrall Management and Leadership Training Program, from which she earned a certificate in healthcare management and leadership.
After her training, Dr. Daye practiced as an interventional radiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital. She was also associate professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School and the director of the Precision Interventional and Medical Imaging (PIMI) lab at the MGH/HST Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging.
Where are you from?
Houston, Texas.
Why did you choose radiology?
For the ability to help many people in a single day and to interact with many other specialties.
What are your professional interests?
As an interventional radiologist, my clinical interests include venous disease and women’s health, genicular artery embolization, hemorrhoid artery embolization, interventional oncology, and MRI-guided interventions.
My research interests are in the applications of AI for precision patient care. As the incoming director of the Center for High Value Imaging, I look forward to using my experience in AI and analytics to improve operational efficiency, patient access, and experience.
Why did you choose to work at UW–Madison?
The people and great departmental culture in a world-renowned institution.
What are your hobbies?
Traveling, hiking, and trying new cuisines.