Welcome to the UW Department of Radiology!
John H. Juhl Professor of Radiology
Chair, Department of Radiology
Since its inception in 1927, the University of Wisconsin Department of Radiology has earned the reputation as an international leader in defining the field of diagnostic imaging and image-guided interventions.
In 2027, we will celebrate our centennial anniversary, and it is with great humility to witness how the foundations of past accomplishments are empowering us to reach new heights as we move into a second century of history. We are truly standing on the shoulders of giants in our field, who wrote foundational textbooks that educated generations of radiologists and medical physicists. Colleagues who invented and introduced digital subtraction angiography, developed microwave ablation technologies that revolutionized the treatment of cancer, and lead the field of magnetic resonance angiography, changing the practice of vascular surgery and cardiovascular medicine. And those are just some of our historic accomplishments.
A quick look at our UW Department of Radiology by the Numbers proves our present is just as impressive. Ranked 12th in NIH funding, our research is forging the future of artificial intelligence in imaging. At the #1 hospital in Wisconsin and across 28 imaging sites, we provide patients with the most advanced care anywhere through cutting-edge programs like image-guided ablation, theranostics, colorectal cancer screening and our CT dose protocol initiative. Through 11 fellowship programs, three resident programs, and countless mentorship of medical students and graduate students, we are cultivating future generations of radiologists and imaging scientists that will impact patients across the world.
None of our accomplishments are done alone. We partner daily with colleagues in the Departments of Medical Physics, Human Oncology, Medicine, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics and many more. To ensure we’re on the cutting edge of technology, we collaborate with longstanding industrial partners such as GE HealthCare and new partners like Microsoft. Through national and international societies, we share our expertise and define and lead our field.
As we move into our second century of history, I am extraordinarily optimistic about our collective future. What we do is important and impactful to the patients we serve, the learners we educate, and the research we support. I welcome all to join us as we work together to improve human health through imaging and image-guided interventions.
On Wisconsin!
Scott Reeder, MD, PhD
John H. Juhl Professor of Radiology
Chair, Department of Radiology
School of Medicine and Public Health
University of Wisconsin–Madison