Faculty Spotlight: Leslie Nelson
Leslie Nelson, DO joined the Abdominal Imaging and Intervention section as an assistant professor (CHS) in 2024.
July 24th, 2024Education
News in 2024
Meghan Lubner recognized as an outstanding educator and mentor, completes international tour
Over the past year, Meghan Lubner, MD received local and national awards in recognition of her exceptional commitment to education and mentorship.
July 17th, 2024
Publications by UW Radiology Faculty Finalized in June 2024
A list of publications finalized by UW Radiology Faculty in June 2024.
July 11th, 2024
Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub receives $49M federal grant
The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) granted $49 million in Phase 2 funding to the Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub, an initiative to position Wisconsin as a global leader in personalized medicine. The UW Department of Radiology played a pivotal role in earning the federal tech hub designation and is on the forefront of the transformative work the funding will drive.
July 11th, 2024
Pallavi Tiwari awarded $3.4M NIH/NCI grant to study use of AI to detect tumor extent in Glioblastoma
Pallavi Tiwari, PhD received a $3.4 million, multi-institutional grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute for the project “Radiomic spatial maps for identifying viable tumor extent on multi-parametric MRI for Glioblastoma.” This novel project will be the first to utilize artificial intelligence (AI) to detect hard-to-see glioblastoma tumor edges during a clinical trial.
July 8th, 2024
Faculty Spotlight: Thomas "Tommy" LoDuca
Thomas LoDuca, MD joined the Breast Imaging and Intervention section as an Assistant Professor (CHS) in July.
July 3rd, 2024
Frederick Kelcz retires, leaves behind a lasting impact on patient care and advocacy
Frederick Kelcz, MD, PhD, FACR is set to retire in August, leaving behind an impressive legacy. Dr. Kelcz played a pivotal role in establishing MRI as a clinical screening tool and was among the first wave of physicians to advocate for MRI screening for breast cancer.
June 26th, 2024
Patient remains stroke-free for 15 years thanks to Beverly Aagaard Kienitz
In 2009, Beverly Aagaard Kienitz, MD and Bermans Iskandar, MD developed the wide arterial sparing encephalo-duro-synangiosis (WASEDS) procedure, which has kept their very first patient, Danielle, stroke-free for 15 years.
June 13th, 2024 Fellowship class of 2025-2026 announced
The UW Department of Radiology's Neuroradiology, Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention, and Breast Imaging & Intervention fellowship programs along with the Interventional Radiology Independent program participated in the Radiology Fellowship Match Day on June 12. We proudly announce our matches as well as our Abdominal Imaging & Intervention and Cardiothoracic Imaging fellows for the 2025-2026 year.
June 12th, 2024
News 3 Now interviewed Anand Narayan about accessible breast cancer screening
In a special segment for the Susan G. Komen 'More Than Pink’ walk, News 3 Now spoke with Anand Narayan, MD, PhD regarding access to breast cancer screening.
June 12th, 2024