Tabassum (Tabby) Kennedy, MD
Associate Professor (CHS)
Vice Chair of Communications
Section Chief of Neuroradiology
About
Dr. Tabby Kennedy is an associate professor (CHS) in the Department of Radiology. She joined the department in July 2010 after completing a two-year fellowship here at UW–Madison. Dr. Kennedy earned her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania and residency at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology in St. Louis. Dr. Kennedy’s clinical expertise is in head and neck imaging where she focuses on head and neck cancer, temporal bone, orbital and sinonasal imaging. Dr. Kennedy is a well-recognized trailblazer in medical student, residency, and fellowship education and has won numerous teaching awards for her efforts.
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Education
Undergraduate
Pomona College – BA, Neuroscience
Graduate/Medical School
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine – MD
Internship and Residency
Presbyterian Hospital, University of Pennsylvania – Internship, Transitional Medicine
Residency, Diagnostic Radiology – Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
Fellowship
University of Wisconsin – Neuroradiology Fellowship
Honors & Awards
National Honors
2020 ASNR/ACR/AAWR Women in Neuroradiology Leadership Award
2021 ASNR Outstanding Contributions In Neuroradiology Education Award
Teaching Awards
2011 Teacher of the Year, elected by the UW department of Radiology residents
2015 Dean’s Teaching Award; University of Wisconsin SMPH Award selected by peers
2017 Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association Distinguished Clinical Science Teaching Award; University of Wisconsin SMPH, award chosen by 4th year medical students given annually to a single clinical faculty member at the SMPH
2019 Radiology Department Medical Student Teacher of the Year ; University of Wisconsin, Department of Radiology, annual award chosen by medical students
2020 AOA, Faculty University of Wisconsin-Madison Chapter
2020 SMPH Graduation “Hooder” Selected as the single clinical faculty representative for the SMPH by 4th year medical student class
2021 Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association Distinguished Clinical Science Teaching Award; University of Wisconsin SMPH, award chosen by 4th year medical students given annually to a single clinical faculty member at the SMPH
2021 SMPH Graduation “Marshal” Selected by the SMPH graduating 4th year medical students
Hospital Awards
2013 Improving the Patient Experience of Care Award, UW Health Quality and Safety Week (2013), Stroke Code Communication Compliance Practice Quality Improvement project
National Awards for Best Educational Exhibit/Abstract
2009 Certificate of Merit, Radiological Society of North America. Posttransplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorder: Spectrum of imaging findings
2010 Certificate of Merit, Radiological Society of North America. Paraganglioma From Head to Toe: Imaging and Pathologic Finding.
2011 Third place, American Society of Head and Neck Radiology. Extranodal Lymphoma of the Head and Neck
2011 Certificate of Merit, Radiological Society of North America. Vascular Anomalies of the Temporal Bone
2011 Cum Laude, Radiological Society of North America. Can’t Touch This: Hamartoma Time
2013 1st place, American Society of Head and Neck Radiology. Decoding the Audiogram: An Illustrative Guide for the Head and Neck Radiologist
2013 Certificate of Merit, Radiological Society of North America. Infectious Complications of Solid Organ Transplant: A Pictorial Review
2014 Certificate of Merit. Radiological Society of North America. Imaging Features of Tympansclerosis.
2014 Certificate of Merit. Radiological Society of North America. Laryngeal Carcinoma Imaging and Laryngoscopy Correlation
2014 Cum Laude, Radiological Society of North America. Understanding the Differences in Radiation Dose Distribution between Multi Detector CT and C-arm CT for High Contrast Imaging
2014 Best Poster Award, Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children. Can the Scalar Location of Cochlear Implant Electrodes be Determined Using Computed Tomography? A Comparison of Conventional Multidetector Computed Tomography and Flat Panel Computed Tomography.
2015 Summa Cum Laude. American Society of Neuroradiology. This is Your Brain on Drugs
2016 Best Poster Award, American Society of Spine Radiology. Untangling the Brachial Plexus
2016 2nd Place Award, American Society of Head and Neck Radiology. A Radiological Disorder to Olfactory Disorders
2016 3rd Place Award, American Society of Head and Neck Radiology. Stop Touching me! Imaging Features of Neurovascular Compression
2016 Certificate of Merit, Radiological Society of North America. Untangling the Brachial Plexus: Dynamic Imaging in the Normal and Pathologic State.
2016 Certificate of Merit, Radiological Society of North America. Navigating the Visual Pathway: An Illustrative Case Based Roadmap of Visual Loss
2018 3rd Place Scientific Exhibit Award, American Society of Head and Neck Radiology. Hyperintensity of the Optic Nerve on 3D-FLAIR Imaging is Effective for Identifying Papilledema in Patients with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension 2019
2019 Most Eye-Catching Graphics Award. Development of PACS simulation Modules for Radiology Education
2019 Certificate of Merit, Radiological Society of North America.
Lesion Localization in Neuroradiology: Classic Neurologic Exam and Neuroimaging Correlates
2019 Certificate of Merit, Radiological Society of North America. Flip It! Techniques for Interactive, Learner-Directed Educational Conferences to Increase Trainee Engagement and Diagnostic Confidence
2019 Certificate of Merit, Radiological Society of North America. Down the Hatch: A Systematic Approach in Cross-Sectional Evaluation of the Large Airways
2021 Certificate of Merit, American Society of Neuroradiology. Head and Neck Manifestations of Systemic Disease.
2021 Gold Medal Award, Best Education Exhibit, American Society of Head and Neck Radiology Annual Meeting. Horner Syndrome and the Oculosympathetic Pathway: A Case Based Review
2021 Silver Medal Award, Best Education Exhibit, American Society of Head and Neck Radiology Annual Meeting. Development of a Head and Neck Curriculum for Early Learners Utlizing Infographics
Professional Society Memberships
Radiological Society of North America
American Society of Neuroradiology
American Society of Head and Neck Radiology
American College of Radiology
American Roentgen Ray Society
Association of University Radiologists
American Association of Women Radiologists
Departmental Committees
Radiology Resident Education Committee
Radiology Medical Student Education Committee
Radiology Resident Clinical Competence Committee Member
Radiology Neuroradiology Fellow Clinical Competence Committee Chair
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In the News
- Clinical Science Teaching Award Goes to Tabby Kennedy
- Jason Stephenson, Tabby Kennedy, and Katie Yang Receive Grant to Transform Course into Synchronous Discussion Series
- Tabby Kennedy Selected for ASNR Neuroradiology Education Award
- Tabby Kennedy Receives Multiple Honors
- Department Faculty Selected to Participate in Class of 2020 UWSMPH Graduation Recognition Ceremony
- Dr. Kennedy Honored with 2015 Dean’s Teaching Award
Research
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