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This past weekend, Jason Chiang, a medical student and research assistant in Dr. Chris Brace’s Tumor Ablation Lab successfully completed his first marathon in the Wisconsin Dells with a time of 2:46:20. This impressive time earned him the third place finish overall, and he was just 37 seconds away from the second place finisher.
The Tumor Ablation Lab has a tradition of marathon-running students. The previous medical student to work in the lab, Paul Laeseke, M.D., won the Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon in 2006. Chiang currently is 14 minutes behind Dr. Laeseke, but assures us that his marathon career is just beginning.
Forward Motion: Dr. Perry Pickhardt Featured on Big Ten Network
This past weekend, on Sunday, October 13, Dr. Perry Pickhardt of the Abdominal Imaging Section was be featured on the Big
Ten Network's program Forward Motion, which spotlights faculty around the Big 10. Dr. Pickhardt's work was highlighted along with Dr. Josh Medow of the Department of Neurosurgery, and Dr. Richard Davis of the School of Music.
Specifically, Forward Motion highlighted Dr. Pickhardt's work with virtual colonoscopy. Virtual colonoscopy is a minimally invasive technique used by radiologists and gastroenterologists to image the colon without the need for pain medication and sedation for the patient. This procedure involves computer software creating a 3-D image of the colon, instead of inserting a camera. Then, if polyps (growths) are detected, a regular optical colonoscopy will be performed the same day with medicine and sedation, in order to remove them and further diagnose the patient.
What makes virtual colonoscopy so powerful is that it not only produces an image of the colon, but it also gives radiologists
a chance to look around in the pelvis and abdomen for other abnormalities. This is extremely important because it has the
potential to detect other life-threatening conditions that are not found in optical colonoscopy procedures.
Keep up the good work Dr. Pickhardt!
Drs. Davis, Field Enter New Roles as Section Chiefs
This summer, the Department of Radiology welcomed two outstanding leaders to the section chief leadership team. It is with great pleasure that we announce Dr. Kirkland Davis as the new Musculoskeletal Section chief.
Dr. Davis joined the Department of Radiology in 2000, and has been an active member of the Musculoskeletal Section, currently serving as the musculoskeletal fellowship director and the overall Radiology fellowship director. He is also a member of the Institutional Review Board, Finance Committee, and UWMF Council of Faculty. All of these roles have shaped his leadership excellence, and prepared him to take on the new challenge of leading the Musculoskeletal Section.
We are also very enthusiastic to announce the appointment of Dr. Aaron Field to the role of chief of Neuroradiology. Dr. Field came to UW Radiology in 2001 with an impressive background in engineering, including electrical and bioengineering, and received fellowship training in neuroradiology from Wake Forest University. He is currently an associate professor with Tenure in the Department of Radiology with an affiliate appointment in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. He also serves as the director of the clinical neuroradiology fellowship program, which has prospered under his superb direction.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Davis and Dr. Field to the section chief leadership team.
Dr. Dustin Pooler Receives Young Investigator Award
Dr. Dustin Pooler, research associate in Dr. Perry Pickhardt's CT Research lab and Department of Radiology intern, just received the Young Investigator award at the Society of Computer Body Tomography & Magnetic Resonance (SCBT-MR) meeting in Boston, MA. This is the second young investigator award for Dr. Pooler this year, as he also received the 2012 International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) Young Investigator award in March 2012.
The winning presentation at SCBT-MR 2012 was entitled: Natural history of small (6-9 mm) colorectal polyps followed by CT colonography: in vivo growth rates predict histology. Since Dr. Pooler joined the CT Research group two years ago, he has presented more than 10 oral papers at scientific meetings, and co-authored 17 peer-reviewed publications, including several first-author publications. Dr. Pooler also has several more peer-reviewed publications in the process of being published.
Congratulations Dr. Pooler!
A Perfect Score: Revolutionizing 4D Digital Subtraction Angiography and 4D Fluoroscopy

Faculty Spotlight: Fred T. Lee Jr. & Michael Tuite
The new academic year brought about some big changes in the leadership team for UW Radiology. We would like to take a moment to recognize the accomplishments of our leaders, as well as look forward to our goals for this next year and beyond. This September, Senior Associate Chair for Clinical Operations, Dr. Fred T. Lee Jr. stepped down from his leadership role, and Dr. Michael Tuite began his appointment as vice chair for clinical affairs.
Fred T. Lee Jr., M.D.
Dr. Lee served as the senior associate chair for clinical affairs for five years. Dr. Lee decided to step down to refocus his energy and enthusiasm on his interests in translational research, direct patient care, and entrepreneurship. He returned to his clinical duties in the Abdominal Imaging Section, continue research in image-guided cancer therapy, and is spending more time mentoring our junior faculty members and trainees. “Dr. Lee deserves our deep gratitude for his tireless effort and sacrifice during his term as senior associate chair for clinical affairs,” said Dr. Tom Grist, chair of Radiology. “Our Department is much stronger, thanks to his leadership in many areas, but especially his commitment to clinical excellence in his role as chief of our clinical mission.” Dr. Lee came to the department in 1991, and just four years later established the Tumor Ablation Laboratory which has resulted in over 100 scientific publications, six book chapters, 26 major awards, 10 patents, and substantial federal and industrial grant support.Michael Tuite, M.D.
Dr. Tuite has accepted appointment to the newly-created position of vice chair for clinical affairs. He served as the Musculoskeletal Imaging Section chief for nine years, and the section thrived under his leadership. “Dr. Tuite brings his outstanding clinical reputation, leadership skills, and practical experience to this important leadership position,” said Dr. Grist. Dr. Tuite came to UW Radiology in 1992 as a musculoskeletal fellow, and joined as faculty in 1993. He has held many appointments, including medical director of Outpatient Radiology and General Imaging, and continuing medical education course director for the Practical Imaging and Intervention Conference. He is also an editorial board member of Skeletal Radiology and the American Journal of Radiology.Dr. Kelcz Makes Fourth Trip to MR-Mammography Congress

Co-Principal Investigators Drs. Reeder and Wieben Work to Develop Novel 4D Imaging Technique

Dr. Kenneth Lee Awarded ICTR Grant for Platelet-rich Plasma Treatments
Dr. Kenneth Lee, assistant professor in the Musculoskeletal Imaging Section, was awarded a $50,000 UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) grant for his project entitled "Platelet-rich plasma injection therapy for Achilles tendinopathy: Correlating novel ultrasound-based biomarkers." His proposal was one of seven Type 1 Translational Research Pilot Projects chosen by ICTR. Other collaborators on this project include Ray Vanderby, Ph.D., and Sarah Duenwald-Kuehl, Ph.D., from the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Ryan DeWall, Ph.D., from the Department of Medical Physics, John Wilson, M.D., M.S., from the Department of Sports Medicine, and Darryl Thelen, Ph.D., from the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Achilles tendinopathy (AT) is a common debilitating overuse injury characterized as a degenerative condition, and is seen in a wide spectrum of people. To date, there is no effective nonsurgical treatment for chronic AT, and 25-45% of patients eventually require surgery. A promising treatment for overuse injuries such as AT called platelet rich plasma (PRP) use platelets from the patient to increase the concentration of growth factors to promote healing on the cellular level, therefore improving pain and function. This study seeks to evaluate new ultrasound-based techniques as objective outcome measures for PRP therapy for chronic AT. Dr. Lee's group believes that PRP treatment of AT will decrease pain and promote cellular healing over time.
Dr. Kanne Named RSNA Honored Educator
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Jeffrey Kanne of the Chest Imaging Section has earned a Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Honored Educator Award for 2012. This award, established last year, recognizes members of the society who have contributed an array of educational resources in the past calendar year. These educational resources include: serving as faculty at one or more RSNA educational meetings, authoring an educational exhibit or online education materials, and donating a refresher course and writing CME questions for online learning. This award serves as a benchmark of academic productivity in support of a meaningful and successful radiology career.
Dr. Kanne is extremely committed to radiology education. He currently serves on the American Board of Radiology (ABR) Thoracic Certifying Exam Committee, the American College of Radiology's E-Learning Subcommittee, and the Society of Thoracic Radiology's Imaging Education Committee. He also works with the American Roentgen Ray Society to develop educational materials for the ABR's Maintenance of Certification Program.
Keep up the good work!