Professor (CHS)
Biography
David A. Bluemke, MD, MSB, PhD joined the department in July 2017 as a professor (CHS) in the Thoracic Imaging and Cardiovascular Imaging Sections. He comes to the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health from the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD, where he was radiologist-in-chief at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, tenured senior investigator at the NIH National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering and Clinical Center, and adjunct senior investigator at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Prior to that, Dr. Bluemke was Professor of Radiology and Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. A native of Brookfield, WI, Dr. Bluemke completed his medical degree at the University of Chicago Medical School, Chicago, IL and his PhD in Biophysics also at the University of Chicago. He completed his residency, fellowship, and master of science in business at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD. He has authored more than 600 publications in the areas of diagnostic radiology and cardiovascular disease, including his work as principal investigator for MRI studies in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). In 2018, he assumes the position of Editor-in-Chief of the journal Radiology, the field’s most prominent scholarly journal.
Education
- Medical School University of Chicago - 1989
- Residency Johns Hopkins School of Medicine - 1993
- Fellowship Johns Hopkins School of Medicine - 1994
- Graduate University of Chicago - 1987
Publications
In the News
- Bluemke and Pickhardt receive Lifetime Honored Educator Awards
- UW Radiology Faculty & Trainees Present at RSNA 2024
- Publications by UW Radiology Faculty Finalized in July 2024
- Publications by UW Radiology Faculty Finalized in June 2024
- Publications by UW Radiology Faculty Finalized in May 2024
- Publications by UW Radiology Faculty Finalized in April 2024
- Publications by UW Radiology Faculty Finalized in March 2024
- David Bluemke awarded highest honor from the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
- RSNA 2023 Highlights
- Bluemke, Lubner, Reeder, and Woods Receive 2022 RSNA Honored Educator Awards
- David Bluemke Sees Substantial Jump in Impact Score as Editor of Radiology
- Drs. Bluemke and Prabhakaran Receive Distinguished Investigator Awards
- Dr. Bluemke and Dr. Prabhakaran Named to 2020 Council of Distinguished Investigators
- Dr. Jeffrey Kanne Publishes Chest CT Findings for 2019 Novel Coronavirus; Dr. David Bluemke Releases Podcast
- Drs. Bluemke and François Address International Conference
- Dr. Bluemke Hosts Monthly Podcast on Key Radiology Articles