University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
A monthly dinner and speaker series hosted by the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) brings in a diverse array of accomplished faculty to share stories of their paths to medicine. In addition to encouraging diversity and inclusivity, the speaker series also creates the opportunity for medical students and faculty to form connections. Three faculty members from the …
Abdominal Imaging and Intervention Geng, R., Buelo, C.J., Sundaresan, M., Starekova, J., Panagiotopoulos, N., Oechtering, T.H., Lawrence, E.M., Ignaciuk, M., Reeder, S.B., Hernando, D. Automated MR image prescription of the liver using deep learning: Development, evaluation, and prospective implementation. (2023) Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jmri.28564. Lubner, M.G., Marko, J., Hu, R., Kawashima, A., Potretzke, T.A., …
On Wednesday, August 30, 2023, Senator Tammy Baldwin visited the Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research (WIMR) on the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s campus. In her tour of the facilities, she visited the UW–Madison Cyclotron lab, Radiopharmaceutical Production Facility, WIMR PET Imaging Center, and the Photon Counting CT Scanner. This visit is part of an effort to …
Jakub Siembida, MD has joined the Cardiovascular Imaging Section as an Assistant Professor (CHS). He completed his fellowship in Cardiovascular Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital. Q: Where are you from? A: I was born and raised in Chicago. Q: Why did you choose radiology? A: As a radiologist, I’m able to act as a “doctor’s doctor,” …
Jade Anderson, MD has joined the Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention Section as an Assistant Professor (CHS). She completed her fellowship in Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Q: Where are you from? A: I’m from Chicago, Illinois. Q: Why did you choose radiology? A: During my orthopedic surgery residency, I was going to …
Early detection of breast cancer saves lives. When breast cancer is caught during the localized stages, the 5-year relative survival rate is 99%, according to the American Cancer Society. High costs often prevent patients from obtaining secondary screenings – a fact that members of the Department of Radiology, including Anand Narayan, MD, PhD are looking to change. …
Ran Zhang, PhD has joined the Imaging Sciences Section as an Assistant Professor (Tenure Track). He earned his PhD in Engineering Physics from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, and has previously served as an Assistant Scientist in the Department of Medical Physics at UW–Madison. Q: Where are you from? A: I was born and raised in …
Abdominal Imaging and Intervention Liu, C.-Y., Noda, C., van der Geest, R.J., Triaire, B., Kassai, Y., Bluemke, D.A., Lima, J.A.C. Sex-specific associations in multiparametric 3 T MRI measurements in adult livers. (2023) Abdominal Radiology. DOI: 10.1007/s00261-023-03981-3. Mukherjee P., Lee S., Elton D.C., Nakada S.Y., Pickhardt P.J., Summers R.M. Fully Automated Longitudinal Assessment of Renal Stone Burden on …
Nandakumar Menon, MD has joined the Nuclear Medicine Section as an Assistant Professor (CHS). He completed his fellowship in Nuclear Medicine at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. Q: Where are you from? A: I am originally from Kerala, India, but relocated to Maryland when I was 14. I completed both my high school and …
On June 12, 2023, Erica Knavel Koepsel, MD was featured on Channel 27 News and WKOW.com to discuss her work in using noninvasive cryoablation techniques to treat prostate cancer. In addition, she was featured in news segments on television stations across Wisconsin. Traditional treatments for prostate cancer – like surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation – can be invasive and …