Publications by UW Radiology Members Finalized in December 2025
A listing of publications finalized by department members in December 2025.
A listing of publications finalized by department members in December 2025.
Jennifer Pitts, MD joined the Section of Emergency Radiology as a clinical assistant professor in January 2026. She obtained her medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis and completed her diagnostic radiology residency at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, where she served as chief resident. Where are you from? I grew up …
Kevin McDonald, MD joined the Sections of Cardiovascular Imaging and Thoracic Imaging in 2026. Dr. McDonald attended medical school at the University of Cincinnati before completing his intern year, residency, and cardiothoracic imaging fellowship at University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. During his residency, he was awarded the Medical Student Award for Outstanding Teaching by …
Leonardo Rivera-Rivera, PhD obtained his PhD in physics and completed his postgraduate studies in MRI neuroimaging at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Before joining the Section of Imaging Sciences as an assistant professor in 2026, Dr. Rivera-Rivera worked in the Department of Medicine as an associate scientist in the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC). Currently, …
According to data from a 20-year-long program led by Perry Pickhardt, MD and David Kim, MD, CT colonography (CTC) may be the best option for many patients to screen for colorectal cancer.
The University of Wisconsin–Madison and UW Health will assess whether artificial intelligence (AI) can effectively assist radiologists in the interpretation of mammograms as part of a national clinical trial. Wisconsin media outlets interviewed Christoph Lee, MD, MS, MBA; Mai Elezaby, MD; and Ryan Woods, MD, MPH about the exciting potential of improving cancer detection and reducing unnecessary callbacks and …
Anibal, James T.; Huth, Hannah B.; Boeken, Tom; Daye, Dania; Gichoya, Judy; Muñoz, Fernando Gómez; Chapiro, Julius; Wood, Bradford J.; Sze, Daniel Y.; Hausegger, Klaus. Interventional Radiology Reporting Standards and Checklist for Artificial Intelligence Research Evaluation (iCARE). Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 2025 Sep; 36(9):1381-1388.e4. Belsky, Jennifer A.; Renfro, Lindsay A.; Keller, Frank G.; Hodgson, David C.; Punnett, Angela; McCarten, Kathleen; Cho, Steve Y.; Wu, Yue; Kelly, Kara M.; Castellino, Sharon M.; Schwartz, Cindy L. Evaluation of the Childhood Hodgkin International Prognostic Score (CHIPS) in High-Risk Pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients Treated on Children’s Oncology Group AHOD1331. Pediatric …
Nancy Ann Little, MD joined the Division of Community Radiology as a clinical assistant professor in October 2025. After obtaining her medical degree at the University of Utah School of Medicine, she completed her internship at Virginia Mason Medical Center. Dr. Little joined the UW Department of Radiology as a diagnostic radiology resident in 2021 and …
This fall, Perry Pickhardt, MD spent two weeks touring China, building interdisciplinary relationships and delivering talks on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in radiology. The tour was part of Dr. Pickhardt’s Distinguished Scientist, President’s International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI) award that he received from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS). Open to scientific research personnel worldwide, PIFI …
Jamey Wiechert, PhD, an expert on the forefront of theranostics research and co-director of the Initiative for Theranostics and Particle Therapy, shared with Medscape how radiopharmaceuticals are changing cancer treatment. The article highlights that the treatment could become the ‘fifth pillar’ of cancer care, joining surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and immunology. Dr. Weichert explained there’s been high interest because …