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AuntMinnie.com interviews Dania Daye about AI and new center

As part of International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) annual meeting coverage, AuntMinnie.com filmed an interview with Dania Daye, MD, PhD in May 2025.   Interviewer Erik Ridley asked Dr. Daye for her insight on the challenges of translating AI technology into clinical practice. Dr. Daye identified issues including bias, how models perform in different populations, …

Department faculty visit the Netherlands for inaugural joint symposium

Faculty from the University of Wisconsin Department of Radiology and the Cyclotron Research Group traveled to Rotterdam, the Netherlands in March 2025 for the inaugural Radiology & Nuclear Medicine Symposium that the department and the department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine at Erasmus University Medical Center (MC) co-sponsored. As part of the growing relationship between …

CT scans provide a glimpse into the ancient past 

On Thursday, May 1, 2025, a group of high school students from Wyoming gathered around a CT scanner at the Wisconsin Institute for Medical Research (WIMR). Tim Szczykutowicz, PhD, from the Department of Radiology, operated the equipment to scan a rock from the students’ home on the Wind River Reservation. In a few moments, they …

Faculty Spotlight: Deepa Pai

Deepa Pai, MD, MHSA joined the Section of Pediatric Radiology as a clinical professor (CT) in May 2025. Dr. Pai attended Kalamazoo College for her undergraduate degree and received a Master of Health Service Administration and her medical degree from the University of Michigan. After completing her residency as well as her pediatric and musculoskeletal …

Publications by UW Radiology Members Finalized in April 2025

Ahmad, Rana Armaghan; Marway, Prabhvir; Campello Jorge, Carlos Alberto; Monaghan, Katelyn; Satija, Divyaam; Ling, Carol; Fukuhara, Shinichi; Patel, Himanshu; Deeb, G. Michael; Burris, Nicholas; Yang, Bo. Distal anastomosis new entry tear in acute type A aortic dissection: A risk factor for distal aortic reoperation. JTCVS Open. 2025 Apr; 24:77-84.  Allen, Timothy J.; van der Heijden, …

Annual research symposium celebrates trainee and student research

On Saturday, May 3, department members and alumni came together at the annual Zachary Clark Radiology Research Symposium to celebrate the outstanding research our trainees and medical students conduct over the year.  After a light breakfast and social hour, Department Chair Scott Reeder, MD, PhD welcomed attendees. During his opening remarks, Dr. Reeder shared that …

New Center for High Value Imaging to be led by Dania Daye

In 2024, UW Health and the UW School of Medicine Public Health launched the Center for High Value Imaging (CHVI) to improve patient access, experience and outcomes through high-value imaging. With Director Dania Daye, MD, PhD now at the helm, the University of Wisconsin Department of Radiology center will transform the way diagnostic imaging and …

Thomas Grist discusses impact of rare earths restrictions in The Washington Post

Thomas Grist, MD was recently featured in The Washington Post’s “China’s restrictions on rare earths could hurt U.S. healthcare.” In the article, healthcare experts explain how patients suffering conditions like brain tumors, liver cancer, and heart attacks may be impacted if Beijing’s restriction of rare earth minerals leads to shortages. In the medical field, rare …

Weibo Cai honored by largest general scientific society

Weibo Cai, PhD has been elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society. AAAS fellows are selected for their achievements across disciplines, from research, teaching and technology to administration in academia, industry and government to excellence in communicating and interpreting science to the …