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WPR interviews Pallavi Tiwari on how AI identifies sex-specific risks for brain tumors

Pallavi Tiwari, PhD, spoke to Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) for the article “UW–Madison researchers use AI to identify ‘sex specific’ risk factors in brain tumors” published January 1, 2025. Dr. Tiwari and other fellow UW–Madison researchers developed an AI model to identify why glioblastoma tumors are more aggressive in men than women. Their research was …

Perry Pickhardt and John Garrett among finalists for 2024 WARF Innovation Awards

Perry Pickhardt, MD and John Garrett, PhD are among the finalists for the 2024 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) Innovation Awards for their work, “Innovative Screening Tool for Age-Related Diseases,” which aims to provide a “biological age” for a patient that may differ from their actual age and guide improvements in health. Dr. Pickhardt and Dr. Garrett collaborated …

Michael Hartung lends expertise to Radiopaedia

Michael Hartung, MD collaborated with Radiopaedia to launch a continuing medical education course, Abdominal CT Essentials, which covers abdominal CT protocols, search pattern, acute abdomen and cancer imaging. Through interactive cases and video lessons, Dr. Hartung addresses common diagnoses ranging from appendicitis and pancreatitis to liver tumors and cancer mimics. The course features two and …

Alumni Spotlight: Sharon D’Souza

Sharon D’Souza, MD, MPH is a former Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Breast Imaging fellow. Currently, Dr. D’Souza works at Tulsa Radiology Associates in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she combines her clinical practice with a passion for patient advocacy. What career milestones have you achieved since your time at UW–Madison?I’ve kind of carved my own path a …

Publications by UW Radiology Members Finalized in December 2024

Barkovich, Krister J.; Gibson, Amanda C.; Brahmbhatt, Sneh; Tadisetty, Sindhura; Wilds, Emory C.; Nelson, Leslie W.; Gupta, Meera; Gedaly, Roberto; Khurana, Aman. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound of renal masses in the pre-transplant setting: literature review with case highlights. Abdominal Radiology. 2024 Dec; 49(12):4521-4530.  Bluemke, David A. Late gadolinium enhancement and the diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. …

Faculty Spotlight: Nicholas Burris

Nicholas Burris, MD joined the Cardiovascular Imaging section as an associate professor in 2025. He completed his Diagnostic Radiology residency, a T32 postdoctoral research fellowship and clinical fellowship in Cardiac and Pulmonary Imaging at University of California, San Francisco.   Prior to joining the department, Dr. Burris practiced at University of Michigan with a dual appointment …

Faculty Spotlight: Veena Nair

Veena Nair, PhD joined the Clinical Imaging Physics section as a professor (CHS) in 2025. Prior to her faculty appointment, she worked in the department as a scientist for a decade.   Dr. Nair attended Old Dominion University for her master’s in psychology and University of South Carolina for her graduate fellowship and doctorate in …

Faculty host mentoring event for medical students

This fall, Women Professionals in Radiology (WPR) co-chairs Erica Knavel Koepsel, MD, Jade Anderson, MD, and Leslie Nelson, DO hosted Radiology Roundtable: Jeopardy & Mentorship Night. The event was in partnership with the UW School of Medicine and Public Health’s Radiology Interest Group (RIG), which Venkata (Vinny) Meduri, MD and Matthew Lee, MD lead.    Medical students engaged with the mentors in small groups on the …

Bluemke and Pickhardt receive Lifetime Honored Educator Awards

At the annual Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting, David Bluemke, MD, MSB, PhD and Perry Pickhardt, MD were honored for their outstanding contributions to radiology education; each receiving a Lifetime Honored Educator Award from the society. This prestigious award recognizes individuals who further radiologic education through the creation of high-quality educational content.  Dr. Bluemke has been an …