UW Department of Radiology Conference Hub
Throughout the year, our faculty and trainees present at society conferences around the nation and the globe. See where they’ve been and where they’re heading below!
Upcoming Conferences
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| Presenter | Topic |
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| Perry Pickhardt, MD | Keynote Lecture: Opportunistic Screening with CT |
| Presenter | Topic | Presentation Date & Time |
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| Greg Avey, MD | Why Anatomy Matters in Distinguishing Lower Neck Pathologies | Nov. 30, 3PM |
| Anu Brixey, MD | Chest Jeopardy Session | Dec. 2, 10:30AM |
| Nicholas Burris, MD | 1. Panel Moderator: Vascular Imaging (Acute Aortic Syndrome and Aneurysm Remodeling: Risk Mapping and Computational Approaches) 2. Emerging Techniques for Aortic Quantification | 1. Nov. 30, 1:30PM 2. Nov. 30, 3PM |
| Alex Christensen, PhD | An Ultrasound Beamforming and Image Formation Primer | |
| Laura Eisenmenger, MD | Dynamic Vascular Imaging with 4D CTA/MRA: What It Adds and When It Matters | Nov. 29, 7:30AM |
| Jennifer Febbo, MD; Sarah Daggett, MD (Resident) | Case of the Day | Dec. 3 |
| Carlos Alberto Campeno Jorge, MD (Former Postdoc mentored by Nicholas Burris, MD) | Personalized 3D Aortic Z-Scores Identify Heritable Aortopathy from a Single CT | Nov. 29, 1PM |
| Jeffrey Kanne, MD | Lung Cancer Screening: Advances in the United States and Europe: Risk and QA: Tracking Nodule Follow-up and Outcomes, Pulmonary Fibrosis Identified at Lung Cancer Screening | Dec. 2, 1:30PM |
| Yogesh Karnam (Postdoc mentored by Nicholas Burris, MD) | 1. CT-Derived Aortic Shape Score Identifies Patients Headed for Thoracic Aortic Dissection Below the Surgical Diameter Threshold 2. Detecting Hereditary Thoracic Aortic Disease in Non-Dilated Aortas with Quantitative 3D Shape Analysis | Nov. 29 |
| Tabby Kennedy, MD | 1. Panel Speaker: Women in Radiology 2. Advanced Head and Neck Cases that Made Experts Go “Hmmm…” | 1. Nov. 30, 9:30AM 2. Dec. 3, 9:30AM |
| Erica Knavel Koepsel, MD | Compression Related Venous Disorders Imaging and Diagnostic Approach | Nov. 29 |
| Leslie Nelson, DO | Imaging In Action: Integration of Radiology within the Clinical Medical Student Curriculum to Demonstrate Value, Impact, and Relevance to Patient Care | |
| Ivo Queiroz Costa Neto, MD (Postdoc mentored by Nicholas Burris, MD) | A personalized 3D Z-Score Approach Reclassifies Borderline Ascending Aortic Dilation | Nov. 29, 1PM |
| Maria Daniela Martin Rother, MD | Fundamentals and Updates of Diffuse Lung Diseases: Rapid-fire Case-based review of Diffuse Lung Disease | Dec. 3, 3PM |
| Bruno Murad, MD (Postdoc mentored by Nicholas Burris, MD) | 1. 3D Aortic Growth Mapping Identifies Patients with Long-Term Ascending Aortic Stability 2. Virtual Normal Ascending Aortic Diameter Mapping Does Not Improve Prediction of Aortic Growth Rate Over Diameter | 1. Nov. 29, 1PM 2. Dec. 3, 12:45PM |
| Isha Pathak, MD (Fellow) | Multimodality Imaging Review of Common and Uncommon Female Pelvic Devices | |
| Ojas Ankurbhai Ramwala, PhD | Large-scale U.S. Evaluation of Four FDA-Cleared AI Tools for Breast Cancer Detection on Screening Mammography | Dec. 1, 9:30AM |
| Andrew Ross, MD, MPH | 1. Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: Normal Appearances, Pathologic Conditions and Hands-On Demo (Elbow, Hand and Wrist, Nerves of the Foot and Ankle): The Elbow: US Pathology 2. Hands-On Lab: Musculoskeletal Ultrasound of the Shoulder: Dynamic Assessment Techniques and Review of Interventional Procedures 3. Noninterpretive Skills (Beyond Imaging) Tuesday Afternoon Poster Discussions I: Doubling of Multi-State Medicare Enrollment Among U.S. Diagnostic Radiologists, 2016–2026: A National PECOS-Based Analysis (presenting author) 4. Musculoskeletal Imaging (Image Guided Interventions; Infection): Vertebral Augmentation Workforce Contraction in the Medicare Fee-for-Service Population: Provider Attrition and Per-Provider Volume Trends, 2015–2023 (senior author) 5. Noninterpretive Skills (Beyond Imaging) Wednesday Afternoon Poster Discussions II: Contraction of the Radiologist Procedural Workforce and Share of Core Procedures: Longitudinal Analysis of Medicare Claims, 2017–2023 (senior author) | 1. Nov. 30, 1:30PM 2. Dec. 1, 8:30AM 3. Dec. 1, 12:15PM 4. Dec. 1, 3PM 5. Dec. 2, 12:45 PM |
| Benjamin Rush, PhD, MPH | Alterations in muscle, bone, and adipose tissue associated with weight change in GLP-1 RA users mirror controls | Nov. 30, 1:30PM |
| Elizabeth Sadowski, MD | 1. Imaging of Ovarian Cancer Across the Care Continuum: Current Practice and Emerging Frontiers 2. Imaging Plays a Key Role in Triage: Ovarian Lesion Imaging: Risk Assessment Using US and MRI | 1. Nov. 29, 7:30AM 2. Nov. 30, 1:30PM |
| Matthew Smith, MD, PhD | Predictive value of esophageal transit time on standard preoperative esophagram for postoperative outcomes after antireflux surgery | Nov. 29, 2:30PM |
| Vijay Sharma, PhD (Clinical Imaging Physics Resident) | ||
| Andrew Wentland, MD, PhD | Phone a Friend, Misses and Misinterpretations in Everyday GU Radiology | Dec. 3, 9:30AM |
| Hongkun Yu (PhD student mentored by Andrew Wentland, MD, PhD) | Toward Protocol Simplification: Deep Learning-Based Image Synthesis in Three-Phase CT Urography | Dec. 1, 12:15PM |
| Ran Zhang, PhD |
Past Conferences
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| Presenter | Topic |
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| Anna Giarratana, MD, PhD | F-FDG PET/CT Findings in DRESS Syndrome Mimicking Lymphoma: A Case Report |
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| Leslie Nelson, DO | OB 1st Trimester Head to Toe: Rapid Fire Cases |
| Matthew Smith, MD, PhD | Toward zero needlestick injuries in ultrasound-guided procedures: survey findings and development of educational and mechanical safety interventions |
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| Kenneth Lee, MD | Ultrasound-guided procedures of the Shoulder Hands-on Workshop Leader |
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| Andrew Wentland, MD, PhD | Spirit of Science – Andrew’s Story – Lessons for the Next Generation of Physician-Scientists |
| Perry Pickhardt, MD | Approach to Clinical Research in Radiology: How to Maximize Impact & Fun Spirit of Innovation – Perry’s Story |
| Jeffrey Kanne, MD | Cardiothoracic Imaging: Hottest Trials |
| Matthew Lee, MD | Spirit of Service – Matthew’s Story |
| Fred Lee, MD | Panelist: Practical Solutions for Maintaining a Robust Academic Mission Ted Talks: Passing It On Through Generations |
| Ali Pirasteh, MD | Is PET-MRI a Clinical or Research Tool? Panelist: Cardiac Device MRI Safety 2026 |
| Jitka Starekova, MD | Panelist: Cardiac Device MRI Safety 2026 Spirit of Innovation: Jitka’s Story |
| Giuseppe Toia, MD, MS | Panelist: Contrast Safety 2026 Back to School – The Physics of Quantitative CT |
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| Michael Veronesi, MD, PhD | Molecular Imaging of Gliomas |
| John-Paul (JP) Yu, MD, PhD | Molecular Imaging |
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| Erica Knavel Koepsel, MD | MRI-Guided Cryoablation for Primary and Salvage Prostate Cancer Treatment: Initial Patient Experience MRI-Guided Percutaneous Laser Ablation for Pediatric Vascular Anomalies: A Single-Institution Experience MRI-Guided Percutaneous Cryoablation for Pediatric Vascular Anomalies: Safety and Technical Outcomes Building a new interventional MRI practice |
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| Andrew Wentland, MD, PhD | Renal Masses: Staging, Treatment, and Post-Treatment Imaging Session Moderator: Renal and Urothelial Session |
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| Laura Eisenmenger, MD | Stroke Imaging Protocols – Best Practice Workflows |
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| Leslie Nelson, DO | O-RADS MRI after Ultrasound and Patient Referral Patterns. O-RADS MRI in clinical practice (Workshop). |
| Erica Knavel Koepsel, MD | Microwave Ablation of Renal Cell Carcinoma: Guidelines and Best Practices. Diagnostic Imaging to Avoid Undertreatment and Complications during UAE for Uterine Fibroids. Mri-Guided Cryoablation for Primary and Salvage Prostate Cancer Treatment: Initial Patient Experience. |
| Nathan Skinner, MD, PhD | Techniques for Ultrasound-guided Genitourinary Biopsy and Intervention. |
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| Kelly Capel, MD | Isolated Trochlear Nerve Palsy Temporally Associated with Sildenafil (Viagra) Use: Imaging Findings and Diagnostic Considerations . A Practical Guide to Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. |
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| Chamil Jinadasa, MD (Resident. Faculty Mentor: Wenhui Zhou, MD, PhD) | Clinical utility and management impact of 18F-FES PET/CT for Estrogen Receptor Positive Breast Cancer. |
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| Chamil Jinadasa, MD (Resident. Faculty mentor: Nandakumar Menon, MD) | Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Reserve and Transient Ischemic Dilation During Regadenoson Stress F-18 Flurpiridaz PET Myocardial Perfusion Imaging. |
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| Prasad Dalvie, MD | From Tube to Tube-Free: Minimally Invasive Strategies for Definitive Management of Cholecystostomy-Dependent Patients. |
| Jordan Teague (Graduate student. Faculty mentor: Matthew Niemeyer, MD) | Predictive Monte Carlo-based dose distributions of 90Y transarterial radioembolization in an Oncopig lung cancer model. |
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| Kelly Capel, MD |
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| Veena Nair, PhD | Alterations Of The Hemodynamic Response In Mild Cognitive Impairment: Evidence For Early Neurovascular Uncoupling |
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| Prasad Dalvie, MD | Salvage of a Hepatic artery infusion (HAI) pump by embolization of extra-hepatic arterial supply |
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| Veena Nair, PhD | Persistent Gray Matter Hypoperfusion and Hemispheric CBF Asymmetry after Ischemic Stroke |
| Samuel Hurley, PhD | Persistent Gray Matter Hypoperfusion and Hemispheric CBF Asymmetry after Ischemic Stroke |
| Leonardo Rivera-Rivera, PhD | Persistent Gray Matter Hypoperfusion and Hemispheric CBF Asymmetry after Ischemic Stroke |
| Vivek Prabhakaran, MD, PhD | Persistent Gray Matter Hypoperfusion and Hemispheric CBF Asymmetry after Ischemic Stroke |
| Kevin Johsnon, PhD | Persistent Gray Matter Hypoperfusion and Hemispheric CBF Asymmetry after Ischemic Stroke |
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| Tyler Bradshaw, PhD | NucLex: An Ontology for Standardized Terminology in Nuclear Medicine, Theranostics, and Radiopharmaceutical Therapy |
| Richard Bruce, MD | How to Actually Use Foundation Models: From Classification to Agents Learning Lab Generalization Over Specialization: Comparing a 3D MRI Foundation Model to CNN Baselines for MRI Protocol and Context Detection Tasks |
| Dania Daye, MD, PhD | Hip versus Hype: Trending Topics in Large Language Models & Agentic AI |
| John Garrett, PhD | How to Actually Use Foundation Models: From Classification to Agents Learning Lab Accuracy and Performance of an Incidental Breast Lesion Detection Tool on a Cohort of 18000 Consecutive Chest CT Exams Generalization Over Specialization: Comparing a 3D MRI Foundation Model to CNN Baselines for MRI Protocol and Context Detection Tasks Distilled BERT-Variant Models Can Extract Radiology Follow-Up Recommendations Using Expert-Guided LLM Labeled Data Extracting Neurocritical Findings from Overnight Neuroimaging Reports Using Open-Weight Locally Deployed LLMs |
| Alan McMillan, PhD Annual Meeting Organizing Committee member; Academic Program Co-Chair | How to Actually Use Foundation Models: From Classification to Agents Learning Lab |
| Orhan Unal, PhD | Generalization Over Specialization: Comparing a 3D MRI Foundation Model to CNN Baselines for MRI Protocol and Context Detection Tasks Distilled BERT-Variant Models Can Extract Radiology Follow-Up Recommendations Using Expert-Guided LLM Labeled Data Extracting Neurocritical Findings from Overnight Neuroimaging Reports Using Open-Weight Locally Deployed LLMs |
| Joshua Warner, MD, PhD | How to Actually Use Foundation Models: From Classification to Agents Learning Lab |
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| Sean Golden, MD; Co-author Joshua Verhagen (Medical Student) | How to use virtual injection software to facilitate complex embolization procedures: A pictorial essay |
| Matthew Lee, MD | Fat and calcification Lecture Session on Opportunistic Imaging Biomarkers in Abdominal Diseases & Panelist |
| Scott Reeder, MD, PhD | All you need to know about iron quantification with MRI: ESGAR – SAR guidelines and beyond |
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| Jeffrey Kanne, MD, MPH | Speaking the same language: Fleischner Society consensus on ILD terminology. |
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| Dheerendranath Battalapalli | Tumor Recurrence or Treatment Effect? Large Multi-institutional Evaluation of an AI Risk Assessment Model in Glioma and Brain Metastases. |