University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Averill, Sarah L.; Woods, Ryan W.; Desoky, Sarah M.; Alexandre Frigini, L.; Chetlen, Alison L.; Oliveira, Amy M.; Desperito, Elise; Belfi, Lily M. NAM National Plan for Health Workforce Well-being: Applications for Radiology. Academic Radiology. 2024 May; 31:2097-2108. Degenhardt, Katja; Schmidt, Simon; Aigner, Christoph S.; Kratzer, Fabian J.; Seiter, Daniel P.; Mueller, Max; Kolbitsch, Christoph; Nagel, Armin …
Michael Hartung, MD established a remote Global Health Elective program in which radiology residents can have an international impact from the comfort of their home or hospital workstation. Through his global health volunteer work, Dr. Hartung developed partnerships with the program’s two participating hospitals. Both the Tenwek Hospital in Bomet, Kenya and the Diospi-Suyana Hospital in Curahausi, Peru rely …
Jane Lyon, MD will retire on June 30, 2024, after over 20 years as a pediatric radiologist. Dr. Lyon reflected on her impressive career and shared her proudest moments; from completing training as a single mom to helping separate rare ischiopagus conjoined twins. In answering the following questions, Dr. Lyon shared reflections on her career …
The campus visit of National Institutes of Health Director Monica Bertagnolli on May 31, 2024 provided the university an opportunity to showcase cutting-edge work, such as advances in cancer treatments and bringing research into primary care settings. In addition to a fireside chat with Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin, Bertagnolli met with researchers, including Elizabeth Burnside, MD; Steve …
Jamey Weichert, PhD serves as co-director for the newly launched Initiative for Theranostics and Particle Therapy (ITPT) at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center. In addition to providing personalized treatment for patients with cancer, ITPT will establish world-class programs for theranostics and particle therapy research and education. While ITPT is new, it builds upon well-established collaborations amongst …
Jade Anderson, MD and Jason Stephenson, MD encouraged children to pursue careers in medicine at the Wisconsin Black Doctors’ Symposium. The symposium was coordinated by the South-Central chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., a national organization dedicated to providing quality programming for children to stimulate their growth and development. Children start thinking about their careers as early …
Perry Pickhardt, MD accepted a Gold Medal at the annual Society of Abdominal Radiology (SAR) meeting in April. The Gold Medal is the highest honor bestowed by SAR and is awarded for an individual’s outstanding contributions to abdominal radiology, medicine, and patient health. Dr. Pickhardt is a world-renowned researcher with focuses on CT colonography, colorectal cancer screening, …
Battalapalli D.; Safai A.; Ismail M.; Hill V.; Statsevych V.; Huang R.; Tiwari P. Spatial Interactions via Graph-based Learning (SIGL) to Distinguish Glioblastoma Recurrence from Pseudo-Progression on Clinical MRI. Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging – Proceedings of SPIE. 2024 Feb;12927:129712. Dako F.; Holden N.; Narayan A.; Guerra C. Understanding Health-Related Social Risks. Journal of the American College of …
UW Health Radiology Department’s MRI clinical program coordinator, Kelly Bybee, BSN, CRN, retired after 39 years of nursing. She spent 29 years at UW Health, 21 years of which were with the department. Over her career, Bybee has seen the department and the field of radiology rapidly advance. “In 2003, I was one of six …
Members from all levels of the UW Department of Radiology celebrated exceptional research conducted by trainees and medical students at the annual Zachary Clark Radiology Research Symposium on Saturday, April 27. The morning kicked off with the opportunity for colleagues to connect over a light breakfast. Department Chair Scott Reeder, MD, PhD welcomed attendees and spoke of the high importance …