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Meghan Lubner Awarded ICTR Pilot Grant

Congratulations to Professor Meghan Lubner, MD, for receiving an ICTR Novel Methods Pilot Award. The UW Institute for Clinical & Translational Research (ICTR) Novel Methods Pilot Program aims to foster development of interdisciplinary collaborations that will advance translational science to improve human health. With the award, Dr. Lubner and her team receive a grant of up to $50,000 …

Faculty Spotlight: Erica Knavel Koepsel

Interventional Radiology Assistant Professor Erica Knavel Koepsel, MD joined the Department in spring 2021. She attended the UW SMPH for medical school, residency, and fellowship before going to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. She is now back at UW as a Vascular and Interventional Radiologist. Learn more about her below. Q: Where are you …

Radiology Report: Quantitative Imaging Methods Lab

Assistant Professor Diego Hernando, PhD started the Quantitative Imaging Methods Lab (QIML) when he was recruited as faculty in 2016. QIML aims to transform MRI into a quantitative imaging modality and to develop quantitative imaging biomarkers to improve the detection, staging, and treatment monitoring of various diseases. This work is highly interdisciplinary, and the lab frequently collaborates with …

Tabby Kennedy Selected for ASNR Neuroradiology Education Award

Neuroradiology Section Chief and Associate Professor Tabby Kennedy, MD has been awarded the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) 2021 Outstanding Contributions in Neuroradiology Education Award. Dr. Kennedy is passionate about teaching and wants to increase learner engagement. Since starting at UW, she has spent considerable time creating educational tools and resources on complex radiology topics. …

Clinical Science Teaching Award Goes to Tabby Kennedy

Neuroradiology Section Chief and Associate Professor Tabby Kennedy, MD was awarded the Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association’s (WMAA) Clinical Science Teaching Award. Each year, a clinical science teacher from Madison, La Crosse, Marshfield, Milwaukee, and Green Bay is selected as an award recipient. The UW fourth year medical students voted and chose Dr. Kennedy to receive the …

Tabby Kennedy Receives Multiple Honors

In April, Neuroradiology Section Chief and Associate Professor Tabby Kennedy was selected as a faculty inductee into the UWSMPH Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society. AOA recognizes individuals for their excellence in scholarship, professionalism, leadership, and teaching. Each year, faculty are asked to nominate another faculty member that is deserving of induction into the honor society. …

Department Faculty Selected to Participate in Class of 2020 UWSMPH Graduation Recognition Ceremony

Jason Stephenson, MD, UWSMPH Department of Radiology faculty member in the Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention Section, and Director of Medical Student Education, was selected as the Graduation Recognition Ceremony speaker. Dr. Stephenson was selected to be the speaker by the M4 graduating class at the UW SMPH. Dr. Stephenson has been tireless in his pursuit …

Drs. Vivek Prabhakaran, Alan McMillan, and Veena Nair Receive NIH-NIA Funding for Delirium and Dementia Study

UWSMPH Department of Radiology Associate Professor Vivek Prabhakaran, MD, PhD, Associate Professor Alan McMillan, PhD, and Senior Scientist Veena Nair, PhD, are co-Is on a multidisciplinary 5-year project that recently received $3.6 million NIH-NIA R01 funding. The project, led by UW Department of Anesthesiology’s Assistant Professor Robert Sanders, MD, PhD, will clarify the overlapping pathology …

Artificial Intelligence Helping Radiology Researchers Discover New Frontiers to Enhance Future of Health Care

Scientists and researchers around the world are reaching an entirely new level of discovery with Artificial Intelligence (AI), using data to solve problems and enabling decisions in innovative new ways. AI remains a dominant conversation at scientific symposia across the globe and once again received top billing at RSNA and ISMRM annual meetings. One need …