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University of Wisconsin – Madison at the Society of Interventional Oncology Meeting

The Society of Interventional Oncology Meeting kicked off in San Francisco, CA on March 24, 2022! Our Department represented UW-Madison well in presentations and abstracts. Some highlights from the event: Annika Rossebo, an undergraduate student, received high praise from faculty members who attended her presentation. Scott Mauch, MD won Best Oral Presentation on his presentation, “Hepatic …

Andrew Wentland Inducted into the Council for Early Career Investigators in Imaging

Andrew Wentland, MD, PhD recently was inducted into the Council for Early Career Investigators in Imaging (CECI2), a program hosted by The Academy for Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research. The CECI2 program provides an opportunity for early career investigators to meet one another and engage in workshops focused on radiology research advocacy, NIH funding, and career development.  “When I learned …

Match Day 2022: Announcing Our New Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Residents

The University of Wisconsin – Madison Department of Radiology is pleased to announce the Class of 2027/2028 Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology residents! Matches were announced at the Match Day 2022 ceremony, which was held virtually and in the Health Sciences Learning Center. At the event, Jason Stephenson, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology & Associate Dean for …

Newrhee Kim Accepts Role on Board of Directors of Meriter Hospital

Newrhee Kim, MD recently accepted a position on the Board of Directors of Meriter Hospital. The Board is the governing body of the Meriter system and has ultimate responsibility for supervision of the Hospital.  Duties of the Board include developing and overseeing implementation of the UnityPoint Health system strategies, regional policies, corporate mission and values, consolidated …

GE Healthcare Executives Visit UW-Madison

The relationship between the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Radiology and industry leader GE Healthcare has led to innovations in imaging across the globe. On February 17th, a team from GE Healthcare, composed of the new CEO & President of GEO Healthcare, Peter Arduini, Catherine Estrampes, Jan Makela, Jean Luc Procaccini, Jie Xue, Kevin O’Neil, Helmut …

UW Department of Radiology Ranked #11 by Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research

The Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research recently released their 2021 ranking of institutions, departments, and principal investigators by the funding they received from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Radiology held strong this year, ranking #11 with nearly $16 million in NIH funding after ranking #10 in 2020.  …

Department of Radiology Awards Research Pilot Grants to Several Projects

Research is one of the core initiatives of the University of Wisconsin – Madison Department of Radiology. Providing the necessary infrastructure and resources for investigators to be successful is key in supporting this initiative, and so the Department Research and Development Committee has awarded several pilot grants to projects. Take a look below at some of …

Johnson, Eisenmenger, Wieben, and Roldán-Alzate Receive R01 Grant

Kevin Johnson, PhD, Laura Eisenmenger, MD, Oliver Wieben, PhD, and Alejandro Roldán-Alzate PhD received an R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Institute on Aging (NIA) for their project, Non-Invasive Imaging Markers to Elicit the Role of Vascular Involvement in Alzheimer’s Disease. They are joined by co-principal investigators Sterling Johnson, PhD and Leonardo Rivera-Rivera, PhD, both a part of …

What We Published Last Month (February 2022)

Eskandari, A., Narayanasamy, S., Ward, C., Priya, S., Aggarwal, T., Elam, J., Nagpal, P. Prevalence and significance of incidental findings on computed tomography pulmonary angiograms: A retrospective cohort study. American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 54, pp. 232-237 (2022).  Liu, D., Nagle, S.K., Kleedehn, M.G. Left upper lobe and lingula torsion after transplantation of single lung with complete major …

University of Wisconsin-Madison Radiology at the Society of Abdominal Radiology 2022 Meeting

The 2022 meeting of the Society of Abdominal Radiology kicked off in sunny Scottsdale, Arizona on Sunday, February 27th. The meeting kicked off on a high note, with Scott Reeder, MD, PhD, named a new Fellow of the Society of Abdominal Radiology! Faculty and fellows from UW-Madison delivered excellent presentations on advancements in abdominal imaging, ranging from plenary …