Andrew Wentland, MD, PhD

Andrew Wentland, MD, PhD is a tenure-track assistant professor in the Abdominal Imaging and Intervention Section within the Department of Radiology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He completed the University of Wisconsin Medical Scientist Training Program, earning both his MD and PhD in Medical Physics. He subsequently completed a Diagnostic Radiology residency at Stanford University before returning to the University of Wisconsin for fellowship training in Abdominal Imaging.

Dr. Wentland leads an NIH-funded research laboratory focused on developing and translating artificial intelligence methods for abdominal imaging. His research spans the medical imaging pipeline, including image synthesis, image segmentation, computer vision, and quantitative imaging, with the goal of improving diagnostic accuracy, imaging efficiency, and patient care. His work has emphasis on genitourinary imaging, particularly of the kidneys.

Dr. Wentland has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications in radiology, medical physics, and artificial intelligence and has received research funding from the National Institutes of Health and multiple radiology societies. He serves as an Associate Editor for the journal Abdominal Radiology in the Artificial Intelligence & Informatics Section and serves on the Society of Abdominal Radiology’s Disease-Focused Panel on Renal Cell Carcinoma. Moreover, he is actively involved in national radiology organizations through leadership, scientific program development, grant review, and educational initiatives.