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Holly Jackson retires after nearly four decades with the department

After nearly forty years with the UW Department of Radiology, Medical Program Assistant Holly Jackson will retire in April. Since she joined, the department has undergone tremendous expansion and technical innovation.  

Fred Lee looks to a bright future for abdominal imaging and intervention

With the establishment of the Fred Lee Jr., MD Professorship of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention; the department looks forward to the next generation of novel ideas that Dr. Lee’s legacy will inspire.

Publications by UW Radiology Members Finalized in August 2025

Akamandisa, M. P.; Boddicker, N. J.; Yadav, S.; Hu, C.; Hart, S. N.; Ambrosone, C. B.; Anton-Culver, H.; Auer, P. L.; Bodelon, C.; Burnside, E. S.; Chen, F.; Eliassen, A. H.; Goldgar, D. E.; Haiman, C.; Hodge, J. M.; Huang, H.; John, E. M.; Karam, R.; Lacey, J. V.; Lindstroem, S.; Martinez, M. E.; Na, J.; …

Publications by UW Radiology Members Finalized in June 2025

Abdollahi, Ashkan; Sani, Maryam Mojarrad; Shabani, Mahsima; Matuck, Bruna S.; Blaha, Michael J.; Wu, Colin O.; Ambale-Venkatesh, Bharath; Budoff, Matthew J.; Strom, Jordan B.; Rotter, Jerome I.; Post, Wendy S.; Blumenthal, Roger S.; Bluemke, David A.; Ghahramani, Nasrollah; Lima, João A.C.; Whelton, Seamus P. Aortic valve calcium as a novel risk marker for kidney function deterioration: The …

Erica Knavel Koepsel recognized at faculty investiture celebration

On June 18, 2025, the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health honored incredible faculty members at their Faculty Investiture Celebration. One of the honorees, Erica Knavel Koepsel, MD formally received recognition as the Andrew B. Crummy Professor of Radiology, an honor she assumed on July 1, 2024 due to her remarkable work in the department and …

Department hosts first UW Radiology Summit

The Department of Radiology established a new tradition this year by hosting the first, annual University of Wisconsin Radiology Summit. During the week of January 20, 2025, radiologists from across the country convened to learn, connect and ski the beautiful mountains in Park City, Utah. Summit Co-Directors Tabby Kennedy, MD and Roberta Strigel, MD, MS …

Elizabeth Sadowski receives mentorship award at Group on Women in Medicine and Science symposium

Elizabeth Sadowski, MD accepted the 2024 Excellence in Mentorship Award from the UW School of Medicine and Public Health’s chapter of the Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) . She was nominated by Jessica Robbins, MD, who received the award last year. “I can unequivocally say that I would not be where I am today …

Faculty host mentoring event for medical students

This fall, Women Professionals in Radiology (WPR) co-chairs Erica Knavel Koepsel, MD, Jade Anderson, MD, and Leslie Nelson, DO hosted Radiology Roundtable: Jeopardy & Mentorship Night. The event was in partnership with the UW School of Medicine and Public Health’s Radiology Interest Group (RIG), which Venkata (Vinny) Meduri, MD and Matthew Lee, MD lead.    Medical students engaged with the mentors in small groups on the …

Publications by UW Radiology Faculty Finalized in September 2024

Carroll, Melissa B.; Fels Elliott, Daffolyn Rachael; Kanne, Jeffrey P.; Martin Rother, Maria Daniela. Update on Pulmonary Fibrosis: Updates to Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, and Other Emerging Topics in Interstitial Lung Disease. Advances in Clinical Radiology. 2025 Sep; 6(1):253-267.  Chapman, Teresa; Swanson, Jonathan O. Transient soft tissue enhancement mimicking subcutaneous emphysema and pneumoperitoneum. Pediatric Radiology. 2024 …

Erica Knavel Koepsel appointed to Andrew B. Crummy Professorship

On July 1, 2024, Erica Knavel Koepsel, MD assumed the role of Interventional Radiology section chief and began a five-year term as the Andrew B. Crummy Professor in Radiology.  Dr. Knavel Koepsel completed her training at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, where she made department history as the first woman elected as chief resident.  Just one year …