Biography Leonardo Rivera-Rivera grew up in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. He obtained his PhD in physics and completed his postgraduate studies in MRI neuroimaging at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Before joining the Section of Imaging Sciences as an assistant professor in 2026, Dr. Rivera-Rivera worked in the Department of Medicine as an associate scientist in the …
Biography Pallavi Tiwari, PhD is an Associate Professor (tenure) in the Departments of Radiology, Biomedical Engineering, and Medical Physics; and serves as the Co-Director of Imaging and Radiation Science at the Carbone Cancer Center. Prior to joining UW–Madison, Dr. Tiwari was at Case Western Reserve University, where she was the director of the Brain Image …
Education Level School Graduate Tsinghua University – 2014 In the News
Biography Dr. Jamey Weichert is a professor (tenure) of Radiology and also holds an affiliate positions in Medical Physics and Pharmaceutics at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Dr. Weichert received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Minnesota in 1980 and a doctoral in Medicinal Chemistry from The University of …
Education Level School Graduate University of Heidelberg – 2013 In the News
Biography Dr. Vigen is an Associate Professor (CHS) in the Department of Radiology, in the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He completed a B.A. in Physics at Gustavus Adolphus College, prior to working towards his M.S. and Ph.D. in Medical Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison under the direction …
Education Level School Graduate University of Wisconsin-Madison In the News
Biography Dr. Szczykutowicz “Stick” is a Professor of Radiology at the University of Wisconsin. He received his Bachelor of Science in Physics from the SUNY University at Buffalo in 2008. After his undergraduate studies, Dr. Szczykutowicz came to the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he earned his Master’s Degree and Doctorate of Philosophy in Medical Physics. …
Biography Dr. Samsonov is an Associate Professor (CHS) in the Imaging Sciences section of the Department of Radiology. He completed his Diploma of Engineer-Physicist in Solid State Physics at the Moscow Engineering Physics University and then Master of Science in Computational Engineering and Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Physics at the University of Utah. His research interests include quantitative MRI, accelerated medical imaging, …
Education Level School Graduate University of Wisconsin–Madison – 2008 Publications In the News