Katherine Birchard, M.D.
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| Assistant Professor of Radiology, Cardiothoracic Imaging |
| Phone: (919) 966-4398 |
| Fax: (919) 966-0817 |
| Email: katherine_birchard@med.unc.edu |
Education
| Medical School: | Chicago Medical School, North Chicago IL |
| Residency: | Diagnostic Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Fellowship: | Cardiothoracic Imaging, Duke University Hospital, Durham NC |
Dr. Birchard trained as a Department resident from 2002-2006, serving as Associate Chief Resident from 2004-2005. As a 4th-year Department resident, she received the RSNA Roentgen Resident Research Award in 2006. After completing a one-year Thoracic Imaging fellowship at Duke University Medical Center, Dr. Birchard returned to the Department in 2007 as an Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Imaging. She is board-certified in Diagnostic Radiology. Dr. Birchard authored a book chapter on pulmonary MRI in 2005 and has several other chapters in progress.

