Author Archives: Sheerah Coe

The Department congratulates Hong Yuan, PhD, Professor of Radiology, on her S10 Grant for her project entitled, “Preclinical Vevo-F2 ultrasound imaging system for Small Animal Imaging core facility.” This $490K grant funds the installation of a preclinical ultrasound imaging system at UNC’s Small Animal Imaging (SAI) core facility, which Dr....

Nima Kokabi, MD, is an Associate Professor of Radiology, Vice Chair of Clinical Research, Interventional Oncology Director, and Cancer Imaging Director. He recently joined the UNC Department of Radiology from Emory University, where he spent the last five years of his career. He joined us to answer some questions so...

Congratulations to all our new residents. Best of luck with your intern year, and we look forward to seeing you all June 2024! Diagnostic Radiology Shawn Ahuja The University of North Carolina Caroline Andrews McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Candler Kimsey Mercer...

Dr. Schroeder received her bachelor’s degree from Appalachian State University in 2010 before earning her Medical Degree from the Medical University of South Carolina in 2014. She completed her intern year at the Medical University of South Carolina in Surgery before moving on to a Radiology Residency at Wake Forest...

Congratulations to Markeela Lipscomb, Clinical Research Coordinator, on Winning the 2022 Radiology Staff Outstanding Performance Award! The Outstanding Performance Award was established to recognize and honor a university Radiology staff member who consistently exceeded the expectations of their position in 2021 grounded in the following six attributes: Going Beyond the Call of Duty...

Congratulations to current and former UNC faculty and residents for winning the ACR 2022 Case in Point! The American College of Radiology showcases a Case in Point, which allows radiologists to evaluate common findings and diseases and conditions that can present in interesting ways. The Winner of the 2022 Case...

Stacy O’Connor, MD, is the new Associate Vice Chair of Informatics and Quality as well as Associate Professor of Radiology in Abdominal Imaging with UNC Radiology.   Dr. O’Connor received her bachelor’s degree from MIT in 2000 before earning her Medical Degree with distinction in research from Mount Sinai School...

Dr. William Pryor earned his medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina in 2016. He completed a surgical internship and diagnostic radiology residency at Penn State Health in 2021. He then completed a Pediatric Radiology Fellowship at Children’s Hospital Colorado in 2022. During his time at MUSC, he...

It is with great honor we announce that four of our research and radiological sciences faculty have been selected on behalf of the Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research as Academy Council of Distinguished Investigators (DI’s) Class of 2022. There were only 40 researchers selected to receive the Academy’s 2022 Distinguished...

Lane F. Donnelly, MD, is the new Director of Quality at UNC Children’s Hospital and Executive Medical Director, Pediatric Population Health & Quality at UNC Health. He is also a Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics in the School of Medicine at The University of North Carolina.  Dr. Donnelly has been...

Priya Mody, MD, joins the UNC Department of Radiology as an assistant professor in the newly formed community division. She discusses her vision of community radiology, what eventually drew her into interventional radiology, and her advice to others considering the field of radiology (let go of the vision of a...

Genevieve Woodard, MD, PhD, joins the UNC Department of Radiology as an associate professor and the new chief of the Breast Imaging Division. She sat down to talk about the advances she would like to see in the field of breast imaging and the multidisciplinary approach not only within her...