Author Archives: Sheerah Coe

Andrea Senter, MD, better known to her patients, colleagues, and friends as Andi, has joined UNC Radiology Breast Division as an Associate Professor. Andi is “coming home” to UNC, after spending eight years in private practice with Duke. She completed her Diagnostic Radiology Residency and Breast Imaging Fellowship in our...

Congratulations to Louise Henderson, PhD, MSPH, Professor of Radiology and Director of Epidemiology Research, on her latest Grant Award! Professor Henderson received an estimated $3.2 million award from the National Cancer Institute for her research titled Lung Cancer Screening: Cumulative Risk and Multilevel Impact of False Positive Findings. We are...

Virginie, who also goes by Virginia, Papadopoulou, PhD, is an Associate Professor with joint appointments in Radiology and Biomedical Engineering. She attended Imperial College London for her Master of Science in Physics and Theoretical Physics and then her PhD in Bioengineering. In this interview, Virginia discusses how her passion for...

Behrooz Masuodi, MD, is an Assistant Professor in the Cardiothoracic Imaging Division. Dr. Masuodi attended medical school at Kashan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services in IRAN. He attended Johns Hopkins for a Nuclear Medicine Residency and then completed a Diagnostic Radiology Residency at INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center in...

Congratulations Yueh Lee, MD, PhD, Professor of Radiology in the Neuroradiology Division. He was awarded a Creativity Hubs Award from the UNC Office of Vice Chancellor for Research for his project titled Advanced Medical Screening in Underserved Populations using a Transportable Nanotube Enabled Imaging System – the Carolina CONNECT (CarbON...

Congratulations to Zhanhong Wu, Associate Professor of Radiology on her latest grant award! Dr. Wu received an estimated $400,000 award from the Tripill Biotechnology, Corp./National Cancer Institute for her research titled, The Development of Radiolabeled PSMA Agent with Low Salivary Gland Uptake. Dr. Wu is the Overall PI on the...

Congratulations to Pew-Thian Yap, Professor of Radiology on his latest Grant Award! Professor Yap received an estimated $3.1 million award from the National Institute of Mental Health for his research titled, Multifaceted Characterization of Early Human Brain Development. We are so proud of Professor Yap and excited for him to...

Sahar Ahmad, PhD, research instructor and member of Pew-Thian Yap lab, has achieved a significant milestone by winning the prestigious Fetal, Infant, and Toddler Neuroimaging Group (FIT’NG) Young Investigator Award. This award not only recognizes Sahar’s outstanding work but also provides crucial support for her attendance at the upcoming conference...

Uzay E. Emir, PhD, sat to discuss his research, how being an academic was in his career path even as a little kid, and his belief that there are no stupid questions. Dr. Emir, is an Associate Professor in the UNC Department of Radiology with a joint appointment in the Department...

UNC Radiology held its annual graduation event on Saturday, June 22, 2024, at the Chapel Hill Country Club. The event hosted graduates, their families, and faculty with a cocktail hour, awards, and dinner. Everyone came together to honor and celebrate the graduation of our wonderful residents and fellows. Congratulations to...

Mauricio Castillo, MD, FACR, Matthew A. Mauro, Distinguished Professor of Radiology Retires, Leaving Behind an Impactful Legacy With bittersweet emotions, we announce Mauricio Castillo, MD, FACR, is retiring. His last day is June 30, 2024. The department and the neuroradiology division will deeply feel Dr. Castillo’s retirement, but it is...

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging presented Steven Rowe, MD, chief of UNC Radiology MIT division with the 2023 Barry Siegel Lectureship Award! The Correlative Imaging Council Barry Siegel Lectureship Award honors an individual who has made groundbreaking and consistent educational contributions to correlative imaging and to the...