Category: IN THE NEWS

Congratulations, Maureen Kohi, MD, Ernest H. Wood Distinguished Professor and Chair of the UNC Department of Radiology. Dr. Kohi was awarded the Tom Dorsey Gold Medal—by the Western Angiographic and Interventional Society (WAIS) in recognition of her lifelong contribution to Interventional Radiology. The Western Angiographic & Interventional Society was founded...

John Monge, MD, Assistant Professor in the Breast Imaging Division, was selected for the 2023-2024 Passing the Torch: Fostering Medical Humanism through Faculty Role Models program. Passing the Torch is a faculty development program within the Academy of Educators that is uniquely suited to Clinician Educator faculty seeking to develop...

Mariana DeFreitas, MD, is an Assistant Professor in the UNC School of Medicine, Department of Radiology. Dr. DeFreitas was born in Brazil and moved to Italy when she was three. When she was eleven, her father, a mechanical engineer, moved the family to a Detroit, Michigan suburb to work for...

UNC Radiology’s Louise Henderson, PhD, and UNC Lineberger’s Jennifer Lund, PhD, MSPH have been awarded a five-year, $1.76 million National Cancer Institute grant to study the real-world benefits and harms of lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography that can ultimately inform screening recommendations and refine shared decision-making tools for lung...

Steven Rowe, M.D., Ph.D., is Professor and Chief of the Molecular Imaging and Therapeutics Division in the UNC School of Medicine Department of Radiology. Dr. Rowe received his medical degree and Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Michigan. He completed residencies in radiology and nuclear medicine at Johns Hopkins...

Diagnostic Radiology Rachel Bright Stony Brook University School of Medicine Tim Brown Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine Chris Childers Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Bernie Godoy Medical University of SC College of Medicine Atima Huria The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University Bianca Martinez...

UNC Radiology held its annual graduation event on Saturday, June 10, 2023, 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, Distinguished Professor of Radiology, received the Lifetime Achievement Award in Medical Education at the UNC Academy of Educators  Alan W. Cross Evening of Scholarship on Thursday, June 1st. Congratulations to an outstanding & dedicated educator!

Lane Donnelly, MD, Professor of Radiology in the Pediatric Division. He was awarded the Presidential Recognition Award for his career contributions to pediatric radiology education and quality and safety! He was honored with the award at the 2023 Society of Pediatric Radiology Conference in May.

The Department would like to recognize Eran Dayan, PhD, for receiving an RO2 grant from (NICHD) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. They are providing funding ($404,276) for his project “Targeted Motor Learning to Improve Gait for Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease.”  Over the 2-year lifespan...

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...