Category: Winter 2021

UNC Department of Radiology is thrilled that Maureen P. Kohi, MD, FSIR, FAHA, Professor of Radiology, has begun her tenure as our new Chair! Dr. Kohi comes to UNC after 14 years of establishing her roots in academic radiology at the University of California – San Francisco (UCSF) Department of...

Reprinted from UNC School of Medicine Vital Signs December 2nd, 2020.  UNC Department of Radiology is pleased to announce former Chair Matthew A. Mauro, MD, FACR, FSIR, FAHA, has been named Chair of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Board of Directors. Dr. Mauro’s selection was announced Tuesday, December...

UNC Radiology congratulates Eric Smith, PharmD, BCNP, for being named a 2021 American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Fellow as part of the 2021 Association’s Awards and Honors Program. Dr. Smith was among 14 new APhA Fellows announced in December 2020 for their demonstration of exemplary professional achievements and service to pharmacy...

In October 2020, Carolina Mammography Registry (CMR) Director Louise Henderson, PhD, was awarded a COVID-19 enhancement supplement ($53.3K) in collaboration with the University of California-Davis for her team’s Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) project entitled, “Comparative Effectiveness of Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnostic Evaluation by Extent of Breast Density.” Over 12...

In the second week of December 2020, UNC Health joined countless hospital systems nationwide in welcoming arrival of the earliest shipments of the just-approved Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. UNC Health received almost 3,000 doses that first week to administer across its vaccination clinics, and UNC Medical Center Vaccine Clinics administered 225...

UNC Radiology residents organized a December toy drive to benefit Durham Rescue Mission that proved a huge success! Organizing residents Drs. Jordan Fenner (R2) and Jacob Nelson (R2) thanked Department members for donating an overflow of toys to brighten the holidays for many local children in need. “We want to...

Our School of Medicine had to adapt to a difficult situation with the COVID-19 pandemic. However, UNC Radiology has always been adaptable, and we were able to both support our other services during this difficult time and to continue innovating and educating. Our imaging sessions on Medical Management of COVID-19...

(L to R): Sarah Nyante, PhD (Co-Investigator Carolina Mammography Registry) Louise Henderson, PhD (Director: Carolina Mammography Registry / Director: Epidemiology Research Team) The Epidemiology Research Team (ERT), which includes the Carolina Mammography Registry (CMR) and the North Carolina Lung Screening Registry (NC LSR), has been working diligently to continue research...

(L to R): Sarah Nyante, PhD (Co-Investigator Carolina Mammography Registry) Louise Henderson, PhD (Director: Carolina Mammography Registry / Director: Epidemiology Research Team) The Epidemiology Research Team (ERT), which includes the Carolina Mammography Registry (CMR) and the North Carolina Lung Screening Registry (NC LSR), has been working diligently to continue research...

(L to R): Sarah Nyante, PhD (Co-Investigator Carolina Mammography Registry) Louise Henderson, PhD (Director: Carolina Mammography Registry / Director: Epidemiology Research Team) The Epidemiology Research Team (ERT), which includes the Carolina Mammography Registry (CMR) and the North Carolina Lung Screening Registry (NC LSR), has been working diligently to continue research...

The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected millions of people and numerous companies and institutions across the world. The Radiology Clinical Research Division has been fortunate enough to withstand many of the challenges faced by so many others in the workforce. Our clinical research team has remained resilient over the past...

The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected millions of people and numerous companies and institutions across the world. The Radiology Clinical Research Division has been fortunate enough to withstand many of the challenges faced by so many others in the workforce. Our clinical research team has remained resilient over the past...