When Associate Professor Dr. Kyung Kim joined the Department’s Division of Vascular Interventional Radiology (VIR) in 2009, he brought with him liver cancer interventional expertise that expanded what this division offered in clinical services. Soon after his arrival, Dr. Kim shifted to treating vascular malformation patient cases in an area that former VIR Professor Dr. … Read more

The Department would like to recognize Associate Professor of Radiology Yueh Z. Lee, MD, PhD, for receiving in September 2019 $2.8M+ National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) R01 funding over four years as P.I. of an academic-industrial partnering study, entitled, “Stationary Digital Tomosynthesis for Transbronchial Biopsy Guidance.” As expanding lung cancer screening programs … Read more

The Department would like to recognize Melissa Culp, M.Ed., RT(R)(MR), for her July 1, 2019, appointment as Director of UNC Global Radiology, and for receiving a secondary appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology. This newly created position formalizes the leadership that Melissa has provided over seven years in facilitating the global health initiatives carried … Read more

The Department would like to recognize Associate Professor Dr. Lauren Burke for serving as Principal Co-Investigator of an industry-sponsored co-investigation ($73.8+K), entitled, “Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound for Kidney Cancer Subtyping,” awarded in July 2019. Dr. Burke joins Principal Investigator and Assistant Professor of Medicine Dr. Emily Chang as co-investigators of a clinical trial sponsored by Lantheus Medical … Read more

The Department congratulates Sarah Nyante, PhD, for receiving NIH R01 funding ($2.7M+) in July 2019 for her proposal entitled – “Understanding the Biological Basis for the Association Between Parenchymal Texture Features and Breast Cancer Risk.” Over five years (9/1/2019-8/31/2024), Dr. Nyante’s research seeks to advance the limited, current methodology applied to whole breast composition through … Read more

The Department would like to recognize Dr. Katrina McGinty for her appointment to two leadership posts in August 2019: 1) Associate Medical Director – Clinical Research Core Service Center; and 2) Faculty Lead – UNC Radiology Malawi Global Health Initiative. Dr. McGinty brings extensive clinical research experience to the Department’s Clinical Research Core Service Center … Read more

The Department would like to recognize Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Research Dr. Ari Isaacson for being accepted among 12 School of Medicine (SOM) faculty members to the 2019-2020 Academic Career Leadership Academy in Medicine (ACCLAIM) program. Facilitated by the SOM’s Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development, this one-year, cross-disciplinary cohort program places … Read more

In June 2019, UNC School of Medicine Department of Radiology was well represented at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) Annual Meeting in Aurora, CO. At this meeting, Radiologists, Data Scientists, Fellows, Residents, and Imaging Informatics Professionals come together to keep up with current topics in imaging informatics, present scientific papers, learn and … Read more

When 11 first-year (R1) Diagnostic Radiology (DR) residents began their training in July, our DR program grew to a record 38 trainees. Our largest class of R1s to date were joined by 16 fellows, making academic year 2019-2020 an exceptional one for training program growth at UNC Radiology. Our programs grow because UNC’s physicians in … Read more

In early September, UNC Radiology faculty & Diagnostic Radiology residents kicked off the AY 2019-2020 Radiology Interest Group (RIG) advisement facilitating a RIG Pizza Panel for the UNC School of Medicine (SOM)’s M1s-M4s interested in pursuing radiology. RIG Co-Presidents and M2s Susana Bracewell & Eric Fromke reported back high marks on the session to Undergraduate … Read more

UNC Radiology Malawi Program Faculty and Resident Participants and RAD-AID Imaging Tech Volunteers Working with Kamuzu Central Hospital’s Radiology Staff in Lilongwe, Malawi. Much Success in Summer 2019!   Assistant Professor Dr. Katrina McGinty (bottom left photo, far L), R4 Dr. John Campbell (bottom left photo, far R), R4 Dr. Benson Langdon (upper right photo, … Read more