A truly unique Match Day just passed on March 20th, with no festivities or group celebration. While the hospital focused on COVID-19 and most activities were canceled, some parts of the calendar, like Match Day, must go on. Both the Diagnostic Radiology residency and Integrated IR residency programs are proud to announce our outstanding 2020 … Continued
UNC Global Radiology, a RAD-AID Chapter, uses an interprofessional collaborative approach by integrating radiologists, technologists, nurses, physicists, informatics professionals, administrators, and other professionals to achieve sustainable progress in our global health partnerships. This column features perspectives from several UNC Department of Radiology volunteers supporting our Interventional Radiology (IR) collaboration at the University of Nairobi in … Continued
UNC Global Radiology, a RAD-AID Chapter, Travel Restriction Contingency Plan With travel restricted currently to protect the health and safety of faculty, staff, and trainees at UNC, in Malawi, and in Kenya, UNC Global Radiology is maintaining our strong global partnerships via distance education and collaborative communication: Malawi and Kenya Radiology Capacity Development Katrina McGinty, … Continued
L: Zibo Li, PhD: Associate Professor of Radiology / UNC Cyclotron & Radiochemistry Research Program Director R: Jorge Oldan, MD: Assistant Professor of Radiology / UNC Radiology UME Co-Director The Department would like to recognize UNC Radiology faculty colleagues and UNC School of Medicine (SOM) co-investigators Drs. Zibo Li and Jorge Oldan as two of … Continued
The Department would like to recognize Louise Henderson, PhD, for her November 2019 appointment as Director of Basic Science Faculty Development. Dr. Henderson’s new post is part of UNC Radiology’s leadership reorganization process that invested heavily in clinical and basic science faculty oversight. Dr. Henderson’s 9 years of directing the Carolina Mammography Registry (Director) and … Continued
The Department congratulates Assistant Professor of Radiology Ben Mervak, MD, CIIP, for his selection among six UNC School of Medicine (SOM) faculty to participate in the 2020-2021 Institute of Healthcare Quality Improvement (IHQI) Improvement Scholars Program. Over 12 months beginning in September, 2020, Dr. Mervak will serve as Project Lead for his proposed project — … Continued
(L to R): Drs. Hortensia Alvarez (Professor of Radiology), Kyung Kim (Associate Professor of Radiology) & Jessie Stewart (Assistant Professor of Radiology) Since UNC’s multidisciplinary Vascular Anomalies Clinic (VAC) opened in 2008, Neurointerventional Radiology (NIR) and Vascular-Interventional Radiology (VIR) faculty have played key roles in growing access, patient care and advanced treatments at this multi-disciplinary … Continued
UNC Radiology has a strong global health program that enhances educational opportunities for our residents, enables professional development for our faculty, and gives us the opportunity to have a global impact. Through UNC Global Radiology, a RAD-AID Chapter, our faculty, trainees, and staff have the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) … Continued
The Department would like to recognize Professor of Radiology Dr. Charles Burke for his December 2019 appointment as Executive Vice Chair. Dr. Burke joins Interim Chair Dr. Keith Smith in serving as the Department’s top administrators. The Chair’s office leadership transition follows Dr. Matt Mauro’s 12+-year service (2007-2019) as Department Chair. In September 2019, Dr. … Continued
UNC Department of Radiology congratulates James H. Scatliff Distinguished Professor of Radiology and Division Chief of Neuroradiology Dr. Mauricio Castillo for his selection as the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) 2020 Gold Medal recipient. Dr. Castillo joins Dr. Etta Pisano (2012) and Dr. Joseph K.T. Lee (2013) as the Department’s third faculty member to receive … Continued