UNC Department of Radiology is pleased to announce Associate Professor of Radiology Kyung Kim, MD, FSIR, has been named a Fellow of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR). Fellowship designation (FSIR) is bestowed on less than 10 percent of the Society’s members.  The honor confirms a Fellow’s exceptional leadership, expertise, teaching ability, and dedication to … Read more

  UNC Radiology Clinical Research Director and Vascular-Interventional Radiology (VIR) Division Chief Ari Isaacson, MD, is an established investigative interventional radiologist with a knack for forming partnerships. His collaborations with industry for clinical trials have led to new applications of arterial embolization in interventional radiology. In 2014, Dr. Isaacson partnered with UNC Urology Vice Chair … Read more

Louise Henderson, PhD, is an established researcher who has impactfully applied epidemiology research to produce evidence-based information on performance, access, surveillance, disparities and outcomes of breast and lung cancer screening across North Carolina. As long-time Principal Investigator of the Carolina Mammography Registry (CMR), one of seven National Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium mammography registries, Dr. Henderson … Read more

On Wednesday, February 10th, UNC Radiology’s Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) program was pleased to virtually host Lily M. Belfi, M.D., Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology and Director of Medical Student Education in the Division of Emergency and Musculoskeletal Imaging at Weill Cornell Medical College.  UNC Radiology UME teaching faculty and UNC School of Medicine RADY … Read more

Kudos to R3 Dr. Barry Keane for leading an engaging Block 12 RADY 401 SIM lab session with a reliable tool for teaching biopsy – “Ms. Cluck”! PHOTOs: Dr. Keane (top L / bottom center), MS4 Jaslyn Piggott (top & bottom R) and MS1 & UNC Radiology Interest Group Co-President Tori Risner (bottom L)

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is susceptible to artefacts caused by motion that can render the images unusable and cause financial losses in imaging studies.  At UNC’s Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC), Image Analysis Core Director Pew-Thian Yap, PhD leads a team that explores use of deep learning to identify poor-quality images with near-human accuracy in … Read more

Every year, the University of North Carolina and its respective School of Medicine (SOM) disciplines consistently rank in the top tier of the “U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities” annual report. In the 2021 Best Global Universities report, UNC Department of Radiology ranked 32nd in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging, among peer … Read more

We have been busy welcoming new faculty and staff to the UNC Department of Radiology family over the past few months! Assistant Professor John Tobben, MD, joined the Department’s Musculoskeletal (MSK) Imaging division in January 2021. Dr. Tobben is one of six MSK Imaging clinical faculty members working under the direction of Division Chief Dr. … Read more

We have been busy welcoming new faculty and staff to the UNC Department of Radiology family over the past few months! Assistant Professor John Tobben, MD, joined the Department’s Musculoskeletal (MSK) Imaging division in January 2021. Dr. Tobben is one of six MSK Imaging clinical faculty members working under the direction of Division Chief Dr. … Read more

Associate Professor of Radiology Vijay Bosemani, MD, FRCR, was named a new member of the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) International Advocacy Group in March 2021. This RCR group supports the organization’s global efforts through contributing newsletter articles, publicizing new projects, researching opportunities to sustainably advance clinical radiology services overseas, and developing teaching resources. Dr. … Read more

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 Radiology and Biomedical Imaging. Dr. … Read more

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 1, at the RSNA’s annual … Read more