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RSNA’s 105th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting: A Week to Shine in Chicago!

January 8, 2020

At the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)’s 105th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL, in December 2019, 7 Diagnostic Radiology residents and multiple Department faculty produced a strong showing for UNC at the largest annual meeting of professionals in radiology.  Faculty and resident attendees showcased scholarly accomplishments in exhibit halls, moderated sessions … Read more

New Staff

January 8, 2020

The Department would like to recognize the following new staff members who joined UNC Radiology in late 2019: Lindsay Lane: Project Manager – North Carolina Lung Screening Registry Lindsay joined the Department’s Epidemiology Research Division group in October. As the Project Manager, Lindsay oversees the Epidemiology Research Team’s lung projects, including the North Carolina Lung … Read more

Faculty & Resident Notes

January 8, 2020

Professor of Radiology Cherie M. Kuzmiak, DO, was appointed to core Breast Imaging Course faculty for the American Institute of Radiologic Pathology (AIRP) in October 2019. 2019 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS). Glasgow, United Kingdom. Viscoelastic Response (VisR)-Derived Mechanical Anisotropy for Differentiating Malignant from Benign Breast Lesions in Women, in Vivo. (Authors: Torres G, Moore … Read more

IMPACT: Boston Children’s Hospital Equips K. Kim with Pediatric Vascular Malformations Expertise

October 16, 2019

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

YZ Lee: $2.8+M NIBIB R01 Advancing Early-Stage Lung Cancer Diagnosis & Screening

October 16, 2019

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

Melissa Culp: New Director of UNC Global Radiology Leads Department’s Global Health Initiatives

October 16, 2019

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

L. Burke Co-Investigating Novel Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound to Predict Kidney Mass Subtype in Diagnosis & Staging

October 16, 2019

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

S. Nyante $2.7M+ NIH Study Examines Texture Features as Biomarkers of Breast Cancer Risk

October 16, 2019

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

K. McGinty Appointed to Global Health & Clinical Research Core Leadership

October 16, 2019

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

A. Isaacson Accepted to UNC’s 2019-2020 ACCLAIM Leadership Development Program

October 16, 2019

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