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. … Read more
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 … Read more
In 2019, UNC’s School of Medicine (SOM) recognized the need for a clearer understanding of the multi-disciplinary procedural and therapeutic patient care the Department’s Division of Nuclear Medicine facilitates across UNC Medical Center. In November 2019, this clinical unit was renamed the Division of Molecular Imaging and Therapeutics (Mit). The name change is aimed at … Read more
UNC Vascular-Interventional Radiology (VIR) faculty periodically facilitate industry-funded clinical trials that produce newly indicated, minimally invasive agents benefitting interventional radiology (IR) patients. In 2019, Terumo Medical Corporation funded two clinical studies conducted by VIR division faculty that tested the technical and clinical success of HydroPearl® microspheres in two types of IR procedures. In April 2019, … Read more
On January 10th, we closed out our final interview day for our Diagnostic and Integrated Interventional Radiology Residency Programs – our two programs recruiting medical students. We continue to run the recruitments in parallel given how much overlap there is between the residents and residencies. Nearly every applicant who applied to our Integrated Interventional Radiology … Read more
It’s been our busiest year yet – our medical student-centric educational and advising programs are flourishing! It’s currently block 11 in academic year 2019-2020 for undergraduate medical education (UME), and we have the following to report: course evaluations student scores remain at historical highs, course directors and formal didactic curriculum lecturers have continued their hard … Read more
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
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
