Genevieve A. Woodard
MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Radiology
Division Chief, Breast Imaging
Thank you for your interest in our Breast Imaging Fellowship program at UNC Chapel Hill. As a proud graduate of this program, I firmly believe that UNC provides a premier learning environment dedicated to the success of our fellows. I hope you find the information on this website helpful as you begin your application process. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have further questions or require additional information about our program!
-John Monge: Breast Imaging Fellowship Director | Email
UNC’s Breast Imaging division trains up to three fellows per year selected for our three one-year dedicated fellowship positions. As a fellow, you will actively participate in the 18,000 screening mammograms and 12,000 diagnostic exams we perform yearly. You will gain hands-on experience with diagnostic ultrasound scanning. There is graded autonomy with the nearly 2,000 procedures performed throughout the year, including stereotactic/tomosynthesis-guided biopsies, ultrasound-guided biopsies, MRI-guided biopsies, preoperative localizations, and sentinel injections. Approximately 550 screening and staging breast MRI studies and 1,500 outside breast imaging examination interpretations are reviewed yearly. This multidisciplinary high-volume practice allows all our breast imaging fellows dedicated learning opportunities on our academic team, leading to experienced independent breast radiologists. These responsibilities are split between UNC Main Hospital and UNC Hillsborough Hospital. These hospital-based settings allow our fellows to gain valuable experience serving a diverse patient population with complex presentations in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
The UNC Breast Imaging Fellowship is also a member of the Breast Imaging Fellowship Consortium, which provides a collaborative weekly multi-disciplinary didactic lecture series involving all participating fellowship institutions.
In addition to clinical facilities, there are ongoing research projects and opportunities at UNC’s Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC). BRIC was formed in 2005 to support image-based biomedical research across the UNC System and is a statewide resource serving researchers across the state of North Carolina in a central facility that handles the acquisition, processing, analysis, storage, and retrieval of images. The center is located on the UNC campus and houses both human and animal imaging equipment, including a 7T whole-body MRI, multinuclear capable 3T MRI, PET/MRI, cyclotron, and a full complement of small animal imaging modalities. The BRIC supports multiple clinical trials, and research studies are performed on these systems.
Virginia B. Carver
2034 Old Clinic Bldg., CB #7510
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7510
** We regretfully cannot accept applicants on J1 and H1 visas. **
MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Radiology
Division Chief, Breast Imaging
DO, FACR, FSBI
Professor of Radiology
Co-Director of Clinical Faculty Development
MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Fellowship Director, Breast Imaging
MD, MPH, FSBI
Associate Professor of Radiology
Vice Chair of Informatics