The Department would like to recognize Yueh Z. Lee, MD, PhD, for multiple significant honors spanning late 2018 through early-year 2019. A March 2019 Physics World article spotlights the development of a first-generation, stationary digital breast tomosynthesis (sDBT) system by lead author Lee and co-investigators. In a paired-image study published in Academic Radiology*, Lee’s team … Read more

The Department of Radiology would like to recognize the following faculty members for their April 2018 promotions in appointment: Yueh Z. Lee, MD, PhD   (Associate Professor) Cherie M. Kuzmiak, DO  (Professor)   (L to R): Drs. Yueh Z. Lee, Cherie M. Kuzmiak  

The Department of Radiology would like to congratulate both its faculty members and residents selected in March 2019 as UNC School of Medicine Academy of Educators inductees.  Drs. Katrina McGinty, David Mauro, and Brian Handly have been selected as 2019 AOE Faculty Inductees. Three Diagnostic Radiology residents — Drs. Bryan Ashley, Justin Rodriguez, and Will Boyd — have been selected as … Read more

The Department would like to congratulate Tonya Edge, RT(R), CIIP, for obtaining Imaging Informatics Professional (IIP) certification, as administered by the American Board of Imaging Informatics. Becoming a Certified Imaging Informatics Professional (CIIP) requires an in-depth combination of education, experience, and examination standards in a wide spectrum of technical and professional components encompassing the practice … Read more

The Department of Radiology would like to recognize Amy Edge (Assistant, Executive Vice Chair) for her selection as the 2018 Outstanding Performance Award recipient.  

The Department would like to belatedly recognize Assistant Professor of Radiology Dr. David Mauro for his selection and April 2018 induction into the medical honor society Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), as one of four UNC School of Medicine (SOM) Alumni chosen for 2018 induction. Election to AOA signifies a member’s embodiment of AOA values, including … Read more

The Department would like to congratulate our recently named 2019-2020 Chief Residents: Diagnostic Radiology Chief Resident: Dr. John Campbell Chief Resident: Dr. Hamilton Howe Chief Resident: Dr. Justin Rodriguez Interventional Radiology Chief Resident: Dr. Clayton Commander  

2019-2020 will be a unique year for Interventional Radiology training.  Not only is it the final year of existence for the Interventional Radiology (IR) Fellowship, it will also be the only year UNC graduates IR Fellows and our first IR Resident.  After years of hard work (and paperwork), Bob Dixon’s vision of the UNC Interventional … Read more

With establishment of the integrated interventional radiology (IR) residency, cultivating medical student interest in IR (the newest medical specialty) and increasing student exposure is more important than ever. A thriving medical student IR interest group is key in accomplishing these goals. I assumed the role of faculty advisor for the medical student IR interest group … Read more

Q & A with Associate Chief Resident Dr. Monica Reddy Q1: Tell us about yourself, including your decision to stay at UNC for fellowship (we’re thrilled you are). A1: I grew up in Oklahoma and Texas, but I consider myself an Oklahoman at heart. I completed my undergraduate work at the University of Oklahoma, and then matriculated … Read more

Since 2012, the Department’s Outreach/Imaging Informatics division has provided imaging consultation and delivery of high-quality diagnostic reports to State-operated and private practice entities. A diverse range of imaging-related services executed by the Outreach team has earned it high regard by the external entities who have on-site imaging capability but require timely professional study interpretation and … Read more

Growing up in Ethiopia, UNC MRI Imaging Supervisor and Radiologic Science Clinical Instructor Issack Boru was age 6 when his father suffered a severe head injury. The local hospital lacked imaging technology for timely diagnosis of the associated internal bleeding, and Boru observed how delayed treatment caused his father significant struggles in the years after. … Read more