Innovation
The Department of Radiology is committed to innovation as a long-term strategic priority. We encourage creativity and entrepreneurship, and we actively support commercialization efforts as a means of enhancing our impact and supporting our mission.
Our Leadership
Rick Abramson, M.D.
Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences
Vice Chair for Innovation
richard.abramson@vumc.org
Our Programs
- Radx: The Department of Radiology’s healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship incubator Learn More
- Innovation Activists: Designing Health Care’s Future: A podcast series hosted by Dr. Reed Omary that addresses some of health care’s biggest challenges
- Innovation Seminar Series: A department sponsored seminar series focused on topics of innovation
- May 25, 2017: H. Benjamin Harvey, M.D., J.D., Radiology's Brave New World: Innovate or Perish
- Enterprise System Design Alliance: A partnership between the Department of Radiology and Vanderbilt's School of Engineering
Publications and News
- Three teams take top prizes at inaugural innovation challenge
- Bennett Landman leads team to prize in innovation challenge
- VU School of Medicine ramps-up The Radx incubator with 17 entrants in Innovation Challenge
- Radx Innovation Challenge cohort of May 15, 2017
- Abramson to lead new Department of Radiology innovation program
