Innovation and Clinical Research
The Department of Radiology is committed to innovation and clinical research as a long-term strategic priority. We encourage creativity and entrepreneurship as a means of supporting our mission.
Our Programs
- Applying for a grant? Click here to involve departmental support staff. For questions, please email Heather Selke, Grants Manager, at heather.l.selke@vumc.org.
- Innovation Activists: Designing Health Care’s Future: A podcast series hosted by Dr. Reed Omary that addresses some of health care’s biggest challenges
- Catalyst Program: The Catalyst Program is designed to establish, promote and support collaborative research between our research and clinical faculty members. Three funding awards will be granted each year to teams with at least one VUIIS basic science faculty and one Radiology clinical faculty, and for newly created research projects without previous collaboration. All Radiology faculty are eligible to apply for a funding award through this program. Learn More
Our Leadership
Dan Brown, MD
Vice Chair of Innovation and Clinical Research
Director of Interventional Oncology
Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences
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Project PI Timeline Involved Trainees Open Role(s) Skill Set Needed to Support Cryoablation Zone Modeling Dan Brown 2020-present Bill Winter Not currently Image selection/coordination with Electrical Engineering Christian Nguyen Chemoembolization Database Dan Brown 2017-present Shelby Frantz Med Student Data entry in RedCap Rad Residents Chart Review PET CT Y90 Dosimetry Dan Brown 2020-present Spencer Workman Maybe TBD TVS of Ovary Ad Tube (BRCA+) Arthur Fleischer 2020-2022 Jessica Miller Med Student Patient Recruitment Resident/Fellow Image Analysis Non-Rad Trainee Record Keeping Research Lung Biopsy Virginia Planz 2020-present Eric Emmons Med Student Data collection Adrenal Mass Biopsy Virginia Planz 2020-present Med Student, Resident, Fellow Chart Review and Data Entry CT/US Procedure Projects w/ Soc of Abd Rad CSIR-ETC Virginia Planz 2020-present Resident TBD
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Project PI Timeline Involved Trainees Open Role(s) Skill Set Needed to Support Sweet Syndrome Andrea Birch 2020-present Cam Henry Maybe Case write up & literature review Retroperitoneal Hemangioma Marques Bradshaw 2020-present Breiona Hamilton Not currently Collection of images, literature review, & Q&A Mimics in Abdominal Imaging Virginia Planz 2020-present Resident TBD 3D-Printed Radiology Educational Objects Jared Grice 2018-present Resident Comfortable learning 3D design software
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- Department Announces Vice Chair of Innovation and Clinical Research
- RadX Innovation Challenge Pitch Evolves into Global Health Nonprofit
- Arora Awarded RSNA Research Scholar Grant
- 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
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- Radx Innovation Challenge: The Department of Radiology’s healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship challenge to create solutions to unmet needs in health care
- Innovation Seminar Series: A department sponsored seminar series focused on topics of innovation
- May 25, 2017: H. Benjamin Harvey, MD, JD, 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
