News Announcements

Ty Todd, MD, has won a gold medal for an educational exhibit that he first-authored earlier this month at the 2022 ASHNR Annual Meeting in Denver, CO. Dr. Todd created a presentation focused on pediatric sinonasal masses, with the goal of teaching other radiologists how to recognize these entities by a systematic approach.

Congratulations to Lori Deitte, MD, Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, who has recently graduated from the Leading, Empowering and Disrupting (LEAD) Program, a joint leadership program of the Society of Chairs of Academic Radiology Departments’ (SCARD) and GE Healthcare.

VUMC Radiology is excited to welcome John Scheel, MD, PhD, MPH, as an Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences in Breast Imaging. Dr. Scheel joins us from Seattle, where he's held a variety of faculty positions in Radiology and Global Health at the University of Washington and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Dr. Scheel has also worked with a variety of community-based organizations emphasizing diversity, equity and inclusion within radiology and breast health—both in America and internationally.

Sean G. Hughes, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, and Director, Cardiac MRI Laboratory, has received a secondary appointment as an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, effective October 1.

Kristin O'Grady, PhD, Assistant Professor of Radiology & Radiological Sciences, has received a secondary appointment as an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering. Dr. O'Grady obtained her PhD in Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt in 2015 under the mentorship of Craig Duvall, PhD, and Melissa Skala, PhD.