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Biomedical Engineering Institute Honors four VUIIS Research faculty

Four Vanderbilt University faculty members have been elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). Among 120 “outstanding leaders, engineers, entrepreneurs and innovators in medical and biological engineering” nominated by their peers and elected to the class of 2014, they are:

Neuroangio Suite Bolsters Stroke Treatment Efforts

A new advanced stroke treatment suite debuts this month at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, offering better care for patients with blood circulation problems in the head and neck, such as stroke and aneurysm. The neuroangiography suite occupies operating rooms 1 and 8, and comprises two bi-plane imaging machines, including the new Siemens Artis Q, which offers improved image quality with lower doses of radiation.

Radiology Chair, Reed Omary Shares Thoughts at RSNA Donor Reception

Reed A. Omary, M.D., M.S., a 1993 Research Resident Grant recipient and 1999 Bracco Diagnostics/RSNA Research Scholar Grant recipient, was the guest speaker at the Corporate Donor reception at RSNA 2013. Dr. Omary delivered a heartfelt account of how the RSNA Research and Education Foundation provided him with the initial funding he needed to make a name in radiology and begin his lifelong career in radiology research. Today Dr.

Carr’s Imaging Expertise Adds to Heart Disease Fight

Jeffrey Carr, M.D., M.Sc., recently joined Vanderbilt as the Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Radiology & Radiological Sciences and professor of Clinical Biomedical Informatics and Cardiovascular Medicine. Carr, a member of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine class of 1989, returns to his alma mater from Wake Forest School of Medicine, where he had been on faculty since 1990, most recently with professorship appointments in Radiology, Internal Medicine, Translational Science and Public Health Sciences.

John Jeffrey Carr honored with endowed chair

Jeffrey Carr, M.D., M.Sc., Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Radiology and Radiological Sciences and professor of clinical biomedical informatics, who was recruited from Wake Forest University this summer.