News Announcements

Melissa Hilmes Named Director of Medical Student Education

The Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences is excited to announce that Associate Professor Melissa Hilmes, MD, has been named the Director of Medical Student Education. Dr. Hilmes joined VUMC in 2007, and has since been involved with medical student education at multiple levels. She served as the co-director of the Vanderbilt Program in Interprofessional Learning (VPIL) and as a portfolio coach. She is the current course director for the ACE in Pediatric Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology courses for medical students in the 3rd and 4th years.

Fatemeh Adelnia to Attend MedTech 2024 as CECI2 Class

Congratulations to Research Assistant Professor Fatemeh Adelnia, PhD, for advancing to the Level-2 program of the Council of Early Career Investigators in Imaging (CECI2)! Dr. Adelnia has been invited to attend MedTech 2024, an annual education event held on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. and hosted by the Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research.

Joseph McCrary Joins VUMC Radiology as Assistant Professor

The Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences is excited to welcome Joseph McCrary, MD, to the Pediatric Radiology section as an Assistant Professor. Dr. McCrary comes to VUMC after almost three years at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in Ohio, where he practiced as an Emergency and Critical Care Pediatric Radiologist. 

Guiyun Wu Joins VUMC Radiology as Associate Professor

The Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences is excited to welcome Guiyun Wu, MD, MS, to the Nuclear Medicine section as an Associate Professor. Dr. Wu joined VUMC on January 2, 2024 and comes to us from Cleveland Clinic, where he has worked since 2003. Holding board certifications in both Nuclear Medicine and Neurology, Dr. Wu has been an integral part of supporting the clinical research efforts at Cleveland Clinic's Neurological Institute.