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Ryan Muller, M.D., Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, was recently appointed Associate Program Director for the Interventional Radiology Residency program.

The Department of Radiology last week hosted its annual recognition ceremony for graduating residents and fellows. More than 140 people attended the ceremony, held at the University Club of Nashville, to celebrate the eight residents and 13 fellows who complete training in their respective programs at the end of this month.

The following story originally appeared in the June 14, 2017, edition of the VUMC Reporter.    About 10 percent of patients with colorectal cancer express a mutated form of the signaling molecule BRAF, which may be targeted for treatment by selective BRAF inhibitors. PET (positron emission tomography) imaging using a standard glucose probe is not able to predict response to BRAF inhibitors.

The following story originally appeared in the June 8, 2017, edition of the VUMC Reporter.    Last week, Vanderbilt’s Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences hosted the inaugural RadX Innovation Challenge Pitch Event.

Vanderbilt Radiology resident Drs. LeAnn Shannon, Meaghan Magarik, Karthik Sundaram and John McKay will present research at the Association of University Radiologists (AUR) 2017 Annual Meeting this week in Hollywood, Florida. The 65th AUR Annual Meeting will bring together more than 1,000 radiology faculty, trainees and administrators from across the country for a weeklong conference on leading change and bringing value.