The Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences presents the4th Annual Deitte ISNPIRE Lecture"Looking Back to Learn, Looking Forward to Succeed"

VUMC Radiology has named Associate Professor Rifat Wahab, DO, as the Director of Breast Imaging for our Community Radiology section. In this new role, Dr. Wahab will lead our department’s efforts in providing breast imaging services to our three regional hospitals, as well as establishing our remote breast imaging practice. “I am excited and grateful for the opportunity to lead our community breast imaging team,” says Dr. Wahab. “Remote diagnostics is a new horizon in breast imaging, and I am excited to bring Vanderbilt Radiology to the forefront.” 

The Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences is proud to welcome Shanna Matalon, MD, who joins our Abdominal Imaging section as an Associate Professor. A graduate of Johns Hopkins University, where she received a bachelors in neuroscience, Dr. Matalon attended medical school at Boston University School of Medicine. After graduating, she went on to complete a radiology residency and fellowship in abdominal imaging and intervention at Brigham and Women's Hospital. 

VUMC Radiology is happy to welcome Eric Wallace, MD, who comes to our team as an Associate Professor and will serve as our new Vice Chair of Community Radiology. Dr. Wallace is a triple-graduate of Louisiana State University. He received his undergraduate degree in kinesiology from LSU before attending the LSU Health Sciences Center for both his medical degree and radiology residency. 

VUMC Radiology Research Associate Professor Adam Rosenberg, PhD, has been selected to participate in the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) Research Program Fellows Initiative. This program looks to gather talented investigators within Vanderbilt to help enhance the variety of ideas within the VICC decision-making processes and to develop a pipeline of future leaders.

Four faculty researchers were honored on Feb. 12 for their contributions to mentoring and translational science at Vanderbilt University Medical Center during the 2025 Vanderbilt Translational Research Forum.

The Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences is thrilled to welcome  Patrick Vande Lune, MD, back to our team! Dr. Vande Lune, a former Neuroradiology Fellow, has joined our Community Radiology section as an Assistant Professor.