Eben Rosenthal, MD, Professor and Chair for the Department of Otolaryngology, has received a secondary appointment as Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences. Dr. Rosenthal holds many appointments in the university, including the Barry and Amy Baker Chair in Laryngeal, Head and Neck Research, and Vice Chair for Education in the Department of Otolaryngology. He is also a Professor for the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology.

Joanna Shechtel, MD, Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, has been made a member of the Board of Directors with the American Board of Magnetic Resonance Safety (ABMRS). Dr. Shechtel, who serves as the Magnetic Resonance Medical Director (MRMD) for Vanderbilt University Medical Center, joins this not-for-profit corporation whose purpose is to improve the safety of medical and research magnetic resonance (MR) environments.

Thanks to a decade-long, multi-organization collaboration, a new publication aims to examine how insulin deficiency can impact the size of a pancreas. “Insulin Deficiency From Insulin Gene Mutation Leads to Smaller Pancreas” was recently published in Diabetes Care, and used MRI to measure pancreas volume and shape in a family with an autosomal-dominant insulin gene mutation that results in insulin deficiency similar in severity to that of type 1 diabetes but without autoimmunity.

The Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences is happy to share that Lauren Rankin, JD, will be joining as our new Chief Business Officer in April. She will succeed Richard Pierce, MBA, CMPE, who retired in July 2022, and Kate Gibson, CPA, Associate Director, Academic, Research and Professional Enterprise, who has been serving as Interim CBO since Pierce’s departure.

Asha Sarma, MD, Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, recently sat down with Tina Young Poussaint, MD, FACR, the first president of the American Society of Neuroradiology, to interview her and to collect some wisdom for young investigators and junior faculty.  Dr. Sarma asked Dr. Poussaint about workplace habits for success, recruiting mentors, and becoming more involved in societies like ASNR. Read the interview here.

The Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences is proud to share that Philip Scherer, MD, will be the new Section Chief of Nuclear Medicine, effective March 1. Dr. Scherer succeeds Aaron Jessop, MD, MBA, who will be staying with VUMC Radiology through the end of June. “I am deeply honored by the opportunity,” Dr. Scherer says. “During my time at VUMC, it has been a privilege to work with supportive faculty and staff in the Nuclear Medicine section and Radiology department.”

Congratulations to John Gore, PhD, Director of the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, for being named a University Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University Distinguished Professor of Physics & Astronomy, & a University Distinguished Professor of Radiology & Radiological Sciences.

Congratulations to Associate Professor Charles Caskey, PhD, and Professor Li Min Chen, MD, PhD, for being awarded a new R01 Grant for their project "Next generation transcranial ultrasound-based neuromodulation using phase shift nanoemulsions. " This project will develop particles containing drugs that can be released at target locations in the brain for ultrasound as a new way to treat brain disorders.

A familiar face will soon be returning to us here in the Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences. Alice Hinton, MD, will be coming out of retirement to serve as an Associate Professor starting in April 2023. Dr. Hinton has held several positions in the department and retired in 2021. She will rejoin us part-time, helping with staffing efforts in our Women’s Imaging section. Dr. Hinton's area of specialty practice is women’s imaging with a focus on breast imaging and obstetrical and gynecologic ultrasound.

Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences presents a Grand Rounds lecture: "Radiology Report Quality in the Era of Network Radiology" featuring