The Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences is proud to share that VUMC third-year resident, Ty Todd, DO, will be staying with our team for a fellowship in Pediatric Neuroradiology. After completion, he will then join our faculty as an Assistant Professor.

The Council of Early Career Investigators in Imaging (CECI2) have chosen Mary Ellen Koran, MD, PhD, for the 2022-2023 CECI2 Level 2 Program. The program, which has different levels of participation, was established by the Academy for Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research in 2014. It offers newer researchers the chance to learn about funding, advocacy, career development, and other various research opportunities.

Congratulations to PGY 5 Resident Cam Henry, MD, for being awarded the Panacea Financial Foundation Resident & Fellow Grant!Dr. Henry was one of 14 residents and fellows chosen for this nationwide award. According to Panacea Financial, these grants go to residents and fellows to help further their post-graduate education.

VUMC's own Joanna Shechtel, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology and Radiological Sciences, was recently invited the join the Zone 3 Podcast, which focuses on the world of radiology and MRI. Dr. Shechtel spoke with hosts Robert and Reggie about sarcoma imaging, her time in the medical field, and MRI safety. Dr. Shechtel came prepared with a variety of helpful visual aids.

VUMC Radiology is happy to announce that Meaghan Dendy Case, MD, MA, will be joining as an Assistant Professor starting in September 2023. She will join our Interventional Radiology section, and will also spend time working with Body Imaging. Dr. Dendy Case joins us from Yale School of Medicine, where she is completing a residency in diagnostic and interventional radiology. Currently, she is the Chief Resident of Interventional Radiology. Prior to her residency, Dr. Dendy Case completed an internship in general surgery at the UConn School of Medicine.

The Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences is excited to announce that Ryan Rigsby, MD, will join our faculty as an Assistant Professor beginning in July 2023. Dr. Rigsby will be part of the Neuroradiology section. A graduate of Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Dr. Rigsby continued to complete his residency at the same institution.

VUMC Radiology is excited to announce that Lauren Snider, MD, will be joining our department as an Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences starting in August 2023. Dedicating most of her time to the Vanderbilt community hospitals, Dr. Snider will work with our various regional hospitals and their onsite breast imaging services.

The Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences is happy to share our new faculty member, Andrew Marsala, MD, who will join as an Assistant Professor in August 2023. Dr. Marsala will join the Interventional Radiology section.

Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences presents the: 18th Annual Pendergrass Lecture in Thoracic Radiology "Lung Cancer Screening: What Does the Future Hold? featuring

Jennifer Weaver, MD, Section Chief of Musculoskeletal Radiology and Associate Professor, has co-authored a new article on osteoarthritis (OA) imaging. The article, "Imaging of Osteoarthritis from the Ankle Through the Midfoot," outlines the importance of diagnostic imaging in identifying OA cases. It also helps readers understand the advantages and limitations in the imaging modalities used to characterize ankle, hindfoot, and midfoot OA, as well as familiarizing them with imaging finding of OA and instability patterns.