Samuel Ostrum to Join as Assistant Professor in 2023

The Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences is happy to announce that Samuel Ostrum, MD, will be joining in August 2023 as an Assistant Professor in Body Imaging. Dr. Ostrum joins us by way of Duke University, where he recently graduated from the Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program. He is currently participating in an Abdominal Imaging Fellowship at Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC.

Jennifer Weaver Succeeds Jake Block as MSK Section Chief

The Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences is pleased to announce that Jennifer S. Weaver, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, has stepped into the role of Section Chief of Musculoskeletal Imaging, effective October 1. Dr. Weaver succeeds Jake Block, MD, Vice Chair of Clinical Operations and Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, whose visionary leadership of the MSK section over the last 15 years has taken it to new heights.

William Barret, M.D., M.S.

William
Barret
M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor
Radiology & Radiological Sciences

William Barret, MD, MS, is a graduate of Vanderbilt University, magna cum laude in economics. Subsequently, he obtained his masters from Georgetown University and his medical degree from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He completed his diagnostic radiology residency and interventional radiology fellowship at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, before entering private practice in Nashville in 2016.

Since then, Dr. Barret has practiced in numerous community based hospital systems, academic medical centers, and university affiliated VA hospitals. He has a strong professional interest in interventional radiology and image-guided procedures. He enjoys teaching residents, interacting with colleagues and clinicians, and continuing to advance his procedural and diagnostic skill set in varied clinical settings. Dr. Barret is a member of the Society of Interventional Radiology.

Section: Abdominal Imaging

William Barret Joins as Assistant Professor

The Department of Radiology is excited to welcome William Barret, MD, MS, as an Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences. Dr. Barret graduated magna cum laude in Economics from Vanderbilt University in 2004. Subsequently, he obtained his master's from Georgetown University and his medical degree from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He completed his Diagnostic Radiology Residency and Interventional Radiology Fellowship at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, before entering private practice in Nashville in 2016.

Nicholas Voutsinas, MD, RPVI

Nicholas
Voutsinas
M.D., RPVI
Assistant Professor
Radiology & Radiological Sciences
Assistant Program Director
Integrated Interventional Radiology Residency

Nicholas Voutsinas, MD, RPVI, is an Interventional Radiology Attending and Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology and Radiologic Sciences. Dr. Voutsinas grew up in Staten Island, New York. He attended the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education at the City College of New York (CUNY), a seven-year BS/MD Program in New York City.

After obtaining his BS degree in Biomedical Sciences, he received his MD degree from the SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. Dr. Voutsinas completed his internal medicine preliminary year at Staten Island University Hospital, and then moved on to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital for his diagnostic radiology and interventional radiology residencies, serving as chief resident of the interventional radiology residency in his final year.

After working for one year as an attending interventional radiologist at Northwell Health in Long Island and Queens, New York, Dr. Voutsinas joined the Vanderbilt faculty as an attending and Assistant Program Director of the Integrated Interventional Radiology Residency. His clinical and research interests included interventional oncology (radioembolization, chemoembolization, ablation), women's health (uterine artery embolization, gonadal vein embolization), venous disease, and biliary endoscopy/lithotripsy. Dr. Voutsinas is excited to be at Vanderbilt and collaborate with his wonderful colleagues across not just radiology, but the entire hospital.

Nicholas Voutsinas Joins as Assistant Professor

The Department of Radiology is excited to welcome Nicholas Voutsinas, MD, as an Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences. Dr. Voutsinas joins us from New York, where he recently held a faculty appointment at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Univeristy/Northwell Health.

Li Min Chen Receives Secondary Appointment in Biomedical Engineering

Congratulations to Li Min Chen, MD, PhD, Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, who has received a secondary appointment as Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, effective October 15. "I am excited about the opportunity to work directly and mentor graduate students in the BME program," Dr. Chen says.

John Scheel, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.

John
R.
Scheel
M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Professor
Radiology & Radiological Sciences
Vice Chair of Sustainability
Radiology & Radiological Sciences

John R. Scheel, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. is a Professor in the Breast Imaging Section in the Department of Clinical Radiology and Radiological Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Scheel joined VUMC's faculty as an Associate Professor in 2022 after spending 10 years on the faculty at the University of Washington. He completed a radiology residency and breast imaging fellowship at the University of Virginia. He also served as the Chief Resident in the Department of Radiology at the University of Virginia. In 2023, Dr. Scheel was promoted to Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences.

Dr. Scheel believes in empowering his patients with knowledge that can help them make important decisions regarding their health. He aims to achieve individualized care for each patient, using evidence-based medicine and state-of-the-art technology. His clinical practice includes all aspects of breast imaging, including mammography, ultrasound, MRI, tomosynthesis, and breast interventional procedures.

Elizabeth Snyder Publishes Article on Grand Rounds in ABR Blog

Elizabeth Snyder, MD, Vice Chair for Wellbeing & Culture, Associate Director of Women in Radiology and Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, has published an article in the American Board of Radiology blog, entitled, "Jump at the Chance if Invited to Present at Grand Rounds." In her writing, Dr. Snyder recalls a trip to Knoxville:

Mariam Moshiri Joins 2022-2023 SCARD-GE LEAD Cohort

Congratulations to Mariam Moshiri, MD, FSAR, FSRU, Vice Chair of Faculty Recruitment and Development & Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, who has been selected to join the 2022-2023 cohort for the Leading, Empowering and Disrupting (LEAD) Program, a joint leadership program of the Society of Chairs of Academic Radiology Departments’ (SCARD) and GE Healthcare. "I am absolutely elated and honored to join this group of outstanding women," Dr. Moshiri says.