Kenneth G. Lewis, II, Ph.D.

Kenneth
G.
Lewis
II, Ph.D.
Section Chief
Radiological Sciences
Associate Professor
Clinical Radiology & Radiological Sciences

Ken Lewis, PhD, is a board certified (DABR) Diagnostic & Nuclear Medical Physicist, a board certified (CHP) Health Physicist, and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences. As a Medical Physicist, his focus is on clinical image quality, patient dosimetry, imaging protocol development, and radiation safety. As an educator, he participates in teaching courses for both the VUSM Doctorate of Medical Physics program and the Radiology Residency training program.

Dr. Lewis earned his Masters in Medical Physics (2006) and PhD in Physics (2013) from Vanderbilt University. His past research interests were in x-ray phase contrast and small-angle x-ray scattering imaging. Post graduation, he served as a Medical Physicist and Radiation Safety Officer for Ochsner Health System in New Orleans, LA (2013-2016) before returning to VUMC.

Prior to entering the Medical Physics field, Dr. Lewis served on active-duty as a U.S. Navy Submarine Officer. He was recalled to active-duty to serve in Iraq (2010-2011); he retired from the U.S. Navy Reserve in 2017.

Section: Radiological Sciences

Nam T. Le, M.D.

Nam
T.
Le
M.D.
Assistant Professor
Clinical Radiology & Radiological Sciences

Nam Le, MD, is a graduate of earned the University of California, Berkley with a BS in Chemical Engineering. Prior to earning his medical degree from Meharry Medical College, Dr. Le worked as an engineer for 10 years. He completed a residency in Diagnostic Radiology and a fellowship in Neuroradiology from Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Le joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2013 and was appointed Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences in 2014. He is member of the American Society of Emergency Radiology, American College of Radiology, American Roentgen Ray Society, Radiologic Society of North America and Tennessee Radiologic Society.

Section: Emergency Radiology

 

William H. Laxton, M.D.

William
H.
Laxton
M.D.
Associate Professor
Clinical Radiology & Radiological Sciences

William Laxton, MD, is a graduate of and earned his medical degree from the University of Tennessee. He completed a residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Tennessee – Methodist and a fellowship in Cross-Sectional Body Imaging at Johns Hopkins University Hospital. Dr. Laxton joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2015 and appointed to Assistant Professor in 2016. On July 1, 2024, Dr. Laxton was promoted to Associate Professor.

Dr. Laxton is a member of American Roentgen Ray Society, Radiological Society of North America, American College of Radiology and the Tennessee Radiological Society.

Section: Cardiothoracic Imaging and Abdominal Imaging

Michael Erik Landman, M.D.

Michael
Erik
Landman
M.D.
Assistant Professor
Radiology & Radiological Sciences
Fellowship Program Director
Neuroradiology

Erik Landman, MD, earned his medical degree from the University of South Alabama College of Medicine. He completed a residency in Diagnostic Radiology, during which he served as Chief Resident, and a fellowship in Neuroradiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Landman joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2020 as Assistant Professor. In 2025, Dr. Landman became the Program Director for the Neuroradiology Fellowship.

Section: Neuroradiology

Stephanie C. Kurita, M.D.

Stephanie
C.
Kurita
M.D.
Associate Professor
Clinical Radiology & Radiological Sciences

Stephanie Kurita, MD, is a graduate of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine where she was selected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. She completed her residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and served as chief resident. She completed a fellowship in Women's Imaging at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Dr. Kurita joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2010. She was appointed Director of Alumni Relations and Development in 2016 and founded the Vanderbilt Radiology Society, serves as editor of the department alumni newsletter, The Reader, and is a member of the Vanderbilt Medical Alumni Association board. In 2019, she was promoted to Associate Professor.

She specializes in obstetrical and gynecological ultrasound and breast imaging and procedures. Dr. Kurita is a member of the Radiological Society of North America and the Society of Breast Imaging.

Section: Breast and Women's Imaging

Rekha Krishnasarma, M.D.

Rekha
Krishnasarma
M.D.
Assistant Professor
Clinical Radiology & Radiological Sciences
Program Director
Pediatric Radiology Fellowship

Rekha Krishnasarma, MD, is a graduate of the University of Southern California, and earned her medical degree from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. She completed a residency in Diagnostic Radiology from the University of Texas at Houston and a fellowship in Pediatric Radiology at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Krishnasarma joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2019. In 2022, she became the Pediatric Radiology Fellowship Program Director.

Section: Pediatric Radiology

 

 

Mary Ann Keenan, D.M.P.

Mary
Ann
Keenan
D.M.P.
Associate Professor
Clinical Radiology & Radiological Sciences

Mary Ann Keenan, DMP, DABR, earned her MS and Doctorate in Medical Physics from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Dr. Keenan is an Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences. She joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2005. She is a member of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine and the American College of Radiology, where she also actively participates in societal committees and panels.

Section: Radiological Sciences

Christopher S. Jones, M.D.

Christopher
Scott
Jones
M.D.
Associate Professor
Clinical Radiology & Radiological Sciences

Christopher S. Jones, MD, is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University and earned his medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine. He completed a residencies in Diagnostic Radiology and Transitional/Internal Medicine at Albert Einstein Medical Center and a fellowship in Cross Sectional Imaging at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2018 as Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology and Radiological Sciences, and he was appointed Section Chief of Body Imaging in 2019. Dr. Jones is a member of the American College of Radiology, American Roentgen Ray Society and the Radiological Society of North America.


Section: Abdominal Imaging

Xiaoyu Jiang, Ph.D.

Xiaoyu
L
Jiang
Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Clinical Radiology & Radiological Sciences

Xiaoyu Jiang, PhD, earned his undergraduate in Engineering Physics and his masters degree in Physics at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China and his PhD in Chemistry from Washington University in St. Louis, MO. He completed his postdoctoral training at Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS), which focused on development, validation, and evaluation of advanced MRI techniques, including temporal diffusion spectroscopy imaging and quantitative magnetic transfer imaging, in preclinical and translational cancer imaging. He joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2018 as Research Instructor in Radiology and Radiological Sciences. In 2022, he was promoted to Research Assistant Professor.

Section: Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science