Steve Harris, MD, PhD, is an honors graduate of Vanderbilt University, earned his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University and his medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine. He completed a residency in Diagnostic Radiology and a fellowship in Abdominal Imaging at Duke University. Dr. Harris joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2019.
 

Section: Abdominal Imaging

Kevin Harkins, PhD, earned his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Arizona in 2009. He completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science and joined the faculty in VUMC Radiology in 2021. Dr Harkins’ research is focused on measuring tissue microstructure with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and includes diffusion MRI, quantitative MRI, relaxometry, pulse sequence development, and advanced numerical simulation.

 Section: Vanderbilt Institute of Imaging Science

John C. Gore, PhD, holds the Hertha Ramsey Cress Chair in Medicine and is a University Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Physics and Astronomy, and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics at Vanderbilt University, where he also directs the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science.

Dr. Gore obtained his BSc in Physics from the University of Manchester in 1972, a PhD in Physics from the University of London in 1976, and a BA degree in Law from Ealing College, London in 1982. He also has an honorary degree from Yale University.

He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), the American Physical Society, the National Academy of Inventors, the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering, and the Institute of Physics (UK). He is also a Distinguished Investigator of the Academy of Radiology Research and Overseas Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine (UK).

He served on the Council of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering from 2011-2015, was twice an elected trustee of the Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and was a founding board member of the Society for Magnetic Resonance Imaging. He is editor-in-chief of the journal Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

He has been honored with several awards including the Gold Medal of the ISMRM (2004) for his contributions to the field of magnetic resonance imaging, the Earl Sutherland Award for Achievement in Research from Vanderbilt University, and is an Honorary Professor at Zhejiang University in China.

As a Principal Physicist in the Department of Medical Physics, Dr. Gore founded the pioneering MRI research program at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School and Hammersmith Hospital in the UK in the late 1970’s. In 1982 he established the MRI research program at Yale University which he directed from 1982-2002. At Yale he was also the founding Chair and Director of the program (later Department) of Biomedical Engineering and was a Professor of Diagnostic Radiology, Professor of Applied Physics and Professor of Psychology.

In 2002 he moved to Vanderbilt University to establish the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science which has since grown to be one of the premier centers for imaging research in the world.

Dr. Gore has published over 700 original papers and contributions within the medical imaging field. His research interests include the development and application of multimodal imaging methods for understanding tissue physiology and structure, molecular imaging and functional brain imaging.

Section: Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science

Daniel Gochberg, PhD, is a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and earned a MS and PhD in Physics at Yale University. He received the NIH Individual Postdoctoral National Research Service Award while completing a post-doctoral research fellowship at Yale University. He joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2002 and was appointed Associate Professor in 2012. Dr. Gochberg’s research is focused on developing and applying magnetic resonance imaging methods that create specific and novel contrast. He is a member of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.

Section: Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science

Katherine Frederick-Dyer is an associate professor of abdominal imaging in the Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She completed her residency in radiology at The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, TN, and her fellowship in Abdominal Imaging at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Frederick-Dyer is certified as a Magnetic Resonance Medical Director/Physician (MRMD) by the American Board of Magnetic Resonance Safety.

After spending 3 years in private practice, Dr. Frederick-Dyer decided to return to academics to contribute to medical education, cancer imaging research, and more. Dr. Frederick-Dyer aserves as director of MRI for the body imaging section and participates in the Radiology Quality Improvement and MRI Safety Committees. In 2024, she was named Magnetic Resonance Medical Director. 

Section: Abdominal Imaging

Ricardo Fonseca, MD, earned his medical degree from Federal University of São Paulo in São Paulo, Brazil. He completed residencies in Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2003 and was appointed Assistant Professor in 2004. Dr. Fonseca previously served as Program Director of VUMC's Body Imaging Fellowship.

Section: Abdominal Imaging

Richard Michael Fleming, MD, earned an undergraduate BS and master in science degrees from Memphis State University and his medical degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. He completed a radiology residency at Methodist University Hospital and a fellowship in Nuclear Medicine from Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2016 after 21 years in private practice and six years at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is a member of the American College of Radiology, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Radiological Society of North America.

Section: Abdominal Imaging