F. Daniel Dunnavant, M.D.

Floyd
Daniel
Dunnavant
M.D.
Assistant Professor
Clinical Radiology & Radiological Sciences
Fellowship Director
Emergency Radiology

F. Daniel Dunnavant, MD, is an honors graduate of Rhodes Colleges and earned his medical degree from the University of Tennessee. He completed a residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a fellowship in Pediatric Radiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Dunnavant joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2018 as Assistant Professor. He is a member of the Radiological Society of North America, American College of Radiology, the Society for Pediatric Radiology and the American Society of Emergency Radiology. In 2021, Dr. Dunnvant took on the role of liaison to the Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care. In 2022, he became Fellowship Director for the department's Emergency Radiology Fellowship, which launched in July of 2023.


Section: Emergency Radiology

Christine K. Dove, M.D.

Christine
K.
Dove
M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical
Clinical Radiology & Radiological Sciences
Section Chief
Women's Imaging
Director
Fellowship Programs
Program Director
Breast Imaging Fellowship

Christine Dove, MD, is a graduate of Vanderbilt University Medical School. She also completed her residency in Diagnostic Radiology and her fellowship in Women’s Imaging at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and joined the faculty in 2008. In 2019, she was promoted to Associate Professor. She currently serves as the Fellowship Director for the Breast Imaging Fellowship program. Her clinical interest is Women’s Imaging, including obstetric/pelvic ultrasound and breast imaging. In 2022, she was appointed with the new leadership role of Director of Fellowship Programs. In 2024, she was named the Section Chief of Women's Imaging.

Section: Breast and Women's Imaging

Kathleen Donais, M.S.N.

Kathleen
Donais
M.S.N.
Assistant
Clinical Radiology & Radiological Sciences

Kathleen Donais, MSN, ACNP, earned her BSN and MSN from the University of Alabama. She joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2006 in the department of Surgery. Following 14 years as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and Surgery Nurse Practitioner, Kathleen joined the faculty in the department of Radiology as Assistant in Radiology and Radiological Sciences. Kathleen is a member and current treasurer of the Middle Tennessee Advance Practice Nurse Association, and she previously served as the Co-Chair for the Advanced Practice Standards Committee.

Section: Interventional Radiology

Lori A. Deitte, M.D.

Lori
A.
Deitte
M.D.
Vice Chair of Education
Radiology & Radiological Sciences
Vice President for Continuous Professional Development
VUMC
Professor
Clinical Radiology & Radiological Sciences

As a Professor of Radiology, the Vice Chair of Education, and the VUMC Vice President for Continuous Professional Development, Dr. Deitte is active with education at all levels: medical students (hands-on ultrasound sessions), residents, fellows and practicing physicians. Dr. Deitte’s institutional leadership responsibilities include overseeing continuing medical education and professional development activities at VUMC. Additional interests include instructional design, Design Thinking, mentoring/sponsoring, and coaching. Dr. Deitte is a nationally recognized speaker and faculty development facilitator. She has co-authored more than 70 peer-reviewed articles and three book chapters. Additionally, she has given more than 160 invited regional, national, and international presentations, including presentations in Romania, Switzerland, Austria, and Israel. Her medical mission work includes two trips to Honduras to teach ultrasound workshops. 

Dr. Deitte specializes in body imaging and ultrasound. Her clinical practice includes providing coverage of Vanderbilt’s level I trauma center, with high volume emergency, oncologic, urologic, gynecologic, transplant, and gastrointestinal imaging. She is a regular participant and contributor to Vanderbilt’s multidisciplinary GU Tumor Board.

Section: Abdominal Imaging

L. Taylor Davis, M.D.

Larry
Taylor
Davis
M.D.
Section Chief
Neuroradiology
Associate Professor
Radiology & Radiological Sciences
Associate Professor
Neurology

Taylor Davis, MD, is an Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences and Neurology and a board-certified neuroradiologist. He completed his radiology residency at Vanderbilt in 2013 and his neuroradiology fellowship at Vanderbilt in 2014 and then joined the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine faculty. His research interests include utilizing conventional and advanced MRI techniques including functional brain MRI (fMRI) using blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) technique and arterial spin labeling (ASL), vessel wall imaging (VWI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in the study of various neurologic diseases.

Section: Neuroradiology

Katie M. Davis, D.O.

Katie
McConnell
Davis
D.O.
Associate Professor
Clinical Radiology & Radiological Sciences

Katie M. Davis, DO, is a graduate of Ursuline College in Pepper Pike, OH and earned her medical degree from Ohio University, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed a residency in Diagnostic Radiology at Case Western Reserve University and a fellowship in Women’s Imaging at Magee Women’s Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Davis joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2018 as Assistant Professor. In 2022, she was appointed the Section Chief of Breast Imaging and Medical Director of Breast Imaging Services. In 2025, Dr. Davis was promoted to Associate Professor. In addition, she has served as the Director of Medical Student Education for the Radiology Department since 2021. She is a current member of the Society of Breast Imaging Young Physician Section Committee.

Section: Breast Imaging

Jeffrey L. Creasy, M.D.

Jeffrey
L.
Creasy
M.D.
Professor
Clinical Radiology & Radiological Sciences

Jeff Creasy, MD, earned an undergraduate BS in physics from Michigan State University and an M.D. degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After two years of general surgical training at Duke University, he returned to Chapel Hill for a radiology residency, neuroradiology fellowship and two years of faculty appointment as an Assistant Professor. He joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 1988 as an Assistant Professor, and was promoted to Associate Professor in 1998. He was made Professor in 2011, and became section chief of neuroradiology in 2015. He is past president of the Society of Computer Applications in Radiology (SCAR), the Southeastern Neuroradiology Society (SENRS) and the Tennessee Radiology Society (TRS). He has held the Certificate of Added Qualifications in Neuroradiology, since its inception in 1995. He became a Fellow of the American College of Radiology (ACR) in 2009.

Section: Neuroradiology

Gabriella L. Crane, M.D.

Gabriella
L.
Crane
M.D.
Associate Professor
Radiology & Radiological Sciences
Associate Professor
Pediatrics

Gabriella Crane, MD, was trained in Diagnostic Radiology at Boston University Medical Center from 2005 to 2010, and subsequently completed a fellowship in the subspecialty of Pediatric Radiology at Harvard University, Children's Hospital Boston. Upon completing her fellowship in June 2010, she moved to Nashville, TN, to accept a position at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, where she currently practices general pediatric radiology. Dr. Crane is Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology and Radiological Sciences and Pediatrics. Her emphasis is on body imaging, with special interests in GI and GU imaging, as well as the imaging of child abuse.

Section: Pediatric Radiology

Christopher M. Baron, M.D.

Christopher
M.
Baron
M.D.
Associate Professor
Clinical Radiology & Radiological Sciences

Christopher Baron, MD, is a graduate of St. Edwards University and earned his medical degree from University of Texas Health Science Center. He completed a residency in Diagnostic Radiology and fellowships in Vascular and Interventional Radiology and Pediatric Interventional Radiology from Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2012 as Assistant Professor of Radiology. Dr. Baron's work is focused on Pediatric IR and the diagnosis and treatment of vascular malformations. He is a member of American College of Radiology, Society of Interventional Radiology and Society for Pediatric Radiology.

Section: Interventional Radiology

Radiology Grand Rounds | May 31, 2022

Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences Presents the Radiology Visiting Scholar Program "Real World AI:  Integrating Artificial Intelligence Algorithms Into the Clinical Environment" featuring