James A. Patton, PhD, was recently honored with the title of Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Emeritus, by the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust. Dr. Patton retired in December 2019 following 47 years of service to Vanderbilt and the Department of Radiology. He is among 33 faculty retiring in the 2019-2020 academic year to receive the emeriti title.

Andrea Birch, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology, and Edwin Donnelly, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Radiology, were recently named Fellows of the American College of Radiology (ACR).  

Lori Deitte, MD, Professor and Vice Chair of Education, Department of Radiology, has been elected as an inaugural Fellow of the Association of University Radiologists (AUR).  

The Department of Radiology this week announced incoming faculty for the Pediatric Radiology section at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Stephen Little, MD, is expected to join the department as an Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology, effective Sept. 1, 2020.

Melissa Hilmes, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology, has been elected to Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s (VUSM) Academy for Excellence in Education, in recognition of her contributions to the educational mission at Vanderbilt.

The Department of Radiology is excited to announce that Erin Cooke, MD, will join faculty as an Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology and Radiological Sciences in the Body Imaging section, effective Sept. 1, 2020.  Dr. Cooke will come to Vanderbilt from Seattle-based Virginia Mason Medical Center (VMMC), where she has served as a staff radiologist specializing in Body Imaging, Neuroradiology and Musculoskeletal Imaging since 2014.

Victoria Morgan, PhD, and Todd Peterson, PhD, Department of Radiology faculty in the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS), have been elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows.

Today, the Department of Radiology is excited to announce the results of the 2020 National Resident Match Program (NRMP) Match. Both the Diagnostic Radiology (DR) and Integrated Interventional Radiology (IR) Residency programs filled, matching a total of nine residents. 

Kristin O’Grady, PhD, Research Instructor in Radiology and Radiological Sciences, has been named to the Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research’s Council of Early Career Investigators in Imaging (CECI2) Class of 2020. 

Seth Smith, PhD, Associate Director of the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS), has been promoted to Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences.