Harlan Stock Joins as Section Chief of Musculoskeletal Radiology

August 13, 2024
The Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences is proud to welcome Harlan Stock, MD, MBA, who has joined our team as the new Section Chief of Musculoskeletal Radiology. Dr. Stock previously served as Section Chief of Musculoskeletal Imaging at SUNY Upstate Medical University in New York and brings a wealth of experience to the role. 

Ashish Patel Named Section Chief of Emergency Radiology

August 7, 2024
The Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences is proud to share that Ashish Patel, MD, MBA, MS, RMSK, has stepped into the role of Section Chief for the Emergency Radiology section, effective immediately. Dr. Patel joined the VUMC Radiology team as an Assistant Professor in 2018.“I’m excited about the continued growth and collaboration within our section,” Dr. Patel says. “Even more, I’m excited to work alongside the dedicated men and women in our section. Together, we can make great strides toward achieving our 2024 VUMC Pillar goals and initiatives.” 

Lucy Spalluto to Help Lead New VETWISE-LHS Center of Innovation

July 30, 2024
VUMC Radiology Professor Lucy Spalluto, MD, MPH, has been chosen to help lead a new Health Systems Research Center of Innovation (COIN) for the Department of Veterans Affairs. The COIN program supports research innovations and partnerships to ensure that research has the greatest possible impact on Veterans Health Administration policies, health care practices and health outcomes for veterans. 

Simone Montoya, M.D.

Simone
Montoya
M.D.
Assistant Professor
Radiology & Radiological Sciences
Associate Program Director
Integrated Interventional Radiology Residency
Associate Program Director
Neuroradiology Fellowship

Section: Neuroradiology

Simone Montoya is a neuroradiologist originally from Gainesville, FL, but has received her education and training all throughout America. 

Dr. Montoya completed her undergraduate schooling at Smith College in Massachusetts in 2005, then a predoctoral fellowship at the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, CT. She attended the University of Miami School of Medicine in Miami, FL, where she earned her medical degree in 2011. For post-graduate training, Dr. Montoya did her internship at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, WA, Diagnostic Radiology residency at the University of Rochester Medical Center in western NY, and a two-year Neuroradiology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA in 2021.

Following her fellowship, Dr. Montoya practiced radiology in Greenville, NC with Eastern Radiologists and serving as the Director of Radiology Education at East Carolina University. Dr. Montoya joined VUMC Radiology as an Assistant Professor in August 2024. On October 1, 2024, she became the diagnostic radiology Assistant Program Director for the integrated Interventional Radiology program. In 2025, Dr. Montoya was named APD for the Neuroradiology Fellowship Program.

She is a member of the American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America, American Society of Neuroradiology, and Association of Academic Radiology.

Zerwa Farooq, M.B.B.S.

Zerwa
Farooq
M.B.B.S.
Assistant Professor
Radiology & Radiological Sciences

Zerwa Farooq, MBBS, joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences in August of 2024 as an Assistant Professor in the Emergency Radiology section.

Dr. Farooq earned her medical degree at Fatima Jinnah Medical University in Lahore, Pakistan. She completed her residency at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn, NY, where she was Chief Resident.

After finishing residency, Dr. Farooq completed a fellowship in Neuroradiology at Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA.

Dr. Farooq is a member of the national medical honor society Alpha Omega Alpha. She is also a member of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) and the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR).

Section: Emergency Radiology

Heather Cole Named Associate Program Director for Nuclear Medicine Residency & Fellowship Programs

July 29, 2024
The Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences is proud to share that Heather Cole, MD, will be assuming the role of Associate Program Director of the Nuclear Medicine Residency and Fellowship Programs. Dr. Cole recently joined VUMC Radiology faculty as an Assistant Professor after spending time in our department as a nuclear medicine and diagnostic radiology resident. This makes her an optimal candidate to work alongside the Program Director, Nuclear Medicine’s Section Chief, Philip Scherer, MD. 

Katie Van Schaik Awarded VICTR Seed Grant

July 23, 2024
Assistant Professor Katie Van Schaik, MD, PhD, has been awarded a seed grant from the Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR) for her pilot study "Mechanistic Association of Epigenetic Bone Age and Frailty Measures with Bone Imaging Studies Using Novel Artificial Intelligence Approaches."Using Vanderbilt’s ImageVU and BioVU resources, Dr. Van Schaik's pilot study will identify correlations between bone mineral density, as measured on opportunistically acquired CT exams, with DNA methylation measurements.
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