Artificial Intelligence in Imaging (AII) update
Yu-Hua Dean Fang, Ph.D., associate professor in the Division of Advanced Medical Imaging Research, and adjunct faculty of Neurology, and Steven Rothenberg, M.D., assistant professor of Diagnostic Radiology, an associate scientist at the Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS), and director of the imaging informatics fellowship program, have taken over leadership of the Artificial Intelligence in Imaging (AII) group as co-directors. This group meets monthly to discuss AI research and clinical implementation of AI, invite vendor presentations and develop research pathways for AI in imaging.
Read moreThe UAB Department of Radiology is pleased to announce leadership role changes in the Human Imaging Core (HUMI).
The UAB Department of Radiology is pleased to announce leadership role changes in the Human Imaging Core (HUMI).
Read moreWoodard travels to Indonesia with the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)'s Global Learning Center (GLC) program
Stefanie Woodard, D.O., interim section chief of breast imaging and intervention, recently visited Jakarta, Indonesia for the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)'s Global Learning Center (GLC) program.
Read moreSorace assumes the role of division director of The Division of Advanced Medical Imaging Research
Anna Sorace, Ph.D., director of the Small Animal Imaging Facility and associate professor in Advanced Medical Imaging Research, will assume the role of division director of Advanced Medical Imaging Research, effective February 1, 2024.
Read moreAlumnus Spotlight with Childers
Meet Daniel Childers. We asked him questions about his past, future, and what working in Radiology means to him.
Read moreLapi selected as winner of the 2024 Michael J. Welch Award
Suzanne Lapi, Ph.D., has been selected as the winner of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) Radiopharmaceutical Sciences Council’s 2024 Michael J. Welch Award.
Read moreInterventional Radiology Leadership Announcement
The UAB Department of Radiology is pleased to announce leadership roles in the Interventional Radiology Division.
Read moreMorgan appointed to American Board of Radiology Board of Governors
Desiree E. Morgan, M.D., professor and vice chair for faculty affairs in the Department of Radiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), has been appointed to the American Board of Radiology’s (ABR) Board of Governors.
Read moreAlumnus Spotlight with Galgano
Meet Sam Galgano. We asked him questions about his past, future, and what working in Radiology means to him.
Read moreA summer of hope with Larrison and Oglesby
Mary Beth Oglesby, M.D., co-chief of the diagnostic radiology residency program, joined Matthew Larrison, M.D., professor in the musculoskeletal section, his wife Nancy Larrison, and her co-worker, Nancy Collins, who are both sonographers at an obstetrics and gynecology clinic, for a week at Tenwek Hospital in Bomet, Kenya. They traveled with the organization Hope Imaging, where Larrison is the executive director, and with the support of World Medical Mission and Samaritan's Purse.
Read moreEva V. Dubovsky, M.D., Ph.D. passes away
It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of Eva V. Dubovsky, M.D., Ph.D., who passed away on Saturday, July 29th. She was a remarkable woman and accomplished physician who made so many lives better, including patients, trainees, and colleagues. She will be missed.
Read moreCanon transitions to new UAB Health System Role
Cheri Canon, M.D., FACR, will transition from the role of Chief Clinical Officer for the UAB Medicine ambulatory practice to the role of UAB Health System Chief Clinical Integration Officer.
Read moreLeadership Transition Announcements April 2023
Diagnostic Radiology Program Director
Vice Chair of Education
Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs
The Department of Radiology continues to grow and evolve, and as a result, has made some exciting changes to leadership roles including a new Diagnostic Radiology program director, vice chair of education, and vice chair of faculty affairs.
Read moreAlumnus Spotlight with Goldstein
Meet UAB Radiology alumnus Warren Goldstein. We asked him questions about his past, future, and what working in Radiology means to him.
Read moreAlumnus Spotlight with Rutherford
Meet Jill Rutherford, senior partner at Vulcan Imaging Associates and UAB Radiology alumni. We asked her questions about her past, future, and what working in Radiology means to her.
Read morePerchik Directs Artificial Intelligence Literary Course
Jordan Perchik, M.D., abdominal imaging and informatics fellow, directed the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Literacy Course, a free one-week course covering lectures on fundamental terms and applications of AI in radiology. The course began to address a need for AI education in the radiology residency curriculum, with the goal of bringing practical and accessible AI education to radiology trainees around the world. After starting the course in 2020, the program has grown from a single institution at UAB to reach participants in over 25 programs across the United States and 10 countries.
Read moreHeersink Institute Innovation Fellows Program Selects Five Fellows From Radiology
The Heersink Institute for Biomedical Innovation recently called for applications for the Heersink Institute Innovation Fellows Program. A total of nine applicants from across UAB were accepted into the program, with five from the Department of Radiology. The purpose of the program is for Innovation Fellows to apply the entrepreneurial mindset to their discipline and academic area. The 2022 Heersink Innovation Fellows from Radiology are as follows:
Read moreLapi Selected to the Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research Council of Distinguished Investigators Class of 2022
Suzanne Lapi, Ph.D., was selected to the Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research (the Academy) Council of Distinguished Investigators (DI's) Class of 2022. One of the Academy's highest honors, this prestigious award recognizes individuals for their outstanding contributions to the field of medical imaging.
The Academy announced that 40 researchers were selected to receive the Academy’s 2022 DI Award. This class will be welcomed as part of the broader Council which includes a network of nearly 500 imaging investigators. From this Council, Lapi will benefit from networking, the dissemination of legislative updates and engagement in advocacy efforts.
Lapi will be honored for her achievement at this year's annual Academy Gold Medal and Distinguished Investigator ceremony and reception during the 2022 RSNA in Chicago, IL on Tuesday, November 29, 2022. Congratulations to her!
Galgano Named Vice Chair of Quality and Patient Experience
Sam J. Galgano, M.D., will assume the new role of vice chair of quality and patient experience, effective October 1. This role has been revitalized from the vice chair of quality improvement and patient safety, with the goal of enhancing quality patient care.
Galgano, chief of abdominal imaging, and director of the abdominal imaging fellowship program, will continue his section chief role and his clinical roles in abdominal imaging and molecular imaging and therapeutics.
“I am extremely excited to take on this new role and continue the fantastic work done before me by Dr. Larrison,” said Galgano. “My vision for this role is simple: to make the patient experience at UAB Radiology the best and highest quality that it can be. For us, this begins at exam scheduling and extends through diagnostic and interventional procedures and imaging throughout the course of one’s illness.”
Galgano completed his undergraduate training and medical school at Emory University. He then completed his residency training in diagnostic radiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, during which he served as chief resident. He completed fellowships in both molecular imaging and therapeutics as well as abdominal imaging at the University of Alabama at Birmingham where he later joined the faculty. During his abdominal imaging fellowship, he was awarded an RSNA Fellow Research Grant for his work on PET/MRI for patients with prostate cancer and participated in the UAB Clinical Investigator Training Program.
Clinically, Galgano has expertise in CT, ultrasound, MRI, fluoroscopy, PET/CT, and PET/MRI. He is a co-chair of the Academy for Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research Council of Early Career Investigators in Imaging.
His research interests include novel radiotracer use in PET/CT and PET/MRI for applications in genitourinary and gastrointestinal oncology with particular interest in prostate cancer, pancreatic cancer, and hepatocellular carcinoma. He is a regular member of the multidisciplinary prostate, pancreaticobiliary, and hepatobiliary tumor boards and serves on the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Protocol Review Committee and Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Oncology Working Groups.
“I plan to interface and collaborate with individuals throughout the UAB Heersink School of Medicine and O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center to provide the highest quality radiologic care to our patients,” said Galgano. “I am thrilled for the journey to come.”
Special thanks to Matthew Larrison, M.D., professor in the musculoskeletal section, who has served as a pivotal leader in this position since he was appointed in 2016. He leaves behind a legacy of quality care for our patients, and will be stepping down to focus on global outreach. We appreciate his work and dedication and wish him well in his other endeavors.
Alumnus Spotlight with Shadinger
Since completing her diagnostic radiology residency and a women’s imaging fellowship 13 years ago, Libby Shadinger, M.D., has been a member of a diagnostic radiology group in Huntsville, Alabama. She practices general radiology, but also serves as the medical director for the Huntsville and Madison Hospital Breast Centers. We asked her questions about her past, future, and what working in Radiology means to her.
What is your background at UAB?
I was a medical student at the then University of Alabama School of Medicine from 1999-2003.
Why did you choose UAB?
I chose UAB because I thought it would give me a strong foundation for becoming a compassionate, enthusiastic, and knowledgeable physician. Medical school training at UAB presented many challenges. However, it also offered caring, inspirational mentors and excellent training that enabled me to meet these challenges and to relish more as my confidence grew.
What encouraged you to become a physician?
Despite having zero medical background in my family, I was always intrigued with anything medical even as a small child. I always wanted to know why and how a disease process happened, and I would spend a lot of time reading that huge Better Homes and Gardens Family Medical Guide reference book which most families seemed to have during that era. That curiosity never left me (although I learned to find better medical literature sources), and I still find medicine fascinating.
What do you consider the biggest success of your career?
My biggest successes will ultimately be what my family and close friends feel that I have contributed to their lives beyond or perhaps in connection with my career. What I hope they would say is that I have loved and cared for them well even as I have worked very hard to serve my patients, to be a strong partner in my group, and to be a solid physician in my community. I have tried to be dedicated and ambitious in my career but to still be present for my children, especially, for all of the “mom” things big and small. If I can inspire my children to work hard and aim high in their careers but to work equally hard to be present in their lives outside of their work (and to do it better than me), then I will be satisfied that my career has been a success.
What is one piece of advice you would give to current residents, fellows and/or new faculty?
If I had to choose one piece of advice for those new or relatively new in their career, I would suggest intentionally and selectively seeking out strong mentors who will illuminate the path ahead and will hold you accountable to continuing to evolve yourself in your work and beyond it.