Hastings Banda: An Interview with our Colleague in Malawi Melissa Culp, Director of UNC Global Radiology, recently sat down with Mr. Hastings Banda, a radiographer and sonographer at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) in Lilongwe, Malawi. Mr. Banda shared with Mrs. Culp his story of becoming a radiographer and ways he’s sought to advance radiography at … Read more
Hastings Banda: An Interview with our Colleague in Malawi Melissa Culp, Director of UNC Global Radiology, recently sat down with Mr. Hastings Banda, a radiographer and sonographer at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) in Lilongwe, Malawi. Mr. Banda shared with Mrs. Culp his story of becoming a radiographer and ways he’s sought to advance radiography at … Read more
UNC Department of Radiology is pleased to announce that Mauricio Castillo, MD, FACR, has been named the first Matthew A. Mauro, M.D. Distinguished Professor of Radiology, as approved by the University’s Board of Trustees. Castillo’s appointment culminates UNC Radiology’s five-year campaign toward endowing and selecting a highly esteemed faculty member with the field and institutional … Read more
U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the top tier of its annual rankings report, which ranks 1500+ academic institutions and areas of scholarly concentration worldwide. In its 2021 Best Global Universities Rankings, U.S. News & World Report ranked UNC Department of Radiology 32nd in Radiology, … Read more
UNC Department of Radiology is pleased to announce Associate Professor of Radiology Kyung Kim, MD, FSIR, has been named a Fellow of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR). Fellowship designation (FSIR) is bestowed on less than 10 percent of the Society’s members. The honor confirms a Fellow’s exceptional leadership, expertise, teaching ability, and dedication to … Read more
UNC Radiology Clinical Research Director and Vascular-Interventional Radiology (VIR) Division Chief Ari Isaacson, MD, is an established investigative interventional radiologist with a knack for forming partnerships. His collaborations with industry for clinical trials have led to new applications of arterial embolization in interventional radiology. In 2014, Dr. Isaacson partnered with UNC Urology Vice Chair … Read more
Kudos to R3 Dr. Barry Keane for leading an engaging Block 12 RADY 401 SIM lab session with a reliable tool for teaching biopsy – “Ms. Cluck”! PHOTOs: Dr. Keane (top L / bottom center), MS4 Jaslyn Piggott (top & bottom R) and MS1 & UNC Radiology Interest Group Co-President Tori Risner (bottom L)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is susceptible to artefacts caused by motion that can render the images unusable and cause financial losses in imaging studies. At UNC’s Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC), Image Analysis Core Director Pew-Thian Yap, PhD leads a team that explores use of deep learning to identify poor-quality images with near-human accuracy in … Read more
Every year, the University of North Carolina and its respective School of Medicine (SOM) disciplines consistently rank in the top tier of the “U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities” annual report. In the 2021 Best Global Universities report, UNC Department of Radiology ranked 32nd in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging, among peer … Read more
Our School of Medicine had to adapt to a difficult situation with the COVID-19 pandemic. However, UNC Radiology has always been adaptable, and we were able to both support our other services during this difficult time and to continue innovating and educating. Our imaging sessions on Medical Management of COVID-19 were used throughout the year … Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected millions of people and numerous companies and institutions across the world. The Radiology Clinical Research Division has been fortunate enough to withstand many of the challenges faced by so many others in the workforce. Our clinical research team has remained resilient over the past year due to their diligence, … Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected millions of people and numerous companies and institutions across the world. The Radiology Clinical Research Division has been fortunate enough to withstand many of the challenges faced by so many others in the workforce. Our clinical research team has remained resilient over the past year due to their diligence, … Read more
