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Monzer M. Abu-Yousef, MD, FACR, FAIUM, FSRU , Professor of Radiology, passed away on Dec. 14, 2018, surrounded by his loved ones. He was 72. Dr. Abu-Yousef served as a faculty member in the Department of Radiology for over 40 years. He was a beloved teacher, mentor and clinician who trained...
Drs. Maheen Rajput and Catherine Metz were part of a Prostate Biopsy Team that also included Drs. Chad Tracy and Paul Gelhaus from the Department of Urology, who received the 2018 UIP Innovations in Clinical Care Award for their work in bringing the first MR/US fusion biopsy machine in the State of...
The Selection Committee for the 2018 Alton Ochsner Award Relating Tobacco Smoking and Diseases is pleased to present its 33rd Annual Award to Geoffrey T. Fong, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology and public Health Systems, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada, and to Eric A. Hoffman, Ph.D. ,...
Please join us on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018 for the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Iowa Radiological Society. This year's theme is Vascular and Interventional Radiology. The meeting will be held at: Urmila Sahai Seminar Room Sahai Medical Education Center 2117 Medical Education and Research Facility (...
We are pleased to annouce that Catie Metz, MD , has agreed to join the Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program leadership as an associate director, effective Sept. 1, 2018. Dr. Metz joins Janet Pollard, MD, in the role of co-associate director and Bruno Policeni, MD, as director. Dr. Metz completed...
The Department of Radiology is very pleased to welcome the following new faculty to our team: Mohammad Amarneh, MD , Clinical Assistant Professor, joined the Divisions of Vascular and Interventional Radiology and Pediatric Radiology. Dr. Amarneh received his MD at the Jordan University of Science...
On June 16, 2018, the Department of Radiology held its annual Departing House Staff Dinner to recognize residents and fellows who have completed their training, and to honor the teaching, research and leadership efforts of staff who helped to make it happen. This year's awardees are: Krabbenhoft...
The Department of Radiology recently welcomed Jinha Park, MD, PhD , as the new Director of the Body Imaging Division . Dr. Park is an accomplished clinician and scientist with great experience in developing clinical services, such as Body MR, and researching tumor receptors for therapy and...
We are excited to announce that David M. Kuehn, MD, FACR will become the Vice Chair for Informatics for the Department of Radiology and the Assistant Chief Medical Information Officer for Imaging, a UIHC position to help manage imaging across the enterprise. Dr. Kuehn’s experience, commitment to...
The Department of Radiology is very pleased to announce the results of the 2018 NRMP Match. The following will begin their Advanced Diagnostic Radiology Residency training in July 2019: Joseph Giesler Case Western Reserve University Katharine Molinarolo University of Wisconsin Sabarish Narayanasamy...