Alumni Spotlights Amanda Smolock, MD, PHD Amanda Smolock, MD, PhD completed her residency training in the UW-Madison Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program from 2013 – 2017. After her residency, she completed a fellowship in interventional radiology at Penn Medicine. She then worked as an interventional radiologist at Jefferson University Hospital for a short time before taking her current job at the Medical College of Wisconsin where she is in a research focused faculty position in the Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology with 40% dedicated time for research. Q: What are your areas of interest? A: My main interest is interventional oncology and specifically tumor ablation. I currently have a seed grant through the RSNA R&E Foundation to study the novel ablation modality histotripsy in veins. I led the preclinical studies of a commercial histotripsy device for liver ablation at UW that laid the basis for the first in human studies completed in Spain and the current clinical trial underway in the US for FDA approval of this device for liver tumor ablation.
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Q: In reflection, how would you say your training at UW-Madison helped you in your career? A: Among the many faculty who trained and mentored me throughout residency, I had the good fortune to have Dr. Fred Lee as my primary mentor. This relationship grew my interest in tumor ablation and allowed me to develop my clinical and research experience in this field. The impact his mentorship has had on my career trajectory cannot be overstated. In addition to being an amazing physician, researcher, and inventor, he is a wonderful human being who I can proudly call my friend. Just like Dr. Lee, there are so many wonderful faculty in the radiology department at UW who are both some of the most intelligent and nicest people you will ever meet. I am grateful I had the opportunity to train at UW. Q: What advice would you share with prospective and current trainees at UW-Madison? A: UW Radiology is filled with amazing faculty who are recognized national and international experts. Soak up the opportunity to learn from them.
