Making Our Mark Across the Map at Society Meetings

The Department of Radiology’s long tradition of innovation continued at this spring’s annual meetings across the country. Our faculty and trainees gave talks, served as panelists, presented abstracts and exhibits, and led hands-on courses and workshops. They were recognized as leaders in the field for their outstanding work. These accolades are evidence of the Department’s commitment to supporting leaders in radiology and fostering the next generation of innovators.

Society of Abdominal Radiology (SAR) Annual Meeting

February 26 to March 2, 2023

Austin, Texas

Meghan Lubner, MD was named the 2023 SAR Igor Laufer Visiting Professor. This professorship is awarded each year to an outstanding academic radiologist. Other Department members have previously received this honor: David Kim, MD (2020-2021) and Perry J. Pickhardt, MD (2012-2013).

Scott Mauch, MD, an Abdominal Imaging and Intervention Fellow, received the Best Power Science Award for his talk, “MR Imaging Characteristics Post Histotripsy Treatment in the Liver.”

Society of Thoracic Radiology (STR) Annual Meeting

March 5-8, 2023

Charleston, South Carolina

Carolina McShane, MD, a first-year resident in the Diagnostic Radiology Program, Maria Daniela Martin Rother, MD, Brian Mullan, MD, Cristopher Meyer, MD, and Jeffrey Kanne, MD received the Cum Laude Poster Award for their poster, “Caution! Lung “Fields” Ahead: Thoracic Imaging in an Agricultural Setting.”

Society for Interventional Radiology Annual Meeting

March 4-9, 2023

Phoenix, Arizona

Katrina Falk, an MD/PhD student working under Paul Laeseke, MD, PhD, was selected to be one of the SIR 2023 Medical Student Scholars.

Society for Skeletal Radiology (SSR) Annual Meeting

March 12-15, 2023

Savannah, Georgia

Under the leadership of SSR president Donna Blankenbaker, MD, the meeting was a success: Promoting academic excellence through presentations on education, wellness, and beyond.

Rianne van der Heijden, MD, PhD received the 2023 SSR Seed Grant Research Award for her work “Radio-manganese PET/MR and shear wave elastography as potential imaging biomarkers in patients with myofascial pain.” Sandip Biswal, MD and Kenneth Lee, MD are collaborators on the project.

Jade Anderson, MD, a Musculoskeletal Imaging Fellow, presented Case of the Day #6 on March 14.

American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR)

April 29 to May 3, 2023

Chicago, Illinois

Second-year resident Alex Moeller, MD, mentored by Tabby Kennedy, MD, won a Certificate of Merit for his exhibit, “A Primer on Primary Sinonasal Tumor Classification, Staging and Routes of Tumor Spread.”

American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) Annual Meeting

April 16-20, 2023

Honolulu, Hawaii

Jade Anderson, MD, a Musculoskeletal Fellow, received the ARRS 2023 Certificate of Merit for the educational exhibit “Decoding the Musculoskeletal Physical Exam: A Radiologist’s Visual Guide with Imaging Correlations.” Dr. Anderson was mentored by Joseph Tang, MD.

Craig Tork, MD, a Neuroradiology Fellow, received a Bronze Medal for the educational exhibit “What Did You Say? Imaging Laryngeal Cancer and What the Surgeon Wants to Know.” Dr. Tork was mentored by Greg Avey, MD.

SMPH student Sarah Daggett received the ARRS 2023 Emerging Research Silver Medal for her project, “Image-Guided Percutaneous Mesenteric and Bowel Biopsy: Diagnostic Yield and Safety Profile.”

International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) Annual Meeting

June 3-8, 2023

Toronto, Canada

Exactly 30 years after submitting his first two abstracts to ISMRM, Scott Reeder, MD, PhD led the society as its president for the first in-person meeting since the pandemic.

Thekla Oechtering, MD organized the Secret Sessions, which are informal, explorative, and tailored to early-career researchers.

Rianne van der Heijden, MD, PhD was selected to be a Junior Fellow in recognition of her being a rising star.

Oliver Wieben, PhD and Howard Rowley, MD were selected as Senior Fellows in recognition of their role model status in the field.