HONORS & AWARDS

The cover of the December issue of Operative Neurosurgery features an image from an article by Beverly Aagaard-Kienitz MD; Kelly Capel, MD; Laura Eisenmenger, MD; and Alexey Samsonov, PhD.

Rianne van der Heijden, MD, PhD received the Skeletal Society of Radiology’s Young Investigator Travel Award for the abstract “Ultrashort Echo Time MRI as a useful biomarker of tendon health: Correlation with clinical scores and ultrasound parameters in an RCT assessing PRP for patellar tendinopathy.”

In the 2022 RadioGraphics Editor’s Recognition Awards, Mai Elezaby, MD and Amy Fowler, MD, PhD received the Editor’s Recognition Award with Special Distinction.

In Radiology’s Top 5 Reviews of 2022, Elizabeth Sadowski, MD’s review, “O-RADS MRI Risk Stratification System: Guide for Assessing Adnexal Lesions from the ACR O-RADS Committee,” and Jeffrey Kanne, MD’s review, “Long-Term Lung Abnormalities Associated with COVID-19 Pneumonia,” were featured

Andrew Wentland, MD, PhD received a 2023 ARRS Scholarship for his research on the applications of artificial intelligence in abdominal imaging. This award supports innovative radiological research by early career faculty members.

David Kim, MD, Kenneth Lee, MD, MBA, Meghan Lubner, MD, and Lori Mankowski Gettle, MD, MBA received the Editor’s Recognition Award with Distinction.

Anand Narayan, MD, PhD was selected as one of the Journal of the American College of Radiology’s (JACR) Bronze Medalists for Exceptional Manuscript Review.

Greg Avey, MD was awarded the Dean’s Teaching Award for his commitment to excellence and innovation in medical education. Dr. Avey will receive the award during Medical Education Day on June 1.

In the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research’s 2022 ranking, UW-Madison’s Department of Radiology was #11, with over $15 million in NIH funding.

Rianne van der Heijden, MD, PhD was selected to be an International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) Junior Fellow for 2023.

Giuseppe Toia, MD was named a 2023 Distinguished Reviewer for AJR.

Richard Bruce, MD was invited to be the keynote speaker for the 2023 ACR Data Science Institute Summit meeting held in June 2023.

Karl Vigen, PhD and Ali Pirasteh, MD received the Patient Safety Leadership Award in recognition of their exceptional efforts to improve patient safety.

Pallavi Tiwari, PhD was inducted as a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors.

Meghan Lubner, MD was named the 2023 SAR Igor Laufer Visiting Professor.

Tabby Kennedy, MD was recognized for receiving the Impact Award from the Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) in the Awards section.

Kevin Johnson, PhD was announced as one of the awardees in the 2023-4 Vilas Associates Competition. This competition recognizes research of the highest quality and significance and is funded by the William F. Vilas Estate Trust.

Tom Grist, MD and Frederick Kelcz, MD were honorees at the 2023 Honoring You Recognition Event on June 8th.

Jessica Robbins, MD received the 2023 Alliance of Clinician-Educators in Radiology Achievement Award from the Association of University Radiologists.

Perry Pickhardt, MD received the 20th Annual Lodwick Award for the paper “Fully Automated Abdominal CT Biomarkers for Type 2 Diabetes Using Deep Learning.” This award recognizes the best paper published during the last calendar year in the fields of musculoskeletal radiology, medicine, or biology.

Richard Bruce, MD, was invited to be the keynote speaker for the 2023 American College of Radiology (ACR) Data Science Institute Summit meeting, which will be held in June 2023.

Anand Narayan, MD, PhD was selected as an Associate Editor of Health Policy and Practice for Radiology.

Aaron Field, MD, PhD, received an Editor’s Recognition Award from Radiology.

Pallavi Tiwari, PhD and Alan McMillan, PhD were named Data Science Institute (DSI) Affiliates.

Amy Fowler, MD, PhD was appointed to the Wisconsin Partnership Program’s (WPP) Partnership Education and Research Committee (PERC).

Newrhee Kim, MD and Tyler Prout, MD were named as two of the new American College of Radiology (ACR) fellows.

Lonie Salkowski, MD, PhD was selected to be an Assistant Editor for the British Journal of Radiology.

Allison Grayev, MD was appointed to be an Assistant Editor in 2023 for The American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR).

Vivek Prabhakaran, MD, PhD was elected to the Medical Board of University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. His two-year term will begin in September 2023.

Teresa Chapman, MD has been elected to a 3-year term as a board member of the Society of Pediatric Radiology.

Erica Knavel Koepsel, MD has been selected as the Interventional Radiology Course Chair for the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS).

Pallavi Tiwari, PhD received a $1.2 million Merit Award from the Department of Veteran Affairs. The IDiA Lab, led by Dr. Tiwari, will extend AI models for chemotherapy-response assessment in brain tumors to the veteran population.