Department of Radiology
Students from James C. Wright Middle School recently participated in career day in the department of medical physics, and this was not your average field trip. Thanks to teamwork from a wide variety of backgrounds from ultrasound, radiology, radiation therapy, and MRI, students received hands-on opportunities to explore medical physics and learn about its potential …
Fred Lee Jr., MD accepted the SIR Gold Medal at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s annual meeting inMarch. Fred Lee Jr., MD accepted the Gold Medal, the highest honor that the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) bestows, at the society’s annual meeting in March. This honor is awarded to individuals who have demonstrated an unwavering commitment …
Paul Laeseke, MD, PhD; Timothy Ziemlewicz, MD; Erica Knavel Koepsel, MD; and John Swietlik, MD performed the first clinical histotripsy-based ablation in Wisconsin. A UW Department of Radiology team of interventional radiologists, led by Erica Knavel Koepsel, MD, performed the first clinical histotripsy-based ablation in Wisconsin since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the procedure. Performed …
Meghan Lubner, MD has received the 2023 Lifetime Honored Educator Award from the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). This prestigious award is given to recognizes her investment to furthering radiologic education through the creation of high-quality educational content. Dr. Lubner’s history of participation with RSNA – from completing their Advanced Grant Writing Course in …
A monthly dinner and speaker series hosted by the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) brings in a diverse array of accomplished faculty to share stories of their paths to medicine. In addition to encouraging diversity and inclusivity, the speaker series also creates the opportunity for medical students and faculty to form connections. Three faculty members from the …
On Wednesday, August 30, 2023, Senator Tammy Baldwin visited the Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research (WIMR) on the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s campus. In her tour of the facilities, she visited the UW–Madison Cyclotron lab, Radiopharmaceutical Production Facility, WIMR PET Imaging Center, and the Photon Counting CT Scanner. In the WIMR lobby, Dr. Grist pauses to …
On June 12, 2023, Erica Knavel Koepsel, MD was featured on WKOW.com to discuss her work in using noninvasive cryoablation techniques to treat prostate cancer. Traditional treatments for prostate cancer – like surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation – can be invasive and result in side effects like erectile dysfunction and incontinence. Prostate cryoablation, an emerging technique which uses …
UW-Radiology’s long tradition of innovation continued at recent annual meetings across the country. In addition to giving talks, serving as panelists, presenting abstracts and exhibits, and leading hands-on courses and workshops, Department faculty and trainees were recognized as leaders in their field. The 2023 meeting of the Society of Abdominal Radiology (SAR) took place from …
Image-guided procedures are an emerging and rapidly evolving technique for treatment of benign and malignant tumors. As technology advances, so do the exciting possibilities for this type of cancer therapy. In UW–Madison’s Department of Radiology, the interventional CT program is a major leader in researching and implementing the latest technology and clinical applications. Through a …
On November 3 and 4, 2022, the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Department of Radiology and Histosonics, Inc. hosted the 2nd Histotripsy Symposium – the first being in Ann Arbor, MI in 2019. The event drew 110 registrants from 9 universities (University of Wisconsin, University of Michigan, Virginia Tech, Medical College of Wisconsin, University of Chicago, Penn State, …