Department of Radiology
Dr. J. Louis Hinshaw is the recent recipient of the UW Health Physician Excellence Award for Clinical Practice Excellence. This award is meant to recognize an outstanding clinician who demonstrates an extraordinary commitment to patient- and family-centered care. Of 6 awards given as UW Health Excellence Awards, members of the Department of Radiology took home …
At the end of last month, J. Louis Hinshaw, MD, received the honor of the 2012 Editor’s Recognition Award with Distinction from the journal Radiology. The recognition, according to a statement by Editor Herbert Y. Kressel, MD, is awarded to only the top 10 per cent of journal reviewers and recognizes, “prompt, detailed and scholarly …
At a recent conference in Maui, Hawaii, members of the Department of Radiology swept the Society of Abdominal Radiology (SAR) with award winning research papers and posters. At the conference of the SAR, which aims to contribute to the scientific and educational advancement of abdominal radiological topics, UW work boasted a total 17% of abstracts …
The UW SMPH Department of Radiology had an outstanding showing at the 2012 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting. Over 30 of the department’s faculty, staff, fellows, and residents participated in the international event, with 17 winning at least one award. In addition, our faculty and staff supplied 35 refresher courses, 15 scientific presentations, …
This past weekend, Jason Chiang, a medical student and research assistant in Dr. Chris Brace’s Tumor Ablation Lab successfully completed his first marathon in the Wisconsin Dells with a time of 2:46:20. This impressive time earned him the third place finish overall, and he was just 37 seconds away from the second place finisher. The Tumor Ablation …
The new academic year brought about some big changes in the leadership team for UW Radiology. We would like to take a moment to recognize the accomplishments of our leaders, as well as look forward to our goals for this next year and beyond. This September, Senior Associate Chair for Clinical Operations, Dr. Fred T. …
NeuWave Medical, a Madison-based start-up company, was featured in the Wisconsin State Journal and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel this past week for its successful fundraising efforts. Co-founded in 2008 by UW Radiology Professor Fred T. Lee Jr., NeuWave specializes in developing and commercializing minimally invasive technologies for the treatment of cancer and other critical medical …
We are happy to announce that Jason Chiang, medical student and research assistant in Dr. Chris Brace’s Tumor Ablation Lab, recently secured funding from a National Institutes of Health National Research Service Award through the National Cancer Institute (NCI). This $153,000, pre-doctoral award is significant in that it will cover Chiang’s stipend, tuition, and expenses for …
J. Louis Hinshaw, M.D. The opening of the University of Wisconsin Health Digestive Health Center will create the region’s finest multi-disciplinary outpatient clinic serving patients with diseases of the digestive tract, liver, and pancreas. Located on the corner of University Avenue and Whitney Way, the $24 million project is part of a $100 million, 14 …
The good news keeps coming for Dr. Brace and his hydrodissection gel team! The project was recently awarded a 2012-2013 Innovation and Economic Development grant. The one-year grant, worth $50,000, begins July 1, 2012 and will go directly towards funding Dr. Brace’s lab’s award winning project, “Thermoreversible Barrier for Hydrodissection During Ablation.” In addition, the …