Breast Imaging News
January 11, 2024
Dr. Matthew Phelps appointed as Program Fellowship Director of Breast Imaging
The Department of Radiology is pleased to announce that assistant professor Matthew Phelps, M.D., was appointed as the Program Fellowship Director of Breast Imaging this fall at the University of Washington (UW). Dr. Phelps is also a physician at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (FHCC). His clinical practice includes all aspects of breast imaging,…
December 20, 2023
Dr. Savannah Partridge interviewed by Trevor Noah in video on breast imaging AI
UW Radiology Professor Savannah Partridge, Ph.D., was recently interviewed by “Chief Questions Officer” and world-famous South African comedian and writer Trevor Noah! Watch Dr. Partridge and Noah in the short video “How can AI help radiologists better detect breast cancer?” The piece is part of a web series called “The Prompt” which is produced…
October 30, 2023
Dr. Marissa Lawson awarded membership in CECI2
Congratulations to Marissa Lawson, MD, who has been awarded membership to the Council of Early Career Investigators in Imaging (CECI2), Class of 2023! This membership is awarded annually by the Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research (“The Academy.”) This year’s 33 investigators were nominated by a combination of Academy member institutions, including Academic Departments,…
Anum Kazerouni, Ph.D., presents at Young Investigator Symposium
Postdoctoral researcher Anum Kazerouni, Ph.D. gave an oral presentation on her study, “Identification of pretreatment imaging signatures for the prediction of patient outcome in triple negative breast cancer” at the Young Investigator Symposium at the Fall Group Meeting of the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (ECOG-ACRIN), this past week. The Young Investigator Symposium is a professional mentoring…
October 23, 2023
Dr. Brian Dontchos elected as Fellow to SBI
Congratulations to associate professor Brian Dontchos, M.D., Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Clinical Director of Breast Imaging, on being elected into Fellowship in the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI). SBI Fellowship is among the highest honors bestowed upon members of the Society. Recipients are awarded this fellowship based on their outstanding contributions and service to breast…