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Breast Imaging

October 23, 2024

Dr. Habib Rahbar named Imaging Co-Chair of the ECOG-ACRIN Breast Committee

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Habib Rahbar, MD, FSBI, UW Radiology professor and vice chair of clinical operations, will take on a new role as Imaging Co-Chair of the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group Breast Committee. In this leadership role, Dr. Rahbar will be tasked with working with the Breast Committee Chair Angie DiMichele, who oversees the entire committee and the…

UW Radiology highlights Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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For nearly 50 years, October has been recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Our UW Radiology breast imaging faculty have been busy with educational outreach on breast cancer and the importance of early detection and access to timely, high quality care, as evidenced below. News Professor and Vice Chair of Clinical Operations Habib Rahbar, MD,…

October 8, 2024

Doctors Partridge and Kazerouni receive Precision Oncology Ignition Grant

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Congratulations to UW Radiology Professor Savannah Partridge, PhD, and Postdoctoral Researcher Anum Kazerouni, PhD, who were recently awarded the Precision Oncology Ignition Grant from the Stuart and Molly Sloan Precision Oncology Institute at Fred Hutch Cancer Center! The co-PIs received the award for their proposal, “Radiomics-Based Phenotyping for treatment Optimization of HER2+ Breast Cancer.” Towards the…

July 18, 2024

Dr. Janie Lee comments on Canada’s new breast screening guidelines

UW Radiology Professor and Section Chief Janie Lee. MD, MSc, recently commented on Canada’s newly updated breast screening guidelines in an interview published in MedScape titled, “New Canadian BC Guidelines Emphasize Personal Choice.”  Dr. Lee noted among other factors the key difference among overall populations and healthcare systems in the US and Canada. “For example,…

June 18, 2024

Anum Kazerouni awarded the Helen Marcy Golde Breast Cancer Postdoctoral Scholar Enrichment Award

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Postdoctoral researcher Anum Kazerouni, PhD, was awarded the Helen Marcy Golde Breast Cancer Postdoctoral Scholar Enrichment Award this spring on May 14th. On behalf of the Breast Cancer Program at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (FHCC), this award is endowed with a $5,000 gift. The gift is intended to support professional development for University of…