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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…

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…

August 21, 2024

Dr. Manish Dhyani awarded membership to the Council of Early Career Investigators

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Congratulations to UW Radiology Assistant Professor Manish Dhyani, MD, who has been awarded membership to the Council of Early Career Investigators in Imaging (CECI2), class of 2024! This membership is awarded annually by The Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research (“The Academy.”) Dr. Dhyani is an assistant professor in Abdominal Imaging and is the…

June 27, 2024

UW Radiology Becomes ARCH-AI Recognized Center

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The University of Washington (UW) Radiology Vice Chair of Informatics Nathan Cross, MD, MS, CIIP, was recently notified that the UW Department of Radiology was named a recognized center as part of the American College of Radiology® Recognized Center for Healthcare-AI (ARCH-AI) the first national artificial intelligence quality assurance program for radiology facilities. The program, built…

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…

June 12, 2024

Imaging Follow Up Safety Net Program enters new phase

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By Nathan Cross, MD, MS, CIIP, Vice Chair Informatics, Dept of Radiology   Medical imaging frequently has unexpected findings which can be early indicators of disease. While they may not require urgent workup, ensuring reliable follow up helps us detect diseases early and improve patient outcomes. Every healthcare system has struggled to closely partner with colleagues…

June 11, 2024

Dr. Christoph Lee awarded Kuni Discovery Grant

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UW Radiology Professor Christoph Lee, MD, MS, MBA, has been awarded a Kuni Discovery Grant for his project “Addressing Multi-Level Drivers of Disparities in Breast Cancer Screenings.” This three-year grant will fund capacity building for UW Radiology’s Northwest Screening and Cancer Outcomes Research Enterprise (NW-SCORE). The grant will help NW-SCORE expand the Radiology Department’s efforts…

March 15, 2024

Faculty spotlight: Domenico Mastrodicasa, MD

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New UW Radiology Acting Instructor Domenico Mastrodicasa, M.D., has had a variety of research and articles published recently. In October 2023, Nature published a news feature titled How ChatGPT and other AI tools could disrupt scientific publishing. The article feature insights from multiple contributors, and Dr. Mastrodicasa is quoted and also cited twice. Right before the…

February 22, 2024

IMDS announces 2023-24 Pilot Teams

Learn more about application process for the 2024-25 IMDS RFA! Download a PDF of this article here: 2023-2024 IMDS Pilot Teams.pdf

December 20, 2023

Dr. Savannah Partridge interviewed by Trevor Noah in video on breast imaging AI

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  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…