March 18, 2024
A landmark study, led by Yen-Yu Ian Shih, PhD, professor of neurology and associate director of UNC’s Biomedical Research Imaging Center, could alter how researchers interpret results from functional magnetic resonance imaging.
February 28, 2024
Under the direction of assistant professor of radiology Li-Ming Hsu, the research demonstrates how long-term cocaine use affects brain functions, making recovery and stifling cravings more difficult.
February 15, 2023
Researchers from the UNC School of Medicine, led by Ian Shih, PhD, Professor and Vice Chair of Neurology and Associate Director of the Biomedical Research Imaging Center, revealed the role of the insular cortex in controlling the Default Mode Brain Network.
January 26, 2023
Led by Pew-Thian Yap, PhD, researchers at the UNC School of Medicine created monthly infant brain atlases to help researchers analyze the developing brain to investigate neurological disorders and other conditions.
July 25, 2022
Led by UNC School of Medicine’s Weili Lin, PhD, researchers documented significant decrease in neural flexibility across the entire brain of children with ADHD and throughout sub-networks considered crucial to cognitive flexibility.
June 7, 2022
Todd Hazelton, MD, has been named chief of the Department of Radiology's Division of Thoracic Imaging. His first day in the role will be May 31, and he joins the department from the University of South Florida where he most recently served as chair of the Department of Radiology.
May 27, 2022
Shortage in the U.S. supply of contrast media used heavily in interventional radiology is driving changes in hospital practices. A group of Physicians led by Nicole Keefe, MD, Assistant Professor, Gloria Salazar, MD, Chief of Vascular-Interventional Radiology, and Maureen Kohi, MD, Chair of the Department of Radiology, say they adapted quickly and offered their strategy during the shortage.
May 26, 2022
Towards the end of April, a global shortage of iodinated contrast media began. UNC Radiology worked collaboratively with leaders from other departments to quickly conserve existing supplies, reduce waste, and triage patients to continue to provide clinical excellence.
December 1, 2021
Cephus Simmons graduated in 2012 with a Master’s in Radiologic Science from the Division of Radiologic Science within the UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Allied Health Sciences. A 25-year career in the radiology field cultivated his affinity for innovative problem-solving, leading to his most recent endeavor - the launch of SealCath and a shift to full-time business owner.
November 16, 2021
UNC Department of Radiology is pleased to name Carolina Guimaraes, MD, as the new Chief of Pediatric Radiology. Additionally, Lane Donnelly, MD, and spouse of Dr. Guimaraes, will also be joining the UNC School of Medicine as Executive Medical Director of Pediatric Population Health and Quality for UNC Health. He will also serve as Director of UNC Children’s Quality. Drs. Guimaraes and Donnelly will join us from Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University School of Medicine.
October 27, 2021
Patty Saponaro, MS, MBA, Associate Chair for Administration in the Department of Radiation Oncology, will step down from her role in April 2022.
October 20, 2021
UNC Department of Radiology Chair and Ernest H. Wood Distinguished Professor Maureen P. Kohi, MD, is the latest highly regarded interventional radiologist to be profiled in Interventional News, a major online news source for IR and related fields.