https://sole.hsc.wvu.edu/Apps/News/rss/SchoolofMedicine/Radiology50 most recent storiesen-US02c05f85-fc63-462f-8a12-d167bae0053bhttps://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=dr-dhairya-lakhani-receives-2026-rra-new-investigator-awardPlease join us in congratulating Dhairya A. Lakhani, M.D.,Vice Chair of Clinical Research, Department of Neuroradiology, on being named the recipient of the 2026 New Investigator Award from the Radiology Research Alliance (RRA).Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -04002026-03-20T14:11:02-04:0080e56ce0-9ea6-405b-804a-679de8a15321https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-school-of-medicine-announces-expansions-of-two-residency-programs-for-2026With the spring semester in full swing and fourth-year medical students eagerly looking ahead to learning their match destinations in March, the West Virginia University School of Medicine is excited to announce expansions to two of its residency programs.Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -05002026-01-26T15:51:35-05:0076c7de8a-6e38-4cc3-8efe-230aeb1d3228https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=in-memoriam-mathis-frick-mdDr. Mathis Frick passed away on December 25, 2025. He was born to the late Willi and Elsbeth Frick in Zurich, Switzerland, on February 4, 1944.Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -05002026-01-07T09:07:36-05:00aa633592-fef2-47ea-a20e-dbacb6ce5b6bhttps://radiologybusiness.com/topics/medical-imaging/interventional-radiology/ketamine-safe-sedation-alternative-interventional-radiology-suiteKetamine is a safe sedation alternative in the interventional radiology suite, according to new research published Friday. Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -05002025-12-29T11:07:07-05:00f8b6746b-bc95-4aa2-8d4d-68646db51f47https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-school-of-medicine-offers-increased-opportunities-for-residents-and-fellows-through-expansions-tsomenagaeAs medical students around the country participate in interviews to determine where they will complete their specialized medical training, the West Virginia University School of Medicine recently announced increased opportunities through expansions to several graduate medical education programs.Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -05002025-11-21T13:15:45-05:00051ba1f8-8e56-43e0-807a-ae68056c51b4https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-department-of-radiology-announces-temporary-leadership-transitionssomeducateAnsaar Rai, M.D., has been named interim chair of the WVU Department of Radiology, effective Feb. 18.  Mathis Frick, M.D., will serve as a senior advisor to the School of Medicine's senior leadership and to Dr. Rai as interim chair of Radiology.Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -05002025-02-25T08:49:09-05:0008c7afd4-3864-4056-bac9-dfaa307dff92https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=celebration-of-life-planned-for-former-radiology-chair-dr-gabrieleA Celebration of Life for Orlando "Gabe" Frederico Gabriele, M.D., former Department of Radiology chair, will take place on Saturday, December 14, 2024, at the WVU Health Sciences Center Pylons Lobby. Tue, 26 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -05002024-12-03T12:51:10-05:00c14eb7e3-0015-4640-b51d-888e4427b40dhttps://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=servaes-to-serve-onamerican-academy-of-pediatrics-executive-committeeSabah Servaes, MD, FAAP, professor of radiology and vice chair of pediatric imaging for WVU Medicine Children's will serve on the American Academy of Pediatrics Executive Committee of the Section on Radiology. Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -04002024-04-16T09:20:25-04:00b009688b-5f47-4573-882c-9678e4cbd263https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=school-of-medicine-announces-faculty-promotions-for-2023sompurposeThe West Virginia University School of Medicine recently awarded faculty members promotions that were effective July 1, 2023. Additionally, several faculty members were awarded emeriti status. Tue, 01 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -04002023-08-01T15:40:10-04:00c3fc96dd-e6ee-4d40-858c-34167889d7b9https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2023/03/29/wvu-researcher-prototypes-new-equipment-to-improve-head-and-neck-cancer-treatmentsomdiscoverHead and neck cancer may not be as common as breast or prostate cancer, but it's one of the most challenging to treat. Its five-year survival rate can be as low as 25%, while its recurrence rate can be as high as 43%.Wed, 29 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -04002024-07-18T15:01:03-04:00408cba7f-eb38-4268-af92-9dc0736cd560https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-hospitals-adult-echocardiography-certificate-program-receives-accreditationangela.jones1@wvumedicine.orgThe Adult Echocardiography Certificate Program at WVU Hospitals (WVUH) has received initial five-year accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), making it the only accredited program in West Virginia.Mon, 26 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -04002022-09-28T09:31:52-04:00ccb551bb-73e0-4f87-b63a-fef5782a775fhttps://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=new-pulmonary-embolism-technique-saves-livesheather.bonecutter@wvumedicine.orgPulmonary embolisms – blood clots that become lodged in an artery in the lung, blocking blood flow – can cause the heart to struggle and can lead to heart failure or cardiac arrest. The standard, first line of care for pulmonary embolism is the clot-busting medication tissue plasminogen activator (TPA), which helps the body to break up and clear the clot so blood flow to the lungs can be restored. For some massive pulmonary embolisms, TPA is not enough.Fri, 09 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -04002022-09-28T09:32:39-04:0047f5a2c8-b534-4365-826a-a314a009f7f4https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-medicine-first-instate-to-offer-new-technology-fordetection-of-prostate-cancer_0knopfa@wvumedicine.org WVU Medicine is implementing the latest technologies for prostate cancer care. The Department of Radiology at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital will be the only location in West Virginia to offer a new, FDA-approved prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) imaging agent, called PYLARIFY®, to evaluate patients with prostate cancer.Fri, 14 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -05002022-01-18T12:46:11-05:00a06fc81d-4730-4411-9400-7469ac6f1cc7https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=radiology-resident-selected-to-join-2021-2022-radiographics-review-panelWVU Radiology resident Dhairya A Lakhani, M.D., has been selected to join the RadioGraphics Review Panelist position. As a panelist, he will have an impactful role in evaluating and recommending materials that will fill the pages of the 2021 – 2022 issues of the journal. Launched by the Radiological Society of North America in 1981, RadioGraphics is one of the premier education journals in diagnostic radiology. Each bimonthly issue features 15–20 practice-focused articles spanning the full spectrum of radiologic subspecialties and addressing topics such as diagnostic imaging techniques, imaging features of a disease or group of diseases, radiologic-pathologic correlation, practice policy and quality initiatives, imaging physics, informatics and lifelong learning.Tue, 17 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -04002021-08-17T10:47:09-04:003447ad2b-9f9d-4ade-8355-5a0bd0f966aehttps://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=radiology-resident-wins-2021-acr-aur-research-scholar-awardWVU Radiology Resident Dr. Dhairya A Lakhani has been awarded 2021 ACR-AUR Research Scholar Award. Wed, 12 May 2021 00:00:00 -04002021-05-14T11:00:30-04:00745aab3d-d8e9-4c8d-a2f8-416baa64b8a8https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2021/03/01/new-radiology-research-shows-promising-results-for-focused-ultrasound-treatment-of-alzheimer-sRashi Mehta—a researcher with the WVU School of Medicine and Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute—and her colleagues are pursuing focused ultrasound as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease. In a new study, Mehta used MRI scans to show what happens when ultrasound waves target a specific area of Alzheimer's patients' brains.Tue, 02 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -05002021-03-02T10:16:56-05:0007ac917a-a4f7-42dc-9000-f16449394348https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-medicine-department-of-radiology-opens-new-reading-room-streamlines-processheather.sammons@wvumedicine.orgThe Department of Radiology at WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital has built a new space to improve access and workflow.Mon, 13 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -05002020-01-13T09:34:26-05:00b726b59c-8035-4573-b23d-4e3f39224ea7https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=october-2018-faculty-arrivalsAnesthesiology Kevin King, DO joins the Department of Anesthesiology. His most recent position was with UPMC.Fri, 09 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -05002018-11-09T09:53:56-05:000d8b07d0-5736-497a-9c4f-d4ad6e210f91https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvctsi-names-5-new-research-scholarsMORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Five clinical and translational scientists have been named Research Scholars by the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute (WVCTSI). These five investigators from the West Virginia University (WVU) School of Medicine include: Amelia Adcock, M.D., Cassie Brode, Ph.D., Elizabeth Engler-Chiurazzi, Ph.D., James Mahoney III, Ph.D., and Rashi Mehta, M.D.Mon, 22 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -04002018-10-24T13:28:08-04:00260ce5ea-b349-4e3f-aaeb-959e161add5fhttps://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-researchers-receive-2-44m-grant-for-hybrid-imagining-systemTwo West Virginia University School of Medicine researchers have received $2.38 million from the National Institutes of Health to build a one-of-a-kind pre-clinical imaging system that integrates PET-scan technology with a magnet-based imaging system that's akin to MRI.Mon, 10 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -04002018-09-17T15:08:05-04:0003552739-73c0-4063-9673-e393f699dc05https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-radiology-class-of-2018-graduatesThe WVU Department of Radiology would like to congratulate its five senior residents for successfully completing their Diagnostic Radiology residency.  Each graduating individual has been an intrgral part of the residency program for the past four years and we thank them for their many contributions.  The immediate future plans of each individual are listed below.Thu, 28 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -04002018-06-28T20:49:27-04:00c0341081-353f-45ac-a6fe-129a77f7ddf4https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-residents-match-into-ir-fellowshipsA day after completing the ABR Core Exam, rising fourth year residents James Kingsbury, MD (above right) and Mike Nagib, MD (above left) were informed that they successfully matched into Interventional Radiology Fellowships for the 2019-2020 academic year.  Dr. Kingsbury will complete an IR Fellowship at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, OH.  Dr. Nagib will complete an IR Fellowship at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Jacksonville, FL.  The fellowships will begin following their completion of Diagnostic Radiology residency at WVU.Mon, 18 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -04002018-07-02T10:32:45-04:001772aa72-0def-4919-b1cd-d20858c55713https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-radiology-has-great-showing-at-aur-national-meetingWVU Radiology residents and staff presented five posters at the 66th annual meeting of the Association of University Radiologists (AUR). The annual meeting was held from May 7-10, 2018 in Orlando, FL. Resident presenters included Dr. Matt Miller, Dr. Visad Patel, and Dr. Ryan Kuhnlein. Staff presenters included Dr. Lana Winkler and Dr. Jeffery Hogg. Radiology program coordinator Katie Swaney also attended the meeting.Thu, 24 May 2018 00:00:00 -04002018-05-29T12:34:09-04:009d5e022c-84b2-4b1c-84a7-f8ea29b50045https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-researchers-recognized-for-prototype-breast-imaging-toolA team of researchers at West Virginia University are leading a multi-institution effort developing new tools to improve the detection of breast diseases.Tue, 01 May 2018 00:00:00 -04002018-05-01T10:13:03-04:004a00ca53-afdb-42ef-88af-0c713c704fa8https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wallace-takes-on-new-leadership-roleKaryn Wallace has been named assistant vice president for the Department of Radiology and the newly-created West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, effective Oct. 23.Thu, 19 Oct 2017 00:00:00 -04002017-10-23T10:31:24-04:00d52117d8-5d70-47f1-857d-cb0c435808abhttps://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=two-wvu-medicine-physicians-obtain-subspecialty-certification-fromsociety-of-neurological-surgeonsknopfa@wvumedicine.orgAnsaar Rai, M.D., and Jeffrey Carpenter, M.D., WVU Medicine neurointerventional radiologists and professors in the WVU School of Medicine Department of Radiology, Neurosurgery, and Neurology have obtained neuroendovascular surgery (NES) subspecialty certification from the Society of Neurological Surgeons Committee on Advanced Subspecialty Training (CAST).Wed, 31 May 2017 00:00:00 -04002017-09-07T17:08:23-04:00639a6e17-fec4-4d23-8c6b-35cf20da9a45https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=jeffery-hogg-m-d-receives-2017-herbert-m-stauffer-award-for-best-education-paperJeffery P. Hogg, M.D., Professor of Radiology at WVU, was recently awarded the 2017 Herbert M. Stauffer Award for Best Education Paper for the outstanding manuscript he co-authored. Thu, 18 May 2017 00:00:00 -04002017-05-18T15:39:41-04:000ea27524-4b41-4f0b-bec9-a66238eba48fhttps://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=dr-bailey-wins-cio-young-investigator-awardMon, 21 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -05002016-11-21T14:19:39-05:00c0585fb7-dda2-4242-8186-99c781efec74https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=residents-and-faculty-present-posters-at-aur-2016Mon, 21 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -05002016-11-21T14:18:31-05:007ccd6896-28f2-40eb-9762-1c0b5cbfb10ehttps://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=dr-hogg-co-authors-article-on-medical-education-innovationMon, 21 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -05002016-11-21T14:15:44-05:0086d2f67d-9269-454b-b4ce-36d2d368584dhttps://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=dr-miller-presents-exhibit-at-arrsMon, 21 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -05002016-11-21T14:14:46-05:00c649bca0-834b-4860-8862-6546c5d028fdhttps://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=residents-present-posters-at-aurMon, 27 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -04002016-11-21T14:24:12-05:0079ff0ab3-7fdd-4102-9b2c-9265d514c5fahttps://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=dr-hogg-to-speak-at-aurWed, 08 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -04002016-11-21T14:20:29-05:0074494e18-64ce-4c4c-806c-6b737d41b428https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=dr-rai-to-speak-at-asnrSun, 08 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -05002016-11-21T14:25:20-05:00