Sarah Allen, MBA, CNMT, RT(CT), associate operating officer for the Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, has been named Senior Vice President for Radiology Services at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC).
Allen is recognized for her consultative and supportive role for radiology services provided through Vanderbilt University Hospital (VUH), VUMC’s regional hospitals, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and the Adult Ambulatory Divisions.
One of VUMC’s largest and most prolific departments, Radiology and Radiological Sciences is currently home to more than 140 faculty, 50 trainees and 500 staff, and is responsible for performing thousands of diagnostic imaging studies and radiologic procedures each day. As a national leader in radiologic imaging research, the department currently ranks No. 14 in total National Institutes of Health funding.
In this new role, Allen will continue to partner with Daniel Brown, MD, professor and interim chair of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, in his systemwide role. She will also continue to work closely with other Imaging Clinical Service Center (CSC) physicians, technologists and sonography leaders, nursing leaders and entity leaders from across the Vanderbilt Health system.