RadX Innovation Challenge Pitch Evolves into Global Health Nonprofit
With support from the Department of Radiology’s innovation incubator, RadX, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) alumni Benjamin Li, M.D., MBA, recently launched Rayos Contra Cancer, Inc. (RCC). A global health nonprofit 501(c3) organization, RCC’s mission is to “promote sustainable access to high-quality, timely and affordable radiotherapy for cancer in limited-resource settings globally.”
Radiology Faculty Awarded 2019 Gold Merit Abstract Award
A study entitled “Education Level Drives Appropriate Follow-up of Incidental Findings from Lung Cancer” was recently awarded a 2019 Gold Merit Abstract Award in the Safety and Quality category by the American College of Radiology (ACR).
Planz Named Director of Grand Rounds
Virginia Planz, M.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology, has recently been named Director of Grand Rounds. She succeeds Jeff Creasy, M.D., Professor of Radiology and Neuroradiology Section Chief, in her new role effective July 1, 2019.
Snyder to Serve as Co-director of Health and Well-being
It was recently announced that Elizabeth Snyder, M.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology and Associate Director of Women in Radiology, will serve as Co-director of Health and Well-being for the Department of Radiology.
Arora Awarded RSNA Research Scholar Grant
Sandeep Arora, MBBS, Assistant Professor of Radiology and Urologic Surgery, has been awarded a Research Scholar Grant by the Radiological Society of North America’s (RSNA) Research & Education (R&E) Foundation for his project, “Analyzing Immune Responses Generated by Transrectal and Transurethral Sono-Ablation of Prostate Cancer using Advanc
