Ryan Rigsby to Join VUMC Radiology as Assistant Professor

The Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences is excited to announce that Ryan Rigsby, MD, will join our faculty as an Assistant Professor beginning in July 2023. Dr. Rigsby will be part of the Neuroradiology section. A graduate of Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Dr. Rigsby continued to complete his residency at the same institution.

Lauren Snider to Join VUMC Radiology as Assistant Professor

VUMC Radiology is excited to announce that Lauren Snider, MD, will be joining our department as an Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences starting in August 2023. Dedicating most of her time to the Vanderbilt community hospitals, Dr. Snider will work with our various regional hospitals and their onsite breast imaging services.

Andrew Marsala to Join VUMC Radiology as Assistant Professor

The Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences is happy to share our new faculty member, Andrew Marsala, MD, who will join as an Assistant Professor in August 2023. Dr. Marsala will join the Interventional Radiology section.

Jenny Weaver Publishes Story on Osteoarthritis Imaging in 'Skeletal Radiology'

Jennifer Weaver, MD, Section Chief of Musculoskeletal Radiology and Associate Professor, has co-authored a new article on osteoarthritis (OA) imaging. The article, "Imaging of Osteoarthritis from the Ankle Through the Midfoot," outlines the importance of diagnostic imaging in identifying OA cases. It also helps readers understand the advantages and limitations in the imaging modalities used to characterize ankle, hindfoot, and midfoot OA, as well as familiarizing them with imaging finding of OA and instability patterns.

Brent Savoie to Join Navvis Health as Chief Performance Executive

The Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is proud to announce that Brent Savoie, MD, JD, will be stepping into a new role as Chief Performance Executive at Navvis Healthcare, effective April 2023.

Wellington Pham Elected as American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow

VUMC Radiology is proud to share that Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences and Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Wellington Pham, PhD, has been named as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). “I am so honored and humbled to be elected as a Fellow of AAAS,” Dr. Pham said. “I look forward to the opportunity to work with my colleagues to fulfill AAAS’ mission and to work for the advancement of science and technology.”

James Gregory 'Greg' Terry, M.S.

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Assistant in Radiology & Radiological Sciences

James "Greg" Terry a graduate of UNC-Wilmington (BS, Biology) and Wake Forest University (MS, Molecular & Cellular Pathobiology). His training is in atherosclerosis pathology and cardiovascular disease epidemiology. Terry came to Vanderbilt in 2014 after 25 years at Wake Forest University Medical Center. His research relies on CT and MRI to quantify atherosclerosis, cardiac structure and function, and ectopic adipose tissue deposition in studies ranging from small clinical trials to large epidemiologic populations. He also has long-standing interests in traditional and emerging risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Terry's imaging techniques and measures of cardiovascular risk and outcomes are included in NIH studies such as MESA, CARDIA, and Jackson Heart Study.