Alexander Mullen, M.D., neuroradiology fellow, and Cathy Chen, M.D., breast imaging fellow, “couples matched” with the UAB Department of Radiology in 2019. While the process was stressful, it was critical for them to be in the same location as a relatively newly married couple.

Meet Stephanie Colvin, M.D., one of UAB's new faculty members in the Department of Radiology.

Samuel Galgano, M.D., vice chair of quality and patient experience, and chief of the abdominal imaging section, has taken on a new role as Associate Medical Director for Quality for the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center Cancer Service Line Quality team.

November 2024 marked 20 years since the establishment of the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute (EMBI) at UAB.

Stefanie Woodard, D.O., was named section chief for the breast imaging section, effective January 2025.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham's Department of Radiology is excited to announce that a new Siemens 1.5 T Sola magnet has been added to NP6 imaging services. 

Virendra Mishra, Ph.D., associate professor in the Division of Advanced Medical Imaging Research, received HSF-GEF funding to procure a functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) system as a part of the Research MRI Core (RMRIC).

Rothenberg’s innovative, FDA-approved technology will improve cardiac health through enhanced treatment and prevention.

Virendra Mishra, Ph.D., associate professor in the Division of Advanced Medical Imaging Research, received a grant as a part of Research MRI Core (RMRIC) to install a Mock MRI scanner at UAB Highlands.

The AI in Medicine and Nursing Symposium, hosted by the UAB Heersink School of Medicine, UAB Medicine, UAB School of Health Professions, UAB School of Nursing, and Maastricht University Faculty of Science and Engineering, concluded successfully, bringing together leading experts, researchers,...

Congratulations to Hrudaya Nath, M.D., professor in the cardiopulmonary imaging section, on appointment of professor emeritus of Radiology.

In Fall 2024, UAB Heersink School of Medicine announced the winners of the 2024 Dale J. Benos Medical Student Research Day (MSRD).

Franklin N. Tessler, M.D., C.M., FSRU, FAIUM, professor emeritus in the Department of Radiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and senior medical officer for Health System Information Services, has been honored with the 2024 Lawrence A.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s (UAB) Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (HIIE) celebrated its annual Innovation Awards on October 11, 2024, recognizing outstanding innovators and entrepreneurial achievements.

Siddhartha Gaddamanugu, M.D., a radiologist and academic leader at UAB, is making notable strides in medical education through his work with Aquifer, a non-profit organization providing interactive, online learning resources to students in over 320 health professions programs across North America.

Eight faculty members recently graduated from UAB Medicine’s LEading Advancing Developing (LEAD) Fall 2024 leadership development program. The program, presented by UAB Medicine’s Leadership Development Office (LDO), recognized its graduates at a ceremony on Oct.

The Department of Radiology is pleased to announce that, effective October 1, 2024, Siddhartha Gaddamanugu, M.D., will assume the role of program director, Neuroradiology Fellowship, succeeding Vee Prattipati, M.D.

A platform for undergraduate students to advance their research, the UAB Summer Research Academy (SRA) launched its seventh installment of the program on June 3, 2024. This competitive research program provides summer scholarships for students in the joint health sciences while preparing them for advancement to graduate or medical scientist training programs.

W. Scott Jennings, CPA, MBA, executive administrator of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Radiology, has been named the 2024 Will Ferniany Academic Medicine Leadership Award recipient.

Muhammad Ali Abdullah is graduating with two degrees, profound research and clinical experience, and memories to cherish for a lifetime; he will be returning to UAB this July as a medical student.

The United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) recently held its annual conference in Birmingham, Alabama, from Jan. 9-14, 2024.

Srini Tridandapani, M.D., Ph.D., has been named interim chair of the UAB Department of Radiology, effective March 1, 2024. Tridandapani is a professor and the vice chair for Imaging Informatics in the Department of Radiology and the founding director of the Division of Imaging Informatics. 

Canon will serve in the dual roles beginning in May 2024.

The O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB is recruiting Alabama women who have never had breast cancer for the study, to test a personalized approach to breast cancer screening.

Physicians in the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB are advancing the field of thyroid care with cutting-edge, patient-specific procedures and collaborative research investigations.

The baby boy, born in late May 2023, is the first baby born from a uterus transplant outside of a clinical trial and UAB’s first baby from its uterus transplant program.

Description of this mechanism offers a promising therapeutic target to limit lung injury and death. Lower respiratory tract infections, including bacterial pneumonia, are the fourth-leading cause of death worldwide, with 120 million to 156 million cases and 1.4 million deaths a year.

The findings indicate that inflammation is present in the brain early in the disease’s progression, but how inflammation affects disease progression remains unknown.

New screening guidelines and improvements in diagnostics and treatment have improved outcomes in lung cancer.

The deciphering of a new signaling cascade sheds light on how mutations in metabolism cause normal cells to become cancerous.