The Department of Radiology is pleased to announce six. of our faculty members are include in Top Doctors list by Castle Connolly. For the past 30 years, the publishing organization Castle Connolly has provided the medical community and general public with a list of top doctors within their field. Each selected doctor is nominated by a peer and then goes through an extensive process of vetting by Castle Connolly. Dr. James T. Bui is a [...]

Chicago, IL - The Chicago Radiological Society (CRS) will present its 2023 Distinguished Service Award to Edward A. Michals, MD during the CRS March 22nd Education Program at Rush University Medical Center's Searle Conference Center. The Distinguished Service Award or Gold Medal is the highest honor the Chicago Radiological Society can bestow upon a member and recognizes Dr. Michals for his many years of service to radiology as well as his leadership in [...]

The Department of Radiology at the University of Illinois College of Medicine is pleased to announce that Drs. Matthew Niemeyer and Lobna Elkadragy are both repients of Pilot Grants from the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Foundation. SIR Foundation has a goal to have diverse perspectives in interventional radiology, and funds basic science, translational science, and clinical research projects. There are fewer than five to ten Pilot Research grants administered per year for interventional radiology [...]

The UI Health Department of Radiology is pleased to announce that Dr. Ketan Shah and Dr. Ron Gaba have earned awards from the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR). Dr. Shah along with his co-authors will receive a Distinguished Clinical Study award from JVIR for their article “Combined transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt plus variceal obliteration versus transjugular intrahepatic shunt alone for the management of gastric varices: comparative single-center outcomes.” The article is one of [...]

CHICAGO – Thomas M. Anderson, M.D., Chicago, was elected to Chair the Illinois State Medical Society’s (ISMS) Board of Trustees during its recent Annual Meeting. Dr. Anderson is board-certified in diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine, with subspecialty certification in pediatric radiology and neuroradiology. He serves on the medical staff at the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System. Dr. Anderson has an academic appointment as Professor of Clinical Radiology at the University of Illinois [...]

The UI Health Department of Radiology is pleased to announce that five of our doctors were named to the Castle Connolly Top Doctors list of 2022. Those physicians honored are: Dr. Charles E. Ray, Dr. Erin Neuschler, Dr. Michael Bresler, Dr. James Bui and Dr. Keith Thulborn. Together, these physicians represent several specialties and services in the field of radiology that are performed in our department such as interventional radiology, breast imaging, body and musculoskeletal [...]

As mentioned in the December 2021 issue of Roundup, the monthly newsletter for UI Health, UI Health has been facing a great many changes and expansions as of late. With an ever-growing patient volume due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the opening of two new facilities on the horizon, and the impending retirement of several members of senior staff, the need for new leadership has been evident. As such, UI Health has appointed several staff members [...]

The UI Health Department of Radiology is pleased to announce that Dr. Ron C. Gaba, MD, MS has been appointed to the position of Assistant Dean in the University of Illinois College of Medicine and will be overseeing the college’s many dual-degree offerings. These programs include but are not limited to the MD/MBA, MD/MPH, and MD/MS in Bioengineering programs. In addition, Dr. Gaba will retain his position in the College of Medicine as the Director [...]

The UI Health Department of Radiology is pleased to announce that Dr. Xiaohong Joe Zhou, PhD, DABR, DABMP was recently named a fellow by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM). Dr. Xiaohong Joe Zhou currently serves as a professor of radiology, neurosurgery and biomedical engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Chief Medical Physicist at UI Health. The American Association of Physicists in Medicine's mission statement is to aim for the [...]

The University of Illinois Hospital Department of Radiology is proud to announce that Dr. Anil Rao has been named a fellow of the American College of Radiology (ACR)! Dr. Anil Rao has proved his commitment to both his patients and improving the human condition through his tireless research efforts and passing on what he has learned to his residents. With an impressive list of prior fellowships to his name, including fellowships in diagnostic radiology, pediatric [...]