Mark Parker, M.D., Selected to Speak at the British Institute of Radiology Congress in London

Director of Thoracic Imaging, Mark S. Parker, M.D., F.A.C.R.Richmond, VA - November 2024 - The American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) Outreach International Committee and Global Partner Exchange Program Chair selected Professor and Cardiothoracic Radiology Co-Section Chief Mark Parker, M.D., to represent the organization at the British Institute of Radiology (BIR) Annual Congress. Dr. Parker spoke on "Chest Imaging in Critical Care" during the "Chest Imaging from Cradle to Grave" session.

The BIR Annual Congress took place on November 7–8, 2024 at the IET Savoy Place in London. The theme for the 2024 Congress was "Optimizing multidisciplinary patient care" and organizers delivered a comprehensive program that encouraged a multidisciplinary approach to patient care.

Dr. Parker and the current President of the ARRS, Angelisa M. Paladin, M.D., were the only ARRS members selected to speak at this year's Congress. The invitation was a tremendous honor and acknowledges Dr. Parker's expertise and reputation on the global stage.

Neuroradiology Offers New Fellowship Program

Three men standing next to C T scanner and all wearing red lead apronsRichmond, VA - October 2024 - VCU Neuroradiology launches two, new one-year, ACGME-accredited, diagnostic Neuroradiology fellowships at VCU Health. The Neuroradiology section has eight fellowship-trained neuroradiologists who will work hands-on with fellows. An additional two fellowship-trained pediatric neuroradiologists will also contribute to the education of the fellows during their dedicated pediatric neuroradiology rotations. Neuroradiology fellows will receive training in the full spectrum of neuroradiology topics and modalities, including advanced imaging techniques. The goal is to train radiologists who are well prepared to enter practice as both clinical and academic neuroradiologists. 

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Dr. Priti Shah Speaks About Mammograms and New FDA Rules

Richmond, VA - October 2024 - During Breast Cancer Awareness month, Priti Shah, M.D., breast imaging director for VCU Health,  sat down with the Richmond Times Dispatch to speak about mammograms and new FDA rules for breast cancer screening.

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Dr. Priti Shah Speaks About Mammograms and New FDA Rules
Dr. Priti Shah speaks about mammograms and new FDA rules

Breaking it down for patients: Explaining the new FDA mammogram rules

Director of Breast Imaging at VCU Health explains how the new changes can help patients make informed decisions about their care.

Richmond, VA - September 2024 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released new rules that require radiologists to directly send patients a summary after having a mammogram, notifying them of their breast tissue composition and other findings. Director of Breast Imaging at VCU Health explains how the new changes in FDA mammogram rules can help patients make informed decisions about their care in the article featured on the VCU Health website: Read the article.

Gregory Vorona, M.D., Named Section Chief of Pediatric Imaging at the Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU

Richmond, VA - July 2024 - Gregory Vorona, M.D., associate professor of Radiology, named Section Chief of Pediatric Imaging for the VCU Department of Radiology and the Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU.

Portrait of Gregory Vorona M D in a white lab coatIn his new role as Section Chief of Pediatric Imaging, Dr. Vorona will optimize clinical service; mentor junior faculty; train medical students, residents, and fellows who rotate through the Department of Radiology; provides specialized diagnostic pediatric imaging interpretations; promote professional relationships and research with all Pediatric sub-specialties; and dedicate time to academic service-related activities.

"I am delighted that Dr. Vorona accepted the opportunity to serve as Section Chief of our dynamic Pediatric Radiology Section. He brings with him an enthusiastic attitude, an extensive fund of pediatric radiology knowledge, and the confidence of those who are not only in the Pediatric Radiology Section and Department of Radiology but also in the many Pediatric specialties that we serve. Dr. Vorona will represent the Department well as we work with the larger Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU community to further expand and enhance services for children," said Ann Fulcher, M.D., chair of the VCU Department of Radiology.

From New Jersey originally, Dr. Vorona attended Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed his residency in diagnostic radiology at the Allegheny General Hospital West Penn Hospital Graduate Medical Education Consortium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After fellowships in pediatric radiology and pediatric neuroradiology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he joined the faculty at the VCU Department of Radiology in 2014. Dr. Vorona has served as Director of Pediatric Neuroradiology and Director of Fetal MRI since 2018.

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VCU Class of 2024: From Clinical Rotation to Diaper Changes

Stephan Lazar, M.D., discusses the balance of medical school and residency with parenthood

Richmond, VA - July 2024 - Stephan Lazar, M.D., interventional radiology resident, discusses becoming a father during his fourth year in the VCU School of Medicine and how he navigates residency and parenthood with VCU News. Lazar said doing clinical rotations gave him a leg up as a father, and caring for his daughter, Lily, with his wife, Katie, deepened his empathy for families with loved ones who are sick. Read the full article: From clinical rotations to diaper changes: How parents in medical school make it work

VCU Health Introduces New Mobile Digital PET/CT Scanner

New Mobile Digital PET/CT Scanner Serves Tappahannock Hospital and Community Memorial Hospital

Richmond, VA -- July 2024 -- VCU Health featured on RealRadio804 for launch of a new mobile digital PET/CT scanner. The new 50-foot trailer outfitted with state-of-the-art scanning capabilities provides patients with a detailed image of the whole body in under 17 minutes. Each week, the trailer moves between VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital in South Hill and VCU Health Tappahannock Hospital. Next year, VCU Health’s Stony Point Campus will join the rotation. This traveling PET/CT scanner not only will address patient wait times for PET/CT scans but will also expand each medical center’s capacity for these scans.

 

VCU Health Division of Nuclear Medicine Carries Out First Treatment of PLUVICTO® Therapy For Prostate Cancer

Richmond, VA - June 2024 - The VCU Health Division of Nuclear Medicine provided a patient their first treatment of PLUVICTO, an FDA-approved, radioligand therapy offered as an outpatient intravenous infusion every six weeks for six treatments. PLUVICTO is the first, and only targeted radioligand therapy for adult patients with PSMA-positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (PSMA+ mCRPC). VCU Health is one of only two health care providers in the Greater Richmond area approved to offer the PLUVICTO therapy.

The Nuclear Medicine Division offers PLUVICTO as a treatment to patients with PSMA+ mCRPC after treatment with androgen receptor (AR) pathway inhibition and taxane-based chemotherapy. PLUVICTO is comprised of two key components: lutetium-177, a cytotoxic radionuclide, and PSMA-617, a PSMA-targeting ligand. PLUVICTO emits beta radiation that targets the PSMA-positive cancer cells, which limits damage to other cells and improves outcomes for patients. 

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