Radiology Department Renovation and Expansion Updates

Our Main 3 renovation project is underway. This major construction project includes a new vascular interventional radiology suite with new equipment, a 5th interventional radiology room with expanded patient recovery space, and an interventional suite with dedicated CT and ultrasound. While we added a new CT scanner, we moved our MR scanners to Gateway Basement. Nuclear Medicine, which is located in Gateway 2, will also receive a new SPECT CT unit. New reading rooms will occupy the space formerly used as Main 3 faculty offices, which recently moved to West Hospital. The Radiology Conference Room also moved to West Hospital.

The Radiology Department now occupies the entire 2nd floor of the West Hospital and includes the majority of our faculty offices, administrative staff space, and the Radiology Residency Director’s office. Our new office furniture is in place and faculty members are starting to move in. Once complete, this expansion project will increase our presence and advance our capabilities in Richmond.

Spotlighting the Cardiothoracic Imaging Section

Outstanding Achievements by our Cardiothoracic Imaging Faculty

Portrait of Mark Parker MD FACR in white coat [View Image]

Shaimaa A. Fadl, M.D. presented "Use of Prone Positioning in Patients with COVID-19 and Interpretation Challenges" at the ARRS COVID-19: Clinical Features and Spectrum of Imaging Findings Virtual Symposium held January 22, 2021.

Follow the links to learn more about the American College of Radiology RADPEER  and the American Roentgen Ray Society (links open to new windows).

American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) Virtual & On Demand Annual Meeting

John D. Grizzard, M.D. and Elizabeth Kate Proffitt, M.D. will present an educational scientific exhibit on "When Right is Wrong: A Cardiac MRI Imaging Review of Isolated Right Ventricle Enlargement" at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) Virtual & On Demand Annual Meeting, April 18-22, 2021.

Regular registration deadline is March 19, 2021 and late registration deadline is April 22, 2021. Visit the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) Virtual & On Demand Annual Meeting for more information. (link opens to new windows)

New Radiology Faculty Member

Introducing our newest VCU Department of Radiology faculty member

White coat portrait of Aram Salem M.D. [View Image]

Aram N. Salem, M.D. joins our Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention Section, coming to us from Washington Radiology in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Salem earned his M.D. at Rush University Medical College in Chicago, IL, completed his residency in diagnostic radiology at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago and his fellowship in musculoskeletal MRI at Radnet Radiology in Los Angeles, CA.

Click the profile photo to learn more about Dr. Salem and the Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention Section.