Radiology
Welcome
Welcome to the Department of Radiology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC)! Our department includes more than 50 faculty members that together perform more than 500,000 exams annually. Every facet of imaging is performed at the four affiliated institutions that comprise our department, including Children’s Mercy Hospital, the largest pediatric facility in the Midwest; University Health Truman Medical Center, Missouri’s largest level 1 trauma center; the Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Saint Luke’s Hospital, a major tertiary referral center with some of the nation’s largest cardiac and neuroimaging volumes, as well as transplant services and a cancer institute. The Department of Radiology at UMKC offers outstanding patient care through diagnostic and interventional services, while maintaining a robust academic environment through research and medical education.
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Julie McCollum, M.S. Program Coordinator |
Jessica Sanchez, M.D.
Program Director |
NEWS
2019 ACR Radiology Leadership Institute
Sean Ghosh, MD & Greg Lee, MD will attend the 2019 ACR Radiology Leadership Institute Feb 18-22 scholarship provided by MORAD
Patel lands speaking spot, promotes social media mentoring at radiology convention
Social media can play a crucial role in mentoring and sponsoring young radiologists, Amy Patel, M.D. ’11, recently told the 2018 convention of the Radiological Society of North America. Patel was one of only…
Dr. Rosado de Christenson chosen as 2018 ARRS gold medalist
Melissa L. Rosado de Christenson, M.D., professor of radiology, has been named recipient of the American Roentgen Ray Society Gold Medal. It is the highest honor awarded for distinguished service…
Brandt Wible, M.D., appointed interim chair of radiology
School of Medicine Dean Steven L. Kanter, M.D., has appointed Brandt Wible, M.D., interim chair of the Department of Radiology effective April 1, 2018. Under Wible’s leadership, the Department of…