2025-26 Program
Day 1
Day 1 - Lecture 1:
Clinical Professor of Radiology at UC San Diego Medical School, Robert M. Marks, MD, offers a comprehensive review of the defining characteristics of cholangiocarcinoma, risk factors, precursor lesions, and the lexicon developed specifically for CCA by the Society for Abdominal Radiology Diseased Focused Panel. He then discusses classifications of ICC based on morphology, anatomical location, and histology, as well as mimickers of CCA. Dr. Marks focuses finally on standardized reporting templates for CCA.
52 mins
Robert M. Marks, MD, FSAR
is a board-certified diagnostic radiologist and a professor of radiology at the University of San Diego. His clinical expertise is in body imaging of the abdomen and pelvis. His research interests include liver imaging including hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosis and surveillance. Prior to joining UC San Diego Health, he served as chief of abdominal imaging and program director of the body imaging fellowship at Naval Medical Center San Diego.
Dr. Marks previously served as a US Navy flight surgeon through two deployments.
He completed fellowship training in body imaging at Naval Medical Center San Diego and residency training in radiology at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth.
He is a member of the Society of Abdominal Radiology, American Roentgen Ray Society, Radiological Society of North America, and American College of Radiology. He has been a manuscript reviewer for multiple journals including Abdominal Radiology, the American Journal of Roentgenology, and Radiographics.
You may contact Dr. Marks with any questions or comments by email at rmarks@health.ucsd.edu
Day 1 - Lecture 2:
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Wende N. Gibbs, MD
is a neuroradiologist and the director of spine imaging and intervention at Barrow Neurological Institute. She is certified in diagnostic radiology and neuroradiology by the American Board of Radiology. Dr. Gibbs is an expert in diagnostic and interventional spine radiology, with distinct interests in spine oncology and pain management. She is the president-elect of the American Society of Spine Radiology and the Western Neuroradiological Society and serves as the chair of education for the American Society of Neuroradiology.
Dr. Gibbs earned her medical degree from the University of California, Irvine. While there, she also completed a one-year National Institutes of Health (NIH)/General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) research fellowship evaluating novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents for the detection of metastatic lymph nodes in patients with head and neck cancer. She completed her residency in diagnostic radiology at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas and a two-year neuroradiology fellowship at Barrow Neurological Institute.
Dr. Gibbs has authored multiple book chapters, peer-reviewed journal articles, and award-winning abstracts. She serves on the editorial boards of three journals and is the podcast editor and host of Radiographic, the educational journal of the Radiological Society of North America. Dr. Gibbs also works on several multidisciplinary spinal surgery committees, including the North American Spine Society, and is one of the original hosts of the weekly Virtual Global Spine Conference. Dr. Gibbs is passionate about patient safety, communication, ethics, education, and exploring artificial intelligence.
You may contact Dr. Gibbs with any questions or comments by email at wendengibbs@gmail.com
Day 1 - Lecture 3:
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Summer Kaplan, MD
is a pediatric radiologist in the Department of Radiology at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and an Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Kaplan is certified in diagnostic radiology and Pediatric Radiology by the American Board of Radiology. She holds positions on the Clinical Information Technology Advisory Committee, the Education Committee and the Quality and Safety Committee at CHOP. Dr. Kaplan is a nationally recognized and frequent speaker on topics in pediatric radiology.
You may contact Dr. Kaplan with any questions or comments by email at KaplanS2@chop.edu
Day 1 - Lecture 4:
Co-director of Cardiac MRI at the University of Michigan, Anil K. Attili, MD, offers a
comprehensive presentation on CT and MRI imaging of thoracic aortic disease including the appearances of acute and non-acute pathologies as well as current guidelines and appropriate use criteria for these imaging modalities. Topics covered include aortic anatomy and measurements, acute aortic syndromes including aortic dissection and intramural hematoma, non-acute thoracic aortic disease including aneurysms, vasculitis, and congenital disorders, and more.
60 mins
Anil K. Attili, MD
is a board certified radiologist and Clinical Professor in the Department of Radiology, Division of Cardiothoracic Imaging at the University of Michigan. He has a joint appointment at the Veterans Administration Hospital Ann Arbor where he serves as the director of Cardiovascular Radiology. Dr. Attili’s areas of expertise and clinical interests include Cardiac CT for Coronary Artery disease and Structural Heart disease, Cardiac MR evaluation of Ischemic Heart Disease, Cardiomyopathies and Congenital Heart Disease, HRCT evaluation of Interstitial Lung Disease, Lung Cancer Screening. He is a nationally recongized speaker on these topics.
You may contact Dr. Attili with your questions and comments at aattili@med.umich.edu
Day 2
Day 2 - Lecture 1:
After reviewing the anatomy of the pancreas, Robert M. Marks, MD, FSAR, chief of Body Imaging at UC San Diego School of Medicine, explores imaging findings for pancreatitis as well as cystic and solid lesions. Topics covered include causes and manifestations of acute and chronic pancreatitis, the Revised Atlanta Classification, mucinous cystic neoplasm, serous cystadenoma, Von Hipple Lindau, and solid pancreatic lesions including adenosarcoma, solid pseudopapillary neoplasm, endocrine neoplasms, metastatic disease, and pancreatic lymphoma.
53 mins
Robert M. Marks, MD, FSAR
is a board-certified diagnostic radiologist and a professor of radiology at the University of San Diego. His clinical expertise is in body imaging of the abdomen and pelvis. His research interests include liver imaging including hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosis and surveillance. Prior to joining UC San Diego Health, he served as chief of abdominal imaging and program director of the body imaging fellowship at Naval Medical Center San Diego.
Dr. Marks previously served as a US Navy flight surgeon through two deployments.
He completed fellowship training in body imaging at Naval Medical Center San Diego and residency training in radiology at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth.
He is a member of the Society of Abdominal Radiology, American Roentgen Ray Society, Radiological Society of North America, and American College of Radiology. He has been a manuscript reviewer for multiple journals including Abdominal Radiology, the American Journal of Roentgenology, and Radiographics.
You may contact Dr. Marks with any questions or comments by email at rmarks@health.ucsd.edu
Day 2 - Lecture 2:
Lawrence N. Tanenbaum, MD, FACR, former Chief Technology Officer and Director of Advanced Imaging at Radnet Inc, and nationally recognized speaker explores the role of artificial intelligence in neuroimaging, focusing on its impact on diagnosing and monitoring neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, and dementia. Topics include AI-driven lesion detection, segmentation techniques, volumetric analysis, and clinical decision support, highlighting how these tools enhance diagnostic accuracy and streamline radiology workflows.
53 mins
Lawrence Tanenbaum, MD, FACR
is an active consultant in the imaging space. He is a long-term collaborator with the medical imaging industry and continues to chair advisory boards for imaging OEMs, pharma, and AI concerns. He has interests in developing applications of AI and machine learning, contrast agents, MR, CT and advanced rendering. Dr. Tanenbaum served as Vice President, Chief Technology Officer and Director of Advanced Imaging at Radnet Inc from 2015 -2024. Having come from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai where he attended in Neuroradiology and served as an Associate Professor of Radiology, Director of MRI, CT and Outpatient / Advanced Imaging Development from 2008-2015. Prior to that he spent over 20 years in the private practice of Radiology at the JFK Medical Center / New Jersey Neuroscience Institute as Director of MRI, CT and Neuroradiology.
Dr. Tanenbaum is passionate about advancing the clinical practice of medicine focusing on patient centric care, efficiency, radiation dose and physiologic imaging. He is an active educator with interests in advanced imaging and innovative value-adding applications in the spine and brain. He has authored over 100 scholarly and peer reviewed articles which have been cited over 2000 times, continues to chair educational and academic meetings and has delivered close to 2000 invited lectures around the world.
Dr. Tanenbaum is a senior member of the American Society of Neuroradiology, and long-term member of the Radiological Society of North America. He is a past President of the Eastern Society of Neuroradiology, and the national Clinical Magnetic Resonance Imaging Society as well as former Editor in Chief of their Journal Vision. Dr. Tanenbaum is a member of the editorial boards of several journals and educational organizations and is Associate Editor and Columnist for Artificial Intelligence of Applied Radiology.
You may contact Dr. Tanenbaum with your questions and comments at nuromri@gmail.com
Day 2 - Lecture 3:
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Summer Kaplan, MD
is a pediatric radiologist in the Department of Radiology at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and an Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Kaplan is certified in diagnostic radiology and Pediatric Radiology by the American Board of Radiology. She holds positions on the Clinical Information Technology Advisory Committee, the Education Committee and the Quality and Safety Committee at CHOP. Dr. Kaplan is a nationally recognized and frequent speaker on topics in pediatric radiology.
You may contact Dr. Kaplan with any questions or comments by email at KaplanS2@chop.edu
Day 2 - Lecture 4:
University of Michigan Professor of Radiology, Anil K. Atilli, MD, offers a comprehensive survey of lung cancer screening including a review of the rationale for and limitations of Low Dose CT (LDCT) as indicated by the National Lung Screening Trial, the NELSON Trial, I-ELCAP, and VA data. Dr. Atilli also reviews the screening recommendations of a variety of societies and agencies, LDCT technique, lung cancer screening reporting, potential harms and uncertainties associated with screening, and actual LDCT evaluation case.
64 mins
Anil K. Attili, MD
is a board certified radiologist and Clinical Professor in the Department of Radiology, Division of Cardiothoracic Imaging at the University of Michigan. He has a joint appointment at the Veterans Administration Hospital Ann Arbor where he serves as the director of Cardiovascular Radiology. Dr. Attili’s areas of expertise and clinical interests include Cardiac CT for Coronary Artery disease and Structural Heart disease, Cardiac MR evaluation of Ischemic Heart Disease, Cardiomyopathies and Congenital Heart Disease, HRCT evaluation of Interstitial Lung Disease, Lung Cancer Screening. He is a nationally recongized speaker on these topics.
You may contact Dr. Attili with your questions and comments at aattili@med.umich.edu
Day 3
Day 3 - Lecture 1:
Robert M. Marks, MD, FSAR, clinical professor at UC San Diego Medical School Department of Radiology, reviews the pathology and imaging findings of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), focusing on Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Topics include CT and MR Enterography, key imaging features of IBD subtypes and complications, and the use of a standardized imaging lexicon to enhance diagnostic accuracy.
52 mins
Robert M. Marks, MD, FSAR
is a board-certified diagnostic radiologist and a professor of radiology at the University of San Diego. His clinical expertise is in body imaging of the abdomen and pelvis. His research interests include liver imaging including hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosis and surveillance. Prior to joining UC San Diego Health, he served as chief of abdominal imaging and program director of the body imaging fellowship at Naval Medical Center San Diego.
Dr. Marks previously served as a US Navy flight surgeon through two deployments.
He completed fellowship training in body imaging at Naval Medical Center San Diego and residency training in radiology at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth.
He is a member of the Society of Abdominal Radiology, American Roentgen Ray Society, Radiological Society of North America, and American College of Radiology. He has been a manuscript reviewer for multiple journals including Abdominal Radiology, the American Journal of Roentgenology, and Radiographics.
You may contact Dr. Marks with any questions or comments by email at rmarks@health.ucsd.edu
Day 3 - Lecture 2:
Lawrence N. Tanenbaum, MD, FACR, board certified radiologist and nationally recognized speaker explores the role of AI in transforming radiology workflow and enterprise imaging. Topics include AI-powered automation in reporting, quality assurance, and clinical decision support, as well as applications in image segmentation, natural language processing, and follow-up recommendations. The lecture highlights AI's potential to enhance efficiency, reduce variability, and improve patient outcomes across the imaging enterprise.
Lawrence Tanenbaum, MD, FACR
is an active consultant in the imaging space. He is a long-term collaborator with the medical imaging industry and continues to chair advisory boards for imaging OEMs, pharma, and AI concerns. He has interests in developing applications of AI and machine learning, contrast agents, MR, CT and advanced rendering. Dr. Tanenbaum served as Vice President, Chief Technology Officer and Director of Advanced Imaging at Radnet Inc from 2015 -2024. Having come from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai where he attended in Neuroradiology and served as an Associate Professor of Radiology, Director of MRI, CT and Outpatient / Advanced Imaging Development from 2008-2015. Prior to that he spent over 20 years in the private practice of Radiology at the JFK Medical Center / New Jersey Neuroscience Institute as Director of MRI, CT and Neuroradiology.
Dr. Tanenbaum is passionate about advancing the clinical practice of medicine focusing on patient centric care, efficiency, radiation dose and physiologic imaging. He is an active educator with interests in advanced imaging and innovative value-adding applications in the spine and brain. He has authored over 100 scholarly and peer reviewed articles which have been cited over 2000 times, continues to chair educational and academic meetings and has delivered close to 2000 invited lectures around the world.
Dr. Tanenbaum is a senior member of the American Society of Neuroradiology, and long-term member of the Radiological Society of North America. He is a past President of the Eastern Society of Neuroradiology, and the national Clinical Magnetic Resonance Imaging Society as well as former Editor in Chief of their Journal Vision. Dr. Tanenbaum is a member of the editorial boards of several journals and educational organizations and is Associate Editor and Columnist for Artificial Intelligence of Applied Radiology.
You may contact Dr. Tanenbaum with your questions and comments at nuromri@gmail.com
Day 3 - Lecture 3:
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Summer Kaplan, MD
is a pediatric radiologist in the Department of Radiology at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and an Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Kaplan is certified in diagnostic radiology and Pediatric Radiology by the American Board of Radiology. She holds positions on the Clinical Information Technology Advisory Committee, the Education Committee and the Quality and Safety Committee at CHOP. Dr. Kaplan is a nationally recognized and frequent speaker on topics in pediatric radiology.
You may contact Dr. Kaplan with any questions or comments by email at KaplanS2@chop.edu
Day 3 - Lecture 4:
Co-director of Cardiac MRI at University of Michigan, Anil K. Atilli, MD, describes the technique for High Resolution CT and its role in evaluation of Interstitial Lung Disease, including a review of key definitions and imaging manifestations of most commonly encountered ILD. He also reviews emerging topics in ILD with patient management implications, specifically discussing interstitial lung abnormalities (ILA) and progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF).
60 mins
Anil K. Attili, MD
is a board certified radiologist and Clinical Professor in the Department of Radiology, Division of Cardiothoracic Imaging at the University of Michigan. He has a joint appointment at the Veterans Administration Hospital Ann Arbor where he serves as the director of Cardiovascular Radiology. Dr. Attili’s areas of expertise and clinical interests include Cardiac CT for Coronary Artery disease and Structural Heart disease, Cardiac MR evaluation of Ischemic Heart Disease, Cardiomyopathies and Congenital Heart Disease, HRCT evaluation of Interstitial Lung Disease, Lung Cancer Screening. He is a nationally recongized speaker on these topics.
You may contact Dr. Attili with your questions and comments at aattili@med.umich.edu
Day 4
Day 4 - Lecture 1:
After reviewing pertinent liver anatomy, UC San Deigo School of Medicine Body Imaging Division chief, Robert M. Marks, MD, FSAR, reviews the techniques and contrast agents used in liver imaging and how to utilize these images to diagnose benign liver lesions. Areas covered include deposition disease, cystic lesions, including benign cyst, polycystic and fibropolycystic liver disease, biliary hamartomas, Caroli’s disease, and biliary abscess, as well as hemangioma, focal nodular hyperplasia, hepatic adenoma, and angiomyolipoma.
51 mins
Robert M. Marks, MD, FSAR
is a board-certified diagnostic radiologist and a professor of radiology at the University of San Diego. His clinical expertise is in body imaging of the abdomen and pelvis. His research interests include liver imaging including hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosis and surveillance. Prior to joining UC San Diego Health, he served as chief of abdominal imaging and program director of the body imaging fellowship at Naval Medical Center San Diego.
Dr. Marks previously served as a US Navy flight surgeon through two deployments.
He completed fellowship training in body imaging at Naval Medical Center San Diego and residency training in radiology at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth.
He is a member of the Society of Abdominal Radiology, American Roentgen Ray Society, Radiological Society of North America, and American College of Radiology. He has been a manuscript reviewer for multiple journals including Abdominal Radiology, the American Journal of Roentgenology, and Radiographics.
You may contact Dr. Marks with any questions or comments by email at rmarks@health.ucsd.edu
Day 4 - Lecture 2:
UC San Diego School of Medicine Department of Radiology clinical professor and Body Imaging Division head, Robert M. Marks, MD, FSAR, offers a comprehensive overview of diffuse liver
disease, malignant liver lesions, and their imaging findings. Areas reviewed include hepatic
steatosis, Iron deposition, Budd-Chiari, inflammatory liver disease, cirrhosis, fibrolamellar
carcinoma, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, metastatic disease, angiosarcoma, and malignant
cystic lesions.
54 mins
Robert M. Marks, MD, FSAR
is a board-certified diagnostic radiologist and a professor of radiology at the University of San Diego. His clinical expertise is in body imaging of the abdomen and pelvis. His research interests include liver imaging including hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosis and surveillance. Prior to joining UC San Diego Health, he served as chief of abdominal imaging and program director of the body imaging fellowship at Naval Medical Center San Diego.
Dr. Marks previously served as a US Navy flight surgeon through two deployments.
He completed fellowship training in body imaging at Naval Medical Center San Diego and residency training in radiology at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth.
He is a member of the Society of Abdominal Radiology, American Roentgen Ray Society, Radiological Society of North America, and American College of Radiology. He has been a manuscript reviewer for multiple journals including Abdominal Radiology, the American Journal of Roentgenology, and Radiographics.
You may contact Dr. Marks with any questions or comments by email at rmarks@health.ucsd.edu
Day 4 - Lecture 3:
Paul M. Bunch, MD, reviews the key anatomical structures of the temporal bone on CT and discusses their relevance in diagnosing various pathologies. The lecture covers cholesteatoma, otospongiosis, labyrinthitis ossificans, superior semicircular canal dehiscence, and other conditions affecting the temporal bone. Special emphasis is placed on recognizing critical imaging findings, understanding anatomical variations, and applying best practices for accurate diagnosis.
Paul M. Bunch, MD
is Director of Head and Neck Imaging and an Associate Professor of Radiology at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC. He earned his medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville and recently received a Master of Science in Translational and Health System Science from Wake Forest University. He completed his radiology residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital and a neuroradiology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, both in Boston. Dr. Bunch’s primary clinical and research interests relate to head and neck imaging, including primary hyperparathyroidism, head and neck cancer, and head and neck anatomy. He has received multiple teaching awards and frequently gives invited lectures on head and neck topics at national meetings. Dr. Bunch is co-editor of a recently published neuroradiology textbook and holds positions on multiple journal editorial boards, including Assistant Editor of Neuroradiology for RadioGraphics. He also actively serves within the American College of Radiology, the American Society of Neuroradiology, and the American Society of Head and Neck Radiology.
You may contact Dr. Bunch with your questions and comments at paul.m.bunch@gmail.com
Day 4 - Lecture 4:
Co-director of Cardiac MRI at the University of Michigan, Anil K. Atilli, MD, presents a broad exploration of CMR and CTC evaluation of heart disease. He defines the modalities, advantages and limitations, discusses when other options may be preferable, identifies cardiovascular disease aspects requiring imaging, reviews current appropriate use criteria, and uses actual case evaluations.
63 mins
Anil K. Attili, MD
is a board certified radiologist and Clinical Professor in the Department of Radiology, Division of Cardiothoracic Imaging at the University of Michigan. He has a joint appointment at the Veterans Administration Hospital Ann Arbor where he serves as the director of Cardiovascular Radiology. Dr. Attili’s areas of expertise and clinical interests include Cardiac CT for Coronary Artery disease and Structural Heart disease, Cardiac MR evaluation of Ischemic Heart Disease, Cardiomyopathies and Congenital Heart Disease, HRCT evaluation of Interstitial Lung Disease, Lung Cancer Screening. He is a nationally recongized speaker on these topics.
You may contact Dr. Attili with your questions and comments at aattili@med.umich.edu
Day 5
Day 5 - Lecture 1:
Robert M. Marks, MD, FSAR, clinical professor at UC San Diego School of Medicine’s Department of Radiology, offers a comprehensive discussion of the reasons for prostate cancer screening and surveillance, prostate anatomy, the basics of PI-RADS v2.1, and the features of prostate cancer on MRI. Topics reviewed include benign prostatic hypertrophy, the indications for and diagnosis of prostate cancer, the role of and technique for MRI in diagnosing and staging prostate cancer, the PI-RADS v2.1 scoring scale, and transition zone in image interpretation. Dr. Marks concludes his talk with a helpful review of clinical cases.
50 mins
Robert M. Marks, MD, FSAR
is a board-certified diagnostic radiologist and a professor of radiology at the University of San Diego. His clinical expertise is in body imaging of the abdomen and pelvis. His research interests include liver imaging including hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosis and surveillance. Prior to joining UC San Diego Health, he served as chief of abdominal imaging and program director of the body imaging fellowship at Naval Medical Center San Diego.
Dr. Marks previously served as a US Navy flight surgeon through two deployments.
He completed fellowship training in body imaging at Naval Medical Center San Diego and residency training in radiology at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth.
He is a member of the Society of Abdominal Radiology, American Roentgen Ray Society, Radiological Society of North America, and American College of Radiology. He has been a manuscript reviewer for multiple journals including Abdominal Radiology, the American Journal of Roentgenology, and Radiographics.
You may contact Dr. Marks with any questions or comments by email at rmarks@health.ucsd.edu
Day 5 - Lecture 2:
Robert M. Marks, MD, FSAR, clinical professor at UC San Diego Medical School Department of Radiology, explores the causes and imaging findings for female infertility as well as important imaging findings of gynecologic malignancies.. Areas covered include ultrasound, HSG, and MRI imaging, a range of anatomical abnormalities, and a discussion of gynecological malignancies including endometrial and cervical cancers and their staging, as well as ovarian tumors and O-RADS risk stratification.
53 mins
Robert M. Marks, MD, FSAR
is a board-certified diagnostic radiologist and a professor of radiology at the University of San Diego. His clinical expertise is in body imaging of the abdomen and pelvis. His research interests include liver imaging including hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosis and surveillance. Prior to joining UC San Diego Health, he served as chief of abdominal imaging and program director of the body imaging fellowship at Naval Medical Center San Diego.
Dr. Marks previously served as a US Navy flight surgeon through two deployments.
He completed fellowship training in body imaging at Naval Medical Center San Diego and residency training in radiology at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth.
He is a member of the Society of Abdominal Radiology, American Roentgen Ray Society, Radiological Society of North America, and American College of Radiology. He has been a manuscript reviewer for multiple journals including Abdominal Radiology, the American Journal of Roentgenology, and Radiographics.
You may contact Dr. Marks with any questions or comments by email at rmarks@health.ucsd.edu
Day 5 - Lecture 3:
Paul M. Bunch, MD, reviews common incidental findings on head and neck imaging, focusing on distinguishing benign variants from clinically significant abnormalities. The lecture covers sinonasal opacification, middle ear and mastoid effusions, thyroid and parathyroid nodules, and cervical lymph nodes. Key topics include recognizing normal anatomical variations, identifying solid sinonasal masses that warrant further evaluation, and applying imaging guidelines for thyroid and parathyroid lesions. Practical tips for refining image interpretation and determining the need for additional work-up are emphasized.
Paul M. Bunch, MD
is Director of Head and Neck Imaging and an Associate Professor of Radiology at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC. He earned his medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville and recently received a Master of Science in Translational and Health System Science from Wake Forest University. He completed his radiology residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital and a neuroradiology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, both in Boston. Dr. Bunch’s primary clinical and research interests relate to head and neck imaging, including primary hyperparathyroidism, head and neck cancer, and head and neck anatomy. He has received multiple teaching awards and frequently gives invited lectures on head and neck topics at national meetings. Dr. Bunch is co-editor of a recently published neuroradiology textbook and holds positions on multiple journal editorial boards, including Assistant Editor of Neuroradiology for RadioGraphics. He also actively serves within the American College of Radiology, the American Society of Neuroradiology, and the American Society of Head and Neck Radiology.
You may contact Dr. Bunch with your questions and comments at paul.m.bunch@gmail.com
Day 5 - Lecture 4:
Paul M. Bunch, MD, explores the role of imaging in localizing abnormal parathyroid glands for surgical planning in primary hyperparathyroidism. The lecture covers parathyroid anatomy and embryology, imaging modalities including ultrasound, sestamibi, and parathyroid CT, and best practices for interpretation. Key topics include differentiating parathyroid lesions from mimics, recognizing imaging pitfalls, and providing surgeons with critical localization information. The session emphasizes the importance of preoperative imaging in facilitating successful minimally invasive surgery and improving patient care.
Paul M. Bunch, MD
is Director of Head and Neck Imaging and an Associate Professor of Radiology at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC. He earned his medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville and recently received a Master of Science in Translational and Health System Science from Wake Forest University. He completed his radiology residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital and a neuroradiology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, both in Boston. Dr. Bunch’s primary clinical and research interests relate to head and neck imaging, including primary hyperparathyroidism, head and neck cancer, and head and neck anatomy. He has received multiple teaching awards and frequently gives invited lectures on head and neck topics at national meetings. Dr. Bunch is co-editor of a recently published neuroradiology textbook and holds positions on multiple journal editorial boards, including Assistant Editor of Neuroradiology for RadioGraphics. He also actively serves within the American College of Radiology, the American Society of Neuroradiology, and the American Society of Head and Neck Radiology.
You may contact Dr. Bunch with your questions and comments at paul.m.bunch@gmail.com