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radnews AUGUST 2020, ISSUE 3 Photo: James Rathmell, MD MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR IN THIS ISSUE Dear Colleagues, commitment, collegiality and Message from the Chair 1 goodwill. It is your dedication As I reflect on the last and passion that has allowed us to Connection Corner 2 four years, it has been achieve so much together. Effective an enormous honor to September 1, 2020, I will begin my R3c Wrap Up 2-3 lead our Department new role as President of the Brigham given all that we have accomplished and Women’s Physician Organization Community Expansions & Upgrades 4 together. We have built new and (BWPO). I am honored by the diverse operational teams and opportunity to serve as President and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion 5 significantly expanded access and I look forward to working with my convenience for our patients. We are colleagues at Brigham Health and Quality & Safety 5-6 at the national forefront for quality across the Mass General Brigham and safety and we continue to work system. Non-MD New Hires/Promotions 7 relentlessly to promote and address Peter Doubilet, MD, PhD, has kindly diversity, equity and inclusion in accepted the role of Interim Chair of MD New Hires/Promotions 7 alignment with Brigham Health the Department of Radiology and I Values. We have achieved tremendous will continue to partner with Peter to Awards, Honors & Announcements 8 growth in our Departments’ research ensure a smooth transition.  and educational portfolios, and It has been a privilege to work Residents/Fellows   9 expanded subspecialty reporting. In alongside each and every one of you short, we have prepared for the future these last four years. Research 10-12 and we are well positioned, despite the challenges we are facing because With regards, Brigham Health Announcements      13 of COVID-19, to thrive for years to come.  Giles W. Boland, MD CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT AND I would like to thank all members Chairman, Department of Radiology DEVELOPMENT of our Brigham Health Radiology Christy Long community for your tireless Director of Customer Engagement and Development Victoria Knight Communications Specialist Reiko O’Brien Graphic Designer/Web Developer Submit a story idea [email protected] ISSUE 3 • radnews 1

CONNECTION R3c CORNER WRAP-UP Since masks are now an integral item “ “It was truly “ in our daily attire, we’re missing each astounding how our other’s smiles. Kristi Lutjelusche, Department pulled Clinical Director of Diagnostic together and developed Radiology, was inspired by the innovative solutions Radiation Oncology team, to create for our future.” the “smiling selfie” picture pins for the X-ray and - Giles Boland, MD Angio teams. It has been well received by our patients and colleagues. If you would like a pin for yourself 30 or a colleague, please email your “smiling selfie” to Kristi Lutjelusche at [email protected] and MINUTE MRI Protocols she will have the pin created.   Disclosure: PINS ARE NOT MRI SAFE.  On July 1, 2020, a new MRI protocol optimization effort was launched, as part Ultrasound Appreciation of the R3C efforts, called As Short As Ultrasound leadership would like to recognize the hard Clinically Appropriate (ASACA). The work of all of our sonographers. Thank you so much for intention is to image patients within 30 your teamwork and dedication to patient care! minutes whenever appropriate. This work will enhance our capacity, improve access for 2 radnews • ISSUE 3 patients, and improve the patient experience. Our team optimized, loaded, tested, and validated (with volunteers and patients) 116 of 236 MRI protocols on all of our scanners.

In late April, the Radiology Recovery Task force Tasks Tasks still Total and Reimagining Command (R3c) complete in progress structure was formed to leverage Research 38 lessons learned during the pandemic Education 37 1 10 allowing us to create capacity for our Facilities & Social Distancing 5 5 12 anticipated backlog of patients, reduce Modality Workflow & Efficiency 5 7 74 operating expenses and move nimbly IR Services 41 33 38 into the future. The R3c structure led by MD Staffing & Productivity 25 13 35 Bill Mayo-Smith, MD and Tyler Martin Protocol Optimization 28 7 26 involved 10 task forces and over 60 Virtual Care 18 8 11 individuals who worked to achieve the PO Rad Business Ops 11 0 10 “New Normal” within our department. Total 5 5 254 The many innovative solutions and 175 79 commitment from the task force members will benefit the Department, and patients, for years to come. Radiology Virtual Reading Rooms (VRRs) We are pleased to share that Radiology Virtual Reading Rooms (VRRs) have been created for Brigham Health referring providers to supplement phone calls to the reading rooms and replace in-person visits to the physical reading rooms. This work was led by the Virtual Care Task Force (creation) and the Radiology Physician Staffing & Productivity/ Quality & Safety Task Force (staffing). The VRRs are intended to function similarly to that of a physical reading room - referring providers can “drop in” to Microsoft Teams whenever they need to speak with a radiologist. To date, VRRs have been successfully piloted in nearly all the Radiology divisions. Over the next week, we will expand VRRs to include Ultrasound. The VRRs are staffed: Monday - Friday, 8 am - 5 pm If you have questions related to the VRRs, please contact: Taj Qureshi Program Manager, Quality, Safety, and Experience Department of Radiology Email: [email protected] ISSUE 3 • radnews 3

COMMUNITY SERVICE EXPANSIONS & UPGRADES Screening Mammography Now Offered in Pembroke Location! “Mammography is the most important imaging screening 850 MRI Technologists tool for early breast cancer detection, and we are excited Colleen Huether and to offer the highest level of advanced quality care in a new Kim Mathieu convenient community location.” - Dr. Sona Chikarmane, Chief of the Division of Breast Imaging For more information visit: https://www.brighamandwomens.org/pembroke-health-care- center/pembroke-health-care-center-hours-of-operation 850 Boylston MRI Replacement is Complete! The new 1.5T MRI scanner at 850 Boylston combines state-of-the-art technology for faster scan times, and high-quality imaging, with a 70cm wide-bore for enhanced patient comfort and an in-bore audio system designed to support patients during their exam with entertainment and noise reduction. The new system has expanded the ability to offer a large variety of MRI imaging exams and optimize clinical operations. QUALITY & SAFETY Read more about two great improvements below! ADDRESSING In October of 2019 we launched a new initiative called Addressing RADIOLOGY Radiology Recommendations Collaboratively (ARRC). The primary goals of this initiative are to establish a collaborative care plan between radiologists RECOMMENDATIONS and ordering providers while assisting in the ordering, scheduling, and COLLABORATIVELY timely performance of imaging exams. (ARRC) To date, ARRC has been implemented in the Thoracic, Emergency, and Breast Imaging divisions. The program will expand to the remaining radiology divisions by the end of this year. Communications and workflows about BLUE ANCR use and implementation will be distributed to faculty and trainees. Through innovation and collaboration, ARRC has the potential to greatly improve the safety of our patients. 4 radnews • ISSUE 3

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION The Department of Radiology is committed to diversity, equity & inclusion. We must act to ensure we are all respectful, supportive and inclusive with our colleagues and patients at work. Our goal is to take actionable steps to confront the deep-rooted injustices that surround us through hard work, difficult conversations, education, and advocacy. Dr. Neena Kapoor has been selected to lead these efforts within the Department. As the first initiative, H. Timothy Ewing, PhD, Vice President of Employee Diversity, Inclusion & Experience at Brigham Health joined the Department of Radiology faculty meeting for a roundtable discussion on race and equity. Dr. Ewing led a thought-provoking discussion on systemic racism. This initial faculty meeting reaffirmed our Department’s long- term commitment to improving our work environment for inclusivity. We need to be active and engaged in order to develop meaningful and sustainable solutions and we are looking forward to working with you all to make these goals a reality.  Neena Kapoor, MD Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion  DIAGNOSTIC The Radiologist Diagnostic Certainty Scale is a guide that conveys to patients CERTAINTY and providers a radiologist’s subjective diagnostic confidence. Our goal is to SCALE improve the clarity of radiologist’s contribution in devising the optimal care plan for each patient by creating an actionable report. In order to achieve this goal, it is important to clearly communicate the degree of diagnostic certainty in radiology reports.  Our recently published data showed that adoption of the Certainty Scale was associated with increased use of recommended certainty terms. You can find out more about our efforts to improve the clarity of radiology reports for our patients and providers by visiting:  https://rad.bwh.harvard.edu/diagnostic-certainty-scale ISSUE 3 • radnews 5

NON-MD NEW HIRES and PROMOTIONS Program Manager, Quality, Safety and Experience - Taj Qureshi, MPH, CPHRM Program Manager, Quality, Safety and Experience - Jessica Lorusso BS RT(R) (CT) MD NEW HIRES and PROMOTIONS FACULTY NEW HIRES FACULTY PROMOTIONS Neena Kapoor, MD  Junichi Tokuda, PhD, MS                                                       Assistant Professor of Radiology  Fadi El-Merhi, MD Associate Professor of Radiology   Musculoskeletal Imaging and Member of the Faculty of Radiology Research Intervention  Abdominal Imaging & DFCI/Brigham & Women’s Cancer Imaging Haoyin Zhou, PhD                       Geoffrey Young, MD  Instructor in Radiology  Associate Professor of Radiology   Jane Karimova, MD Research Neuroradiology and Instructor in Radiology  Neurointervention  Breast Imaging Raymond Huang, MD, PhD  Associate Professor of Radiology  Daniel Glazer, MD  Marla Polger, MD Neuroradiology and Assistant Professor of Radiology   Instructor in Radiology Neurointervention  Abdominal Imaging & Intervention  Ultrasound Sarah Frances Frisken, PhD                                 Michael Steigner, MD  Mary Ann Drinkwater, MD Assistant Professor of Radiology                   Associate Professor of Radiology   Instructor in Radiology             Research Cardiovascular Imaging   Ultrasound Min Zhang, PhD  Raymond Huang, MD, PhD  Ezra Burch, MD Instructor in Radiology  Associate Professor of Radiology  Instructor in Radiology             Research Neuroradiology and Angio and Interventional Radiology   Neurointervention  James Chapman Ross, PhD                                 Ravi Gottumukkala, MD Assistant Professor of Radiology                Instructor in Radiology     Research Abdominal Imaging and Intervention Lauren Jean O’Donnell, PhD                                Yang Guo, MD Associate Professor of Radiology  Instructor in Radiology                       Research  Abdominal Imaging and Intervention Mi-Ae Park, PhD  Caite Phillips, MD Lauren Roller, MD Associate Professor of Radiology  Division Chief of Instructor in Radiology                       Research  Ultrasound   Abdominal Imaging and Intervention 6 radnews • ISSUE 3

Neena Kapoor, MD  With Our Deepest Director of Appreciation Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion We recognize and thank you for your many years of leadership, profound service and Sona Chikarmane, MD  dedication to the Department of Radiology. Division Chief of Both Dr. Carol Benson and Dr. Stuart Breast Imaging  Silverman have left a lasting impression on the Department of Radiology and Brigham Atul Shinagare, MD and Women’s Hospital as leaders, colleagues, Division Chief of and mentors. We wish them well in their future endeavors. Abdominal Radiology  “ Stu, You for your decades of service to the Department of Radiology, and to the field Abdominal radiology and image-guided intervention. You’ve devoted yourself to growing our division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, and inspired a generation of radiologists through your teaching and mentorship. - Atul Shinagare, MD “ Carol, Thank you for caring so deeply for your patients, your division, and your work. You are an inspiration to all who meet you and motivate those around you to achieve great things. Thank you for all you do to make Ultrasound at BWH the best in the world. - Catherine Phillips, MD ISSUE 3 • radnews 7

AWARDS, welcomeRESIDENTS Gerald HONORS & Adam EltoraiHefferman ANNOUNCEMENTS &FELLOWS Ron Kikinis, MD B. Leonard Holman Professorship in Radiology The Department of Radiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital is pleased to announce that Ron Kikinis, MD has been named as the second incumbent of the B. Leonard Holman Professorship in Radiology at Harvard Medical School and BWH, effective March 2020. Dimitry Rabkin, MD 2019-2020 STRATUS Faculty Simulation Educator of the Year Award Dmitry J. Rabkin, MD, PhD, assistant chief of the Division of Interventional Radiology, was honored with the 2019-2020 Faculty Simulation Educator of the Year Award from the Neil and Elise Wallace STRATUS Center for Medical Simulation for his yearlong commitment to creating high-quality, simulation-based courses for trainees, staff and faculty. Rabkin, who specializes in Vascular and Interventional Radiology, focuses his clinical and research activities on Interventional Oncology, Venous Disease, Simulation-based medical teaching and application of Virtual Reality in Interventional Radiology. He is a Clerkship Program Director for Sub-Internship in Interventional Radiology at the Harvard Medical School. Read more here: https://www.brighamandwomens.org/about-bwh/ newsroom/awards-honors-grants-detail?id=3629 8 radnews • ISSUE 3

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RESEARCH NIH Funding GRANTS 8th BWH Radiology Research Division FY19 NIH Ranking 14th FY18 The Academy for Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research released the FY19 Annual report on NIH funding and BWH ranked 8th nationally at $24,181,903 in funding, a ranking increase from 14th in FY18. The total NIH funding to imaging departments in FY19 increased 13.5% compared to FY 2018 ($679,765,267 vs. $598,810,010). System wide, Mass General Brigham, took in 16.3% of all the NIH funding for imaging research nationally. 16.3% PUBLISHED JOURNALS of all the NIH Funding To see the most recent Published Journals please visit: https://www.radcommons.org/published-journals.htm 10 radnews • ISSUE 3

BROAD INSTITUTE GIFT Charles Guttman, MD - University Seung-Schik Yoo, PhD, MBA - TBB Oliver Jonas, PhD for his project - of Connecticut Health Center   Science, Co., LTD  Merkin Fellowship Project: Intensive Blood Pressure Reduction Acoustic Modulation of 4/1/20-3/31/21  to Lessen Functional Decline Pharmacokinetics in Blood: 11/1/19- 10/31/21 T32 GRANT NIH GRANTS Marcelo DiCarli, MD for his project - Haoyin Zhou, PhD - NIH  Seung-Schik Yoo, PhD, MBA - Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging Real-time non-rigid 3D CLECELL Co., LTD  Research Training Program: Reconstruction and Registration Multiplexed Micro-dispensing of 7/1/20-6/30/25 for Laparoscopic-guided minimally Biomaterials: Invasive Liver Surgery: 1/4/20-1/3/23  NEW NIH R01 GRANTS 9/15/19-8/31/21 Sharmila Dorbala, MD, MPH - NIH, Raul San Jose Estepar, Early Detection of Transthyretin FOUNDATION GRANTS PhD - Boehringer Ingelheim Cardiac Amyloidosis: Defining a Nicholas Todd, PhD - Hereditary Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  Novel Target for HFpEF Treatment Disease Foundation Award  Resolving Fibrosis in Smokers with and Prevention in Late Life: Targeted Delivery of Huntington’s Subclinical Interstitial Lung Disease 3/1/20-1/31/24 Disease Gene Therapeutics: using Synthetic Multispectral 9/1/19-8/31/20  Analysis on CT Scans: Raul San Jose Estepar, PhD - NIH/ 3/15/20- 3/14/25  NHLBI , Prognostic Markers of INDUSTRY GRANTS Emphysema Progression: Sharmila Dorbala, MD, Junichi Tokuda, PhD - Physical 3/15/20-2/29/24  MPH - General Electric Medical Sciences, Inc  System  SBIR: SMART Template for MRI- Stephan Maier, MD, PhD - NIH, Ex-vivo Autoradiography of Amyloid guided transperineal prostate Development of Methods for a Deposition Using 18F- flutemetamol interventions: Simplified and Reliable Prostate in Human Cardiac Tissue: 9/1/19-8/31/21 Cancer MRI Exam: 10/21/19- 6/30/20  6/1/20-5/31/25  FEDERAL GRANTS Sharmila Dorbala, MD, Alexander Lin, PhD - VA Boston Samuel Patz, PhD - NIH, Imaging MPH - Pfizer, Inc.  Healthcare System  Brain Function with Biomechanics: Brigham and Women’s Hospital Neuroimaging Genetics of PTSD and 9/20/19-9/19/21  Fellowship in Transthyretin Cardiac Accelerated Aging: Amyloidosis: 9/18/19-9/17/20  Ron Kikinis, MD - NIH-NCI, 7/1/20- 6/30/21  National Cancer Institute  Alexander Lin, PhD - U.S. Army Lymph Node Quantification System Raul San Jose Estepar, PhD - Lung Research Institute of Environmental for Multisite Clinical Trials: Biotechnology PBC  Medicine  9/1/19-8/31/24  CRSA: PERFECT {study focused on Establishing the Neurochemical basis treating pulmonary hypertension for performance enhancement using Jayender Jagadeesan, PhD - NIH/ inpatients with COPD}: transcutaneous electrical stimulation NIBIB, Robot Assisted 3-D ICE 2/19/20-2/18/25  of human cranial nerves: Catheter for Cardiac Ablation: 1/22/20-1/21/21 6/15/20-2/28/25  ISSUE 3 • radnews 11

RESEARCH Neena Kapoor, MD AWARDS, HONORS & Academy Council Members 2020  ANNOUNCEMENTS   Neena Kapoor, MD, of the Department of Radiology, was selected as a New member Sharmila Dorbala, MD, MPH to Council of Early Career Investigators 2020 Distinguished Investigator Award in Imaging. Sponsorship comes from a Sharmila Dorbala, MD, MPH, of the Department of Radiology, combination of the Academy, Academic was named to the 2020 Council of Distinguished Investigators Departments and Imaging Societies. by The Academy for Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research. This prestigious honor recognizes individuals for their accomplishments in the field of medical imaging. Ronilda Lacson, MD, PhD                                        Viviany Taqueti, MD, MPH                     2020 Distinguished Investigator Award 2020 Brigham & Women’s Hospital Ronilda Lacson, MD, PhD, of the Department Faculty Career Development Award  of Radiology, was named to the 2020 Council of Viviany Taqueti, MD, MPH of the Department Distinguished Investigators by The Academy for of Radiology received the 2020 BWH Faculty Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research. This Career Development Award to support her prestigious honor recognizes individuals for their project Impact of Bariatric Surgery of Novel accomplishments in the field of medical imaging. Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Risk. This award is based on career achievements and career trajectory.  RESEARCH NEW HIRES AND PROMOTIONS Administrator, Radiology Research Programs - Nicole Yalamanchili, MBA Manager of Research Services - Dual Role - Director of Faculty Affairs - Justin Sayde, MS, MPH Senior Director of Radiology Research Administration - Dual Role - Senior Director of Nuclear Medicine, Molecular Imaging, Non-invasive Cardiovascular Imaging and Cardiac Stress - Victor Gerbaudo, PhD, MSHCA Victor H. Gerbaudo, PhD, MSHCA, was appointed Senior Director of Radiology Research Administration and has been a member of the faculty and the leadership team in the Department since 2000. In collaboration with Clare Tempany, MD, Vice Chair of Radiology Research and with the Radiology Research Executive committee, he will be establishing the scientific priorities, policies and funding goals of the Division and facilitating a collaborative interface with the other missions of the Department. In addition to his new role, he will continue to serve as Senior Director of Nuclear Medicine, Molecular Imaging, Non-invasive Cardiovascular Imaging and Cardiac Stress. 12 radnews • ISSUE 3

Brigham Health YOUR PERSONAL WELL-BEING IS Announcements IMPORTANT :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: New resources have been added to the mental health and well-being section of Partners Pulse, BRIGHAM HONORED IN U.S. NEWS including expanded resiliency trainings for BEST HOSPITAL RANKINGS clinical staff, webinars from McLean and more.  There are many ways this crisis might affect your Brigham and Women’s Hospital mental health and emotional well-being.  rose to No. 12 on U.S. News & Read more World Report’s 2020 ranking of Best Hospitals, up one spot BRIGHAM HEALTH SAFE CARE from last year’s annual Honor COMMITMENT Roll rankings. The Honor Roll is a distinction awarded to 20 hospitals that deliver The health and safety of our patients, families the best care for the most serious or complicated and staff is our top priority. As we prepare to medical conditions and procedures. welcome more patients back to our hospital Read more and outpatient facilities, we are taking a comprehensive approach to prevent the spread MASK. HYGIENE. HEART. 6 FEET APART of infectious diseases. We know that COVID-19 will be with us for the foreseeable future, so Masking, hand hygiene and physical distancing we’ve implemented the following measures to — and ensuring that all others in our community provide the safest possible environment.  are doing the same — are the strongest weapons Read more we have in stopping the spread. We’re stronger together when we wear masks, practice hand hygiene and maintain physical distancing. It is everyone’s responsibility to give and receive feedback on these behaviors with compassion and respect for one another.  Read more Twitter handle: @BrighamRad Be sure to follow along for updates, awards, and announcements! https://twitter.com/BrighamRad ISSUE 3 • radnews 13