History of the Department
University Hospital Unit I was opened in 1917 and provided a facility for x-ray examinations. The x-ray facility was under the supervision of James. S. McAvin, MD who was also in charge of the drug room and anesthesiology. In 1927, Unit II was added expanding the hospital to 240 beds and the x-ray facility was moved to the ground floor. Dr. Carlton B. Pierce was appointed Chairman of the Department until 1930 when Dr. Howard B. Hunt was appointed Chairman. At that time, the department was staffed entirely by part-time and volunteer faculty. Today the radiology department faculty includes 28 full-time radiologists, 7 part-time radiologists, 3 fellows, and 1 full-time physicist.
Past Chairmen include:
- Matthew DeVries, MD (2024-present)
- Craig W. Walker, MD (2000-2023)
- David Stark, MD (1996-2000)
- Thomas J. Imray, MD (1982-1996)
- Charles A. Dobry, MD(1981-82)
- Harold A. Baltaxe, MD (1976-81)
- William J. Wilson, MD (1968-76)
- Paul M. St. Aubine, MD (1963-65)
- Howard B. Hunt, M.A., MD (1930-63; 1965-68)
- Carlton B. Pierce, MD (1927-30)
The radiology department performs 350,000 exams on average per year.
State-of-the-art equipment includes:
- Five GE CT Scanners
- Six MRI Scanners: Philips 3T, Philips 1.5T, one GE 3T, and two GE 1.5T and a 1.2T open Hitachi Oasis MRI
- One PET/CT Scanner: GE Discovery with 64-Slice CT
- Five Interventional Radiology/Angiography rooms: Two Siemens Single Plane Angiography, Two Philips Bi-Plane Neuroangiography with CT, and Philips Single Plane Angio with CT