About Us
The West Virginia University Department of Radiology was first established in 1960 under the direction of Harold Amory. In its infancy, the department was focused on clinical services. By 1965, the department opened its Radiologic Technology Education Program to train diagnostic and radiation therapy technologists. In 1972, under the leadership of Dr. Orlando Gabriele, the department of radiology acquired ultrasound, digital subtraction angiography, and computed tomography to further expand its diagnostic repertoire.
In October of 2019, in collaboration with the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, the section of Neuroradiology became an innovative, stand-alone department. Dr. Ansaar Rai became the first chairman of the Department of Neuroradiology. The Department of Neuroradiology is one of the first stand-alone neuroradiology departments in the country, integrating research, education, and comprehensive neurologic and neurosurgical care under the umbrella of the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute. Advanced neuroimaging services offered by the department underpin all facets of clinical and academic neurosciences—from early diagnosis to neuroimaging-guided brain therapies for a wide range of functional and cognitive disorders.
As the faculty body of the Departments of Radiology and Neuroradiology has grown, so has its footprint in the region. WVU radiologists provide diagnostic imaging services across the state of West Virginia, offering imaging services at seven WVU system hospitals, multiple outpatient clinics—including the University Towne Center—and a number of urgent care centers in the region. The extensive research division is run from the Center for Advanced Imaging (CAI). Furthermore, the departments provide significant outreach services to many underserved regions of West Virginia through its mobile mammography service (Bonnie's Bus) and the mobile lung cancer screening unit (LUCAS).
WVU Radiology and WVU Neuroradiology are dedicated to providing state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging services, providing excellent subspecialty radiology image interpretation and image-guided procedures, educating the radiologists and radiology technologists of the future, and conducting cutting-edge research to aid and enhance the detection and treatment of disease.
Mission and Goals
Our primary goal is to provide high-quality, subspecialty, comprehensive radiology and radiation oncology services for the people of West Virginia. We take great pride in offering effective and cutting-edge care by promoting, developing, and integrating the advances of the rapidly growing and dynamic world of imaging technology and image-guided therapeutic procedures into everyday practice. We strive to pass on our knowledge through our excellent educational programs to serve our communities today and well into the future.