THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF R ADIOLOGY
NEWS AND NOTES
SPRING 2026 ISSUE 15
VIR Faculty, Trainees, and Advanced Practice Providers gather in the Cardiovascular Center
VIR FOCUSES ON GROWTH, COLLABORATION AND WORK-LIFE BALANCE Fueled by collaboration and expansion of its geographic footprint, the Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology (VIR) is experiencing a significant surge in clinical growth. Patient volume has increased by about 150 percent over the past four years, and that figure is expected to continue to rise. Based on division data, there were 1,775 independent clinic visits in fiscal year 2022 compared to 4,413 patient visits spread across six separate clinic spaces in Ann Arbor in the fiscal year ending in March of 2026. VIR has grown from its original single clinical space to multiple sites and a broad spectrum of treatments across University Hospital, the Samuel & Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center, C. S. Mott Children and Women’s Hospital, and the Ann Arbor Veteran’s Medical Center — as well as the Neurointerventional Radiology Clinic at the Taubman Center and a VIR clinic at Domino’s Farms. According to William Sherk, M.D., Division Director for VIR, the growth reflects not only the expanded physical space, but also greater collaboration with referring providers. “We’re seeing a lot of direct patient referrals, and we’re seeing external providers seeking out our care, not just regionally but also nationally,” Dr. Sherk said. “More patients are seeking our care directly too.
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IN THIS ISSUE Letter from the Chair . . . . . . 2 ADV Lab Celebrates . . . . . . . 3 Retirees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Meyer Memoriam . . . . . . . . . 8 Residency Leadership Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Graduating Residents . . . . . 12 Graduating Fellows . . . . . . 14 Featured Alumna . . . . . . . . 16 Collaborative Research . . . . 17 Awards & Recognition . . . . 20 Kucharski Retirement . . . . . 22 Woodbury Memoriam . . . . . 23