Caryn Karff was named administrative director of radiology for Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple University Hospital-Jeanes Campus and Temple Health-Chestnut Hill Hospital, all based in Philadelphia, according to a March 4 system news release.

A radiology shortage has been plaguing health systems for a few years and is expected to get worse in coming years — but systems are making changes to reduce its impact.

From assistant professors to department chairs, here are nine radiologists on the move in 2025:

Houston Methodist Hospital and Madison, Wis.-based UW Health are the first U.S. healthcare organizations to use GE Healthcare's new PET radiotracer, Flyrcado.

Photon-counting detectors developed by University of Houston researchers may lead to more advanced medical imaging diagnostics, according to a study published Dec. 30 in the Journal of Medical Imaging. 

Covington, La.-based St. Tammany Health System has partnered with software company Inflo Health to enhance the system's radiology services, according to a Feb. 20 news release shared with Becker's. 

Canon Healthcare USA, a subsidiary of Canon, will establish its U.S. headquarters in a Cleveland Clinic-adjacent building located in the Cleveland Innovation District. 

Researchers have trained an AI framework to read chest X-rays by mimicking the eye movements of radiologists, according to a paper published Dec. 12 in Artificial Intelligence in Medicine. 

Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health has received more than $2 million from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to expand the system's medical imaging services throughout North Dakota. 

Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Healthcare has appointed Steven Baccei, MD, as chief of medical affairs. 

Radiologists at the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center have found benefit in collaborating with pathologists under a new pilot program aimed at improved patient care. 

Cleveland Clinic researchers are three years into a longitudinal brain study, in which volunteers are undergoing periodic medical imaging, cognitive assessments and neuropsychological exams to help identify biomarkers associated with neurological disorders before symptoms appear. 

By addressing the root causes of workflow inefficiencies, Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine's department of radiology was able to decrease its mean turnaround time for mammogram reports by 38.8%, according to a study published Jan. 23 in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

Seattle Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have partnered to study the efficacy of wearable brain-imaging technology for children with neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism. 

The radiologist workforce shortage will persist into 2055 if attrition trends continue and the number of available radiology residency positions remains the same, according to two studies published Feb. 12 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

The University of California San Francisco has appointed two faculty members to named professorships for their contributions to the field of radiology, according to a Feb. 11 news release from the university. 

The number of part-time academic radiology faculty fell about 11% between 2015 and 2024, a recent study found.

Here are 10 health systems across the U.S. hiring for radiology leadership positions:

As part of the Healthy Chest Initiative at Philadelphia-based Temple Health, radiologists and physicians are using one low-dose CT scan to identify three common chest morbidities. The strategy aims to diagnose conditions at an earlier stage and enable more personalized treatment options. 

Richard Heller Jr., MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center's first chief of pediatric radiology, died Feb. 3 at 86.