Department of Radiology

Department News and Updates

Costello ARRS Gold Medal announcement

Munden STR Gold Medal announcement:

The Society for Thoracic Radiology (STR) has awarded the 2025 gold medal to Reginald F. Munden, MD, DMD, MBA.  The award is to recognize an individual who have made significant contributions to the STR and provided outstanding service to the subspecialty of Thoracic Radiology. Dr. Munden served as The STR President from 2004-2005 and served on numerous committees as a member and Chair. He is a recognize national leader of Thoracic Oncologic Imaging, including lung nodule evaluation and Lung Cancer Screening. Dr. Munden is Chair of the Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC where he holds the Philip Costello Chair of Radiology.

Department Launches Radiology Department CME:

The department will host a Fall Radiology CME Course that will be held on October 4, 2025, at The Charleston Place Hotel in Charleston, SC. A full day of CME will be provided by MUSC Radiology Faculty covering Chest/Cardiac/ Breast, MSK, and Abdomen topics. The Keynote speaker will be Toula Destounis, MD, from the Elizabeth Wende Breast Care Center in Rochester, NY, and will review the new BI-RADS 6 lexicon. Dr. Destounis is the Chair of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Breast Imaging Commission and sits on the ACR Board of Chancellors and is the Chair of the ACR Breast MRI Accreditation Committee.

Department Strategic Planning for 2025:

MUSC Department of Radiology 2025 Strategic Plan

Mission Statement

To provide outstanding clinical care and expertise in diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology, through application of innovative research and by demonstrating leadership in teaching and mentoring.

Vision Statement

To be recognized as the premier academic and regional radiology department in the south east and beyond by providing high quality imaging care, collaboratively working to advance the science of imaging and by training the future generations of radiologists.

Departmental Core Values

• Clinical excellence; dedicated to excellent patient care
• Scholarly activities; education and teaching
• Clinical productivity
• (Core Values of MUSC: Collaboration, Creativity, Diversity Excellence Integrity)

- Strategic Action #1: Provide excellent, compassionate, and culturally sensitive patient care through medical imaging studies and interpretations.

- Strategic Action #2: Strive to advance the field of radiology by developing innovative imaging technologies, translating research into clinical practice, and educating the next generation of imaging health care professionals.

- Strategic Action #3: Collaborate with colleagues in our department and other medical disciplines.

- Strategic Action #4: Build and Sustain the MUSC Radiology Department: Recruitment and Retention.

- Strategic Action #5: Build a Resilient Radiology Department That Will Thrive and Grow.

- Strategic Action #6: Expand Faculty Development.