Las Vegas Breast Imaging Conference: Beyond Detection

Stamatia Destounis, MD, FACR is the managing partner at Elizabeth Wende Breast Care in Rochester, New York where she has practiced as a breast radiologist since 1993. Dr. Destounis participates with several radiology committees nationally and is a past board member of the Eastern Division of the American Cancer Society. She is involved with clinical research in Breast Ultrasound, Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Mammography and Breast MRI.

She has published several peer review articles in radiology journals and has written several chapters on the subject of breast imaging. She is an invited speaker nationally and internationally for radiology seminars on breast disease topics, as well as her clinical research. She serves on various committees with organizations including SBI, ACR and RSNA and is a reviewer for several peer review journals. She is the Chair for the ACR Breast Commission and the Chair for the ACR Breast MRI Accreditation Committee. She also serves on several committees for RSNA and the Communication Task force for SBI.

Dr. Rosen is a breast surgical oncologist in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, where he has been in practice for over 25 years. A nationally recognized expert in oncoplastic surgery, Dr. Rosen has been on the faculty for the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS), the School of Oncoplastic Surgery, and the National Consortium of Breast Centers. Dr. Rosen is also dedicated to creating national standards for quality outcomes in breast cancer surgery, which has led to his chairmanship of the NQMBC (National Quality Metrics for Breast Centers) and his participation on the Patient Safety and Quality Committee for the ASBrS. Dr. Rosen is a board member of the TARGIT Collaborative Group, a national organization of breast surgeons and radiation oncologists dedicated to advancing Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) for breast cancer treatment. He is a partner of Targeted Medical Education (TME), a group of national breast cancer leaders who collaborate with industry to promote physician education and research. He is the former CMO of ETON Pharmaceuticals and the current CMO of ClearCut Medical. Locally, he is the medical director for the breast centers at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, where he also served as Chief Medical Officer for 20 years, and AMITA/Alexian Brothers Medical Center.

Dr. Caluser is a board-certified radiologist with more than 25 years of experience in Breast Imaging, he trained at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY, and J. Stroger Hospital of Cook County in Chicago. Dr. Caluser was Chairman of the Breast Imaging Service at the J. Stroger Hospital of Cook County in Chicago for 16 years, where he dedicated significant time to teaching the radiology residents. Currently, he is a practicing radiologist at Rush Copley Hospital in Aurora, IL. Dr. Caluser is also leading a medical technology startup company, MetriTrack Inc., which is focused on automatizing and standardizing breast ultrasound, he is the founder and the patent’s author. Dr. Caluser is a long-time member of the Society of Breast Imaging and the Radiological Society of North America.

Dr. Tanya Washington Moseley, an MD Anderson Distinguished Educator, is a Professor of Breast Imaging and Breast Surgical Oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, where she has been a faculty member since 2001. She graduated from the University of Texas Health Educators Fellowship Program in July 2023 and earned a Doctor of Business Administration in Healthcare Management and Leadership in 2022. A lifelong learner and educator, she received the University of Texas Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award in 2018 and joined the University of Texas System Shine Academy of Health Science Education in 2023.

Miranda became registered with the ARRT as a Radiologic Technologist in 1998 and specialized in Mammography in 1999. She spent the first 8 years working her way up from staff technologist to lead technologist before accepting a Clinic Manager Role with Diagnostic Imaging Centers, P.A. in Lee’s Summit, Missouri in 2006. After 10 years in that role, Miranda took a leap of faith in 2017 and began working as an Independent Mammography Positioning Specialist and Educator. Most of her time was spent teaching for Medical Technology Management Institute (MTMI) on the Initial Mammography Training team as well as traveling the US to provide hands-on positioning workshops. Miranda also worked part-time as Corporate Supervisor in the Mammography Department at University Health, Kansas City, Mo where she collaborated with the Lead Interpreting Physician to ensure all breast imaging protocols, workflows, quality control, and quality assurance issues/concerns were addressed and managed per MQSA/ACR guidelines. In February of 2023, Miranda accepted the position of Director of Women’s Imaging Education at MTMI. In this role, Miranda oversees and manages the Women’s Imaging portfolio of courses and events. Miranda is passionate about women’s health education and continues to provide hands-on positioning workshops as well as teaches several MTMI programs such as Initial Mammography Training, Essential Skills for Quality Mammography, Conquering MQSA and ACR and many more CEU webinars.   

Tricia Trammell, CRA, FAHRA BA R.T. (R)(M)(QM)(BS), CN-BI, is the Imaging Operations Manager for UT Southwestern Medical Center at Moncrief Cancer Institute in Fort Worth Texas. Registered in multiple modalities, she has been a technologist for twenty-six years, with nearly half of that time spent in leadership roles. She has spent the breadth of her career in breast imaging, helping her to deep understanding the of the operations of a comprehensive breast care center. She has been a Certified Breast Navigator since 2011 and has helped implement an imaging navigation program for two health systems. Her passions include breast imaging navigation and creating psychological safety in the workplace. She is an active member of the AHRA, is a Certified Radiology Administrator and Fellow with AHRA, and is currently the vice-chair of the Radiology Administrators Certification Commission (RACC).

Darla Mounce, B.A., RT(R)(M) has been a breast imager for 28 years. During this time, she became a certified breast patient navigator and breast self-exam trainer. In addition to the Breast Imaging Coordinator position she held, she also worked as an Independent Breast Imaging Consultant. As an educator for both technologists and the lay public alike, her passion has been to empower women through education. She is also a breast cancer survivor and personally knows the importance of early detection and the impact it has had on the quality of life she now enjoys. Darla currently works for Hologic as Manager of Clinical Services.

Marsha has been in the medical imaging profession for over 25 years working in General Radiography, Computed Tomography, and currently in Mammography and Education. Marsha has been a registered radiologic technologist since 1996, specializing in Mammography since 1998. She became a Clinical Education Coordinator in 2009 teaching at Cambridge College of Healthcare and Technology. In 2012, she worked with Siemens Healthineers as a Clinical Application Specialist. Transitioning back into the hospital setting in 2017, she had the opportunity to cross-train into Bone Density (DEXA) while performing all types of digital mammography studies. Marsha is currently a Travel Mammographer as she prepares to start her Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership starting January 2022.

Deborah has been a registered radiologic technologist since 1995, specializing in mammography since 1996. Deborah has been a lead technologist at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas for 24 years.  With her 25 years of experience as a mammographer, she started teaching mammography continuing education courses and has been performing mammography consulting for 18 years.  Deborah currently is a medical educator at the UT School of Health Professions at MD Anderson Cancer Center bachelor program teaching the 40-hour initial mammography training curriculum and preparation for the ARRT registry.  She completed her Master of Science in Radiologic Sciences degree at UT School of Health Professions in August 2021.  She travels around the United States to help guide the accreditation process and MQSA yearly inspections for MTMI.  She is passionate about breast health and shares her experience and knowledge to help fight the battle with breast cancer. 

Michele has been a registered radiologic technologist since 1998, specializing in mammography since 2005, and breast sonography since 2011.  Michele worked at a facility in her hometown for over 22 years where she was the lead breast sonographer for the Women’s Health Pavilion breast imaging department.  In 2020, she started working at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN in the breast Imaging department where she currently works.  Michele has also been a mammography and breast sonography clinical instructor for a local college.  Michele’s passion for breast imaging led her to MTMI in 2018, where she became an independent breast imaging consultant for facilities all over the United States helping with ACR failures, continuing education and specialized training in mammography and ultrasound.  She enjoys teaching and mentoring others and feels blessed to be able to share her knowledge and experiences with others!

Shelly Stellwagen came to breast imaging later in life after a career as a public affairs officer in the United States Army.  She has been a Mammographer for 17 years, working as a staff technologist, lead Mammographer, and now breast imaging protocoller.  Her professional passion is continuously learning new things and using what she learns to improve things for her patients, providers, and coworkers.  Most recently, she completed a Master of Business Administration with dual areas of emphasis in healthcare administration and customer service.  As a newly-into-survivorship breast cancer thriver, she has grown to appreciate even more the role that we play as breast imaging technologists in saving lives.