Pamela Woodard, MD
Professor of Radiology,
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
Pamela K. Woodard, MD, is the Elizabeth E. Mallinckrodt Professor and director of Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR) at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. In 2017, Woodard was named senior vice chair and division director of radiology research facilities, providing administrative oversight for MIR’s 11 research facilities — including the Center for Clinical Imaging Research, for which she previously served as its director. Her research in cardiovascular imaging has made a significant translational impact, including her work leading a landmark study that established a new standard of care for diagnosing blood clots in the lungs.
An alumnus of MIR’s cardiothoracic imaging fellowship, Woodard is also head of cardiac MR/CT. She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, among other professional organizations, and was named the 2021 Outstanding Researcher by the Radiological Society of North America. She has several patents and has served on study sections for the NIH.