Roberta Catania

Dr. Roberta Catania is an Assistant Professor of Radiology in the Divisions of Cardiothoracic and Abdominal Imaging at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She holds editorial roles as Assistant Editor of Abdominal Radiology and on the Trainee Editorial Board of Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging. Her clinical and research focuses include hepatic imaging, cardiac MRI, multienergy CT, and advanced imaging techniques like quantitative perfusion stress MRI and 4D flow MRI.

Education and Training: MD from University of Pavia (2014), residency in Diagnostic Radiology at University of Pavia (2019), followed by research fellowships at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (Abdominal Imaging, 2020) and Northwestern (Abdominal Imaging, 2022). Completed clinical fellowships in Cardiovascular Imaging (2023), Abdominal Imaging (2024), and Thoracic Imaging (2024) at Northwestern.

Research Interests:

• Cardiovascular and thoracic imaging innovations
• Novel applications of MRI and CT in liver and cardiac diseases
• Quantitative imaging biomarkers for disease assessment
• Imaging of hepatocellular carcinoma and liver fibrosis

Awards: Includes RSNA Cum Laude (2024), Exemplary Editor Award (2024), and multiple Certificates of Merit from RSNA and ARRS.

Publications: Over 26 peer-reviewed articles, including high-impact work on cardiac MRI in transplantation, 4D flow MRI in aortic disease, and radiomics in liver cancer assessment.

Contact: roberta.catania@northwestern.edu at NMH/Arkes Family Pavilion, Chicago.