Virginia B Hill

Virginia B Hill, MD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiology at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, specializing in Neuroradiology. She holds clinical appointments at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, and contributes to the Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and NUCATS.

Education:

• MD: Loyola University/Stritch School of Medicine (2004)
• Intern: Advocate, Internal Medicine (2005)
• Resident: John Stroger/Cook County Hospital, Diagnostic Radiology (2009)
• Chief Medical Resident: John Stroger/Cook County Hospital (2009)
• Fellow: University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Diagnostic Neuroradiology (2010)

Research Focus: Dr. Hill pioneers AI-driven neuroimaging for neuro-oncology and traumatic brain injury, integrating radiomics and genomic medicine to advance precision diagnostics. Her work spans structural/functional MRI, spinal oncology, and translational applications of machine learning in clinical settings.

Publication Trends: Recent work demonstrates a decisive shift toward AI-augmented radiology, with deep learning models for hemorrhage detection, GPT-4 evaluation in radiology exams, and metastasis diagnostics. This reflects her leadership in merging computational analytics with neuro-oncology to solve complex clinical imaging challenges.

Scientific Awards:

• Distinguished Reviewer, AJNR (2025)
• Outstanding Contribution to Research by a Clinical Educator, Northwestern Department of Radiology (2024)
• RadioGraphics Editor's Recognition Award, RSNA (2020)

Professional Leadership: Dr. Hill chairs the RSNA Neuroradiology Case of the Day (2024-present), serves on the ASFNR Planning Committee and NRG Oncology Brain/Imaging Committees, and leads AI working groups for ASNR/ASFNR. Her editorial roles include Review Editor for Frontiers in Radiology and contributions to RSNA publications.

Research Ecosystem: She drives innovation through the Center for Computational Imaging and Signal Analytics in Medicine (CISAM), collaborating with NRG Oncology and ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group to develop imaging biomarkers for brain/spinal tumors.