Dr. Carla Harmath

Professor

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Biography

Dr. Carla Harmath received her medical degree from Pontificia Universidade Catolica Parana, Brazil, in 1996. She completed a research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital from 1997 to 1998 and a transitional year internship at Hospital Saint Raphael/Yale University in 1999. Dr. Harmath finished her diagnostic radiology residency at Loyola University Medical Center in 2003, serving as chief resident from 2002 to 2003, and receiving the 2002 RSNA Resident Research Award. She pursued her fellowship in body imaging/MRI at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, completing it in 2004. From 2004 to 2007, Dr. Harmath worked as a staff radiologist at the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center. She served as an assistant professor in the Department of Radiology at Northwestern University for ten years before being appointed as a professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of Chicago in August 2017. Her clinical responsibilities include abdominal imaging, and her research interests focus on oncologic imaging, CT and MRI imaging of the digestive system, and transplant imaging, with an emphasis on multidisciplinary contributions to patient care. Dr. Harmath also emphasizes educational pursuits, advocating for improved medical communication and mentoring to achieve goals. She has received multiple teaching awards, including the Marc Ronald Tetalman Memorial Award for Outstanding Teaching in 2018 and the Senior Class Teaching Award in 2019.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2017-08-01 — Present

University of Chicago • Chicago, IL

Serving in the Department of Radiology with a focus on clinical responsibilities in Abdominal Imaging.

Assistant Professor

2007-08-01 — 2017-07-31

Northwestern University • Chicago, IL

Worked in the Department of Radiology with a focus on abdominal imaging.

Staff Radiologist

2004-08-01 — 2007-07-31

West Palm Beach VA Medical Center • West Palm Beach, FL

Provided diagnostic radiology services.

Awards

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Senior Class Teaching Award

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Marc Ronald Tetalman Memorial Award for Outstanding Teaching

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RSNA Fellow Research Award

Requirements for University of Chicago

Doctorate Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:26
Reading
Required:26
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:104
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
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Specialization Notes

Department of Philosophy