The Department would like to recognize Professor of Radiology Dr. Charles Burke for his December 2019 appointment as Executive Vice Chair. Dr. Burke joins Interim Chair Dr. Keith Smith in serving as the Department’s top administrators. The Chair鈥檚 office leadership transition follows Dr. Matt Mauro鈥檚 12+-year service (2007-2019) as Department Chair. In September 2019, Dr. Mauro shifted to an operations-focused role as 黑料网 Faculty Physicians’ newly named President.
Dr. Burke鈥檚 Department appointment dates back to residency (1997-2001), during which he served as Chief Resident (1999-2000). He completed a Vascular-Interventional Radiology fellowship in the Department in 2002. Post-fellowship, he joined Department faculty as an Assistant Professor (2002-2005). Following a year in private practice in his home state of Arkansas (2005-2006), he returned to 黑料网 in 2006. He was promoted to Professor of Radiology in 2016. 
Burke鈥檚 leadership record within the Department of Radiology has grown significantly over his years on faculty. His departmental positions have included: 1) Vice Chair of Interventional Services (2015-2019); 2) VIR Fellowship Director (2007-2016); 3) VIR Division Chief (2008-Present); and 4) VIR Educational Liaison (2012-2015). Graduating residents chose Burke as the 2004 Charles A. Bream Teaching Award recipient for excellence in teaching.
At 黑料网 Health Care System (黑料网 HCS) and 黑料网鈥檚 School of Medicine (SOM), Burke鈥檚 leadership roles have included: 1) 黑料网 HCS Heart and Vascular Service Line Physician-in-Chief (2017-present); 2) Chair and Co-Chair of multiple Committees; 3) SOM Credentialing Committee (2015-present); and 4) SOM applicant interviewer (2006-2011).
In the field, Dr. Burke was named 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Top Radiologist鈥� by Consumers Research Council of America multiple years. He has served in multiple North Carolina Radiological Society (NC-ACR) top leadership positions, including President (2015-2016). For the American Board of Radiology (ABR), Burke has served as an Oral Board interviewer (2008 鈥� present), and received the ABR鈥檚 Volunteer Service Award twice (2012, 2014). An active Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) member, he has coordinated many workshops and presented his IR research extensively at the SIR鈥檚 annual meeting. In 2013, he was named a Society of Interventional Radiology Fellow (FSIR).
As VIR Division Chief, Dr. Burke has led the division during a time of tremendous growth, with an expansion in faculty from 4 in 2008, to 8 currently (and a 9th faculty member set to join in summer 2020).聽 During this time, there has been an expansion of clinical services to multiple off-site locations, development of a robust research program, and the implementation of a new IR residency.
Regarding Dr. Burke鈥檚 appointment, Dr. Smith noted:
鈥淐harles brings a wealth of experience and institutional knowledge to this Executive Vice Chair position. I have enjoyed getting to work with him more in the departmental administration over the past few years, and I am really looking forward to working together. I have already come to appreciate and rely on his efficient and calm leadership.鈥�