Elizabeth G. McFarland, MD
Professor of Radiology
Clinical Expertise:
Community RadiologyElizabeth G. McFarland, MD, is a professor of radiology at WashU Medicine Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR). She is passionate about addressing healthcare disparities that persist in image-based screening examinations and brings decades of expertise and a national voice to radiology practice and policy in colorectal screening.
As prior chair of the American College of Radiology Colon Cancer Committee, she served as lead radiologist in the 2008 American Cancer Society guidelines and then served on the board of the National Colorectal Cancer Round Table. Locally, her leadership extends to the Missouri Radiological Society Board, where she mentors residents and fosters advocacy at a state level. She helped to start and co-chair the Missouri Colorectal Round Table. McFarland organizes health fairs for the underserved and supports equity-focused programs such as the Breast Cancer Engagement Group at Siteman Cancer Center. She also serves as a liaison for the Siteman Cancer Center to help promote community outreach and engagement.
McFarland earned her bachelor's degree from University of California, Irvine, and her medical degree from University of California, San Diego, followed by an internship in internal medicine at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She completed a diagnostic radiology residency, an MRI fellowship and a fellowship in GI/GU interventional radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Clinical Interests
CT colonography, women’s imaging, multimodality breast biopsy
Research Interests
CT colonography validation and diagnostic performance
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Education History
Fellowship
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital; GI/GU Interventional, Massachusetts General Hospital
Residency
Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Medical Degree
University of California, San Diego
Undergraduate
University of California, Irvine
Associations
Outreach, Inclusion, and Education Component Liaison, Siteman Cancer Center Breast Cancer Research Program
Society of Advanced Body Imaging
American College of Radiology
Awards
2010 Fellow, American College of Radiology
2009 Certificate of Merit, RSNA Education Exhibit
2008 Annual Oration in Diagnostic Radiology, RSNA
2002 Cum Laude Scientific Presentation Award, Society of Computed Body Tomography
2002 Cum Laude Scientific Presentation Award, Society of Computed Body Tomography
2001 Moncada In-Training Scientific Presentation Award, Society of Computed Body Tomography
2000 Cum Laude Scientific Presentation Award, Society of Computed Body Tomography
1996 Cum Laude Scientific Presentation Award, Society of Computed Body Tomography
1993 Stan Wyman Distinguished Resident Award, Massachusetts General Hospital
1992 Distinguished Female Resident Award, American Association of Women Radiologists
1987 Honorable Mention Research, Samuel A. Hamburger Award, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
1985 A. Baird Hastings Honor Society, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
1984 Outstanding Young Women of America, University of California, San Diego
1982 Magna Cum Laude, University of California, Irvine
1981 Phi Beta Kappa, University of California, Irvine