James R. Duncan, MD, PhD

Professor of Radiology

Clinical Expertise:

James R. Duncan, MD, PhD, is a professor of radiology for Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR) at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He has been on the School of Medicine’s faculty since 1992. Since 2008, Duncan has led interventional radiology services at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, where he has managed a team of nurses, technologists and physicians. He previously served as MIR’s vice chair for quality and safety as well as chief of interventional radiology from 2019 to 2023. An alumnus of the MIR interventional radiology fellowship and diagnostic radiology residency programs, Duncan was the department’s first research resident. He earned his medical degree and doctorate from Washington University.

Clinical Interests

Vascular interventional radiology, improving quality and safety

Research Interests

image-guided medical procedures, process improvement strategies, central venous catheter placement

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Education History

Fellowship

Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Residency

Diagnostic Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Medical Degree

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Doctorate

Washington University in St. Louis

Undergraduate

University of Michigan

Awards

2023 Dean’s Impact Award, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
2022-24 Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Teaching Fellow, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
2009 Fellow, Society of Interventional Radiology