Faculty

Dr. Achala Vagal is Tenured Professor of Radiology and currently is Executive Vice Chair and Vice Chair of Research in Department of Radiology at University of Cincinnati. Dr. Vagal has expertise in stroke imaging and advanced neuroimaging of cerebrovascular diseases and is actively involved in national and international multidisciplinary collaborations.

Dr. Vagal has extensive experience in leading imaging core labs for large, multicenter stroke trials. Her roles include leading the Imaging Management Center for NIH StrokeNET. She is the PI of two NIH/NINDS R01 grants studying population-based brain health for recurrent stroke and post stroke dementia, multi–PI on a U01 for stroke recovery. She is also the Co-Director and MPI of the NCATS funded Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Training. She has published numerous articles along with multiple invited national and international talks and presentations.

She serves on multiple committees in national and international organizations including leadership positions including current Chair of RSNA Neuroradiology Annual Meeting Planning subcommittee and serves on the Board of Directors of American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR). She is recipient of the Stroke Innovation Award at the 2019 International Stroke Conference, the 2019 ASNR Women in Neuroradiology leadership award, 2020 and 2022 RSNA Honored Educator Award. She completed the prestigious Executive Leadership In Academic Medicine (ELAM) fellowship in 2022.