Katherine D. Van Schaik, MD PhD MA

So grateful to be part of the amazing @VanderbiltU @VandyValiant team! youtube.com/watch?v=_1n78-…. See our team X-ray historical bone samples at 2:25. #Radiology #Bioarchaeology

Curiosity and rigor open new paths in radiology. Katherine Van Schaik, MD, PhD, shares how studying health over time connects the past to patient care today. In her conversation with rising M4 MD/PhD student, Atlee Witt, Dr. Van Schaik gives insight to her unique career path and how your unique journey can start with curiosity. ✨ Filmed and edited by: Anthony Czelusniak @HistRadBioArch @AtleeWitt #RSNAUnscripted #Radiology #MedEd #RadRes #CareerAdvice

Grateful to be featured in the @SSRbone Researcher Spotlight! 🦴✨ Thank you SSR for supporting researchers who take the road less traveled. 🔗 skeletalrad.org/ssr-researcher… #MSKRadiology #Paleoradiology @VUMChealth @VanderbiltU

Huge congratulations to @VUMCDiscoveries MD PhD student @AtleeWitt on the AMSER Henry Goldberg Award at #AAR2026! 🏆 Her work: CT imaging of Egyptian mummies to explore the ancient roots of the dental-cardiovascular disease link. So proud of her!

Ancient mummies + modern CT scans = a better understanding of DISH and metabolic disease. 🦴 So excited to represent @VUMCDiscoveries and present this work at the @SSRbone meeting. Grateful for such a thoughtful, engaged community. The questions after the talk were🔥!

So proud to be part of @VUMCDiscoveries @VanderbiltU, working with @AtleeWitt, Derek Smith, and Horus Team colleagues on this study. news.vumc.org/2026/02/20/anc…

Tremendous congratulations to Lily Gao on her award-winning paper, co-advised by Dr. Landman! Our team, led by Lily, developed a robust scoring system for diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH). Manuscript forthcoming in SPIE Proceedings! @VUMCDiscoveries @VanderbiltU

Congratulations, Owen, for your award-winning poster presentation at SPIE Medical Imaging about AI-based methods to evaluate radiographs of bones from archaeological contexts! A privilege to work with you and co-mentor Dr. Landman @VanderbiltU @VUMCDiscoveries

Congratulations to first author Atlee Witt and to our co-authors Derek Smith and the Horus Team on our Journal of the American Dental Assoc paper examining cardiovascular and periodontal disease in Egyptian mummified remains (with 3 min video abstract): jada.ada.org/article/S0002-…

Congratulations to Lily Gao and Kate Jordan, who presented our Health over Time team's work on diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) @RSNA this week! Our results are described further in the RSNA Daily Bulletin: lnkd.in/eFqZCy6u

Excited to share that the World Mummy Studies Society (worldmummystudies.org) has officially been granted nonprofit status! Find us on LinkedIn!

Excited and grateful to share some thoughts about Galen and AI on The Rootcutter, the blog for the Society for Ancient Medicine and Pharmacology: societyancientmedicine.org/home

Check out my colleague Professor James Zainaldin’s beautifully written and comprehensive overview of the Roman “arts and sciences,” just published this month! cambridge.org/core/books/art… @VanderbiltU

So excited to give today's noon conference @CincyKidsRad, talking about bone health in historical and modern populations! Thanks to Drs. Guillerman, @bdcoleymd, and @AndrewTroutMD for the invitation!

Excited about the WMSS triennial Congress in Cusco in August! Info here: agenda.pucp.edu.pe/evento/xi-cong…. You can also email grupo.gibaf@pucp.edu.pe or worldmummystudiessociey@gmail.com for details.

So excited to announce the World Mummy Studies Society, the new, formalized professional organization that will organize and host our wonderful triennial Congresses. Foundational membership dues may be paid until 1/31/25. Contact worldmummystudiessociety@gmail.com for details!

Thank you again, @ClassicalWisdom, for the chance to talk more about #anxiety and Galen's approach to mental health with Dr. Chopra and Dr. Fontaine! vimeo.com/920156306?shar…

Thank you, @ConorPPurcell! It was a privilege to speak with you about Galen, #Health, and #wellness! irishtimes.com/science/2024/0…

Thank you, @mmaggeler for your fantastic article! theguardian.com/wellness/2024/… Galen would be thrilled to know someone is still listening (even if he might argue with our rejection of his humoral theories!).

Thrilled to participate in a book reading, signing, and discussion (with VU Classics professor James L. Zainaldin) at The Bookshop on 3/5! @PrincetonUPress @VanderbiltU @VUMChealth @VUMCDiscoveries @VUMCradiology thebookshopnashville.com/events/34615