Julia Fielding, M.D.
Chief, Abdominal Imaging
Professor & Division Chief

Julia R. Fielding, M.D., is Professor of Radiology at UT Southwestern, and serves as Chief of the Abdominal Imaging Division. Her clinical interests include conditions of the genitourinary tract, female pelvic floor anatomy, incontinence, and kidney cancer.

I'm proud to provide an integral component of personalized comprehensive care that is UT Southwestern's hallmark.

Dr. Fielding holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, with a minor in dance, from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She earned her medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and completed her residency training in radiology at Boston University School of Medicine. She then received advanced training in abdominal imaging through a fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and a fellowship in clinical effectiveness at Harvard School of Public Health.

Before joining the faculty at UT Southwestern in 2015, Dr. Fielding served as a Clinical Professor of Urology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and as a Professor of Radiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she also served as Director of the Abdominal Imaging Fellowship program.

Dr. Fielding focuses her research on computed tomography’s effects on therapeutic outcomes and survival in renal cell carcinoma. Her investigation has resulted in more than 80 papers, eight book chapters, and two books.

A commitment to service

Dr. Fielding also serves as a board member and committee member on several national and international societies. She is a Fellow of the American College of Radiology, and serves the organization as chair of the Committee for Women and as a member of the Medical Student Training in Radiology Task Force. She is also a member of the Radiological Society of North America, American Board of Radiology, American Roentgen Ray Society, Association of University Radiologists, Society of Uroradiology, and the Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. She is a Fellow of the American Association of Women Radiologists, and recipient of the organization's Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award. As a member of the Society of Abdominal Radiology, she serves on the International Education Committee and was the organization’s 2016 Richard H. Marshak International Lecturer.

A passion for dance and dogs

Dr. Fielding’s longtime interest in dance led her to cofound Boston Youth Moves, a nonprofit organization focused on teaching teenagers a variety of dance genres. She also enjoys printmaking, and pug dogs.

Medical School

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (1987)

Internship

West Penn Hospital - Allegheny Health Network (1988), Surgery

Residency

Boston University Medical Center (1992), Diagnostic Radiology

Fellowship

Brigham and Women's Hospital (1993), Abdominal Imaging

• Fellow
  American Association for Women Radiologists (2018)
• Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award
  American Association for Women Radiologists (2018)
• Fellow
  American College of Radiology (2016)
• Visiting Expert in Diagnostic Radiology
  Singapore Ministry of Health (2009)
• AAMC Mid-Career Seminar Prize
  American Association of Women Radiologists (2007)
• First Place, Scientific Poster
  Abdominal Radiology Consortium (2004)
• Kodak-AUR Introduction to Management Program
  Association of University Radiologists (2003)
• Teacher of the Year
  Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2002)
• Teacher of the Year
  Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2001)
• Academic Faculty Development Program Award
  Pickler Association of University Radiologists (1998)
• Research Seed Grant Award
  Society of Uroradiology (1998)
• George Mariana Memorial Award
  Department of Radiology, Brigham & Women's Hospital (1997)
• Annual Research Award
  Department of Radiology, Brigham & Women's Hospital (1996)
• Research Seed Grant Award
  Radiological Society of North America (1996)

• American Association of Women Radiologists
• American College of Radiology
• American Roentgen Ray Society
• Radiological Society of North America
• Society of Abdominal Radiology
• Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Society of Uroradiology