Sean Woolen, MD
Assistant Professor
Radiology
School of Medicine

Dr. Woolen has experience in meta-analysis, QI, machine learning and clinical trials. He has designed and led multicenter patient preference research, and multidisciplinary teams of researchers across clinical departments.

In 2022, Dr. Woolen received the Society of Abdominal Radiology's Howard S. Stern Research Award. The award grant is designed to facilitate visionary research in abdominal imaging. Dr. Woolen is also the recipient of the 2018 University of Michigan Quality Investigator Award and the University of Michigan Top Research Article Award.

• Leveraging Quality Improvement Principles for Radiology Sustainability: Bridging Advocacy and Action.
  Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR 2023 Woolen SA, Larson DB, Lewis GM, Malik K, Foster CA, Martin MF, Maturen KE
• Environmental Sustainability and MRI: Challenges, Opportunities, and a Call for Action.
  Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI 2023 Chaban YV, Vosshenrich J, McKee H, Gunasekaran S, Brown MJ, Atalay MK, Heye T, Markl M, Woolen SA, Simonetti OP, Hanneman K
• Public Health Statement of the Association of University Radiologists Committee on Climate Change and Sustainability.
  Academic radiology 2023 Zigmund B, Hijaz T, Northrup BE, Schoen JH, Hanneman K, Brown M, Dave P, Gross JS, Henry CE, Leschied JR, Maturen KE, Quirk CR, Woolen SA, Zalis ME, Scheel JR
• Erratum for: Ecodesign and Operational Strategies to Reduce the Carbon Footprint of MRI for Energy Cost Savings.
  Radiology 2023 Woolen SA, Becker AE, Martin AJ, Knoerl R, Lam V, Folsom J, Eusemann C, Hess CP, Deshpande V
• Letter to the Editor: Radiology Action for Climate Change.
  Academic radiology 2023 Leschied JR, Maturen KE, Brown M, Hanneman K, Schoen JH, Zigmund B, Northrup BE, Gross JS, Dave P, Woolen SA, Henry C, Quirk CR, Hijaz TA, Zalis ME, Scheel JR
• Ecodesign and Operational Strategies to Reduce the Carbon Footprint of MRI for Energy Cost Savings.
  Radiology 2023 Woolen SA, Becker AE, Martin AJ, Knoerl R, Lam V, Folsom J, Eusemann C, Hess CP, Deshpande V
• Radiology Environmental Impact: What Is Known and How Can We Improve?
  Academic radiology 2022 Woolen SA, Kim CJ, Hernandez AM, Becker A, Martin AJ, Kuoy E, Pevec WC, Tutton S
• Approaches to Greening Radiology.
  Academic radiology 2022 Sumner C, Ikuta I, Garg T, Martin JG, Mansoori B, Chalian M, Englander BS, Chertoff J, Woolen S, Caplin D, Sneider MB, Desouches SL, Chan TL, Kadom N
• Positive Versus Neutral Oral Contrast Material for Detection of Malignant Deposits in Intraabdominal Nonsolid Organs on CT.
  AJR. American journal of roentgenology 2022 An C, Obmann MM, Sun Y, Wang ZJ, Sugi MD, Behr SC, Zagoria RJ, Woolen SA, Yeh BM
• Computerized Decision Support for Bladder Cancer Treatment Response Assessment in CT Urography: Effect on Diagnostic Accuracy in Multi-Institution Multi-Specialty Study.
  Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 2022 Sun D, Hadjiiski L, Alva A, Zakharia Y, Joshi M, Chan HP, Garje R, Pomerantz L, Elhag D, Cohan RH, Caoili EM, Kerr WT, Cha KH, Kirova-Nedyalkova G, Davenport MS, Shankar PR, Francis IR, Shampain K, …
• Association Between the Frequent Use of Perineal Talcum Powder Products and Ovarian Cancer: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
  Journal of general internal medicine 2022 Woolen SA, Lazar AA, Smith-Bindman R
• Prospective multicenter assessment of patient preferences for properties of gadolinium-based contrast media and their potential socioeconomic impact in a screening breast MRI setting.
  European radiology 2021 Woolen SA, Troost JP, Khalatbari S, Pujara AC, McDonald JS, McDonald RJ, Shankar P, Lewin AA, Melsaether AN, Westphal SM, Patterson KH, Nettles A, Welby JP, Patel PP, Kiros N, Piccoli L, Davenport MS
• Patient Preferences for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance Parameters.
  Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 2021 Woolen SA, Singal AG, Davenport MS, Troost JP, Khalatbari S, Mittal S, Siddiqui S, Fobar A, Morris J, Odewole M, Tapper EB, Pillai A, Parikh ND
• Prediction of Disease Free Survival in Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancers Using CT Perfusion and Radiomic Features: A Pilot Study.
  Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 2021 Woolen S, Virkud A, Hadjiiski L, Cha K, Chan HP, Swiecicki P, Worden F, Srinivasan A
• Intraobserver Variability in Bladder Cancer Treatment Response Assessment With and Without Computerized Decision Support.
  Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 2020 Hadjiiski LM, Cha KH, Cohan RH, Chan HP, Caoili EM, Davenport MS, Samala RK, Weizer AZ, Alva A, Kirova-Nedyalkova G, Shampain K, Meyer N, Barkmeier D, Woolen SA, Shankar PR, Francis IR, Palmbos PL
• Risk of Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis in Patients With Stage 4 or 5 Chronic Kidney Disease Receiving a Group II Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agent: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
  JAMA internal medicine 2020 Woolen SA, Shankar PR, Gagnier JJ, MacEachern MP, Singer L, Davenport MS
• Advanced Quality Training in Radiology: Inaugural Report of a 2-Year Program.
  AJR. American journal of roentgenology 2019 Gaetke-Udager K, Brown RKJ, Centonze CP, Hu EM, Liles AL, Woolen SA, Zhang A, Davenport MS
• Diagnostic Accuracy of CT for Prediction of Bladder Cancer Treatment Response with and without Computerized Decision Support.
  Academic radiology 2018 Cha KH, Hadjiiski LM, Cohan RH, Chan HP, Caoili EM, Davenport MS, Samala RK, Weizer AZ, Alva A, Kirova-Nedyalkova G, Shampain K, Meyer N, Barkmeier D, Woolen S, Shankar PR, Francis IR, Palmbos P
• Optimizing Electronic Release of Imaging Results through an Online Patient Portal.
  Radiology 2018 Woolen SA, Kazerooni EA, Steenburg SD, Nan B, Ma T, Wall A, Linna NB, Gayed MJ, Kushdilian MV, Parent K, Cahalan S, Alameddine M, Ladd LM, Davenport MS
• An Introductory, Computer-Based Learning Module for Interpreting Noncontrast Head Computed Tomography.
  MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources 2018 Gaetke-Udager K, London ZN, Woolen S, Parmar H, Bailey JE, Barr DC
• Survey Research: A Primer for the Academic Radiologist.
  Academic radiology 2018 Shankar PR, Davenport MS, Woolen SA, Carlos RC, Maturen KE
• Waiting for Radiology Test Results: Patient Expectations and Emotional Disutility.
  Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR 2017 Woolen S, Kazerooni EA, Wall A, Parent K, Cahalan S, Alameddine M, Davenport MS
• Patient-Centered Assessment of the Value of Oral Contrast Material.
  Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR 2017 Woolen SA, Maturen KE, Nettles A, Cahalan S, Parent K, Gomez-Hassan D, Davenport MS
• Treatment of Residual Facial Arteriovenous Malformations after Embolization with Percutaneous Cryotherapy.
  Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR 2016 Woolen S, Gemmete JJ
• Paragangliomas of the Head and Neck.
  Neuroimaging clinics of North America 2016 Woolen S, Gemmete JJ
• Dural carotid-cavernous fistula presenting with confusion and expressive aphasia.
  Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia 2015 Woolen S, Gemmete JJ, Pandey AS, Chaudhary N
• Targeted epidural patch with n-butyl cyanoacrylate (n-BCA) through a single catheter access site for treatment of a cerebral spinal fluid leak causing spontaneous intracranial hypotension.
  Journal of neurointerventional surgery 2015 Woolen S, Gemmete JJ, Pandey AS, Chaudhary N
• Targeted epidural patch with n-butyl cyanoacrylate (n-BCA) through a single catheter access site for treatment of a cerebral spinal fluid leak causing spontaneous intracranial hypotension.
  BMJ case reports 2015 Woolen S, Gemmete JJ, Pandey AS, Chaudhary N
• Long-term efficacy and tolerability of abdominal once-yearly histrelin acetate subcutaneous implants in patients with advanced prostate cancer.
  Prostate cancer 2014 Woolen S, Holzmeyer C, Nesbitt E, Siami PF
• Magnetic resonance imaging of traumatic brain injury: a pictorial review.
  Emergency radiology 2014 Aquino C, Woolen S, Steenburg SD
• Learner confidence: friend or foe?
  Academic radiology 2014 Gunderman R, Woolen SA