Timothy B Rooney, MD
Diagnostic Radiology
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Bio & Overview
Timothy B. Rooney, MD, is the division lead of breast imaging in the UVA Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging. He is a board-certified diagnostic radiologist with fellowship training in breast imaging.
Dr. Rooney uses the most advanced imaging tools to uncover breast cancer — second only to skin cancer as the most commonly diagnosed cancer. Dr. Rooney specializes in breast MRI, 3D breast imaging, and breast MRI-guided biopsy.
Born in Salinas, California, Dr. Rooney grew up in many locations on the west and east coasts. He attended Dartmouth College, where he studied earth sciences and was a member of the lightweight men’s rowing crew team. After college, he joined the U.S. Navy and became a fighter/adversary pilot, before returning to medical school at Dartmouth. The second half of his Navy career was spent as a physician/radiologist.
After retiring from the Navy, he worked as a radiologist in Europe, where he cared for our deployed military and their families. Before joining UVA in 2021, he worked as a breast radiologist, assistant program director, and director of global health at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
Dr. Rooney and his wife, Lissy, an elementary school teacher and literacy interventionist, have two grown daughters. “My family and I are thrilled to live and work in such a vibrant community. I look forward to investigating the cultural opportunities in and around Charlottesville, hiking in Shenandoah National Park, and rowing on the Rivanna Reservoir.”
Academic Information
- Department
- Radiology and Medical Imaging
- Academic Role
- Associate Professor
- Division
- Breast Imaging
- Research Interests
- Supine breast MRI; Global health; Radiology education
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- English
- Age Groups Seen
- Infants (0-2)
Children (2-12)
Adolescents (12-21)
Adults (21-65)
Older Adults (65+)
- Primary Education
- Dartmouth Medical School
- Residency
- Naval Medical Center San Diego
- Certification
- American Board of Radiology (Diagnostic Radiology)
- Additional Specialties
- Breast Imaging
Highlights
Meet Breast Radiologist Timothy Rooney, MD
I'm Tim Rooney, and I'm one of the breast radiologists at the Breast Care Center at UVA. We see the people who may have a symptom and a lot of anxiety about a diagnostic mammogram, or even worse, a diagnosis. But we also see people who are asymptomatic, women of risk just by virtue of being women at a certain age, and we see those patients and we meet them where they are as breast specialists and bonding with our patients, making them our own and changing their visit from that, you know, hanging- off-the-ceiling anxiety to a âWow, that was better than I thought it was going to be.â And really finding the bond with a patient. And honestly, that's where I feel like we do our best work. The screening patient comes in and gets great service every single time and gets a connection with a technologist. So whether or not I positively affect a patient or a trainee or a technologist or all of the above, that really makes my day when I can connect with those people on a one-on-one basis and make a positive impact in their learning, their patient care so that I can, you know, find ways to bring others up, then I'm happy.
Awards
- Nominated and presented at Geisel Academy of Faculty Master Educators, 2018
- Army Commendation Medal, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, superior performance of duties, 2011
- Leadership Award, “The 1st or 2nd year resident who best exemplifies leadership qualities," Naval Medical Center, San Diego, 2005
- Transitional Intern of the Year, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, 2002
- Elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, Dartmouth Medical School Chapter, 2000
- Navy Commendation medals (3), Navy Achievement medal (1), Superior performance of duties, 1994, 1997, 2003, 2009