Richard H. Wiggins
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Richard H. Wiggins, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

University of Utah Hospital

Radiology
50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City , UT 84132
801-581-7553
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Dr. Wiggins is the Associate Dean of CME of the University of Utah School of Medicine, and Professor of Radiology and Imaging Sciences at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He is an Adjunct Professor in the Departments of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, and BioMedical Informatics. He received his BA in Biochemistry from the University of Texas at Austin, and his MD degree from the University of Texas at Houston Health Sciences Center. After a surgical internship, and a research fellowship in Head and Neck Imaging at the University of Florida, he completed his Residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Mississippi, and a Neuroradiology fellowship at the University of Utah. Dr. Wiggins has more than 60 peer-reviewed scientific papers, 11 books, over 100 book chapters, and presented more than 600 national and international lectures on Neuroradiology, Informatics, and Teaching and Education. He served as the program chair of the Society of Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) from 2014 - 2020. He is past president of the Western Neuroradiological Society (WNRS), and the American Society of Head and Neck Radiology (ASHNR). He has served on multiple executive committees and program committees, and served as the program chair for multiple national and international conferences in both neuroradiology and imaging informatics. He was elected as the inaugural fellow of the Academy of Health Science Educators for the University of Utah Health Sciences Center, and is the recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Award from the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Utah as well as the Honored Educator Award from the Radiological Society of North America, as well as several other teaching awards. He was also named the 25th Fellow of the Society of Imaging Informatics in Medicine, and named a fellow of the American College of Radiology. He has been chosen as an international outreach speaker and educator by the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR), and the American Society of Head & Neck Radiology (ASHNR). Dr. Wiggins is CAQ certified in Neuroradiology by the American Board of Radiology and also certified by the American Board of Imaging Informatics.

Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Radiology (Diagnostic Radiology)
American Board of Imaging Informatics

Dr. Wiggins is the Associate Dean of CME of the University of Utah School of Medicine, and Professor of Radiology and Imaging Sciences at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He is an Adjunct Professor in the Departments of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, and BioMedical Informatics. He received his BA in Biochemistry from the University of Texas at Austin, and his MD degree from the University of Texas at Houston Health Sciences Center. After a surgical internship, and a research fellowship in Head and Neck Imaging at the University of Florida, he completed his Residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Mississippi, and a Neuroradiology fellowship at the University of Utah. Dr. Wiggins has more than 60 peer-reviewed scientific papers, 11 books, over 100 book chapters, and presented more than 600 national and international lectures on Neuroradiology, Informatics, and Teaching and Education. He served as the program chair of the Society of Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) from 2014 - 2020. He is past president of the Western Neuroradiological Society (WNRS), and the American Society of Head and Neck Radiology (ASHNR). He has served on multiple executive committees and program committees, and served as the program chair for multiple national and international conferences in both neuroradiology and imaging informatics. He was elected as the inaugural fellow of the Academy of Health Science Educators for the University of Utah Health Sciences Center, and is the recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Award from the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Utah as well as the Honored Educator Award from the Radiological Society of North America, as well as several other teaching awards. He was also named the 25th Fellow of the Society of Imaging Informatics in Medicine, and named a fellow of the American College of Radiology. He has been chosen as an international outreach speaker and educator by the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR), and the American Society of Head & Neck Radiology (ASHNR). Dr. Wiggins is CAQ certified in Neuroradiology by the American Board of Radiology and also certified by the American Board of Imaging Informatics.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Biomedical Informatics -Adjunct Assistant Professor
Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery -Adjunct Professor
Radiology & Imaging Sciences -Professor
Board Certification
American Board of Radiology (Diagnostic Radiology)
American Board of Imaging Informatics

Education history

Undergraduate Biochemistry - Texas Christian University
Undergraduate Biochemistry - University of Texas at Austin B.A.
Professional Medical Medicine - University of Texas Health Science Center M.D.
Internship General Surgery - University of Florida Intern
Fellowship Head and Neck Imaging - University of Florida Fellow
Residency Diagnostic Radiology - University of Mississippi Medical Center Resident
Fellowship Neuroradiology - University of Utah School of Medicine Fellow

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Christian ME, Davidson HC, Wiggins RH 3rd, Berges G, Cannon G, Jackson G, Chapman B, Harnsberger H (2001). Digital processing of radiographic images from PACS to publishing. Journal of digital imaging, 14(1), 14-7.
  2. Larson CR, Wiggins R (2019). FDG-PET Imaging of Salivary Gland Tumors. Seminars in ultrasound, CT, and MR, 40(5), 391-399.
  3. Agarwal N, Ahmed AK, Wiggins RH 3rd, McCulley TJ, Kontzialis M, Macedo LL, Choudhri AF, Ditta LC, Ishii M, Gallia GL, Aygun N, Blitz A (2021). Segmental Imaging of the Trochlear Nerve: Anatomic and Pathologic Considerations. Journal of neuro-ophthalmology, 41(1), e7-e15.
  4. Wiggins RH 3rd, Davidson HC, Harnsberger HR, Lauman JR, Goede P (2001). Image file formats: past, present, and future. Radiographics, 21(3), 789-98.
  5. Hsu D, Rath TJ, Branstetter BF, Anzai Y, Phillips CD, Juliano AF, Mosier KM, Bazylewicz MP, Poliashenko SM, Kulzer MH, Rhyner PA, Risk B, Wiggins RH, Aiken A (2021). Interrater Reliability of NI-RADS on Posttreatment PET/Contrast-enhanced CT Scans in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Radiology. Imaging cancer, 3(3), e200131.
  6. Peralta EA, Swiston CJ, Wiggins RH, Warner JEA, Vegunta (2022). Temporal Lobe Encephalocele in a Patient With Suspected IIH: A Case Report. Journal of neuro-ophthalmology, 43(4), e173-e174.
  7. Wilkinson SW, Etheridge T, Swiston CJ, Vegunta S, Wiggins RH, Warner JE (2021). Bilateral Posterior Cerebral Artery Stroke from COVID-Related Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in a Child. Journal of neuro-ophthalmology, 42(3), e548-e550.
  8. Salem AE, Fine GC, Covington MF, Koppula BR, Wiggins RH, Hoffman JM, Morton K (2022). PET-CT in Clinical Adult Oncology-IV. Gynecologic and Genitourinary Malignancies. Cancers, 14(12),
  9. Fine GC, Covington MF, Koppula BR, Salem AE, Wiggins RH, Hoffman JM, Morton K (2022). PET-CT in Clinical Adult Oncology-VI. Primary Cutaneous Cancer, Sarcomas and Neuroendocrine Tumors. Cancers, 14(12),
  10. Covington MF, Koppula BR, Fine GC, Salem AE, Wiggins RH, Hoffman JM, Morton K (2022). PET-CT in Clinical Adult Oncology: II. Primary Thoracic and Breast Malignancies. Cancers, 14(11),
  11. Wiggins RH, Hoffman JM, Fine GC, Covington MF, Salem AE, Koppula BR, Morton K (2022). PET-CT in Clinical Adult Oncology-V. Head and Neck and Neuro Oncology. Cancers, 14(11),
  12. Koppula BR, Fine GC, Salem AE, Covington MF, Wiggins RH, Hoffman JM, Morton K (2022). PET-CT in Clinical Adult Oncology: III. Gastrointestinal Malignancies. Cancers, 14(11),
  13. Koontz NA, Tomblinson CM, Shatzkes DR, Glastonbury CM, Phillips CD, Dean K, Strauss S, Agarwal M, Robson CD, Wiggins R (2022). A Gamified Social Media-Based Head and Neck Radiology Education Initiative of the American Society of Head and Neck Radiology: Viewership and Engagement Trends at 3 Years. AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology, 43(12), 1784-1791.
  14. Salem AE, Shah HR, Covington MF, Koppula BR, Fine GC, Wiggins RH, Hoffman JM, Morton K (2022). PET-CT in Clinical Adult Oncology: I. Hematologic Malignancies. Cancers, 14(23),
  15. Findlay MC, Yost S, Bauer SZ, Cole KL, Henson JC, Lucke-Wold B, Mehkri Y, Abou-Al-Shaar H, Plute T, Friedman L, Richards T, Wiggins R, Karsy (2023). Application of Radiomics to the Differential Diagnosis of Temporal Bone Skull Base Lesions: A Pilot Study. World neurosurgery,
  16. Tooker EL, Wiggins RH 3rd, Espahbodi M, Naumer A, Buchmann LO, Greenberg SE, Patel N (2023). The Natural History of Observed SDHx -Related Head and Neck Paragangliomas Using Three-Dimensional Volumetric Tumor Analysis. Otology & neurotology, 44(9), 931-940.
  17. Bellamkonda N, Highland J, McCrary HC, Slattery L, King B, Teames C, LeBaron K, Wiggins RH, Abraham D, Hunt J (2024). Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography for Parathyroid Adenoma Localization: A Pre-Operative Imaging Protocol. The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology, 133(4), 441-448.
  18. Zhu GG, Xie AY, Elahi F, Asumu H, Chakraborty A, Stoddard GJ, Al-Dulaimi R, Wiggins R (2024). Perspectives From the RadDiscord Annual Survey: Overview of the Top Study Tools and Evaluation of Study Time and Various Resources. Academic radiology, 31(2), 399-408.
  19. Zhu GG, Xie AY, Elahi F, Overfield C, Mackner J, Chakraborty A, Wiggins R (2024). RadDiscord's Big Bang: Perspectives and Impact of Creation of a Successful Radiology Education Community. Academic radiology, 31(2), 390-398.
  20. Lee J, Lee MS, Wiggins R, Jridi A, Anzai (2024). Factors Affecting Adherence to FNA Recommendations of TI-RADS 4 Thyroid Nodules. Journal of the American College of Radiology,
  21. Ewer N, Takkoush S, Steele JL, Smith HJ, Lee MS, Espahbodi M, Wiggins RH 3rd, Couldwell WT, Gurgel RK, Patel N (2025). Impact of MRI Cochlear FLAIR Signal on Hearing Preservation after Middle Fossa Vestibular Schwannoma Resection. Otology & neurotology, 46(9), e428-e433.
  22. Steele JL, Ewer NJ, Smith HJ, Takkoush S, Lee MS, Wiggins RH, Espahbodi M, Patel NS, Gurgel R (2025). Frailty, Surgical Time, and Surgical Complications Increase Length of Stay Following Large Vestibular Schwannoma Resection. Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery, 174(2), 495-502.
  23. Battiola TJ, Wiggins RH, Abraham (2025). ACR TI-RADS Risk Score Escalation Observed in Benign Thyroid Nodules Following Radiofrequency Ablation. AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology,
  24. Ewer N, Espahbodi M, Johnson K, Wiggins RH 3rd, Gurgel RK, Patel N (2025). Cochlear Implantation for Sensorineural Hearing Loss Related to Cochlear Aqueduct Obstruction by a Jugular Foramen Tumor. Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology, 10(4), e70171.
  25. Hlede V, Valanci S, D'Antuono GR, Dow H, O'Beirne R, Wiggins (2026). AI-Enhanced Continuing Professional Development as an Evolving Sociotechnical System: Multimethod Theoretical Framework Development Study. JMIR medical education, 12, e69156.

Review

  1. Culleton S, Wiggins R, McNally J (2022). Imaging spectrum of extracranial arterial vascular pathology: pearls for the radiologist. Clinical radiology, 77(3), 167-178.
  2. Puac-Polanco P, Rovira À, Shah LM, Wiggins RH, Rivas Rodriguez F, Torres (2024). Imaging of Drug-Related Vasculopathy. Neuroimaging clinics of North America, 34(1), 113-128.
  3. Omami G, Wiggins RH 3r (2024). Inflammatory Lesions of the Jaws. Dental clinics of North America, 68(2), 259-276.
  4. Lee MS, Lee J, Wiggins (2025). Imaging Anatomy of the Temporal Bone. Oral and maxillofacial surgery clinics of North America,
  5. Lee J, Lee MS, Wiggins (2025). Imaging Anatomy of the Infrahyoid Neck. Oral and maxillofacial surgery clinics of North America,
  6. Omami G, Bateman C, Wiggins (2025). Imaging of the Suprahyoid Spaces of the Head and Neck. Oral and maxillofacial surgery clinics of North America,
  7. Lee MS, Lee J, Wiggins (2026). Submucosal laryngeal lesions: A puzzling diagnostic conundrum. European journal of radiology open, 16, 100735.

Book Chapter

  1. Wiggins R (2004). Nodal Metastases, SCCa (SMS). 46-7.
  2. Wiggins R (2006). Sinonasal Overview. (II-Section 2):104-113.
  3. Wiggins R (2006). Pterygopalatine Fossa. (II-Section 2):118-123.

Commentary

  1. Shah LM, Wiggins R (2022). Beyond the AJR: Targeting the Outpatient Setting to Promote Judicious Neuroimaging for Patients with Dizziness. AJR. American journal of roentgenology, 219(5), 846.

Letter

  1. Meltzer CC, Wiggins RH 3rd, Mossa-Basha M, Palasis S, Russell E, Mikulis D, Rhyner P, Anderson J, Peterson RB, Smirniotopoulos J, Barkovich AJ, Zimmerman RD, Filippi CG, Rowley HA, Koontz NA, Jay AK, Nickerson J, Hamilton B, Chow D, Whitlow C (2021). Misleading Public Statements About COVID-19. Journal of the American College of Radiology, 18(1 Pt A), 6-7.
  2. Lev MH, Gadde JA, Wiggins R (2022). A Brief History of Neuroradiology and the 60th Anniversary of the ASNR: "Through the Decades with ASNR". AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology, 43(12), E54-E59.

Other

  1.  Leticia Zuniga Bresnahan, Annette Mallory Donawa, Rebecca Kolb, Richard Wiggin (2024). Funding Playbook: Bringing Financial Innovation & Creativity to Continuing Education A Resource Guide. Leticia Zuniga Bresnahan, Annette Mallory Donawa, Rebecca Kolb, Richard Wiggins. A product of the Using Innovation and Creativity to Fund Your CME/CPD Activities Working Group at Learn to Thrive 2023. © 2024 Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®).
  2. Zhu GG, Xie AY, Elahi F, Overfield C, Mackner J, Chakraborty A, Wiggins R (2024). Corrigendum to 'RadDiscord's Big Bang: Perspectives and Impact of Creation of a Successful Radiology Education Community' Academic Radiology/ Volume 31, Issue 2, February 2024/ pages 390-398. Academic radiology, 32(2), 1164.

Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast

  1. Richard Wiggin (2021). Utah Head and Neck Imaging Center of Excellence YouTube Channel. 89 Subscribers, hundreds of views. @UHNICE. https://www.youtube.com/@UHNICE.