Dr. Harmath received her medical degree from the Pontifica Universidade Catolica do Parana in Brazil in 1996. She was a research fellow at the Massachusetts General Hospital from 1997 to 1998, and completed a transitional year internship at the Hospital of Saint Raphael/Yale University in 1999. She completed her diagnostic radiology residency at Loyola University Medical Center in 2003, where she served as chief resident form 2002 to 2003, and received the 2002 RSNA Resident Research award. She has a fellowship in body imaging/MRI from Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, completed in 2004. From 2004 to 2007, Dr. Harmath served as a staff radiologist at the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center, and has served as an assistant professor in the Department of Radiology at Northwestern University for the past 10 years. She has been appointed to the rank of Assistant Professor of Radiology at the University of Chicago in August 2017, with clinical responsibilities in the Section of Abdominal Imaging. Her clinical and research interests include oncologic imaging, CT and MRI imaging of the digestive system and transplant imaging, as well as multidisciplinary contribution to patient care. Educational interests include learning facilitation and improvement in medical communication, mentoring and goal achievement. She received The Marc Ronald Tetalman Memorial Award for Outstanding Teaching in 2018 and the Senior Class Teaching Award in 2019. She has been recently appointed as Section Chief of Abdominal Imaging, and can be reached at charmath@ bsd.uchicago.edu, phone 5-8171, or pager 9723.
Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago IL
- Abdominal Imaging, MRI
2004
Loyola Medical Center
Maywood, IL
- Radiology Residency
2003
Pictorial review of the LI-RADS radiation-based treatment response algorithm v2024.
Pictorial review of the LI-RADS radiation-based treatment response algorithm v2024. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2026 May 23.
PMID: 42176006
Artificial intelligence in hepatocellular carcinoma: imaging-based subtyping and prediction of treatment response and prognosis.
Artificial intelligence in hepatocellular carcinoma: imaging-based subtyping and prediction of treatment response and prognosis. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2026 Apr 16.
PMID: 41989565
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Recurrent Lower Urinary Tract Infections in Females: Update 2026.
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Recurrent Lower Urinary Tract Infections in Females: Update 2026. J Am Coll Radiol. 2026 Aug; 23(8):1753-1767.
PMID: 41973892
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Penetrating Trauma-Abdomen and Pelvis: Update 2026.
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Penetrating Trauma-Abdomen and Pelvis: Update 2026. J Am Coll Radiol. 2026 Aug; 23(8):1666-1674.
PMID: 41863524
Radiation segmentectomy for treatment of hepatic oligometastases greater than 3 cm.
Radiation segmentectomy for treatment of hepatic oligometastases greater than 3 cm. Eur J Radiol. 2026 Mar; 196:112657.
PMID: 41576426
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Hematospermia.
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Hematospermia. J Am Coll Radiol. 2025 Nov; 22(11S):S539-S549.
PMID: 41193043
AI in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis with MRI: A Friend Not a Foe.
AI in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis with MRI: A Friend Not a Foe. Radiology. 2025 Mar; 314(3):e250525.
PMID: 40131117
Prospective Validation of an Automated Hybrid Multidimensional MRI Tool for Prostate Cancer Detection Using Targeted Biopsy: Comparison with PI-RADS-based Assessment.
Prospective Validation of an Automated Hybrid Multidimensional MRI Tool for Prostate Cancer Detection Using Targeted Biopsy: Comparison with PI-RADS-based Assessment. Radiol Imaging Cancer. 2025 01; 7(1):e240156.
PMID: 39836080
Ultrasound-Guided Thyroid Biopsy.
Ultrasound-Guided Thyroid Biopsy. Semin Intervent Radiol. 2024 Oct; 41(5):494-499.
PMID: 39664227
Diagnostic Challenges due to a Germline Missense MSH2 Variant in a Patient With Immunotherapy-Responsive Locally Advanced Rectal Adenocarcinoma.
Diagnostic Challenges due to a Germline Missense MSH2 Variant in a Patient With Immunotherapy-Responsive Locally Advanced Rectal Adenocarcinoma. Cancer Rep (Hoboken). 2024 12; 7(12):e70037.
PMID: 39696980
Senior Class Teaching Award
University of Chicago
2019
ABR Volunteer Service Award
American Board of Radiology
2019
The Marc Tetalman Memorial Award for Outstanding Teaching
University of Chicago
2018
Outstanding Teacher-PBL
Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
2016
RSNA Fellow Research Award
2002
Medical School Valedictorian
1996