- Fellowship - UT Southwestern Medical Center (1995-1996), Body Imaging
- Medical School - Univ of Nebraska
- Internship - Parkland Health & Hospital System (1991-1992), Diagnostic Radiology
- Residency - Parkland Health & Hospital System (1992-1995), Diagnostic Radiology

Cecelia Brewington, M.D.
Vice Chair, Clinical Operations; Chief of Community Radiology
- Radiology - General
- Urinary Incontinence Screening
- Cardiac Disease Screening
Biography
Cecelia C. Brewington, M.D., FACR, is a Professor in the Department of Radiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center who also serves as its Vice Chair of Clinical Operations.
Certified in diagnostic radiology by the American Board of Radiology and fellowship-trained in body imaging, Dr. Brewington was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Radiology in 2018.
At UT Southwestern, she serves as Medical Director for two cancer prevention program: CT Lung Cancer Screening and Virtual Colonoscopy (CT Colonography) Screening for colon cancer.
In addition to her clinical and teaching activities, Dr. Brewington holds a number of administrative roles, including serving as a member of the Southwestern Health Resources Accountable Care Network's Medical Advisory Committee, and as Chief of Community Radiology.
Dr. Brewington’s research interests include 3-D ultrasound evaluation of urinary incontinence treatments, CT lung perfusion and relationship to genetic mutations of lung cancers (her research in this field has been patented).
She has published a number of scholarly articles and delivered many national and international presentations related to her specialty.
Dr. Brewington’s honors include the Radiological Society of North America’s 2011 Certificate of Merit and the Society of Thoracic Radiology’s 2015 Jack Westcott Award.
Dr. Brewington earned her medical degree at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine in Omaha. She then completed her residency and fellowship training at UT Southwestern.
Since joining the faculty in 1996, Dr. Brewington has managed radiology operations for UT Southwestern’s growing outpatient and hospital imaging services, including the establishment of new services in Fort Worth and Frisco. Among her 60-plus committee assignments, Dr. Brewington has held positions involving the incorporation of HIPAA guidelines, the Health System five-year strategic plan, and has served on the business operations board of the Medical Service Research and Development Plan.
She is a member of numerous professional societies and organizations, including the American Medical Association, American College of Radiology, American Roentgen Ray Society, and Texas Radiological Society.
Dr. Brewington is also known as an advocate for the health of underserved populations, and a mentor to women and people of color at UT Southwestern.
Meet Dr. Brewington
Diagnostic Radiologist in Dallas
As someone who strives to lead a purposeful and meaningful life, helping others as a physician has been a realization of a life goal for Cecelia Brewington, M.D. She knew early in her medical training that she’d found an excellent way to continue to expand on that goal through radiology.
“Radiology plays a pivotal role in population health as it interfaces with patients across a longitudinal spectrum of care, Dr. Brewington says. "Prevention, acute care, and chronic surveillance and intervention are its major focus points. The practice of radiology integrates my desire to help patients with my interest in technological innovations and emerging artificial intelligence."
Using an array of advanced imaging technologies, Dr. Brewington and her team evaluate and diagnose conditions ranging from urinary incontinence to broken bones and cancer; screen patients for conditions that include cardiovascular disease, colorectal cancer, and lung cancer; perform presurgical assessments; and evaluate postsurgical complications.
Dr. Brewington also serves as Co-Medical Director for UT Southwestern’s CT Lung Cancer Screening Program, aimed at identifying precancerous lesions in people who are at high risk for developing lung cancer.
In addition, she is an administrator, overseeing her team’s activities both in the community and at the hospital.
“From quality assurance to program development, my goal is to make sure our program is always geared toward efficiently providing patients with the highest-quality care,” she says.
Dr. Brewington believes that compassion is another critical part of her profession.
“People are most vulnerable when they’re sick or afraid, and as physicians, I think we have a responsibility to be empathetic and responsive,” she says. “That’s when we can really use our skills to help someone else.”
Education & Training
Professional Associations & Affiliations
- American College of Radiology - Colon Cancer Committee
- High Value Practice Academic Alliance
- National Radiology Data Registry CTC Registry Committee
- Society for Abdominal Radiology
- Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (ICAVL) at UT Southwestern Ultrasound
- American College of Radiology, Profession organization of Radiology
- Texas Radiological Society
- Texas Medical Association
- Dallas County Medical Society
- American Roentgen Ray Society
- American Medical Association
Honors & Awards
- Certificate of Merit 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting 2011, Radiological Society of North America
- Jack Westcott Award 2015, Society of Thoracic Radiology
- UTSW Black History Month Recognition 2016, Office of Faculty Diversity and Development
- THORACIC PAPER AWARD WINNER "CT Perfusion as a Biomarker for Lung Cancers Containing Genetic Mutations" 2018, MD Anderson Cancer Clinic
Books & Publications
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Publications
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Push Back Against Lung Cancer
Brewington C Huffington Post 2017 -
"Stay Woke" on Mammograms Black Women
Brewington C Huffington Post 2017 -
Expanding Access to Virtual Colonoscopy Will Improve Colorectal Cancer Survival Rates for African Americans and Latinos
Brewington C 2017 -
Risk Factors for the Delayed Lead Migration After Placement of Sacral Neuromodulatos- Do outcomes Parallel the Extent of Lead Movement?
Decker D, Havekorn RM, Fletcher SG, Murray S, Brewington C, lamac GE 2017 -
Subclinical Lung Disease, Macrocytosis and Premature Graying in Kindreds with Telomerase (TERT) Mutations.
Diaz de Leon A, Cronkhite JT, Yilmaz C, Brewington C, Wang R, Xing C, Hsia CC, Garcia CK Chest 2011 Feb 753-63 -
Computed tomographic colonography (virtual colonoscopy): a multicenter comparison with standard colonoscopy for detection of colorectal neoplasia.
Cotton PB, Durkalski VL, Pineau BC, Palesch YY, Mauldin PD, Hoffman B, Vining DJ, Small WC, Affronti J, Rex D, Kopecky KK, Ackerman S, Burdick JS, Brewington C, Turner MA, Zfass A, Wright AR, Iyer RB, Lynch P, Sivak MV, Butler H JAMA 2004 Apr 291 14 1713-9 -
Black Men And Prostate Cancer: Don"t Skip Regular Maintenance
Brewington C 2017 -
Getting Screened: Taking Charge Of Your Own Health May Save Your Life
Brewington C 2017 -
African American Women Don"t Need A Break, We Need Strong Bones
Brewington C 2017 -
African Americans Can Smoke Out Lung Cancer!
Brewington C Huffington Post 2017 -
VALENTINE'S DAY: Your Heart May Need More than Just Dark Chocolate
Brewington C Huffington Post 2017 -
Postoperative Imaging after Surgical Repair for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction.
Khatri G, Carmel ME, Bailey AA, Foreman MR, Brewington CC, Zimmern PE, Pedrosa I Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc 2016 Jul-Aug 36 4 1233-56 -
Three-dimensional sonographic evaluation of the common bile duct.
Rao AV, Champine JG, Forte TB, Brewington CC Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine 2003 Sep 22 9 939-44 -
Urethrography for Assessment of the Adult Male Urethra: RadioGraphics Fundamentals | Online Presentation.
Flanagan JC, Batz R, Nordeck SM, Lemack GE, Brewington C Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc 2018 May-Jun 38 3 831-832 -
3-D Ultrasound Imaging Protocol for Evaluation of the Female Urethra Following Injection of Macroplastique Bulking Agent
Foreman M, Brewington C, Hertel A, Zimmern P, Patterson A. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology 2015 Apr -
CT Entrography Findings Correlate with Components of Harvey-Bradshaw Index
Tojo Thomas, Rebecca Chason, Rafia Bhore, Cecelia Brewington, Vasantha Vasan, Prabhaker P. Swaroop 2010 138 5 5-36 -
A Champion for Lung Cancer Screening
Brewington C Lung Cancer Alliance 2018 -
Diagnostic Evaluation of Chronic Pelvic Pain.
Khatri G, Khan A, Raval G, Chhabra A Physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics of North America 2017 Aug 28 3 477-500 -
The Role of CT Colonography as a Screening Tool for Colorectal Cancer
Vasantha Vasan, Cecelia Brewington Current Colorectal Cancer Reports 2017 Volume 13 Issue 4, pp 293?301 -
[CT-colonography with the 16-slice CT for the diagnostic evaluation of colorectal neoplasms and inflammatory colon diseases].
Röttgen R, Schröder RJ, Lorenz M, Herbel A, Fischbach F, Herzog H, Lopez-Häninnen E, Gutberlet M, Hoffmann K, Helmig K, Felix R RoFo : Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Rontgenstrahlen und der Nuklearmedizin 2003 Oct 175 10 1384-91
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Push Back Against Lung Cancer
Research
- CT lung perfusion
- 3-D ultrasound evaluation of urinary incontinence treatments
Clinical Focus
- Urinary Incontinence Screening
- Cardiac Disease Screening
- Screening for Colorectal Cancer
- Screening for Lung Cancer
Q&A by Dr. Brewington
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