Diagnostic Radiology Residency

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Message from the Director

Dear Applicants:

Thank you for your interest in the Cleveland Clinic Diagnostic Radiology Residency program! Our large subspecialized radiology department performs and interprets almost 3 million exams each year. We have well over 100 staff radiologists, trained in all subspecialties, who teach and mentor our 33 current residents. Many of our staff radiologists are active in research at the national and international level. They are productive with numerous contributions to the literature, and they welcome residents to participate in their research.

Cleveland Clinic is one of the top hospitals in the United States and is nationally ranked in many medical specialties. As a referral center, we see patients with a variety of complex medical problems from around the country and around the world. In addition, we serve as the primary care center for thousands of people in our neighboring counties of Northeast Ohio. Our patient population allows our trainees to experience a mix of both complex and bread-and-butter pathology.

Our residents receive a comprehensive radiology education that allows them to effectively navigate the competitive and demanding world of diagnostic radiology. They are trained in each of the subspecialty areas, including chest, abdominal imaging, neuroradiology and interventional radiology. In the final year of residency, our trainees have the opportunity to customize their training by selecting subspecialty areas-of-concentration to spend in 6 four-week blocks. This could be used for additional experience in their fellowship subspecialty, additional preparation for private practice or even preparation for the American Board of Radiology (ABR) Certifying Exam. Alternatively, we offer the opportunity to participate in the Early Specialization in Interventional Radiology program or the ABR Pathway to Dual Certification in Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Radiology. Our residents have completed fellowships all over the country in all of the subspecialties of radiology. They are successfully employed in both academia and private practice.

Guiding our residents through the training process are myself and two associate program directors, as well as our program manager and program administrator, who handle the day-to-day operations of the residency. The program director works closely with the Cleveland Clinic Graduate Medical Education Department and the Cleveland Clinic Imaging Institute Education Committee which is comprised of education liaisons from each of the subspecialty areas and upper level radiology administration. This solid relationship shows the strong support for trainee education throughout the entire Cleveland Clinic system.

When selecting our residents, we examine applications holistically. While a record of strong academic performance benefits any applicant looking for professional success, we also look for potential residents who have significant interests and skills outside of Radiology and medicine. We take pride in our diverse and interesting group of highly competent residents. We will continue working hard to make our program the best possible training experience for them and for our future trainees!

Kind regards,

Joseph Veniero, MD, PhD
Director, Residency Program
Imaging Institute

Message from the Chiefs

Dear Applicants,

We believe the Cleveland Clinic Diagnostic Radiology Residency offers the best training possible regardless of your professional aspirations. Working at one of the top-ranked hospitals in the country provides exposure to a large volume of both common and complex pathology. This is balanced by the program’s strong emphasis on resident education, which comes in the form of outstanding didactics and exceptional “view-box” teaching. Every day we have the opportunity learn from our sub-specialty trained radiology staff, many of whom are nationally recognized experts in their respective fields.

Our program has many unique features that can complement a resident's career interests. These include integrated ESIR and DR/NM tracts that allow for early sub-specialization in interventional radiology and nuclear medicine, respectively, during the course of residency training. We also offer dedicated education, informatics, and research tracts, each of which provides an individual with dedicated time, financial support, and mentorship to develop specialized skills in those respective areas. Furthermore, there are numerous opportunities to get involved in education, including giving lectures to medical students and physician assistant students as well as to our resident colleagues in general surgery and internal medicine.

Whether you want to end up in private practice or academics, our radiology residency has the resources and mentorship available to help you reach your goals. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us directly at [email protected]

We look forward to your application,

Chiefs

Caitlin Ilkanich | Cleveland Clinic

Caitlin Ilkanich, MD

Nicholas Austin, DO | Cleveland Clinic

Nicholas Austin, DO

Nicholas (Nick) Zerona | Cleveland Clinic

Nicholas Zerona, MD

Program Leadership

Joseph Veniero, MD, PhD
Radiology Residency Program Director; Abdominal Imaging Staff
Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Ave., L10
Cleveland, OH 44195
Kavita Bhatt, MD
Radiology Residency Associate Program Director, Abdominal Imaging Staff
Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Ave, L10
Cleveland, Ohio 44195
Michael Forney, MD
Radiology Residency Associate Program Director; Musculoskeletal Radiology Staff
Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Ave., A21
Cleveland, Ohio 44195
Dustin Thompson, MD
Radiology Residency Associate Program Director, Interventional Radiology Residency Programs Program Director, Interventional Radiology Staff
Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Ave., L10
Cleveland, OH 44195
Lisa Kempton, MEd, RT(R)
Education Program Administrator
Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Ave., L10
Cleveland, OH 44195
216.444.4997
[email protected]
Danielle Berry, MEd
Education Program Manager
Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Ave., L10
Cleveland, Ohio 44195
216.444.2136
[email protected]

Faculty

Musculoskeletal Radiology:

Hakan Ilaslan, MD – Section Head
Gregory Borkowski, MD – Institute Chair
Howard Chen, MD
Michael Forney, MD – Associate Program Director
Maxime Freire, MD
Steve Hatem, MD – Vice Chair of Education, Educational Liaison
Darlene Holden, MD
Joshua Polster, MD
Jean Schils, MD
Claus Simpfendorfer, MD
Naveen Subhas, MD
Jonathan Youngner, MD
Carl Winalski, MD
Fungbai Wu, MD

Neuroradiology:

Paul Ruggieri, MD – Section Head
Todd Emch, MD
Scott Johnson, MD
Stephen Jones, MD, PhD
Christopher Karakasis, MD– Educational Liaison
Matthew Kiczek, DO
Jonathan Lee, MD
Daniel Lockwood, MD
Manoj Massand, MD
Parvez Masood, MD
David Mihal, MD
Doksu Moon, MD
Emmanuel Obusez, MD
Matthew Poturalski, MD
Volodymyr Statsevych, MD
Sarah Stock, MD
Todd Stultz, DDS, MD
Jawad Tsay, MD
Jenny Wu, MD

Nuclear Radiology:

Manuel Cerqueira, MD – Section Head
Frank DiFilippo, PhD
Steve Huang, MD
Vladimir Kepe, PhD
Paresh Mahajan, MD
Donald Neumann, MD, PhD – Educational Liaison
Sankaran Shrikanthan, MD
Guiyun Wu, MD

Pediatric Radiology:

Esben Vogelius, MD – Section Head
Deborah Brahee, MD
Albair Guirguis, MD
Brooke Lampl, DO – Educational Liaison
Brendan McCleary, MD
Melissa Myers, MD
Ellen Park, MD

Thoracic Imaging:

Ruffin Graham, MD – Section Head
Joseph Azok, MD
Ryo Benson, MD
Subha Ghosh, MD
Omar Lababede, MD
Jason Lempel, MD
Nadeem Parkar, MD
Justin Ream, MD
Rahul Renapurkar, MD
Ruchi Yadav, MD – Educational Liaison
Shaoxing Zhang, MD

Prospective Residents

Application Process

The following minimum application requirements are to be forwarded to the Selection Committee:

USMLE Step one transcript; COMLEX only will not suffice
Medical school transcript
Three letters of recommendation - at least 1 from Radiology
Personal statement

Complete applications must be received through ERAS by October 31, 2021. Applications submitted or completed after this date will not be considered. Applications outside the match will not be considered.

Tentative residency interview dates for 2021-2022 interview season include Tuesdays and Wednesdays from October through January.

Before February 1, 2022, the following items are required to be ranked:

Dean’s letter
ECFMG for International Medical Graduates

Additional Information

An ACGME-accredited preliminary year must be completed prior to radiology training.
Cleveland Clinic sponsors J-1 and H-1B visas; please contact Janice Bianco at [email protected] or Mary Curry at [email protected] with any visa-related questions.
There is no cut-off date for graduation from medical school.

Visiting Student Rotations

Applicants interested in audition/visiting rotations may apply via VSAS. For more information, please visit "How to Apply".

Other Resources

Information on ERAS deadlines
The Education Department website thoroughly explains the application process.
Residency Benefits Information
Residency Alumni Events
Graduate Medical Education Recruitment Video

Program Updates

We have an Early Specialization in Interventional Radiology program and participate in the ABR Pathway to Dual Certification in Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Radiology for residents interested in these specialties.

Resident Life & Benefits

Resident Life

Cleveland often takes visitors by surprise because it has all the amenities of a big city while maintaining the charm and benefits of a smaller city. Whether you are indulging in the food or craft beer scenes, checking out the art museum, hiking in one of the Metroparks, catching a Cleveland Indians game, or enjoying a show in the theater district, it really has something to offer everyone.

The variety Cleveland offers is invaluable because camaraderie and work-life balance are very important to us here at Cleveland Clinic Radiology. We hold regular events outside of work including post-work happy hours, barbeques, holiday parties, game nights, weekend golf outings, etc. We can also be pretty competitive, particularly when it comes to our RadTeam activities, the fantasy football league, and the annual senior roast. Furthermore, we have an amazing House Staff Association which hosts phenomenal monthly events. These can range from discounted concert or Cleveland Browns tickets to rooftop happy hours or costume parties and gives the opportunity to meet or catch up with residents from other departments.

This really is only the tip of the iceberg, no pun intended. If you would like to get in touch with any of us with questions about the program or the city, feel free to email our Program Manager, Danielle Berry at [email protected].

View Current Residents

Salary: Clinical Residents and Fellows

Please refer to the table below for new salary rates, effective May 16, 2021:

Grad Level	New Annual Rate	New Per Pay Rate
1	$59,815	$2,492
2	$61,830	$2,576
3	$63,828	$2,660
4	$66,325	$2,764
5	$68,535	$2,856
6	$71,231	$2,968
7	$73,590	$3,066
8	$75,025	$3,126
9	$76,465	$3,186

Benefits

Academic Funding

$3,000 for AIRP
Up to four days per meeting for poster, electronic, and oral presentations
$1,500 for posters and electronic exhibits
Up to $3,000 for oral presentations
$800 for books, electronic devices, and e-books annually
Personalized set of lead to include vest, kilt, and thyroid guard

Flexible Vacation Policy

Residents receive 15 days of vacation, 1 week off around a major holiday, and 5 days of personal time off per academic year. Residents are not "assigned" vacation. Our unique policy allows residents to request vacation days throughout the year in as little as 1-day increments.

Additional Benefits

Cleveland Clinic issued iPhone for entire length of training
Extensive resident library
Online resources including StatDx, RadPrimer, E-Anatomy, Boardvitals
Generous on-call meal allowance
Excellent medical/dental/vision insurance
Maternity/Paternity leave
Employee Assistance Program
Employee Wellness Program
Internal moonlighting opportunities are available through the department for qualified residents

Additional Links

Salary
Medical Insurance Benefits
Additional Benefits: Maternity/Paternity Leave, On-call Meals, Emergency Loans, etc.
Cleveland Clinic Employer Assisted Housing Program
Living in Cleveland

Current Residents

Below are those individuals currently enrolled in the Imaging Institute's Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program at Cleveland Clinic.

Please email [email protected] if you wish to contact any of the residents listed below.

Class of 2025

Ashkon Bahrami Medical School: Ohio University, College of Osteopathic Medicine	Jacob Bryan Medical School: – Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine	Sofija Conic Medical School: University of Belgrade
Joshua Copper Medical School: Lincoln Memorial University, Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine	Abygail Dulle Medical School: University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Medicine	Patrick Handwork Medical School: Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine
Robert Weller Medical School: University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine	Junaid Yasin Medical School: University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine

Class of 2024

Cameron Kortes Medical School: Central Michigan College of Medicine	Charles Maxfield Medical School: Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine	Aaron McBride Medical School: Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Kaleigh Nobbe Medical School: College of Osteopathic Medicine of the The Pacific at Pomona	Basem Rashwan Medical School: Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine	Andrew Roy Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Omar Shwaiki Medical School: Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine	Adam Woodyard Medical School: Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Class of 2023

Sergey Bondarev Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University/Chicago Medical School	Benjamin Childes Medical School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine	Alexander Christie Medical School: University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Alan Huynh Medical School: University of California, Riverside School of Medicine	Caitlin Ilkanich Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine	Dagan Kaht Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine
Jason Pierce Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific	Adam Wetzel Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine

Class of 2022

Nicholas (Nick) Austin Medical School: Kansas City University	Brian Corwin Medical School: Case Western Reserve University	James (Trent) Dixon Medical School: University of Louisville
Jeff Donaldson Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University	Chih-Yang (Mike) Juan Medical School: Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine	Priyesh Patel Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University - Chicago Medical School
Scott Poswilko Medical School: University of North Dakota	Brian Xavier Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine	Nicholas (Nick) Zerona Medical School: East Carolina University

Education & Research

Residents undergo robust clinical training thanks to a high volume of diagnostic and procedural cases, cutting edge equipment and facilities, and a large number of subspecialized staff with over 3:1 staff to resident ratio, and routine performance feedback. Input from residents regarding how to improve rotation experiences is valued. Faculty education liaisons from each of the subspecialties routinely collaborate to maintain a current and innovative curriculum.

More than 2.7 million exams performed and interpreted annually
More than 100 subspecialty trained staff radiologists and 33 residents
On the Cleveland Clinic’s main campus location alone there are 12 CT units, including a 128-slice dual source and 256-slice scanners; 13 MR scanners up to three Tesla; PET/CT, SPECT/CT, and eight angiography suites including two biplane suites
On Main Campus in 2017, nearly 900K studies were performed, with 409K radiographs, 134K CTs, 120K mammograms, 97K MRIs, 61K ultrasounds, 32K vascular/interventional studies & procedures, 25K nuclear medicine studies, 9K PET/CTs, and 195 PET/MRIs

Research

There are active ongoing research opportunities in all imaging sections and an abundance of research mentors from which to choose. Dedicated research time is provided to residents with active, approved projects. Time away and financial support for presentations at scientific meetings is available from both the GME office and our Imaging Institute, up to four days and $1,500 - $3,000 per meeting.

Per ACGME guidelines, residents are required to participate in one quality improvement project and produce one scholarly activity during their four years of radiology residency. A multitude of research projects are available for those interested, headed by attending radiologists, many of whom are national experts in their fields of research.
The Longitudinal Research Track is available for all residents to apply on a project-by-project basis. The resident will receive a dedicated half-day each week on eligible rotations for research-related activities.
The Meaney Research Track is a long-term research pathway where selected candidates not only receive weekly dedicated research time, but also receive additional support to attend meetings, present research, etc.

Education

The Meaney Education Track is a long-term education pathway for those interested in academic radiology. Residents apply in their second year of training and will receive dedicated time away from clinical duties to focus on educational activities and/or research.
Residents have unique teaching opportunities in which they can give lectures to medical students and other residents, teach at the workstation, and also teach cross-sectional anatomy to PA students.
Rotation Schedule.
Call Requirements
- Our program builds in tiered call responsibility to increase resident skill and independence over the four years of training. First year residents are responsible for short morning shifts in the ED. Second years cover in-house call while senior residents cover emergency department shifts.
Conferences
- Resident morning conferences - daily from 7:30 a.m. - 9 a.m., follow one-two year curriculum. The conferences are almost exclusively staff-led with a mix of didactic and case-based content.
- Resident Interesting Case Conference - every 4 weeks, includes lunch for attendees.
- Brant & Helms Lecture Series - every Tuesday and Thursday at noon, is for PGY-2 residents and taught by senior residents.
- Journal Club – monthly resident driven journal club, which focuses on discussing recent high impact articles within the radiology literature.
- Imaging Grand Rounds – twice per month from 5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
- Health Care Economics – annual two-part series presented by the Imaging Institute Administrator.
Physics Curriculum
The Cleveland Clinic Section of Medical Physics is composed of 7 ABR Board certified diagnostic physicists, sub-specialized in specific imaging modalities. This group provides a comprehensive physics curriculum for the Radiology Residents, including both didactic and laboratory sessions for hands-on learning. Our physicists are actively involved with the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), the Health Physics Society (HPS), as well as the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). They also offer a Medical Physics Residency Program, training future diagnostic medical physicists. This presents a unique training opportunity for clinical and technical residents to train and learn from one another, with staff mentors in both areas.

Resident Research

2019-2020 Resident Research Papers, Posters, and Presentations

Larvie, M.; Xavier, B. A.; Jones, S. (2019, November 3-5). Review of 10 years of clinical functional MRI experience. ASFNR 2019 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

Xavier, B. A.; Chen P. H. (2020, June 24-26). Are Commercial Deep Learning Builders Superior to Traditionally Built Machine Learning Models for Natural Language Processing? A Head-to-head Comparison using Abdominal CT Protocol Classification. SIIM 2020 Annual Meeting.

Gadodia, G., Tritle, B., Miller, M.A. & Martin, C. Recommendations for Addressing Post-Mortem Considerations in Patients Treated with Y-90 Radioembolization. IO Learning. E-publication 2020, May; 8:E39-40.

Gadodia, G., Yanof, J., West, K, Al-Nimer, S., Hanlon, A., Weunski, C. & Martin, C.. True 3D Holographic Visualization for Performance of Percutaneous Thermal Ablation of Solid Liver Tumors (3D-HPA): An Update on In-Human Evaluation. Oral Presentation at Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Annual Scientific Meeting 2020; Seattle, WA. 04/1/2020. (presenting author)

Gadodia, G., Karuppasamy, K., Reddannagari, V. & Gurajala, R.. Considerations for post Y90 radioembolization dosimetry based on imaging modality. Poster Presentation at Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Annual Scientific Meeting 2020; Seattle, WA. 03/2020. (presenting author)

Gadodia, G., Karuppasamy, K., Phillips, S., Patel, P., Juan, M., Zerona, N., Reddannagari, V., Levitin, A., Chauhan, N. & Gurajala, R.. Y90 Radioembolization: Evaluation for correlation between pre-treatment Tc99m MAA SPECT/CT dosimetry and tumor response in patients with similar MAA and Y90 distribution. Poster Presentation at Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Annual Scientific Meeting 2020; Seattle, WA. 03/2020. (Presenting author)

Yanof, J., West, K, Al-Nimer, S., Hanlon, A., Weunski, C., Gadodia, G. & Martin, C.. Real-Time, Fused Holographic Visualization (RTFHV) for Performing Percutaneous Thermal Ablation (PTA) of Solid Liver Tumors: Preliminary Feasibility Evaluation. Poster Presentation at Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Annual Scientific Meeting 2020; Seattle, WA. 03/2020.

Gadodia, G., Reddannagari, V., Karuppasamy, K., Patel, P.J. & Gurajala, R.. Early Utilization of SPECT/CT to Improve Localization and Reduce Time to Diagnosis and Intervention in Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Oral presentation at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Annual Meeting 2019; Chicago, IL. 12/4/2019. (presenting author)

Martin, C., Yanof, J.H., Al-Nimer, S., Weunski, C.J., West, K., Hanlon, A., & Gadodia, G.. The Use of Augmented Reality Guidance and Navigation for Percutaneous Ablation of Liver Tumors. Oral presentation at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Annual Meeting 2019; Chicago, IL. 12/4/2019.

O-YEAH! You can master O-RADS! An Interactive Tutorial for the ACR Ovarian-Adnexal Reporting and Data System (O-RADS). Caitlin Ilkanich, Myra Feldman.

Impact of Forced Function Reporting on Incidental Detection for MRI Lumbar Spine. Caitlin Ilkanich, Emmanuel Obusez.

Combined Video and Interactive Mini-Lecture Series on Artificial Intelligence Increases Resident Engagement. Caitlin Ilkanich, Po-Hao Chen.

Donaldson, J., Nancy A. Obuchowski, Rebecca T. Le, Laura Lomaglio, Robert H. Unger, Maria del Pilar Bayona, and Amanjit Gill. "Stenting for Inferior Vena Cava Stenosis After Liver Transplant." American Journal of Roentgenology 213, no. 6 (2019): 1381-1387.

Prevalence of Malignancy in Incidentally Detected Homogenous Renal Masses Measuring 21-39 Hounsfield Units on Portal Venous Phase CT: A Multi-Institutional Retrospective Cohort Study. David Sweet, Erick Remer.

Measuring Central Obesity and Pelvimetry to Predict Total Mesorectal Excision (TME) Quality in Rectal Cancer. David Sweet, Brian Herts.

Sweet DE, Feldman MK. Imaging the Post-Transplant Patient - What You Need to Know. In: Hsiao A, Liu PS, Walker CM (eds.) Multimodality Vascular Imaging: From Head to Toe. Leesburg, Virginia: American Roentgen Ray Society.

Sweet DE, Ward RD, Wang Y, Tanaka H, Campbell SC, Remer EM. Infiltrative Renal Masses: Imaging Features, Prognostic Implications, and Mimickers. RadioGraphics

Corwin MT, Altinmakas E, Asch D, Bishop KA, Boge M, Curci N, Ebada M, Elkassem A, Fananapazir G, Fetzer D, Gaballah A, Ghandi D, Kampalath R, Lee S, Markese M, McIness M, Patel N, Remer EM, Rosasco S, Schieda N, Sweet DE, Smith AD, Taylor E, Silverman SG, Davenport MS. Prevalence and clinical importance of incidental homogeneous renal masses 10-40 mm and 21-39 Hounsfield Units at portal venous-phase CT: A 12-institution retrospective cohort study. Radiology.

Sweet DE, Feldman MK, Remer ER. Imaging of the Acute Scrotum: Keys to a Rapid Diagnosis of Acute Scrotal Disorders. Abdominal Radiology. November 2019

Sweet DE, Ward RD, Campbell S, Remer EM. Infiltrative Renal Lesions: Imaging Features, Differential Consideration, and Mimickers. Electronic and oral presentation at RSNA; Chicago, IL. December 2019.

Predictors of Disease Recurrence after Venoplasty and Stent Placement for May-Thurner Syndrome. Bondarev S, Keller EJ, Han T, Young VA, Gupta S, Vogelzang RL, Eskandari M, Resnick SA.

J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2019 Oct;30(10):1549-1554. doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2019.07.012. Epub 2019.

2018-2019 Resident Research Papers, Posters, and Presentations

Baqui F. When Bowel Gas Goes Bad - Understanding Pneumatosis and Its Mimics. Educational exhibit presented at ARRS 2019; Honolulu, HI. 5/11/19.

Donaldson J, Daukss K, Wildman B, Piraino D, Gill A, Mody R. Analysis of Peer Review of Radiology Reporting by Error Category. Poster presentation at 2018 ACR Quality and Safety Conference; Boston, MA. 2/27/19.

Ebel NH, Carlin K, Shaffer ML, Shivaram G, Hawkins CM, Lane ER, Cooper K, Lindquester WS, Gadodia G, Murray KF. Hepatic Venous Pressure Gradient Measurements in Children: Correlation with Hepatic Histology and Portal Hypertension. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition. 2019; 6/ (6): 788-792.

Felman M, Patel P. New Frontier: The role of the Radiologist in Uterine Transplantation. Electronic exhibit at RSNA; Chicago, IL. 11/25/18.

G Gadodia, C Martin, J Yanof, S Al-Nimer, A Chapman, A Hanlon, C Weunski, K West. Holographic Visualization for Performance of Percutaneous Ablation of Solid Liver Tumors: From Development to Bench Testing, to First In-Human Evaluation. Poster presentation at SIR 2019; Austin, TX. 3/28/19.

G Gadodia, K Karuppasamy, A Levitin, N Chauhan, V Reddannagari, S Phillips, V Reddy, S Hunter, R Gurajala. Y-90 Radioembolization: Does dosimetry and distribution of Tc99m MAA on planning SPECT/CT correlate with that of Y-90 on post-treatment PET/CT?. Oral presentation at SIR 2019; Austin, TX. 3/27/19.

Ghandour A, Paratore DA, Kapoor B, Savage E, Gill A. A Case of GI Bleeding. Electronic presentation at DDI 2018; New York, NY. 10/17/18.

Gurajala R, Shah S, Hunter S. The What, How, and Why of Immediate Post Y-90 Imaging. Poster presentation at RSNA; Chicago, IL. 11/26/18.

McKenna, F, Miles, L, Donaldson, J, Castellanos, X, Goff, D, Lazar, M. Diffusional Kurtosis Imaging of Temporal Lobe Gray Matter as a Biomarker of Neurological Disease: Schizophrenia and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Poster presentation at 2019 ISMRM; Montreal, QC. 5/11/19.

Juan CY, Austin N, Gurajala R, Karuppasamy K. Real-Time Image-Guided Percutaneous Pericardial Drainage: A Minimally Invasive Way to Achieve a Substantial Value Proposition in a Radiology Practice. Electron exhibit presented at SIR Annual Scientific Meeting 2019; Austin, TX. 3/25/19.

Lach MA; Mamoun, I. Pediatric Head Ultrasound: How Close is it to MR and CT?. Electronic exhibit presented at RSNA; Chicago, IL. 11/25/18.

Karimloo A, Kapoor B, Bayona P, Juan CY. Stent migration and management: Complication of hepto-vascular interventional procedures. Poster presentation at DDI Annual Meeting 2018; New York, NY. 10/18/18.

Mielke N, Impact of patient Preparation on Prostate MRI Quality. Oral presentation at SAR 2019; Orlando, FL. 3/18/19.

Reddannagari V; Gadodia G; Karuppasamy K; Levitin A; McLennan G. Y90 Radioembolization: How Do Predicted Tumor and Background Liver Doses Compare to Post-procedural Measurements?. Poster presentation at SIO 2019; Boston, MA. 6/10/19.

Schoenhagen P, Chen PH, Juan CY. From big data to big value: cloud-bases, real-time information sharing leads to improved critical decision making and management of acute aortic emergencies; Can AI play a role?. Poster presentation at Canadian Assoc. of Radiologists 82nd Annual Scientific Meeting; Montreal, QC. 4/12/19.

Sweet D, Ward RD, Campbell S, Remer EM. Infiltrative Renal Lesions: Imaging Features, Differential Consideration, and Mimickers. Electronic presentation at SAR 2019; Orlando, FL. 3/12/19.

Syed F, Zerona N, Karuppasamy K. Creative ideation to execution: Understanding the process of an endovascular device development. Poster presentation at ISET 2019; Hollywood, FL. 1/27/19.

Ward RD, Wetzel J, Purysko AS, Chen P. Developing a semiautomated data pipeline for use in prostate MRI quality reporting. Poster presentation at Society of Imaging Informatics in Medicine. Denver, CO. 6/26/19.

Rotation Schedule

2019 Diagnostic Radiology Resident Block Schedule

First Year Chest/Cardiac x2 Musculoskeletal Abdominal CT Ultrasound x2 GI Pediatrics Neuro MRI Neuro CT IR Nuclear Medicine Abdominal MRI	Second Year Chest/Cardiac Musculoskeletal Abdominal CT Ultrasound GI Neuro MRI Neuro CT Regional IR Nuclear Medicine Breast Imaging ED, ED/Trauma Night Float
Third Year Chest/Cardiac Musculoskeletal Abdominal CT Ultrasound/OB US Pediatrics Neuro MRI Neuro IR PET Abdominal MRI Breast Imaging ED/Float Selective AIRP	Fourth Year Chest/Cardiac Musculoskeletal Abdominal Biopsy GI Pediatrics IR Breast Imaging AOC x6

Resident Rotation Personalization

Moonlighting - Outside moonlighting opportunities are allowed for interested residents who have a full state license.
4th Year Mini-fellowships/Areas of Concentration (AOC) - Six months of elective rotations are available for fourth year residents to use as “mini-fellowship” time. Six blocks of elective rotations are available for fourth year residents to use as Areas of Concentration or combined into 1-2 3-block long “mini-fellowships".
Combined Diagnostic Radiology/Nuclear Medicine (DR/NM) Residency Track - The combined diagnostic radiology/nuclear medicine residency tract has been approved. This tract allows interested residents to complete a fellowship in nuclear medicine during the normal course of radiology residency.
Early Specialization in Interventional Radiology (ESIR) - Up to 4 positions per year are available for senior diagnostic radiology residents interested in pursuing further training in interventional radiology.

Alumni

After Residency

Our residents receive solid preparation for careers in both private practice and academia. Upon graduation, nearly all of our residents choose fellowship subspecialty training, and are accepted to top-notch training programs.

Recent Graduates Fellowship Match List

See where our residents are after graduation.

* indicates current staff member at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, eRadiology, or Regional Radiology

Class of 2021

Name	Fellowship Program	Location
Syed Ali	Neuroradiology	Cleveland Clinic
Gaurav Gadodia	Interventional Radiology	Medical College of Wisconsin
Sara Hunter	Abdominal Imaging	Cleveland Clinic
Akriti Khanna	Musculoskeletal Radiology	Mayo Clinic
Cassandra Parrott	Musculoskeletal Radiology	Cleveland Clinic
Shuler Phillips	Interventional Radiology	Cleveland Clinic
Sanah Shaikh	Breast Imaging	Brigham and Women’s Hospital
David Sweet	Abdominal Imaging	University of Pennsylvania

Class of 2020

Name	Fellowship Program	Location
*Hannah Barnard	Abdominal Imaging	Cleveland Clinic
Michael Brown	Musculoskeletal Radiology	UC San Francisco
*Sean Gallagher	Musculoskeletal Radiology	Cleveland Clinic
Evan Mason	Neuroradiology	Mallinckrodt
Adeyinka Owoyele	Neuroradiology	University of Pittsburgh
Priyal Patel	Breast Imaging	The Ohio State University
Faisal Siddiqui	Neuroradiology	Cleveland Clinic
Furqan Syed	Interventional Radiology	Emory University

Class of 2019

Name	Fellowship Program	Location
*Furquan Baqui	Musculoskeletal Radiology	Cleveland Clinic
*Abed Ghandour	Vascular & Interventional Radiology	Cleveland Clinic
Margaret Glenn	Breast Imaging	University of Michigan
Sandhya Jacob	Body Imaging	University of Washington
Michael Lach	Neuroradiology	Cleveland Clinic
Nathan Mielke	Abdominal Imaging	UT Southwestern
Leyla Nasehi	Breast Imaging	UC Irvine
Ryan Ward*	Abdominal Imaging	Massachusetts General Hospital

Class of 2018

Name	Fellowship Program	Location
Phillip Clark	Musculoskeletal Radiology	Cleveland Clinic
*Amar Gupta	Vascular & Interventional Radiology	Massachusetts General Hospital
*Ryan Incledon	Musculoskeletal Radiology	Cleveland Clinic
Jennifer Joyce	Neuroradiology	Cleveland Clinic
*Matthew Kiczek	Neuroradiology	Johns Hopkins
*D Alex Paratore	Vascular & Interventional Radiology	Cleveland Clinic
Daniel Paulson	Musculoskeletal Radiology	Cleveland Clinic
*Andrew Schreiner	Abdominal Imaging	Cleveland Clinic

Class of 2017

Name	Fellowship Program	Location
*Allan Chiunda	Musculoskeletal	Cleveland Clinic
*Steve Huang	Cardiovascular Imaging	Cleveland Clinic
*Scott Johnson	Neuroradiology	University of Utah
*Emmanuel Obusez	Neuroradiology	Massachusetts General Hospital
*Matt Poturalski	Neuroradiology	Cleveland Clinic
Jonathan Rassi	Musculoskeletal	Cleveland Clinic
Alex Singleton	Vascular & Interventional Radiology	Cleveland Clinic
Haq Wajid	Musculoskeletal	Cleveland Clinic

Class of 2016

Name	Fellowship Program	Location
*Kavita Bhatt	Abdominal Imaging	Mallinckrodt
Isaac Dahan	Vascular & Interventional Radiology	Cleveland Clinic
Lulu He	Musculoskeletal	Cleveland Clinic
Priya Sundaram	Neuroradiology	Cleveland Clinic
Benjamin Tritle	Vascular & Interventional Radiology	Cleveland Clinic
Alex Wu	Neuroradiology	Northwestern
*Fangbai Wu	Musculoskeletal	Cleveland Clinic
*Jenny Wu	Neuroradiology	Cleveland Clinic

Class of 2015

Name	Fellowship Program	Location
Justin LeBlanc	Musculoskeletal	Cleveland Clinic
Akash Garg	Musculoskeletal	Cleveland Clinic
Esther Udoji	Breast Imaging	University of Chicago
Dana Ataya	Breast Imaging	Cleveland Clinic
*Frances Tardy	Abdominal Imaging	Cleveland Clinic
Joe Chang	Musculoskeletal	Cleveland Clinic

Class of 2014

Name	Fellowship Program	Location
Akbar Fakhri	Neuroradiology	Mallinckrodt
Prasanti Ganni Vachhani	Breast Imaging	Johns Hopkins
Rakhee Goel	Abdominal Imaging	Cleveland Clinic
Tracie Rehfuss	Abdominal Imaging	Duke University
Nidhi Sharma	Breast Imaging	Cleveland Clinic
*Sarah Stock	Neuroradiology	Cleveland Clinic
Joseph Villard	Vascular & Interventional Radiology	University Hospitals
Milad Yazdani	Neuroradiology	Emory University

Class of 2013

Name	Fellowship Program	Location
Michael Graybill	Vascular & Interventional Radiology	Cleveland Clinic
Ravi Guttikonda	Abdominal Imaging	Northwestern University
James Massey	Pediatric Imaging	Indiana University
Tracey Mehlman	Pediatric Imaging	University of Cinncinnati
Joseph Meranda	Abdominal Imaging	Northwestern University
*Himabindu Mikkilineni	Musculoskeletal Imaging	Cleveland Clinic
Dipika Patel	Abdominal Imaging	Cleveland Clinic
Scott Tyson	Musculoskeletal Imaging	Cleveland Clinic

Class of 2012

Name	Fellowship Program	Location
Alison Chudyk Greiwe	Abdominal Imaging	Cleveland Clinic
*Kimberly Sanchez Monteith	Breast Imaging	Cleveland Clinic
Matthew Rainey	Interventional Radiology	University of Washington
*Daniel Roesel	Abdominal Imaging	Cleveland Clinic
Akosua Sintim-Damoa	Pediatric Imaging	Children's National Med Ctr
*Volodymyr Statsevych	Neuroradiology	Cleveland Clinic
Gregg Sydow	Cardiac Imaging	Cleveland Clinic
Mark Tushan	Abdominal Imaging	Cleveland Clinic

Radiology Fellowship Opportunities at Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland Clinic offers imaging fellowships in nearly all subspecialties.

Women In Radiology

"Women are underrepresented in radiology at all levels, from residency applicants to faculty and beyond. Since formalized mentorship has proven key to recruiting women in other specialties such as surgery, a Women in Radiology group was established at Cleveland Clinic in 2021. This department-sponsored group’s mission is three-fold:

Enabling mentorship and networking resources in our department
Discussing career development topics such as leadership and work/life balance
Reaching out to medical students to show them relatable role models in the field of radiology

Events, including social gatherings, guest speakers, and medical student outreach, will be held throughout the year. We hope this group contributes to the improved representation of women in radiology at Cleveland Clinic and beyond!"