Overview
Message from the Director
Dear Future Radiologists,
Thank you for considering the Cleveland Clinic Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program! We are thrilled that you are exploring this next step in your career, and we hope to provide you with a glimpse of what makes our program truly exceptional.
At Cleveland Clinic, you’ll join one of the largest and most respected radiology departments in the world. With over 120 subspecialized staff radiologists on our main campus alone and more than 3 million imaging exams interpreted annually across our enterprise, we offer unparalleled opportunities for learning, mentorship, and hands-on experience. Our faculty are leaders in their fields, contributing to cutting-edge research at the national and international levels—and they are eager to collaborate with residents on impactful projects that shape the future of radiology.
As a top-ranked hospital and international referral center, Cleveland Clinic serves a diverse patient population with a wide range of both complex and common pathologies. This breadth of cases enables our trainees to develop the expertise and confidence needed to excel in any radiology setting, whether pursuing subspecialty fellowship training, academia, or private practice.
Our curriculum is thoughtfully designed to provide comprehensive training across all radiology subspecialties. In your final year of residency, you’ll have the flexibility to customize your education through advanced electives, preparing you for the ABR Oral Certifying Exam, subspecialty fellowship, and/or private practice. We also offer specialized training tracks, such as Early Specialization in Interventional Radiology and Dual Certification Programs combining Diagnostic Radiology certification and either Nuclear Radiology or Pediatric Radiology certification, giving you the opportunity to shape your career path according to your interests and goals.
Beyond clinical training, we are committed to supporting your growth as a professional and as an individual. Our program leadership, including myself, four Associate Program Directors, and our dedicated program manager, works closely with the Cleveland Clinic Graduate Medical Education Department and the Imaging Education Committee to ensure you receive the resources and guidance needed to thrive. Education is a priority across the Cleveland Clinic system, and you’ll feel that support every step of the way.
We take pride in the backgrounds, interests and talents of our residents. When reviewing applications, we look beyond academic performance to find individuals who also bring unique perspectives and skills to our program. Our residents are not only highly competent radiologists but also compassionate leaders, researchers and innovators who contribute to a vibrant and inclusive learning environment.
Choosing the right residency program is a big decision, and we are here to help you every step of the way. We invite you to explore what Cleveland Clinic has to offer and to reach out if you have any questions. We look forward to meeting you and helping you achieve your goals in radiology!
Warm regards,
Joseph Veniero, MD, PhD
Director, Residency Program
Imaging Institute
Message from the Chiefs
We are thrilled by your interest in our program. The radiology training offered by Cleveland Clinic incorporates every aspect a developing radiologist needs to succeed throughout the fellowship and beyond into their career, all while being a part of a supportive and welcoming environment in a diverse, affordable city. The teaching begins with daily morning didactics. These lectures are given by our esteemed radiology faculty members encompassing all subspecialties, including physics. Teaching continues each day at the workstation where residents dictate all their own cases which are then reviewed in person by faculty. This transitions from going over each study as a junior resident to gradually covering finer details and more advanced diagnostic decisions as residents progress in their training. As a quaternary treatment center, the volume and case variety at Cleveland Clinic is truly second to none. We have a referral base that encompasses patients local to Cleveland, throughout the United States, and internationally. This provides excellent exposure to both the bread-and-butter diagnoses as well as the zebras that ultimately become familiar. In addition to the superb clinical training, there are a myriad of opportunities to enrich our education. Many of our residents engage in research with faculty, which has resulted in numerous presentations at national conferences and publications in prominent journals. For those wishing to gain even more exposure to research, we offer a research track that provides dedicated research time. Other dedicated tracks are also available including education, leadership and informatics. For those interested in nuclear or pediatric radiology, we also offer the ability to complete sub-specialization during the fourth year of training. Here at Cleveland Clinic, we strive to keep a healthy work-life balance for the residents. Every resident gets placed in one of four radiology teams, akin to the Harry Potter houses, which allows us to have numerous friendly competitions throughout the year including cases of the week, trivia events and more. All residents are invited to a monthly happy hour event at a local Cleveland bar or restaurant which provides a chance to bond between classes. Plus, our Social Committee, which is designed to host even more resident lead events, is covered by department-provided funding. As a city overall, Cleveland is remarkably affordable with an incredible variety of things to do ranging from a national park, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, art museums, a zoo, an aquarium, a science center, multiple concert venues, multicultural restaurants, a major airport and so much more. Whether you want to end up in academia or private practice, our radiology residency has the resources and mentorship to help you reach your goals while being part of a tight knit collegial environment. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us directly at rcr@ccf.org. We love our program, and we would be happy to share why we think it is an excellent choice for any aspiring radiologist.From the 2025-2026 Chiefs,
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Jordyn Shah, DO |
Blake Brandon, MD |
Haya Asfour, MD |
Application Process
The following minimum application requirements are to be forwarded to the Selection Committee:
- USMLE Step 1 transcript; COMLEX only will not suffice
- USMLE Step 2 transcript
- Medical school transcript
- Three letters of recommendation - at least 1 from Radiology
- Personal statement
- Standard MyERAS application
Learn more about the 2026 ERAS® Application Season.
We will be participating in Program Signaling for the 2026 application season.
Complete applications must be received through ERAS by October 31, 2025. Applications submitted or completed after this date will not be considered. Applications outside the match will not be considered.
Tentative residency interview dates for the 2025-2026 interview season include mostly Tuesdays and Wednesdays, November through January.
Before February 1, 2026, 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 biancoj@ccf.org or Mary Curry at currym@ccf.org 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
Curriculum
Didactic
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RADIOLOGY RESIDENT CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
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Abd |
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Breast |
Neuro |
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Nuc Med |
Physics |
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- Conferences
- Resident 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.
- 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.
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Clinical
- 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 32 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
- Block Rotation Schedule
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Second Year 2026-2027 |
Third Year 2027-2028 |
Fourth Year 2028-2029 |
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| Chest | Chest | Chest | Chest |
| Cardiovascular | Cardiovascular | ||
| Musculoskeletal | Musculoskeletal | Musculoskeletal | Musculoskeletal |
| Abdominal CT | Abdominal CT | Abdominal CT | |
| Ultrasound | Abdominal Biopsy | ||
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| GI | GI | ||
| Pediatrics | Pediatrics | Pediatrics | |
| Neuro MI | Neuro MI | Neuro MI | |
| Neuro CT | Neuro CT | ||
| IR | Regional IR | ||
| Nuclear Medicine | Nuclear Medicine | PET | Nuclear Medicine |
| Abdominal MRI | Abdominal MRI | ||
| Breast Imaging | Breast Imaging | Breast Imaging | |
| ED am/MSK | ED | ED/Float | |
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| Night Float | AIRP | ||
| Non-interpretive Skills | Elective x8 |
- Resident Rotation Personalization
- 4th Year Mini-fellowships/Areas of Concentration (AOC) - 8 months 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) Pathway - The combined diagnostic radiology/nuclear medicine residency pathway allows accepted residents the opportunity to complete the equivalent of a nuclear medicine fellowship during their radiology residency. After successfully completing the program, residents who pass their Diagnostic Radiology Certifying Exam are then eligible to take the Nuclear Radiology Certifying Exam without additional training.
- Early Specialization in Interventional Radiology (ESIR) - Up to 4 positions per year are available for accepted senior diagnostic radiology residents interested in pursuing further training in interventional radiology.
- 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.
- 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.
- The Information Technology Track is a long-term education and IT research pathway for those interested in making Radiology IT part of their radiology career. Junior residents who have worked with our IT section are eligible to apply in their second year of training and will receive training and support, and perform research within our departmental IT section.
Call/Night Float
- Call schedule created by the Chief Residents with resident input.
- Free meals when “on call.”
- In-house call: exclusively during R2 year.
- INDEPENDENT call.
- Shared with Integrated IR/DR residents.
- Incorporates a night float month.
- IR Call: only while on IR rotation.
- Recently changed to a weekday night float system to almost eliminate 24-hour call.
- Shared call pool with integrated and independent (fellows) IR residents.
- Fixed number of call days per rotation, decreased with seniority.
- Emergency Department Call: shared between R3 and R4 class.
- Weighted to R3 year, but no call 12 weeks pre-CORE.
- 24/7 real-time staff sign out.
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 year.
- 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 use on a project-by-project basis. Residents with approved research projects will receive a dedicated half-day of research time each week while on eligible rotations for research-related activities.
Thomas F. Meaney Research Day
The Imaging Institute hosts the annual Thomas F. Meaney Research Day to recognize the research and scholarly efforts of our trainees.
Begun in 2020, Meaney Research Day recognizes the achievements of our trainees, publicizing trainee research and scholarship throughout the Institute, and recognizing their worthy efforts in a competition. Cash prizes are awarded to the best oral presentations and posters, as judged by a panel of our staff and the guest speaker.
2024 Winners
Oral presentations
1st Prize ($500): Shruthi Suresh: Can MRI signal characteristics serve as a practical tool to help distinguish benign myxomas from myxoid sarcomas?
Co-authors: Karen Fritchie MD, Hakan Ilaslan MD
Honorable Mention ($300): Dan Schneider: Percutaneous Cryoablation, a Possible Management Strategy for Low-grade Chondrosarcoma?
Co-authors: Nathan W. Mesko MD, Hakan Ilaslan MD, Michael C. Forney MD
Honorable Mention ($300): Risabh Khurana: Self Reported Impact of Structured Cardiac MRI Reporting on Report Efficiency, Accuracy, and Standardization
Co-authors: Ben Alencherry MD, Yezan Salam, Neil Greenberg PhD, Haitham Fares, Lisa Schultz, Po-Hao Chen MD MBA, David Chen PhD, Christopher Nguyen PhD FSCMR, Richard Grimm DO, Deborah Kwon MD FSCMR
Poster presentations
1st Prize ($150): Ayana Dambaeva: Bronchial Artery Embolization For Thyroid Cancer Metastases in the Thorax
Co-authors: Christian Nasr MD, Charles Martin III MD
Honorable Mention ($100): Jordyn Shah: Posterior Interosseous Nerve Perineural Injections: Are They Effective in the Treatment of Radial Tunnel Syndrome?
Co-authors: Michael Forney MD
For detailed information, please contact Geri Durka, durkag@ccf.org.
Resident Life
Cleveland takes visitors by surprise. With all the amenities of a big city while maintaining the charm and benefits of a smaller city, Cleveland and Northeast Ohio have something fun for everyone.
Whether you are relaxing on the waterfront, indulging in the food or craft beer scenes, checking out one of the museums or the music scene, hiking or biking in one of the Metroparks or in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, or catching a game or Broadway show, you will always have something fun to do and great friends in Radiology to do them with.
Camaraderie and work-life balance are very important to us here at Cleveland Clinic Radiology. We hold regular events including post-work happy hours, barbeques, holiday parties, game nights, weekend golf outings, etc. We have an amazing House Staff Association, which hosts monthly events. These can range from discounted concert or Cleveland Browns tickets to rooftop happy hours or costume parties and gives you the opportunity to meet or catch up with residents from other departments.
Benefits
Salary: Clinical Residents and Fellows
Please refer to the table below for new salary rates, effective May 16, 2025:
| Grad Level | New Annual Rate | New Per Pay Rate |
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| 1 | $67,322 | $2,805 |
| 2 | $69,591 | $2,900 |
| 3 | $71,838 | $2,993 |
| 4 | $74,649 | $3,110 |
| 5 | $77,137 | $3,214 |
| 6 | $80,171 | $3,340 |
Academic funding
- AIRP tuition
- Up to four days per meeting for poster, electronic and oral presentations
- $2,500 for posters and electronic exhibits
- Up to $4,000 for oral presentations
- $850 for books, electronic devices and e-books annually
- Personalized set of lead to include vest, kilt and thyroid guard
- $1,000/year for training-related educational expenses such as books, study materials, etc.
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.
Moonlighting
Residents in good academic standing and with a full state license (paid for by the department) are eligible for internal moonlighting covering contrast reactions.
Maternity/paternity leave
Birthing mothers will receive 100% pay for up to 12 consecutive weeks. All parents (included fathers and adoptive parents) will receive 100% pay for up to 4 consecutive weeks.
Additional benefits
- Cleveland Clinic issued iPhone for entire length of training
- Extensive resident library
- Online resources, including StatDx, RadPrimer, E-Anatomy, Boardvitals
- On-call meal allowance, recently increased
- Excellent medical/dental/vision insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Wellness Program
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 RadResCCF@ccf.org if you wish to contact any of the residents listed below.
Class of 2029
 Emily Abramczyk, MD Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine |
 Janan Badier, MD Medical School: Rush Medical College University Medical Center |
 Landon Bone, MD Medical School: Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University |
 Abdo Dergham, MD Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences |
 Ty Gallogly, MD Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University |
 Yu An Lin, MD Medical School: William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine |
 Anthony Maroun, MD Medical School: Université Saint-Joseph Faculté de Médecine |
 Suha Mohiuddin, MD Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine |
 Harpreet Sidhu, MD Medical School: University of Aberdeen School of Medicine and Dentistry |
 Marijo Wohlfert, MD Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine |
Class of 2028
 Ryan-Assaad El-Ghazal, MD Medical School: American University of Bierut Faculty of Medicine |
 Karanvir Grewal, MD Medical School: Wright State University Boonshaft School of Medicine |
 Brandon Henderson, MD Medical School: Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine |
 William Holden, MD Medical School: Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont |
 Obada Kattih, MD Medical School: USF Health Morsani College of Medicine |
 Wyatt Lautt, MD Medical School: University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences |
 Samuel McCollum, MD Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine |
 Alexander Nelson, MD Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine |
 Christopher Sommer, MD Medical School: Eastern Virginia School of Medicine |
 David Taft, MD Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine |
Class of 2027
 Haya Asfour, MD Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine |
 Balkaran Grewal, DO Medical School: Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine |
 Jared Mazurek, MD Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine |
 Zachary Mazurek, DO Medical School: Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine |
 Andrew McCullen, MD Medical School: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine |
 Monik Patel, MD Medical School: Meharry Medical College |
 Rishika Polasani, MD Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine |
 Erik Seroogy, MD Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine |
 Joshua Streveler, MD Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine |
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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.
Radiology Fellowship opportunities at Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic offers imaging fellowships in nearly all subspecialties.
- Detailed fellowship program information is available.
- More information is available through our Radiology Alumni Association.
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 2025
| Name | Fellowship Program | Location |
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| Ashkon Bahrami, DO | Breast Imaging | Cleveland Clinic |
| Jacob Bryan , MD | Neuroradiology | Cleveland Clinic |
| Sofija Conic, MD | Abdominal Imaging | UCSD |
| Joshua Cooper, DO | Neuroradiology | Cleveland Clinic |
| Abygail Dulle, MD | Breast Imaging | Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology |
| Charles Eichstaedt, DO | Musculoskeletal Radiology | Mayo Clinic-Scottsdale |
| Patrick Handwork, MD | Abdominal Imaging | Cleveland Clinic |
| Robert Weller, MD | Neuroradiology | University of Washington |
| Junaid Yasin, MD | Musculoskeletal Radiology | Cleveland Clinic |
Class of 2024
| Name | Fellowship Program | Location |
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| Cameron Kortes, MD | Musculoskeletal Radiology | Cleveland Clinic |
| Charles Maxfield, MD | Musculoskeletal Radiology | Cleveland Clinic |
| Aaron McBride, MD | Interventional Radiology | Mayo Clinic-Scottsdale |
| Basem Rashwan, MD | Musculoskeletal Radiology | Cleveland Clinic |
| Kaliegh Ritchie, MD | Breast Imaging | UCLA |
| Andrew Roy, MD | Neuroradiology | Cleveland Clinic |
| Omar Shawiki, DO | Abdominal Imaging | UC – San Diego |
| Adam Woodyard, MD | Breast Imaging | Cleveland Clinic |
Class of 2023
| Name | Fellowship Program | Location |
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| Sergey Bondarev, MD | Musculoskeletal Radiology | Cleveland Clinic |
| Benjamin Childes, MD | Interventional Radiology | University of Virginia |
| Alexander Christie, MD | Interventional Radiology | University of Pennsylvania |
| Alan Huynh, MD | Abdominal Imaging | UCLA |
| *Caitlin Ilkanich, MD | Breast Imaging | Cleveland Clinic |
| Dagan Kaht, MD | Neuroradiology | Mallinckrodt Institute |
| Jason Pierce, DO | Musculoskeletal Radiology | UC – San Diego |
| Adam Wetzel, MD | Abdominal Imaging | Cleveland Clinic |
Class of 2022
| Name | Fellowship Program | Location |
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| *Nicholas (Nick) Austin | Abdominal Imaging | Cleveland Clinic |
| Brian Corwin | Musculoskeletal Radiology | Cleveland Clinic |
| *James (Trent) Dixon | Neuroradiology | Mallinckrodt |
| Chih-Yang (Mike) Juan | Musculoskeletal Radiology | Cleveland Clinic |
| Priyesh Patel | Interventional Radiology | Cleveland Clinic |
| Scott Poswilko | Thoracic Imaging | Cleveland Clinic |
| *Brian Xavier | Breast Imaging | Cleveland Clinic |
| Nicholas (Nick) Zerona | Interventional Radiology | Cleveland Clinic |
Class of 2021
| Name | Fellowship Program | Location |
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| 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 |
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| *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 |
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| *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 |
Women in Radiology
Radiology has long faced challenges with underrepresentation of women at all levels, from residency applicants to faculty leadership and beyond. Recognizing the importance of mentorship and community in addressing these disparities, Cleveland Clinic established the Women in Radiology group in 2021. Sponsored by the department, this group is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that empowers women in radiology and inspires the next generation of female radiologists.
The mission of the Women in Radiology group is threefold:
- Mentorship and Networking: Providing meaningful connections and resources within the department to support professional growth.
- Career Development: Exploring topics such as leadership, career advancement, and achieving work-life balance.
- Outreach to Medical Students: Engaging with future radiologists to offer relatable role models and encourage interest in the field.
Throughout the year, the group hosts a variety of events, including social gatherings, book discussions, guest speakers, and outreach initiatives for medical students. By fostering mentorship, collaboration, and representation, we aim to advance the presence and impact of women in radiology—both at Cleveland Clinic and across the broader medical community.
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
Lauren Cunningham
Program Manager
Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Ave., L10
Cleveland, Ohio 44195
cunninl3@ccf.org
