Radiology Residency Newsletter Fall 2017 Editorial Board Editors Jay Thorpe, DO Gaines Fricke, MD Associate Editor Vibhor Wadhwa, MD Faculty Advisors Kedar Jambhekar, MD James Ireland, MD Alisa Kanfi, MD Mary Meek, MD In This Issue Page 2-3 From the Leaders Page 4 Congratulations! Page 5 Meet the new Fellows Greetings from UAMS Radiology! This is the first issue of the Radiology Residency Newsletter in which we hope to present the UAMS faculty, residents and alumni with updates and exciting happenings in the department. The aim of the newsletter is to keep everyone connected and get to know one another better. We plan to have a quarterly publication with sections which regularly highlight the program directors and chief residents, a Meet our Residents/Fellows page, welcome new faculty, provide updates on fellowship matches and publications, as well as other topics. We welcome any faculty, staff, resident or alumni to submit articles or ideas for the newsletter. If you would like to contribute a feature or have any ideas for articles or topics, please let one us know! Sincerely, Page 6 - Farewells and Welcome Page 7 Kudos! Page 8 - Alumni Event Page 9 - Fellowship Update Page 10 Graduating Class Gaines Fricke, MD Chief Resident Jay Thorpe, DO Chief Resident
Chairman s Message I would like to welcome you to our new Radiology Residency Newsletter. Many thanks to Dr. Vibhor Wadhwa for the concept and the work to make it happen. You will see here that the Radiology Residency Program at UAMS is an active and vibrant place, with nearly 50 residents and fellows in 5 ACGME-accredited programs (including 8 in our categorical internship this year). Our traineeshail from many countriesand locales in the United States as well as from Arkansas. They are a diverse, energetic, and amazingly talented group. Our residents secure prestigious fellowships every year (including our own), and we are delighted that some choose toreturn (or stay) and join us on the faculty nearly every year. We also noted with pride that all of our third-year residents passed theabr Core Examon thefirst trythis year. Our faculty is also nearly 50 strong, with accomplished clinicians and dedicated educators in seven divisions and sections. Among our number are acknowledged leaders in each of our respective fields and in organized radiology. UAMS and the University of Arkansas system maintain a classic promotion and tenure system for the faculty, which is specifically designed to support and reward excellence in teaching as well as research. In my 3 years of supporting their applications, all 11 of the faculty who applied were awarded promotion. This is a result of their significant accomplishments in UAMS s 3 missions of education, patient care, and research. Physicians and medical students have been learning radiology in the College of Medicine for more than a century. Our residents are heirs to this long tradition of excellence and will be well prepared to lead imaging into what promises to be a bright future. Thank you for reading about us. James E McDonald, MD UAMS Radiology Residency Newsletter Fall 2017 Page 2
From the Program Directors Desk It gives me immense pleasure to introduce the new Radiology Residency Newsletter. This newsletter will be completely edited and handled by our residents, with the program directors serving as advisors. I encourage all faculty members and alumni to support this initiative and contribute columns to the newsletter. In our effort to go green, this newsletter will be published online only on our website. As Dr. McDonald mentions, we have an diverse group of extremely talented individuals, both residents and faculty, who work together providing the best care for our patients. Teaching the younger generation while at the same time learning from them makes staying in academics worthwhile. Lastly, I would personally like to thank all the residents for all their hard work. Kedar Jambhekar, MD UAMS Radiology Residency Newsletter Fall 2017 Page 3
Class of 2018 on Cracking the Core Manohar Kuruva Aparna Komarajju Marwan Moussa David Jordan Stawski Jay Thorpe David Sarver Sam Bezold UAMS Radiology Residency Newsletter Fall 2017 Gaines Fricke Page 4
Meet our 2017-18 Fellows! Gitanjali Bajaj, MD Body MRI/Musculoskeletal Radiology Dr. Bajaj graduated from UAMS Radiology Residency in 2017 Morgan Eckerd, MD Interventional Radiology Dr. Eckerd graduated from University of Kentucky Radiology Residency in 2017 Steven Geppert, MD Neuroradiology Dr. Geppert graduated from UAMS Radiology Residency in 2017 Ekta Maheshwari, MD Body MRI/Musculoskeletal Radiology Dr. Maheshwari completed Radiology Residency from Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, India and completed a three year Fellowship in Abdominal Imaging from University of Toronto. Steven Wright, MD Pediatric Radiology Dr. Wright graduated from UAMS Radiology Residency in 2016 and completed a UAMS Neuroradiology fellowship in 2017 UAMS Radiology Residency Newsletter Fall 2017 Page 5
We will miss you! Ryan Fitzgerald, MD Dr. Fitzgerald was an Associate Professor in the Division of Neuroradiology at UAMS. He was loved by the residents for his hard working nature and calm persona. Stephen Routon, MD Dr. Routon was an Associate Professor in the Division of Breast Imaging at UAMS. He was known for his witty nature and of course, Slim Chickens! To all the residents I worked with over the last 5 years, it was a pleasure and a privilege to learn alongside you Ryan Welcome! Jennifer McCarty, MD Dr. McCarty has joined the Department of Radiology as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Neuroradiology. She completed her residency in diagnostic radiology at UAMS, serving as chief resident in 2015-2016. Dr. McCarty recently completed her fellowship in neuroradiology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. She enjoys teaching, photography, professional use of social media (serving as the AJNR Twitter editor/ ASNR social media editor), and watching sports with her husband & friends. UAMS Radiology Residency Newsletter Fall 2017 Page 6
Kudos to our Residents! Dr. Tirumani presenting at ASNR 2017 Dr. Wadhwa presenting at SIR 2017 UAMS Radiology Residency Newsletter Fall 2017 Dr. Bajaj presenting at ARRS 2017 Page 7
Announcement! UAMS Radiology Alumni Event Celebrating Radiology Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow Fundraiser dinner to benefit the Diner Family Endowment for Radiology Resident Education Friday, October 20, 2017 6:00 8:00 p.m. Country Club of Little Rock Little Rock, Arkansas & State of the Art Radiology CME Program Free Educational Activity delivered by UAMS Radiology Faculty & Alumni Saturday, October 21, 2017 8:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Pauly Auditorium Daniel W. Rahn Interprofessional Education Building UAMS Campus Mark Your Calendars! Full details to follow. UAMS Radiology Residency Newsletter Fall 2017 Page 8
Fellowship Update John Faircloth, DO, Junior Chief Resident and Class of 2019 accepted the Musculoskeletal Radiology fellowship at Ohio State University Justin White, DO, Class of 2019 accepted the Body MRI Fellowship at Emory University Congratulations Guys! Buffalo River Canoe Trip 2017 UAMS Radiology Residency Newsletter Fall 2017 Page 9
Best of Luck! Graduating Class of 2017 Back Row James McDonald, James Ireland, Maharshi Patel, Steven Geppert, Srikanth Medarametla, Kedar Jambhekar Front Row Sumera Ali, Gitanjali Bajaj, Holly Jumper 2017-18 Fellowships Sumera Ali, MD Pediatric Radiology, Boston Children s Hospital Gitanjali Bajaj, MD Body MRI/MSK, UAMS Steven Geppert, MD Neuroradiology, UAMS Holly Jumper, MD Breast Imaging, UT Southwestern, Dallas Srikanth Medarametla, MD Interventional Radiology, University of Miami Maharshi Patel, DO Interventional Radiology, University of Florida UAMS Radiology Residency Newsletter Page 10 Fall 2017
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