Congratulations to our 2024 AAWR Award Winners

 

​Education:​

  • Smith College (Undergraduate)​
  • Albany Medical College (MD, Radiology Residency)​
  • Massachusetts General Hospital (Fellowship in Vascular & Interventional Radiology)​

Advocacy & Leadership:​

  • Advocate for gender equity in medicine; widely published​
  • Inaugural Chair, Women in Interventional Radiology, SIR​
  • Chair, Data & Benchmarking Committee, Diversity & Inclusion Group, SIR​
  • Past Chair, Government Affairs Committee, SIR​
  • Delegate to AMA; past-Chair, Specialty and Service Society​
  • Councilor, American College of Radiology (ACR); Member, Commission on Interventional and Cardiovascular Imaging​

Awards & Honors:​

  • 2020 SIR Women in Interventional Radiology Champion Award​

Professional Contributions:​

  • Oral Examiner, American Board of Radiology​
  • AAWR Fellowship Selection Committee​


 

Education:​

  • Duke University, Summa Cum Laude, Mathematics​
  • University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine (MD)​
  • Residency & Fellowship at UNC​
  • MBA, Yale School of Management (2010)​

Professional Highlights:​

  • Managing Partner & Long-term President, Coastal Radiology, New Bern, NC​
  • First & Only Female Chief of Staff, Carolina East Medical Center​
  • 16 Years on the Executive Committee of Carolina East Medical Center​

ACR Leadership Roles:​

  • President, North Carolina Chapter​
  • Member, ACR Board of Chancellors (At-large)​
  • Chair, Economics Committee (General Small Emergency & Rural Commission)​
  • Chair, Steering Committee (Senior Retired Section)​

Entrepreneurship:​

  • Co-founder & President, Eidetic (Radiology Report Library Templates)​

Personal Interests:​

  • Wakeboarding, Water Skiing, Gardening, CrossFit​
  • Devoted Grandmother to Betsy, Eason, and Win​

 

Roles:​

  • Associate Professor​
  • Senior Vice Chair for Business Affairs​
  • Chief Operating Officer, Department of Radiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine​

Expertise:​

  • Renowned Healthcare Leader and Neuroradiologist​
  • Oversight of Operations, Business Development, Strategic Planning, and Financial Management​

Future Plans: Fellowship in Breast Imaging​

Interest Areas:​

  • Women’s Health​
  • Health Disparities​
  • Emerging Technology​


 

​Education: MD, Tehran University of Medical Sciences; Residency and Neuroradiology Fellowship, MIR​

Clinical Focus: Brain, Spine, and Head & Neck Imaging; Spine Procedures​

Affiliation: Member, Women in Radiology Group at MIR​


 

Current Role: Research Associate, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center​

Education: MD, Summa Cum Laude, Universidad Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil (2023)​

Research Focus: Adaptive Radiation Therapy for Glioblastoma; Prostate Cancer Imaging​

​Education: MD/MPH, University of Arizona College of ​Medicine-Phoenix​

Research Focus:​

  • Global Health Implementation & Radiotherapy Access in LMICs​
  • Gynecologic Cancers, Sarcomas, and Circulating Tumor DNA​

Future Role: Faculty, UT Southwestern Medical Center (Gynecologic Malignancies)​

Personal Interests: Hiking, travel, food, and sports​


​Leadership: Chief Resident, Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine​

Future Fellowship: Advanced Abdominal Imaging, MIR​

Organized Radiology Involvement:​

  • Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect, ACR RFS​
  • Missouri Radiological Society RFS Executive Committee​
  • Member, RSNA RFCA​

AAWR Engagement:​

  • Member since 2018​
  • Member in Training Committee (2020–present)​
  • Chaired Speed Mentoring (2022-2023)​
  • Contributor to AAWR Focus Newsletter​


Leadership Positions:​

  • Chair, NRG Oncology Head and Neck Cancer Committee​
  • Co-Chair, Guidelines and Protocols Committee, Head and Neck Cancer International Group​
  • Board Member, RTOG Foundation & Head and Neck Cancer Alliance​

Past Leadership:​

  • Past President, American Radium Society​
  • Founding Chair, ARS Appropriate Use Criteria Committees​

Committee Memberships:​

  • NCCN Head and Neck Cancers Guidelines​
  • AJCC HPV + Oropharynx Expert Panel​
  • ASTRO Committees: Health Equity, Science Education, Resource Panel​

Research & Publications:​

  • Author/Co-Author of 250+ publications​
  • Research funding from NIH, industry, and foundations​


 

Awards & Honors:​

  • 2024 ARRS President’s Award​
  • 2024 SABI 3 Pearls First Place Award​
  • 2023 RSNA Research Resident Award​
  • 2023 Applied Radiology Award​
  • NASCI 2023 Young Investigator Award​
  • SABI 2023 Cum Laude Award​
  • SAR 2019-2020 Research Scholarship Awards​

Research Focus:​

  • Artificial intelligence and medical imaging​

Personal Mission:​

  • Promote positive global impact and increased minority representation​


Leadership & Advocacy:​

  • 2024-2025 Chair, Society for Women in Radiation Oncology​
  • Active with AAWR MIT committee to support gender minorities in radiation oncology and radiology​

Fellowship Training:​

  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellowship in Translational Science (2018-2019)​
  • ACR E. Stephen Amis Fellowship in Patient Quality and Safety (2024)​

Passions:​

  • Enhancing physician support​
  • Promoting women and gender minorities in radiation oncology through mentorship and advocacy​


Research Interests:​

  • Healthcare disparities, breast cancer imaging technologies, and artificial intelligence​

Publications & Presentations:​

  • 270+ publications​
  • 130+ regional and national presentations​

Editorial & Leadership Roles:​

  • Editorial Executive Committee, Academic Radiology​
  • Co-editor, Civil Discourse column, Journal of the American College of Radiology​
  • Distinguished reviewer for multiple radiology journals​
  • Chair, Commission on Publications and Lifelong Learning, ACR​

Past Leadership:​

  • Immediate Past President, Association of Academic Radiology (AUR)​
  • Past President, Massachusetts Radiological Society and New England Roentgen Ray Society​

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Education:​

  • MD, Columbia University, 1980​
  • Residency, Diagnostic Radiology, Columbia-Presbyterian, 1984​
  • Fellowship, Neuroradiology, Columbia Neurological Institute, 1986​

Certifications:​

  • Board-certified, American Board of Radiology​
  • CAQ in Neuroradiology ​

Research & Expertise:​

  • Adult and pediatric neuroradiology, medical education, quality and safety, healthcare policy​
  • Extensive publications, lectures, and presentations nationally and internationally​

Awards & Honors:​

  • Columbia Alumni Gold Medalist​
  • Fellow, NY Academy of Medicine and ACR​
  • NY Roentgen Society Distinguished Radiologist Award (2016)​
  • ASNR Gold Medal (2024)​
  • ACR Gold Medal (2025)​

Leadership & Service:​

  • Past President, NY Roentgen Society, and NY State Radiological Society​
  • Past President, AMA Foundation​
  • Former Chair, AMA Council on Medical Education​
  • ASNR representative, AMA House of Delegates​
  • ASNR President (2017-2018)​
  • Chair, ACR Commission on Quality & Safety​
  • Chair, ACR Board of Chancellors (2022-2024)​