UW Radiology bestows departmental awards
The University of Washington Department of Radiology is pleased to announce those residents, fellows, and faculty members who have earned recognition within their sections. We recently celebrated some of these high achievers with various awards.
Awardees have contributed substantially to the UW Medicine community through their scholarship, service to others, research, and commitment to excellence. Read on for the details of this year’s award winners, and congratulations and sincere thanks to them all!
SECTION AWARDS
Karisma Gupta, MD
Zachary Hill, MD
Felix Rodriguez, MD
Cody Schopf, MD
Bill H. Warren Best Resident of the Year in Body Imaging
Kathleen Calaro, MD
Joe O’Sullivan, MD
Farhad Pishgar, MD
Dante Pezzutti, MD
Outstanding Resident in Cardiothoracic Radiology
Phani Gaddipati, MD
Outstanding Day Resident in Emergency Radiology
Riley Argue, MD
Outstanding Night Resident in Emergency Radiology
Farhad Pishgar, MD
Terry Zhu, MD
Outstanding Performance in Musculoskeletal Radiology
Michelle Ho, MD
Vivian Ho, MD
Joseph O’Sullivan, MD
Ken Maravilla Resident Award for Excellence in Neuroradiology
Motaz Nashawaty, MD
Outstanding Resident in Nuclear Medicine
Ashkan Ahmadian, MD
Diana Christensen, MD
Alex Diaz, MD
Joshua Kling, MD
Award for Excellence in Nuclear Medicine (four-way tie)
Michelle Ho, MD
Pediatric Radiology Junior Resident of the Year
Arezu Monawer, MD
Pediatric Radiology Senior Resident of the Year
Blake Burch, MD
Julie Takasugi VA Outstanding Resident Award
Arezu Monawer, MD
Greatest Of All Time (GOAT) Diagnostic Radiology Resident in Interventional Radiology
DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY RESIDENCY AWARDS
Adlai Grayson, MD
Michelle Ho, MD
Fred A. Mann Harborview Radiology Research Award
DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS
Ethan Hua, MD
Faculty Educator of the Year for Medical Students
Diana Christensen, MD
Resident Educator of the Year for Medical Students
Claire Sandstrom, MD
Medical Student Education Innovation Award
Nitin Venugopal, MD
RSNA/Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award
ABDOMINAL RADIOLOGY AWARDS
Bahar Mansoori, MD
Faculty of the Year Award – Awarded by Fellows
Alireza Abadi, MD
The Douglas E. Green Fellow of the Year Award in Abdominal Radiology
Matthew Stolzberg, MD
The Patrick C. Freeny Fellowship Award for Excellence in Image-Guided Procedures
Cody Schopf, MD
Zachary Hill, MD
Karisma Gupta, MD
Felix Rodriguez, MD
The Bill H. Warren Resident of the Year Award in Abdominal Radiology (DUPLICATE OF ABOVE but slightly different award name)
Diego Camacho, MD
Alekhya Yechoor, MD
The Laurence A. Mack Memorial Fellowship Award in Ultrasonography
DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY RESIDENCY AWARDS
David Godwin, MD
Scott J. Schulte Faculty Educator of the Year
Puneet Bhargava, MD
Angelisa M. Paladin Faculty Mentor of the Year
Ali Abadi, MD
Fellow Teacher of the Year
David Lerner, MD
Dr. Wessbecher Clinical Educator of the Year
MUSCULOSKELETALAWARDS
Chad W. Downing, MD
Excellence in Teaching Musculoskeletal Radiology to Fellows Award
NEURORADIOLOY AWARDS
Michelle Ho, MD
Vivian Ho, MD
Joseph O’Sullivan, MD
The Kenneth Maravilla Resident Award for Excellence in Neuroradiology
Pattana Wangaryattawanich, MD
Neuroradiology Teacher of the Year – Awarded by Fellows
NUCLEAR MEDICINE AWARDS
Deepashri Basavalingu, MBBS, MD
Asa Seeds Award
Fatemeh (Sanaz) Behnia, MD
Nuclear Medicine Clinical Teaching Award
Robert Miyaoka, PhD
Nuclear Medicine Basic Science Teaching Award