Honors and Awards Bestowed at the 2023 RSNA Annual Meeting
The University of Washington was well-represented at the 2023 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Annual Meeting, held in Chicago, IL, Nov. 26 – 30. UW radiological professionals gave nearly six dozen presentations over the course of the conference, which offered, “diverse educational opportunities, cutting-edge scientific research and a wide variety of industry insights.”
According to their website RSNA has, “been at the forefront of our field, convening thought leaders at our annual meeting and developing tools to elevate your practice,” for over 100 years. Several UW faculty and trainees were honored at the meeting; read on to learn about our prestigious award winners!
RSNA 2023 – 109th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting Award Winners
Lifetime Honored Educator Award
Professor and Radiology Chair Dushyant Sahani, MD
The Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research
2023 Distinguished Investigator Awardees
Christoph Lee, MD
Janie Lee, MD
Mahmud Mossa-Basha, MD
Habib Rahbar, MD
2023 Council of Early Career Investigators in Imaging (CECI²)
Marissa Lawson, MD
2023 Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award
This award allows residency program directors and department chairs to recognize outstanding residents and fellows who’ve advanced radiologic research. Recipients of this award have published in peer-reviewed journals, presented work at regional and national meetings, received a research grant or contributed to the success of a departmental research program.
John “JJ” Weaver, MD, Integrated IR Resident
Award recipient, RSNA Emerging Issues Grant
“Imaging and Plasma Markers, and Cognitive Profile of Post-Acute Sequela of COVID-19, and Association with Vascular Dementia,” by Mahmud Mossa-Basha, MD, co-PI Dr. Swati Rane Levendovszky, Ph.D. and their multi-disciplinary team
Educational Exhibit Awards:
Cum Laude Award
“Calcifications as Harbingers of Malignancy in Soft Tissue Tumors: A Case-Based Review” by Atefe Pooyan, MD, MPH
Full author list: Eric Chen, MD, Bahar Mansoori, MD, Atefe Pooyan, MD, Ehsan Alipour, MD, Christine Rehwald, MD, Firoozeh Shomal Zadeh, MD, Majid Chalian, MD
Cum Laude Award
“Brain Death: Review of Neuroimaging Criteria, Techniques and Pitfalls,” by Priya Omprakash Pathak, MBBS, MD, Elham Taheri, MD, Yu-Hui Huang, MD, David Lewis, MD
Certificate of Merit Award and Identified for RadioGraphics
“Thermal Protection Techniques During Musculoskeletal Ablation,” by Arash Azhideh, MD, MPH
Full author list: Arash Azhideh, MD, MPH, Corey Ho, MD, Lindsay Stratchko, MD, Nastaran Hosseini, MD, Atefe Pooyan, MD, MPH, Ehsan Alipour, MD, MPH, Majid Chalian, MD, Peter Thurlow, MD
Certificate of Merit and Identified for RadioGraphics
“Nuclear Medicine Lymphoscintigraphy: Established and Emerging Applications with Technical Overview,” by Saeed Elojeimy, MD, PhD
Full author list: Megan Mercer MD, Jonathan Revels, DO, Malak Itani, MD, Fatemah (Sanaz) Behnia, MD, Lionel Zuckier, MD, Lisa Blacklock, MD, Kevin Banks, MD, Sherry S. Wang, MBBS, Orpheus Kolokythas, MD, Saeed Elojeimy, MD, PhD
Identified for RadioGraphics
“Straight to the Heart: State of the Art Thoracic Central Vein (Superior Vena Cava) Endovascular Recanalization, Thrombectomy and Stent Reconstruction,” by senior author Kara Fitzgerald, MD
Full author list: Kara Fitzgerald, MD, Kira Newell, BA, David S. Shin, MD, Eric J. Monroe, MD, Matthew Abad-Santos, MD, Ethan W. Hua, MD, Frederic Bertino, MD, Jeffrey Forris Beecham Chick, MD, MPH
Certificate of Merit Awards
“Getting to the Bottom of the Pelvic Floor: A Primer on MR Defecography Technique, Reporting and Implications for Surgical Management,” by Nitin Venugopal, MD
Full author list: Nitin Venugopal, MD, Alice Shieh, MD, Bahar Mansoori, MD, Anna C. Kirby, MD, Joy Chen, MD, Michael F. Fialkow, MD, MPH, Puneet Bhargava, MD
“Improving Workstation Ergonomics and Productivity with Input Devices: Saving Time and Your Wrists,” by Nitin Venugopal, MD
Full author list: Nitin Venugopal, MD, Sterling Lee, BA, Nicholas Said, MD, MBA, Alice Shieh, MD, Elliot Breshears, MD, Puneet Bhargava, MD
“Imaging-based Response Criteria in Oncologic Clinical Trials: What Radiologists Need to Know,” by Guilherme Moura Cunha, MD
Full author list: Shannon Morrissey, Shuo Wang, Dana Mehl, Emily Bossard, Evye Pylarinou-Sinclair, Carolyn Wang, MD, Guilherme Moura Cunha, MD
“Sustainability, Climate Change, and Radiology: Why We Should Care, and What We Should Do,” Hayley McKee, MSc, MD, Maura J. Brown, MD, Florence X. Doo, MD, Helen Kim, MD, Kate Hanneman, MD, MPH
RSNA Resident Representatives
RSNA is proud of our motivated RSNA Resident Representatives (R3) – radiology residents who act as a liaison between RSNA and residents, raising awareness of RSNA resources and increasing resident engagement and encouraging continued involvement with RSNA both as a trainee and beyond. RSNA gratefully acknowledged the contributions of these UW-affiliated RSNA Resident Representatives.
Andrew Barbour, MD
Ashley Besch, MD
Murat Sadic, MD
Annual Meeting Program Planning Committee Members
Cardiac Imaging: Karen Ordovas, MD, MS, Chair
Genitourinary Imaging: Antonio Westphalen, MD, Chair
Emergency Radiology Imaging: Claire Sandstrom, MD
Multisystem: Carolyn Wang, MD
Noninterpretive/Practice Management: Jeffrey (Jerry) Jarvik, MD, MPH
Candid photos
Photo courtesy Karthika Devi
Photo courtesy Karthika Devi
From Classic to Quirky; A Journey Through the “Aunt Minnies” of Angiography
Photo courtesy Karthika Devi
Saubhagya Srivastava poses for a photo in front of the RSNA sign.