Every year a large cohort of Penn Radiology residents attend national radiology meetings including the RSNA and SIR Annual meetings, as well as numerous subspecialty annual meetings, such as ASNR, AUR, CIO, SAR, SIO, SPIE and SIIM. The program fully supports residents to attend essentially an unlimited number of conferences at which they present abstracts and/or posters. In 2022-2023, 34 residents presented abstracts or posters at 35 different meetings!
Penn Radiology at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Annual Meeting 2023
Another successful RSNA in the books for Penn Radiology in 2023! Five residents presented this year in Chicago, including R2 Audrey Rich who presented her cutting-edge research on how Ultra-high-resolution photon-counting CT results in improved spatial accuracy during simulated coronary motion.
Three Penn residents, Hwan Lee, Hossein Nejadnik and Monica Matsumoto were honored as grant recipients and award winners for Leadership in Radiology during this year’s conference. There were even presentations from several incoming Penn residents who managed to find time to do research during their intern years.
It was great to see Penn Alumni, current residents and future residents come together for the annual Penn Alumni reception. As our incoming T32 research track resident Bahram Mohajer put it on Twitter/X, “#family” indeed!
Pictured with incoming Penn Resident Bahram Mohajer are current Penn Radiology Residents Hwan Lee, Vineeth Gangaram, Satyam Ghodasara, Yu Sakai, Mary Scanlon (Director), Alvaro Ordonez, Winston Joe, Ben Steyer, Audrey Rich and incoming resident Bahar Ataeinia.
Pictured left to right: Matt Nazarian, Ryan McClintock, Hossein Nejadnik, Satyam Ghodasara, Alvaro Ordonez, Ben Steyer, Audrey Rich, Winston Joe, Yu Sakai, and Vineeth Gangaram.
Residents were able to enjoy several social evenings together during RSNA as they explored the city of Chicago throughout their time at RSNA 2023.
Pictured: Alvaro Ordonez, Satyam Ghodasara, Vineeth Gangarm, Dan Gewolb, Hossein Nejadnik, Fatima Elahi, and Audrey Rich
Residents Audrey Rich and Alvaro Ordonez participated in the RSNA 2023 Fun Run while in Chicago.
Resident Yu Sakai presented his virtual poster on Low Proportion of Calcification in Large Volume plaque as a Marker of Carotid Plaque Vulnerability in Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source.
Pictured: Fatima Elahi, Ben Steyer and Winston Joe
Presentations at RSNA 2023:
Low Proportion of Calcification in Large Volume Plaque as a Marker of Carotid Plaque Vulnerability in Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source
Presenter: Yu Sakai
Type: Poster
Ultra High Resolution Photon Counting CT Results in Improved Spatial Accuracy during Simulated Coronary Motion
Presenter: Audrey Rich
Type: Oral Presentation
Photon counting CT of the abdomen and pelvis: a clinical comparison of image quality to dual energy CT with different virtual monoenergetic images.
Presenter: Winston Joe
Type: Poster
Evaluation of Contrast Enhanced Photon Counting Computed Tomography Performed in the Inpatient Setting
Presenter: Ben Steyer
Type: Poster
Delayed Sequelae Following Intranodal Lymphangiogram and Thoracic Duct Embolization
Presenter: Alexey Gurevich
Type: Poster
Whole Brain Spectroscopy Guided Planning of Transducer Arrays for Enhanced Delivery of Tumor Treating Fields in Patients with Glioblastoma
Presenter: Laiz Godoy (Fellow)
Type: Oral Presentation
Association of University Radiologists (AUR) Annual Meeting 2023 in Austin, Texas
The time has finally come! The long awaited ascension of our incredible program director Mary Scanlon to become the President of Association of Program Directors in Radiology (APDR).
Pictured left to right: outgoing APDR president Dr. Anna Rozenshtein and incoming APDR president Dr. Mary Scanlon.
This year’s conference was a meeting of great minds brainstorming practice transformation, response to market shifts, the present and future of radiology, advocacy, health services research, and outreach, among other things.
Penn Radiology had a large AUR turnout this year with all four current chief residents, two prior chiefs, faculty, our department chair, our Program Director, two of our three APD's and our incredible administrative staff.
Pictured Left to Right: Dr. Neil Chatterjee, Dr. Sophia O’Brien, Dr. Mary Scanlon, Dr. Chantal Chahine, Dr. Jing Wang, Dr. Nicole Curnes, and Dr. Kate Hartmann
Pictured Left to Right: Harmony Claus, Bridget Flaherty, and Susan Lamey
Penn hosted an evening for faculty and residents to socialize and catch up on events during AUR 2023.
Pictured Left to Right: Dr. Stephanie Kim (previous fellow), Dr. Mary Scanlon, Dr. Shawn Ma, Dr. Satyam Ghodasara, Dr. Coulter Cranston, Dr. Nicole Curnes, Dr. Chantal Chahine, Dr. Kate Hartmann, Dr. Noah Wasserman, Dr. Sophia O’Brien (faculty), Dr. Dan DePietro, Dr. Jing Wang, Dr. Mitchell Schnall (Chairman), Dr. Tessa Cook (faculty), Dr. Hanna Zafar (faculty), Dr. Sue Summerton (faculty).
Our TEACH team attended in full force to facilitate a workshop session with Dr. Scott Simpson at its head.
Pictured left to right: the TEACH team Dr. Kate Hartmann, Dr. Nicole Curnes, Dr. Dan DePietro, Dr. Scott Simpson (Associate Program Director), Dr. Noah Wasserman, and Dr. Sophia O'Brien (Associate Program Director).
Dr. Scott Simpson’s Workshop: The Power of the Powerpoint
TEACH presented an exhibit on their experience building an ITR curriculum with Dr. Katherine Hartmann as first author.
Penn Radiology Group participates in the Imaging Interpretation Competition.
Dr. Chantal Chahine won the Stanley Baum award for outstanding poster and presentation for her work titled “Education and Outreach in Radiology: An Approach”
Pictured left to right: Dr. Reed Omary AUR president, Dr. Chantal Chahine PGY-3
Dr. David Mankoff received the 2023 RRA Innovation and Leadership Award. Dr. Mankoff was announced by Chairman Mitchell Schnall and the award was presented by Dr. Reed Omary AUR president.
Dr. Sue Summerton gave a presentation on Self Reflection through Creative Expression.
Presentations at AUR 2023:
Outreach and Education in Radiology: An Approach
Presenter: Chantal Chahine
Type: Poster Presentation
Results of a Nationwide Survey of IR Residency Applicants and Program Directors from the 2022 and 2017 Match cycles: A 5 year comparison
Presenter: Daniel DePietro
Type: Oral Presentation
Introduction to Radiology (ITR) Curriculum
Presenter: Kate Hartmann
Type: Poster Presentation
Making Physics Interactive Again
Presenter: Cathal O’Leary
Type: Oral Presentation
American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) Annual Meeting 2023
The 2023 ARRS meeting was held in Honolulu, Hawaii and featured a variety of interesting talks encompassing primary research, educational/didactic-style review lectures, and departmental/practice-management issues.
One particular area of emphasis was radiologist wellness, with multiple presentations and panel discussions on wellness challenges and potential solutions from both the attending and trainee perspectives.
Penn Radiology was well represented, with several trainees and faculty members giving presentations. We also had a great time getting together outside the conference and enjoying the beautiful city of Honolulu.
Dr. Vineeth Gangaram gave an exciting talk about self-supervised learning in Radiology.
Pictured left to right: Dr. Farouk Dako (Faculty), Dr. Keyur Desai and Dr. Kate Hartmann.
Pictured: Dr. Daniel Neitzke, Dr. Stephanie Wu (Former resident), Dr. Matthew Hung, Dr. Cathy Hao, Dr. Gregory Mittl, Dr. Kris Tantillo (Former fellow), Dr. Jenny Bencardino (Faculty) and their families.
Pictured: Dr. Nate Linna, Dr. Rebecca Zhang, Dr. Farouk Dako (Faculty), Dr. Kate Hartmann, Dr. Vineeth Gangaram, and family members.
Presentations at ARRS 2023:
When will my reflections show? A Pictorial Review of the Potential Spaces in the Abdomen
Presenter: Chantal Chahine
Type: Poster Presentation
Proposal of a novel self-supervision task exploiting slice order in CT/MR data for machine learning robust to data task transfer
Presenter: Vineeth Gangaram
Type: Oral Abstract Presentation
Multimodality Imaging of Trachelectomy in Cervical Cancer
Presenter: Meng Hao
Type: Poster Presentation
Circling the drain: Pitfalls in thoracic imaging interpretation related to lymphatics
Presenter: Katherine Hartmann
Type: Poster Presentation
MRI Following Uterine Artery Embolization for Leiomyomas or Adenomyosis: Treatment response and complications
Presenter: Matthew Hung
Type: Poster Presentation
Beyond Tubal Occlusion: A Pictorial Review of Common and Uncommon Pathologies on Hysterosalpingogram with MRI Correlation
Presenter: Debra Whorms
Type: Poster Presentation
Spectrum of Pulmonary Diseases From Aspergillus
Presenter: Rebecca Zhang
Type: Poster Presentation
American College of Radiology (ACR) Annual Meeting
The ACR annual meeting was held May 6th-10th, in Washington, D.C. and several Penn Residents made the trip to attend. Fatima Elahi, our new R4 resident, is the ACR Advocacy Liaison for the Resident and Fellow Executive Committee, and Chantal Chahine a current R2 was one of three Pennsylvania Radiologic Society Resident Representatives.
The leadership conference included updating current practice guidelines, Medicaid/Medicare reimbursements, management strategies, Resident/Fellow elections, and a lecture by Dr. Glaucomflecken himself.
Lastly, our group went to Capitol Hill to meet Senators Fetterman and Casey, and Representatives Evans and Scanlon to advocate to our legislators on behalf of our patients and profession. Everyone had a great time, and we hope more residents attend ACR in 2024.
Audrey Rich and Chantal Chahine stopped by Senator John Fetterman’s office while visiting Capitol Hill.
Penn Residents Chantal Chahine and Audrey Rich joined Program Director Mary Scanlon and others in front of Capitol Hill.
Penn ACR Attendees enjoyed a themed Casino Night event at ACR.
Several Penn attendees joined everyone at ACR for a gala dinner.
Penn Radiology at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) Annual Conference
The SNMMI Annual Meeting is one of the largest nuclear medicine and molecular imaging conferences in the world, with nearly 8,000 attendees in 2023. As in previous years, Penn had a strong representation with over ten speakers and many abstract presentations. At the 2023 conference, one of the diagnostic radiology residents Hwan Lee received the top 3 case award for the Pediatric Imaging Council Imaging Case Competition, winning a cash prize and publishing the case in Clinical Nuclear Medicine.
Presentations at SNMMI:
Langerhands cell histiocytosis with thyroid involvement on 18F-FDG PET/MR
Presenter: Hwan Lee
Oral Abstract Presentation
American Society of Clinical Oncology Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium (ASCO) 2024
The American Society of Clinical Oncology Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium took place in San Francisco, CA in January 2024. It is one of the largest GI oncology conferences, with over 4,000 attendees and 500 exhibitors in 2023. One of our diagnostic radiology residents R4 Hwan Lee presented his research on Penn's peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) database, a collaborative effort between Penn Radiology and Internal Medicine. The presentation was well received with questions from physicians, advanced practice providers, and radiopharmaceutical company representatives.
Pictured (R4) Dr. Hwan Lee
Presentation at ASCO 2024
Title: Real-world 177Lu-DOTATATE peptide receptor radionuclide therapy: Treatment outcomes with dosing variations and in non-midgut neuroendocrine tumors
Presenter: Hwan Lee
Type: Poster
African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer Genomics Conference 2023
The African Organization for the Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) hosted its second Cancer Genomics conference May 8-10 in Lagos, Nigeria. The conference brought together clinicians and scientists, experts in oncology and genomics, from across the world to develop a road map for cancer genomics in Africa. One of our residents, Katherine Hartmann, MD, PhD presented work she is doing with thoracic attending Farouk Dako, MD in imaging genomics.
Pictured: Dr. Katherine Hartmann presenting on Imaging Genomics during the African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer Genomics Conference.
Penn Radiology at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) Annual Meeting 2023
We had a strong presence at the 2023 SIIM annual meeting in Austin, Texas. This year's event was a great success, under the leadership of Dr. Tessa Cook, MD, PhD, who serves as SIIM chair and runs Penn's Radiology Informatics fellowship.
R1 resident Vineeth Gangaram presented a poster showing how slice order could be used as a pre-training task for vision transformer models. Neuroradiology and Informatics fellow Bradford Bennett presented a poster on the future of virtual reality in the reading room. Students and other Penn affiliates under the guidance of faculty including Drs. Ali Nabavizadeh and Tessa Cook presented several other projects.
Pictured: Dr. Vineeth Gangaram, Dr. Ali Nabavizadeh, and Dr. Brad Bennett
Presentations at SIIM 2023:
Pre-Training Visual Transformer Networks Using a Novel Self-Supervision Task of Predicting Pairwise Slice Ordering on Cross-Sectional Medical Imaging
Presenter: Vineeth Gangaram
Poster Presentation
Penn Radiology at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Annual Meeting (2023)
Penn Interventional Radiology had a terrific representation at the Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ on March 4-9th. Our trainees gave seven oral scientific presentations and 4 poster exhibits on topics ranging from lymphatics and interventional oncology to IR education and quality improvement. Several of these exciting projects were from work at the Penn Image Guided Interventions (PIGI) Laboratory, a nationally and internally recognized IR translational research laboratory.
Our chief IR resident, Dr. Dan DePietro, also gave an invited lecture on neuroendocrine tumor management. One of our current IR2s, Dr. Monica Matsumoto, also co-led the Global IR Juniors Summit held on March 5th, which was a trainee-organized hybrid in-person and remote symposium highlighting IR efforts around the world, including in underserved regions.
Both residents and attendings were able to take advantage of networking events, like the Women in Interventional Luncheon and the PIGI lab dinner, as well as enjoy some time exploring around the city and hiking!
Several of our Penn IR trainees and students who presented at and attended SIR 2023. Starting second from the left: Daniel DePietro, Steven Morales-Rivera, Elise Seyferth, Ianto Xi, Sherif Moawad, Xin Li, Matthew Hung, Ahmad Hashmi, and Monica Matsumoto
Excited to host the Global IR Juniors Summit at SIR, with Monica Matsumoto (furthest on the left) and her two co-organizers, Drs. Ayah Megahed and Tarig El-Hakim!
Presentations at SIR 2023:
Macromutations and grade creep: implications for prognosis and therapy of NET liver metastases
Presenter: Daniel DePietro, MD
Type: Oral presentation
Thoracic Duct Venous Junction Lymphoplasty: Initial Experience and Outcomes
Presenter: Alexey Gurevich, MD
Type: Oral presentation
Tunneled dialysis catheter placement within intensive care unit (ICU) patients: influence of catheter tip design on clinical performance
Presenter: Alexey Gurevich, MD
Type: Oral presentation
Impact of cone beam CT on radiation dose during prostatic embolization
Presenter: Xin Li, MD
Type: Oral presentation
Changes in the Match: Results of an IR Applicant and Program Director Survey Regarding Virtual Interviews and Step 1 Pass/Fail
Presenter: Monica Matsumoto, MD
Type: Oral presentation
Integrated IR Residency: Perspectives of Applicants and Program Directors from the 2022 Match
Presenter: Monica Matsumoto, MD
Type: Oral presentation
Outcomes of Chronic Thoracic Central Venous Recanalization Using Radiofrequency Guidewire Technology in Patients with End-stage Renal Disease
Presenter: Sherif Moawad, MD
Type: Oral presentation
High-Throughput Drug Screening of Patient-Derived Cell Lines Identifies Novel Potential Treatment Options for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Presenter: Elise Seyferth, MD
Type: Oral presentation
Percutaneous retrograde access of the common bile duct to perform completely percutaneous biliary rendezvous procedures
Presenter: Daniel DePietro, MD
Type: Poster presentation
Intercostal Nerve Block and Neurolysis, Tips and Tricks
Presenter: Matthew Hung, MD
Type: Poster presentation
Cryoablation of subcutaneous desmoid neoplasms
Presenter: Ianto Li, MD
Type: Poster presentation
Below-the-ankle Intervention: Vascular Anatomy and How We Do It
Presenter: Xin Li, MD
Type: Poster presentation
Chest Radiograph After Thoracentesis: Is It Always Necessary?
Presenter: Steven Morales-Rivera, MD
Type: Poster presentation
Penn Radiology at the Society of Interventional Oncology (SIO) Annual Meeting 2024
Four residents attended the Society of Interventional Oncology Annual Meeting in Long Beach, CA from January 25-29.
R2 Dr. Alexey Gurevich presented an exciting, late-breaking abstract featuring recent data from the PIGI lab on the benefits of a Liquid Embolic. R4 Julia D'Souza attended as a current Resident Co-Chair of the SIO Resident and Medical Student Section and presented results of the Initial Outcomes of Integrating Yttrium-90 Radioembolization with Capecitabine Temozolomide for Grade 3 Liver-Dominant Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors. Current R3 Residents Elise Seyferth and Jacy Lundberg received scholarships to attend SIO 2024 through the IO Essentials program. A fantastic set of talks and other programming aimed at helping early career IRs network with peers and leaders in the field of Interventional oncology, learn about the newest techniques and data and interact with industry representatives. Several Penn Faculty and Alum rounded out the group representing Penn this year in Long Beach, CA at SIO 2024!
Some of the current and Penn Alum IR Residents and Researchers at SIO 2024.
Left to Right: Nick Perkons (Former Penn Med Student), Penn Faculty Dan DePietro, Penn Alum Cathal O’Leary, Current Resident Alexey Gurevich, Penn Alum Marla Perez, Current Fellow Joanna Weeks, Current Resident Julia D’Souza, Penn Alum Erica Alexander, and Current Resident Elise Seyferth.
Alexey Gurevich (R2) had the pleasure of presenting the latest PigiLab Project at SIO highlighting the benefits of a Liquid Embolic.
Taking advantage of a break in the Conference, Julia D’Souza, Jacy Lundberg, Former Resident Marla Perez and Current Resident Elise Seyferth spent some time in the Sunshine exploring the beaches of Long Beach, CA.
Pictured: Current Penn Residents Elise Seyferth, Jacy Lundberg, Julia D’Souza and Penn Alum Marla Perez.
Presentations at SIO 2024:
Initial Outcomes of Integrating Yttrium-90 Radioembolization with Capecitabine Temozolomide for Grade 3 Liver-Dominant Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
Presenter: Julia D’Souza
Type: Poster
Transarterial Embolization with Liquid Embolic Demonstrates Increased Intratumoral Ischemia Compared with Particle Embolic in a Translational Rat Model of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Presenter: Alexey Gurevich
Type: Oral Presentation
Penn Radiology at the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) Annual Meeting 2023
Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe is the largest and well known interventional radiology conference in Europe. Internationally renowned IR physicians from around the world all gather every September to discuss exciting new innovations in the realm of minimally invasive interventions, creating an annual meeting with a consistently impressive turn out.
Usually the meeting is held in a variety of large cities in Western Europe, this year being hosted in Copenhagen, Denmark. The conference was packed with participants ranging from medical device companies, attendings, fellows, residents, medical students, researchers, etc. The content was broad and impressively innovative ranging from modern lymphatic interventions, to cutting edge oncologic work, to efficient new strategies in stroke management, etc. The conference was especially comprehensive in that there were a variety of vendors broadcasting innovations and allowing practitioners to gain hands on training in learning new devices for a variety of interventional purposes. Penn Medicine came out to represent out institution with an array of posters, presentations including an innovative session on lymphatic interventions by our academically prolific resident Alexey Gurevich (IR2), and even a special opportunity to moderate a pediatric interventional radiology session by resident Monica Matsumoto (IR3).
Pictured from Left to Right: Dr. Monica Matsumoto (IR3) having the special opportunity to serve as a moderator for a pediatric interventional radiology session. The youngest doctor to give her expertise in this realm
Pictured from Left to Right: Dr. Alexey Gurevich (IR2) who is a prolific researcher giving a lecture on modern lymphatic interventions to a room full of international experts in interventional radiology. Multiple participants went up to ask questions eagerly.
The conference itself was extremely informative; however, having the opportunity explore the modern society of Copenhagen was special. From the incredible locally sourced food prepared with modern techniques, to the incredibly beautiful and varied neighborhoods, to the safe and structured culture of cycling, Copenhagen is a truly unique city. We were given the chance to explore old structures such as Rosenborg Castle, experience the true sea-faring culture in Nyhavn, and bike around to a variety of diverse neighborhoods including Freetown Christiana. We all celebrated our last night enjoying a wonderful traditional Danish meal at Restaurant 1733 in Copenhagen.
Pictured: Penn group (IR and DR representatives). Left (front to back) Max Itkin (attending), his lovely wife, Alexey Gurevich, Dhruv Goyal, Matthew Hung; Right (front to back) Xin Li and his lovely wife, Elise Seyferth, Monica Matsumoto, Cathy Hao.
Rosenborg Castle
Overall, the mix of medical continuing education in interventional radiology paired with an incredibly time exploring Copenhagen, DE was an incredible experience. Looking forward to attending CIRSE24 in Lisbon, Portugal!
Presentations at CIRSE 2023:
Outcomes following exchange and upsizing of malfunctioning small caliber double-j stents
Presenter: Oral presentation
Type: Matthew Hung
Hybrid Embolization technique: essential tool for arterial bleeding with high non target embolization risk
Presenter: Poster Presentation
Type: Xin Li
Hemosuccus pancreatitus: embolization of a dorsal pancreatic artery pseudoaneurysm in a patient with a massive GI bleed
Presenter: Oral presentation
Type: Monica Matsumoto
Factors influencing difficulty of transurethral double-j stent removal
Presenter: Oral presentation
Type: Elise Seyferth
Thoracic duct venous junction lymphoplasty: initial experience and outcomes
Presenter: Oral presentation
Type: Alexey Gurevich
Outcomes following staged transarterial chemoembolization and percutaneous thermal ablation
Presenter: Poster Presentation
Type: Dhruv Goyal