Conferences

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, and SIIM. The program fully supports residents to attend essentially an unlimited number of conferences at which they present abstracts and/or posters. In 2023-2024, 35 residents presented abstracts or posters at 43 different meetings!

FOCUS 2024 

The FOCUS conference was an inspiring event highlighting the achievements of women in medicine and providing an opportunity for growth, networking, and community.  We heard from Dr. Neill Epperson about her career path and research on stress hormones and psychiatric disease. Dr. Kimberly Manning shared her advice on identifying and developing your unique talents and remaining mission-driven. Radiology had one of the largest departmental showings, with twelve trainees and four faculty members in attendance!

Charge Consortium 2024

The Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology (CHARGE) Consortium was formed to facilitate genome-wide association study meta-analyses and replication opportunities among multiple large and well-phenotyped longitudinal cohort studies. These cohorts have an extensive collection of genomic data as well as repeated measures of risk factors, subclinical disease indicators, and cardiovascular events. Consortium members and others meet regularly to discuss ongoing projects and present results. This meeting was held in Rotterdam, Netherlands and R4 Resident Kate Hartmann presented a poster on AI Based Imaging Genomics to Identify Genetic and Phenotypic Associations with Portal Vein Diameter.  

WFITN 2024

Penn resident Bobby Romano(R2) and his Penn mentor, Dr. Choudhri, visited New York City this October to present their clinical research on endovascular navigational techniques during treatment of venous disorders such as pulsatile tinnitus. 

The conference was hosted by the World Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology (WFITN), which is an international scientific group dedicated to the discipline of interventional neuroradiology. As a Penn Radiology resident, Bobby has helped manage Dr. Choudhri's clinical laboratory and mentor its medical and undergraduate student members. The WFITN marks his second conference since joining the neuroIR-focused lab. At the WFITN, Bobby especially enjoyed speaking with Dr. Maksim Shapiro, an interventional neuroradiologist at New York University, who created a free educational website for learning neuroangiography called neuroangio.org. 

Bobby also was privileged to meet Dr. Berenstein who developed the famous Berenstein catheter and pioneered interventional radiology - in fact, he performed the first catheter-based therapeutic embolization for a GI bleeder. 

ACR 2024

The ACR annual meeting was held April 13-16, 2024, in Washington, D.C. and several Penn residents were in attendance. Fatima Elahi (RA) was Chair elect for the American College of Radiology Resident and Fellow Section (RFS), and Chantal Chahine (R3) was one of three Pennsylvania Radiologic Society RFS Representatives. 

RFS programming included lectures on time management, as well as Jeopardy style lecture on Non-Interpretive Skills for R3s preparing for boards.

The theme of last year's conference was Workforce, and issues covering workload demands on radiologists as well as overall supply of radiologists entering the workforce were raised on Capitol Hill. These included amending the appropriate use criteria section of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act, co-sponsoring several acts pertaining to mitigating the physician shortage, and discussing the perennial issue of Medicare Repayment Reform. 

Pennsylvania Radiological Society annual Fellowship Dinner at Lauriol Plaza

International Skeletal Society (ISS) 2024

The 50th International Skeletal Society's Annual Meeting was held in Montreal, Canada this past September 2024. Penn residents Dr. Jack Karp (R2) and Dr. Jacy Lundberg (R4) attended along with several Penn faculty. Jack Karp worked on an educational exhibit alongside MSK attendings Dr. Barzin Behzad and Dr. Hamza Alizai titled "The ABCs about Aneurysmal Bone Cysts" which was presented as a e-poster.

Dr. Jacy Lundberg, one of Penn’s R4s delivered an amazing oral presentation on Morel Lavallée lesions. Penn Faculty Dr. Elena Taratuta presented on deep learning for fracture detection on chest radiographs. 

ISS offered a great opportunity to connect with colleagues, listen to novel research presentations and network with likeminded individuals. Resident Jack Karp had this to say about his experience at ISS “As an R2 interested in pursuing Musculoskeletal Radiology, it was a great introduction into that world. I look forward to having the opportunity to return in the future! “

Pictured above Jacy Lundberg (R4) and Jack Karp (R2) with Penn Faculty at ISS 2024. 

CIRSE 2024

The annual congress for Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) was held in Lisbon, Portugal in September 2024, and four IR residents made the trip to attend! Monica Matsumoto (IR4) spoke in a session on IR training around the world with the European Trainee Forum. 

Pictured: Monica Matsumoto (IR4) center, representing the US/Americas in a session with IR trainees from around the world.

Julia D’Souza (IR5) presented as a finalist in the ETF Intravascular Ultrasound Case Competition. 

Alexey Gurevich (IR3), Dhruv Goyal( IR3), and Julia also presented posters of their research. The group had a great time and learned a lot about IR practices around the world at CIRSE in Lisbon!

SABI 2024

The Society for Advanced Body Imaging (SABI) Annual Meeting 2024 was held in Washington, DC from October 10-14th.  Diagnostic resident Bahar Ataeinia (R1) attended SABI and had this to say about her experience. “SABI was a great opportunity to meet and learn from brilliant minds in body imaging in an inclusive environment for trainees like me.”

Bahar Ataeinia (R1) co-presented a workshop entitled "Cultivating Emotional Intelligence in Radiology: A New Frontier in Patient Care" with one of Penn's radiology post-doctoral research fellows, Fereshteh Yazdanpanah.

As part of SABI's early career committee, the committee hosted a networking happy hour that was well attended by early career members and was a great success.

WMIC 2024

The 2024 World Molecular Imaging Conference (WMIC) took place in Montreal, Canada. One of our residents, Alvaro Ordonez (R2), presented his work on collagen-specific PET imaging and moderated a session on imaging of inflammatory diseases.

Dr Mark Sellmyer from our nuclear medicine division is the current co-chair of the Synthetic Biology and Reporter Genes (SyBRG) Interest Group and shared the exciting work from his lab. 

Penn Radiology at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) Annual Meeting 2024

Penn had another strong showing at the 2024 SIIM annual meeting in National Harbor, Maryland. The conference was spearheaded by our very own Dr. Tessa Cook, MD, PhD, who serves as SIIM chair and runs Penn's Radiology Informatics fellowship.

Oral presentations were given by our informatics fellows Satyam Ghodasara and Shawn Lyo on using large language models to improve radiology protocolling and providing educational feedback respectively. R2 resident Vineeth Gangaram presented on using websockets to create realtime multi-user interaction for viewing dicoms to improve radiology education. Numerous Penn attendings and alumni were also present at the conference including Ali Dhanaliwala and Woojin Kim. 

Pictured: Shawn Lyo, MD Neuroradiology Fellow (2024)

Pictured: Satyam Ghodasara, MD R4 Diagnostic Resident 

Penn Radiology at ARRS 2024

2024 ARRS was held in Boston and offered the perfect opportunity for Penn Residents learn about the current job market, meet other professionals from across the country, and develop relationships in a large conference, while still feeling well connected. This year multiple sessions highlighted the future of Radiology and the challenges we all face. 
One resident, Michael Corbin, MD had the following to say about his experience at the conference, 

“2024 ARRS was a fantastic experience, and I feel blessed to be able present my research, meet new people and learn from some of our profession's experts.

Pictured: Michael Corbin (R3) and Peter Makhoul (R2) with Penn faculty at ARRS Boston 2024.

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 2024

This year’s conference was held in Boston, Massachusetts in April and carried its theme “The Learning Healthcare System” throughout the conference with immersive presentations, discussion surrounding the present and future of radiology, advocacy, health services research, and outreach, among other things.

Congratulations to our very own Program Director, Mary Scanlon, MD for closing out a year as president of the APDR. Penn had a great showing, and even won second place at the imaging interpretation competition.

IR attending Dan DePietro, MD, Mary Scanlon, MD, and several Penn Residents rolled out the image-guided procedure modules for feedback. 

Pictured Left to Right: Bianca Ho (R3), Audrey Rich (R2), and Vedant Acharya (R2)

Along with several AUR planned events, Penn hosted an evening for faculty and residents to socialize and catch up on events during AUR 2024. 

Pictured left to right: Mary Scanlon (Program Director), Scott Simpson (Asst. Program Director), Sophia O’Brien (Asst. Program Director), Kate Hartmann (R3), Bianca Ho (R3), Nikki Curnes (R3), Harmony Claus, Susan Lamey and Bridget Flaherty.  

European College of Radiology 2024

The 2024 European Congress of Radiology, the largest radiological meeting in Europe, was held in the beautiful city of Vienna, Austria, from February 27 to March 3. One of our interventional radiology residents, Monica Matsumoto (IR3), was invited to present on "IR Training in Northern America" as part of the session on "Access to interventional radiology training". The session aimed to introduce attendees to IR training pathways across the world, including new developments and continued challenges, and included speakers from Europe and the Middle East, as well as a panel discussion. 

Monica Matsumoto (IR3) presenting "IR Training in Northern America".

Society of Thoracic Radiology (STR) 2024

STR took place in Tucson, Arizona in March of 2024. Several Penn residents were able to attend including May Bayomi (R2).

May had the following to say about her experience at the conference, “STR was one of the highlights of my residency. I gained so much confidence by presenting my work to a large audience and gaining positive feedback. I was able to take a deep dive into a specific subject matter (bronchial artery collaterals causing mixing artifacts resulting in false positive CTPE), a topic I would have never learned about in depth without this experience.”

STR was a wonderful opportunity for our Residents to network with colleagues from across the nation and learn about their experiences in radiology across their years of experience. 

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  

Penn Radiology at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Annual Meeting 2024

Penn IR had a great showing at SIR Annual Scientific Meeting this year, which took place in Salt Lake City, UT on 23-27th. Our 9 trainees gave 9 oral presentations, presented 2 posters, and 1 served as a panelist (Ryan Kiefer (R5)). Translational research work from the internationally recognized Penn Image Guided Interventions (PIGI) lab was also well represented by Penn trainees and medical students alike. 

Penn trainees also took home several awards, including Nikki Curnes (IR3) with the 2024 Clinical Advancement Award from the SIR Resident, Fellow, and Student Section for her longitudinal IR clinic project, Monica Matsumoto (IR3) with the JVIR 2023 Editor's Certificate for Distinguished Clinical Study, Matt Hung (R5) with the winning team at the annual FamIR Feud during the March 26th plenary session, and Alex Pieper (R1) with one of the featured abstracts of the entire conference. 

Nikki Curnes (IRI3) receiving her award

Matt Hung (DR4) and his winning team for the FamIR Feud.

A group of Penn residents enjoying an evening out at Benihana.

Penn IR3 ladies, Nikki Curnes, Elise Seyferth, and Monica Matsumoto.

A group of the Penn residents at SIR 2024. Pictured left to right: Alex Pieper (R1), Alexey Gurevich (IR2), Ryan Kiefer (IR5), Matt Hung (IR5), Joanna Weeks (R4), Monica Matsumoto (IR3) and Nikki Curnes (IR3). 

Monica Matsumoto (IR3) receiving her JVIR award with the editor in chief, Dr. Sze.

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.