Annual Morris Simon Research Day Awards

Best in Category Research Awards

YearAwardPresenter Mentor Abstract Title 
2026Best Outcomes Research ProjectMahmoud Odeh, MDAmmar Sarwar, MD"Nationwide Comparison of Long-Term Survival After TARE Versus SBRT for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Propensity Score-Matched Study"
2026Best Quality Improvement ProjectYiftach Barash, MDOlga R. Brook, MD"A Large Language Model Pipeline for Individualized Learning Feedback from Resident–Attending Radiology Report Discrepancies" 
2026Best Basic Science AbstractOussama Metrouh, MDJeffrey Weinstein, MD"Evaluation of Technical Performance of Trans-Arterial Chemoembolization Using Hand Motion Analysis: A Pilot Study"
2026Best Fellow Research ProjectSurabhi Agarwal, MDKatja De Paepe, MD, PhD

"Patterns and Prognostic Implications of MRI–DOTATATE Discordance in Neuroendocrine Tumor Liver Metastases"

2026Best Resident Research ProjectJim Li, MDAbraham (Fourie) Bezuidenhout, MD"Distal Pancreatitis: A Potential Harbinger of Occult Pancreatic Malignancy"
2025Best Basic Science AbstractMohamed Farghaly Marwan Moussa"Effect of Thermal Dosimetry, Energy Type and Concurrent Pharmacological Agent Administration on Infiltration of Lymphocytes Into the Periablational Rim"
2025Best Fellow Research ProjectOm Biju Panta Olga Brook"Single Venous Phase Dual-Energy CT Can Differentiate Benign and Malignant Liver Lesions Deemed “Too Small To Characterize” in Oncologic Patients"
2025Best Outcomes Research ProjectMahmoud Odeh Ammar Sarwar"Volume of Under-Dosed Tumor and Particle Number Predict Survival After Radiation Segmentectomy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using Resin Microspheres"
2025Best Quality Improvement ProjectXin (Malia) ZhanSughra Raza"Are Two Contrast-Enhanced Breast Imaging Studies Better Than One?"
2025Best Resident Research ProjectDennis Dwan Jordana Phillips"Contrast-Enhanced Mammography: Does Acquisition Time and Projection Order Matter?"
2024Best Overall Research Abstract Huiyu HuangSal Soman Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Based Susceptibility Changes in Diabetes Suggestive of Patterns of Brain Injury in the Boston Puerto Rican Healthy Study (BPRHS)
2024Best Fellow Research Abstract​Noel DelgadoFourie Bezuidenhout Presence of a Feeding Artery as an Indicator of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer
2024Best Resident Research Abstract​Olivia DiPrete Vandana DialaniManagement of Mammographic Architectural Distortion Based on DCE-MRI and Ultrasound Correlation​
2024Best Quality Improvement Project Abstract​Yuval LibermanDiana LitmanovichNew Imaging Protocol to Assess ET Tube Placement ​
2024Best Basic Science Research Abstract​Narjes JaafarDavid AlsopAssessment of Renal Water Exchange by T2 Selective Labeling ​
2024Best Translational Research Presentation​Narjes JaafarDavid AlsopAssessment of Renal Water Exchange by T2 Selective Labeling ​
2024Best Outcomes Improvement Presentation​Sheikh Muhammad Usman ShamiAmmar Sarwar Safety and Efficacy of Early Primary Stent Placement for Hepatic Artery Stenosis in Liver Transplant Recipients
2024Best Tech Development Presentation​Noel DelgadoFourie BezuidenhoutPresence of a Feeding Artery as an Indicator of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer
2023Best OverallSpencer Degerstedt---Percutaneous CT-Guided Cryoablation for Locally-Recurrent Prostate Cancer: Technical Feasibility, Safety, and Efficacy.
2023Basic ResearchQianhui Dou---Characterizing Variable Glycolytic Activity in HCC Subtypes with Hyperpolarized 13C-MRI: Correlation with Mass Spectrometry.
2023Best Fellow Research Abstract​Francesca Rigiroli---Routine Radiology-Pathology Concordance Evaluation of CT-Guided Percutaneous Lung Biopsies Increases the Number of Cancers Identified.
2023Best Resident Research ProjectDhiraj Sikaria---Do We Need To Gown Up for Paracentesis? Impact of Protective Equipment Utilization on Infection Rate.
2023Best Oral PresentationConstance Chang---McTfi QSM Versus SWI / SWI Phase Cerebral Microbleed (CMB) Reader Study Results: Greater Reader Agreement and Confidence for Diagnosing CMBs Versus Calcification, and Susceptibility Values for Distinguishing CMB From Calcification.

Best Poster Awards

YearPresenter Mentor Abstract Title 
2026Zohaa Faiz, MDAmmar Sarwar, MD"Target Trial Emulation: A Comparison of Resection, Ablation, and TARE for Early-Stage HCC – A Real-World Analysis"
2026Shailendra Katwal, MDMartin Smith, MD"Volume-to-ADC Ratio as a Zone-Adjusted Quantitative Discriminator of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer on Multiparametric MRI"
2026Fabiana Andrade Melchiori, MDOlga R. Brook, MD"Can Dual-Energy Computed Tomography (DECT) Virtual Non-Contrast (VNC) Imaging Replace Unenhanced CT in Adrenal Lesion Characterization?"
2026Suraj Sharma, MDAbraham (Fourie) Bezuidenhout, MD"Peripancreatic Fat Stranding and Main Pancreatic Duct Morphology as Dominant Imaging Discriminators Between Autoimmune Pancreatitis and Interstitial Edematous Pancreatitis — A Retrospective Analysis of 123 Patients"
2026Ongden Yonjen Tamang, MDKatja De Paepe, MD, PhD"iCCA-RADS Stratifies Survival After Yttrium-90 Radioembolization in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma" 
2025Mohammed Elkholy, MD Marwan Moussa, MD“Pneumo and Hydro-Dissection of Critical Structures During PEF: A Translational Application of a Bench Experiment”
2025Narjes Jaafar-Snee, MD David Alsop, PhD “Noninvasive Qualification Of Renal Water Exchange Using T2-Selective Saturation Labeling MRI: Initial Results In Healthy Subjects”  
2025Om Biju Panta, MD Olga R. Brook, MD“Diagnostic Model for Diagnosis of Parathyroid Adenoma Using Dual Energy 4D CT”

Cum Laude Awards

Year PresenterMentor Abstract Title 
2026Yossof Abouelnagah, MDVijay Ramalingam, MD"Implementation of a Multidisciplinary Splanchnic Venous Thrombosis Clinic: A Comparative Analysis With a Historical Cohort"
2026Karin Adrai, MDYu-Ming Chang, MD, PhD"Quantitative Comparison of Conventional Brain MRI and MAGIC Synthetic MRI Sequences: ROI-Based SNR and CNR Assessment"
2026Sai Preethi Athota, MDOlga R. Brook, MD"Single Venous Phase Dual Energy CT Can Differentiate Benign and Malignant Liver Lesions Deemed “Too Small to Characterize” by Standard CT"
2026Gayatri Autkar, MDKatja De Paepe, MD, PhD"Optimization of Pre-Operative CT Imaging for Living Liver Donor Evaluation: A Retrospective and Prospective Quality Improvement Study"
2026Mahsa Alborzi Avanaki, MDYu-Ming Chang, MD, PhD"Noninvasive MRI Assessment of Glymphatic Function in Stroke Patients"
2026Nitai Bar, MDDiana Litmanovich, MD"Rethinking Imaging of Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy: Trimester-Specific Risk Stratification, Image Quality, and Management Implications"
2026Natalie Drew, MDElisa Flower, MD"Call Shifts May Be Challenging, but Getting Feedback Should Not Be: Implementation of a Tool to Improve Efficiency in Reviewing Overnight Wet Reads"
2026Santosh Dhungana, MDEdgar Martinez, MD"A Retrospective Analysis of Ankle MRI Studies: Incidence of Peroneus Tendon Pathology in Patients With Accessory Peroneus Quartus Muscle"
2026Zohaa Faiz, MDJulie Bulman, MD"Utilization of Uterine Artery Embolization for Postpartum Hemorrhage in the Epic Cosmos Database"
2026Yara Jabbour, MDYu-Ming Chang, MD, PhD"Qualitative Comparison of Conventional Brain MRI and MAGIC Synthetic MRI Sequences"
2026Ahmad Maaly, MDMarwan Moussa, MD"Ablation as an Alternative to Surgery for Adrenal Cushing Syndrome: Preliminary Comparative Outcomes"
2026Luiza Borba de Almeida Madruga, MDEdgar Martinez, MD"Missing the Mark: Overlooked Lisfranc Injuries on Initial Radiographs"
2026Fabiana Andrade Melchiori, MDOlga R. Brook, MD"Characterization of Adrenal Nodules Using Dual-Energy Computed Tomography (DECT) – Does It Work?"
2026Oussama Metrouh, MDJeffrey Weinstein, MD"Comparative Accuracy of Pre- versus Post-Stimulation Relative Aldosterone Secretion Index (RASI) for Lateralization in Primary Aldosteronism (PA)"
2026Oussama Metrouh, MDJeffrey Weinstein, MD"External Validation of Published RASI Cutoffs for Primary Aldosteronism Lateralization: Experience from a High-Volume Center"
2026Oussama Metrouh, MDJeffrey Weinstein, MD"Pre-Procedural Review of Medications for Adrenal Ablation Using Pre-Trained Transformers (PROMPT) — Initial Evaluation Compared to Human Experts"
2026Mahmoud Odeh, MDAdeel Seyal, MD"Dose Drives Response: Integrating Post-Y90 PET-CT Dosimetry With LI-RADS Treatment Response Assessment (v2024) to Predict Treatment Response Evolution After Radioembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma"
2026Mahmoud Odeh, MDAdeel Seyal, MD"How Well Does LI-RADS Treatment Response Assessment (v2024) Predict Complete Pathologic Necrosis After Yttrium-90 Radioembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma? A Multi-Reader Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation Study"
2026Mahmoud Odeh, MDAdeel Seyal, MD"Intraprocedural Three-Dimensional Volumetric Margin Analysis Predicts Complete Necrosis After Percutaneous Thermal Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma"
2026Mahmoud Odeh, MDAdeel Seyal, MD"Quantitative Three-Dimensional (3D) Assessment of the Distribution of Ablative Margin in Hepatocellular Carcinoma as a Predictor of Complete Pathologic Necrosis"
2026Mahmoud Odeh, MDAdeel Seyal, MD"When Dose Matters: Impact of Tumor Absorbed Dose on the Performance of LI-RADS Treatment Response Assessment (v2024) After Yttrium-90 Radioembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma"
2026Om Biju Panta, MDOlga R. Brook, MD"Arterial Phase Extravasation on CT Angiography Predicts Need for Intervention in Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding"
2026Manal Saif, MDOlga R. Brook, MD"Differentiation Between Benign and Malignant Bone Lesions Using Dual Energy CT Material Decomposition"
2026Motaz Saifi, MDMarwan Moussa, MD"Adrenal Ablation Versus Surgery in AVS-Guided Primary Aldosteronism: A PASO-Based Comparison of Clinical and Biochemical Outcomes"
2026Motaz Saifi, MDMarwan Moussa, MD"Feasibility of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring to Protect Against Adjacent Nerve Injury in Soft Tissue PEF Ablations"
2026Boris Sokolovski, MDEdgar Martinez, MD"Trainee Perceptions of Fluency Graded Feedback in BIDMC Radiology"
2026Thao Truong, MDKatja De Paepe, MD, PhD"Comparison of Size- and Contrast-Enhancement-Based Criteria for Evaluating Treatment Response and Survival Outcomes in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Patients Treated with Yttrium-90 Radioembolization"
2026Thao Truong, MDKaren Lee, MD"MRI Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis and Alternative Conditions in Pregnant Patients With Acute Abdominal Pain: Does Training and Experience Matter?"
2026Rudra Upadhyaya, MDDiana Litmanovich, MD"Characterizing Incidentally Detected Left Atrial Appendage Filling Defect on CT Scan: Thrombosis or Flow Dynamics?"
2026Rudra Upadhyaya, MDDiana Litmanovich, MD"From Early Improvement to Imaging Plateau: Longitudinal CT Severity Score Changes in Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease"
2025Mahsa Alborzi AvanakiYu-Ming Chang"Association Between Diffusion Tensor Imaging Along the Perivascular Space (DTI-ALPS) and Global Cognitive Scores in Boston Puerto Rican Health Study (BPRHS)"
2025Semyon ChulskySalil Soman"Reducing MRI Environmental Impact Through AI: Comparative Analysis of DL and Non-DL MPRAGE Image Quality and Impact on MRI Practice Sustainability"
2025Surabhi AgarwalDiana Litmanovich"Beyond CAC: Insights From a Large-Scale CCTA Study of CAD Risk in Over 1,200 Women"
2025Yuval LibermanDiana Litmanovich"From Clear to Cloudy: Declining Diagnostic Quality of CTPA Across Pregnancy Trimesters"
2025Zeynep Nur Akyol SariAbraham (Fourie) Bezuidenhout"Reverse Pancreas Divisum: An Anatomical Variant Associated With Paraduodenal Pancreatitis"
2025Miriel HandlerVandana Dialani"Diagnostic Performance of Contrast-Enhanced Mammography Following Screening Mammograms"
2025Santosh MaharjanDiana Litmanovich"Characterizing Left Atrial Appendage Filling Defect on CT Scan: Thrombosis or Flow Dynamics?"
2025Charissa KimLeo Tsai"Correlations Between Gene Expression and MRI Findings in Patients With Upper or Lower Extremity Lymphedema"
2025Zohaa FaizAmmar Sarwar"Efficacy of Left Portal Vein Trans Jugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation as a Strategy To Mitigate Hepatic Encephalopathy in High-Risk Patients"
2025Nazmi KurtSalil Soman"Evaluation of a Public Deep Learning Tool for Lumbar Spine MRI"
2025Mahmoud OdehAmmar Sarwar"Pathologic Outcomes of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated With Yttrium-90 Resin Microspheres Transarterial Radioembolization Prior to Liver Surgery"
2025Mahsa Alborzi AvanakiYu-Ming Chang"Relationship Between Spinal Stenosis Area on MRI and Immediate Clinical Outcome for Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) With Suspected Cauda Equina Compression (CEC)"
2025Patricia Wanping WuSeth Berkowitz"Artificial Intelligence To Identify Critical Findings in Radiology Reports"
2025Zohaa FaizAmmar Sarwar"Clinical Outcomes of PVR-TIPS in Cirrhotic Patients With Recent Portal Vein Thrombosis: A Single-Center Study"
2025Oussama MetrouhJeffrey Weinstein"Implementing a Night Float System in Interventional Radiology: Impacts on Resident Wellness and Clinical Workflow"
2025Rudra UpadhyayaFrancesca Rigiroli"Structured vs. Unstructured MRI Assessment of Endometriosis: Role of Compartment-Based Model."
2025Surabhi AgarwalDiana Litmanovich"Screening for Significant Coronary Artery Stenosis in Pre- and Post-Menopausal Women: Role of Clinical Risk Factors and Calcium Score"
2025Lutfullah SariOlga Brook"Inadvertent Bowel Sampling at Percutaneous Omental and Mesenteric Core Biopsy"
2025Om Biju PantaOlga Brook"Differentiation Between Benign and Malignant Bone Lesions Using Dual Energy CT Material Decomposition"
2025Ahmad MaalyMarwan Moussa"Hypertensive Crisis Management During Radiofrequency Ablation of Aldosteronomas: A Single Center Experience Utilizing an Intermittent Ablation Technique Without Preprocedural Alpha Blockade"
2025Hafsa Shahwaiz BabarOlga Brook"Sedation Practice in Abdominal Interventional Procedures: Results From the 2024 SAR and SIR Collaborative Workforce Survey"
2025Mohammed ElkholyMarwan Moussa"Effect of Collection Timing on Selectivity Index in Unstimulated Adrenal Venous Sampling: Discovery and Validation"
2025Oussama MetrouhJeffrey Weinstein"In Vivo Central Venous Line Placement After Simulation Training: Evaluating the Transferability of Technical Performance Using Hand-Motion Analysis"
2025Ahmad MaalyMarwan Moussa"Utility of Preoperative Labs in Primary Aldosteronism Patients Undergoing Adrenal Venous Sampling"
2025Leah AhnJennifer Cutts"Reducing Fellow Fatigue by Decreasing Sleep Interruptions From Overnight Pages Through Detailed Paging Status Updates"
2025Yuval LibermanDiana Litmanovich"The Illusion of Low Risk: Cracks in the Calcium Score for Young Adults"
2024Ali Erkin Sahil Mehta "Implementation of a Standardized Written Post-Operative Communication Process for Interventional Radiology Inpatient Procedures"
2024Blake Foster Salil Soman"Assessing Image Quality and Morphometry Measurements after Application of Deep Learning to MPRAGE Acquisitions"
2024Faisal Al Bahrani Karen Lee"Timely Follow-Up of Non-Emergent Findings Detected on CT Abdomen and Pelvis Exams Performed in the Emergency Room and Influencing Factors"
2024Jessica ShiMarwan Moussa"Role of Cryoablation in the Management of Rare Benign Painful Bone Lesions"
2024John MachYu-Ming Chang"Accuracy of Preoperative CT and MRI in Determining Calvarial Invasion in the Setting of Scalp Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers; an Institutional Analysis"
2024Scott TsengOlga R. Brook"Sterile Gown and Drape, and Bouffant Cap for Thyroid FNA: Preventing Infections while educing Unnecessary Medical Waste"
2024Leah AhnJosephina Vossen (VCU) "Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: Comparative Study of Radiographic Outcomes of the Superolateral vs. Deltopectoral Approach Radiographic Outcomes"
2024Mahsa Alborzi AvanakiDonnella Comeau"Evaluating Diffusion Tensor Imaging Along the Perivascular Space (DTI-ALPS) in Relation to Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH)"
2024Miriel Handler Olga R. Brook"Validation and Utility of Radiology-Pathology Concordance Categories for Ultrasound-Guided Targeted Liver Biopsies"
2024Muhammad Mohid Tahir Ammar Sarwar "First-Line Yttrium-90 Transarterial Radioembolization for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma"
2024Nardine Mikhail Janet Baum & Sughra Raza "Normal Range of Lymph Node Cortical Thickness in African-American Women"
2024Nicole Kim Julie Bulman"The Impact of Superior Hypogastric Nerve Block on Admissions after Elective Uterine Artery Embolization"
2024Oussama Metrouh Jeffrey Weinstein"The Effect of Time Pressure on the Motion Economy and Smoothness of Interventional Radiology Trainees"
2024Rajiv Pradeep Vyas Salil Soman "Using Oxygen Extraction Fraction for Distinguishing Multiple Sclerosis from Non-MS FLAIR White Matter Lesions"
2024Sepideh AbdiDavid Hackney"Inpatients' Status Post Radiation Therapy for Spinal Metastases, Vertebral Body Conformation Predicts Subsequent Fracture Risk"
2024Shreyas Balaji Salil Soman "Assessing the Visibility of Nigrosome-1 in Lower Resolution mcTFI QSM Imaging: Implications for Parkinson's Disease and Dementia with Lewy Bodies"
2024Susana Creagh Reyes Salil Soman"Editorial for 'Automatic Segmentation and Quantification of Nigrosome-1 Neuromelanin and Iron in MRI: A Candidate Biomarker for Parkinson’s Disease'"
2024Tim SotmanSeth Berkowitz"Machine Learning Approaches to CT and MRI Protocol Assignment: Comparison of Foundation and Fine-Tuned Large Language Models with a Conventional Classifier"
2024Lutfullah Sari Olga R. Brook"Radiology-Pathology Correlation: A Safeguard Against Missed Cancer Diagnosis in CT-Guided Omental and Mesenteric Biopsies"
2024Vishaal Gudla Fourie Bezuidenhout"CT Imaging Findings Following Treatment with Combination SBRT and Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma"
2024Meghavi Mashar Katja De Paepe"Assessment of the Hepatic Lymphatics in Chronic Liver Disease on Routine CT: A Preliminary Study"
2024Zeynep Nur Akyol Sari Diana Litmanovich"Coronary Artery Plaque Characteristics in Women with Suspected CAD – Detailed Analysis of Plaque Composition and Vulnerability"
2023Jared Alswang, MD---"Utility of Intraoperative Neural Monitoring as a Method of Passive Thermoprotection in Musculoskeletal and Lymph Node Metastasis Cryoablations."
2023Nhi Vo, MD---"Achieving Prescribed Tumor Absorbed Dose in Radiation Segmentectomy With Resin Microspheres for HCC: Quantitative PET/CT Analysis."
2023Charissa Kim, MD, PhD---"Larger Number of Samples Does Not Increase Pneumothorax and Perilesional Hemorrhage Rates in CT-Guided Lung Biopsies for Suspected Lung Cancer."
2023Yuval Liberman, MD---"Calcium Score Alone Is a Reliable Predictor of Significant Coronary Artery Disease in Pre-Solid Organ Transplant Patients."
2023Yuval Liberman, MD---"Could Coronary Artery Calcium Score Be a Reliable Predictor of Coronary Artery Stenosis in Women?"
2023Muhammad Mohid Tahir, MD---"First-Line Yttrium-90 Transarterial Radioembolization for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma."
2023Mohamed Fargahly, MD---"Effect of Anti-Inflammatory and Chemotherapy Drugs on Lymphocyte Infiltration Into the Periablational Rim and Remote Non-Ablated Tumor After Ablation."
2023Aurelija Liubauske, MD---"Comparing Radiation Dose and Image Quality in Modulated and Non-Modulated CTPA in Pregnant and Reproductive-Age Women."
2023Miriel Handler, MD---"Validation and Utility of Radiology-Pathology Concordance Categories for Ultrasound-Guided Targeted Liver Biopsies."
2023Sara Babapour, MD---"Post-Treatment Tracking of Breast-Cancer-Related Lymphedema With MRI."
2023Charissa Kim, MD, PhD---"Missed Cancer Diagnosis Rate in CT-Guided Core Lung Biopsies With a Histopathologic Finding of Organizing Pneumonia."
2023Muhammad Saad Malik, MD---"Radiation Segmentectomy With Resin Microspheres for Hepatocellular Carcinoma."
2023Nhi Vo, MD---"Highest INR in 3 Months Preceding Ultrasound-Guided Liver Biopsy Is a Better Predictor of Bleeding Than the Most Recent INR."
2023Muhammad Mohid Tahir, MD---"Safety and Efficacy of Overdilation of 10 mm Viatorr Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Stents Using 12 mm Balloons."
2023Mohamed Farghaly Ramadan Bakheet, MD---"Effect of Anti-Inflammatory and Chemotherapy Drugs on Macrophage Infiltration Into the Periablational Rim and Remote Non-Ablated Tumor After Ablation."
2023Francesca Rigiroli, MD---"Predicting Outcomes of Patients With Pneumatosis Intestinalis on CT Based on a Combination of Clinical and Radiological Factors."
2023Francesca Rigiroli, MD---"Validation of Node Reporting and Data System 1.0 (Node-RADS) on Abdominal Lymphadenopathy Dataset."
2023Muhammad Mohid Tahir, MD---"Transarterial Radioembolization With Yttrium-90 Resin Microspheres and MIRD Dosimetry for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma With Tumor in Vein."
2023Maram Aljuaid, MD---"Management of Concordant Biopsy Proven Benign Architectural Distortion Without Atypia. Does Imaging Follow-Up Suffice?"

 


Radiology Quality Academy Certificate Recipients

YearRecipientProgram 
2025Victoria Podsiadlo, MDRadiology Quality Academy
2025Lutfullah Sari, MDRadiology Quality Academy
2024Miriel Handler, MDAdvanced Radiology Quality Academy
2024Francesca Rigiroli, MDAdvanced Radiology Quality Academy
2024Scott Tseng, MDAdvanced Radiology Quality Academy
2024Se-Young Yoon, MDAdvanced Radiology Quality Academy
2024Semyon Chulsky, MDEssential Radiology Quality Academy
2024Noel Delgado, MDEssential Radiology Quality Academy
2024Kareem Elfatairy, MDEssential Radiology Quality Academy
2024Edgar Martinez, MDEssential Radiology Quality Academy

 


Special Awards and Scholarships Named for Dr. Morris Simon

YearAwardRecipientDescription
2023Morris Simon Scholar Dr. Saad MalikRecognized as a Morris Simon Scholar for his contributions to improving the outcomes for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
2023Morris Simon Scholar Dr. Julie BulmanRecognized as a Morris Simon Scholar for her sustained efforts in advancing the roles and opportunities for women in Interventional Radiology.
2023Morris Simon Scholar Dr. Francesca RigiroliRecognized as a Morris Simon Scholar for her sustained and impactful contributions to health services research.
2023Morris Simon ScholarDr. Vijay RamalingamRecognized as a Morris Simon Scholar for his sustained and impactful contributions to global education and health.
2023Morris Simon Visiting Research ScholarDr. Stephanie NougaretRecognized as a Morris Simon Visiting Research Scholar for her outstanding contributions to advancing women’s health, specifically through her innovations in defining ovarian cancer biomarkers.
2023Morris Simon Sabbatical Dr. Marwan MoussaAwarded a Morris Simon Sabbatical in recognition of his scientific innovations and unique contributions to the field of solid tumor ablations.
2022Morris Simon Center for Radiology Outcomes Research and Improvement Recognition AwardMichael Subrize, MD; Matthew Shalvoy, MD; Nhi Vo, MD;  Muhammed Tahir, MD; and Brian Jiang, MD---
2022Morris Simon, MD, Award for Impactful Innovations in Health Service Research AwardLucas Daily, MD; S. Amir Ebrahimzadeh, MD; Muhammad Malik, MD; Syed Naqvi, MD; and Amalie Thavikulwat Mays, MDIn recognition of exemplary contributions to health services research through scholarship and discovery.

Morris Simon Faculty Awards

2021The Morris Simon, MD, Award for Impactful Innovations in Health Services Research Ammar Sarwar, MD
2020The Morris Simon, MD, Award for Research Innovation Gopal Varma, PhD
2019The Morris Simon, MD, Award for Research Innovation Salil Soman, MD
2018The Morris Simon, MD, Award for Clinical Innovation Olga R. Brook, MD, MBA
2017The Morris Simon, MD, Award for Clinical Innovation Leo Tsai, MD, PhD

Morris Simon Trainee Awards

2021The Morris Simon, MD, Award for Impactful Innovations in Health Services Research Melissa Tannenbaum, MD
2020  The Morris Simon, MD, Resident Research AwardKyuwon Lee, MD
2020  The Morris Simon, MD, Award for Excellence in Health Services ResearchLaura Semine-Misbach, MD
2020  The Morris Simon, MD, Fellow Research AwardQianhui Dou, MD, PhD
2019The Morris Simon, MD, Resident Award for InnovationMichael Subrize, MD
 
2019The Morris Simon, MD, Resident Award for InnovationBrian Y. Zhao, MD
2018The Morris Simon, MD, Resident Award for InnovationAlexei Kudla, MD
2017  The Morris Simon, MD, Trainee Award for InnovationTom Anderson, MD

Outstanding Mentor Award Recipients

2026Olga R. Brook, MD, MBA
2026Jeffrey Weinstein, MD
2026Diana Litmanovich, MD
2026Fourie Bezuidenhout, MD
2026Katja De Paepe, MD, PhD—Rising Mentor Star Award
2026Adeel Seyal MD—Rising Mentor Star Award
2025Yu-Ming Chang, MD, PhD
2025Olga R. Brook, MD, MBA
2025Diana Litmanovich, MD
2025Marwan Moussa, MD
2025Ammar Sarwar, MD
2024Olga R. Brook, MD, MBA
2024Donnella Comeau, MD, PhD
2024Ammar Sarwar, MD
2024Salil Soman, MD
2024Leo Tsai, MD, PhD
2023Olga R. Brook, MD, MBA
2023Diana Litmanovich, MD
2023Ammar Sarwar, MD
2023Salil Soman, MD
2023Leo Tsai, MD, PhD

Previous Morris Simon Research Sabbaticals

2023Olga R. Brook, MD, MBA
2021Victoria Chernyak, MD
2018Leo Tsai, MD, PhD
2017Ammar Sarwar, MD

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