Annual Morris Simon Research Day Awards

Lutfullah Sari, MD

Timothy Sotman, MD

Francesca Rigiroli, MD 

Eddy Zandee van Rilland, MD

Aamir Ali, MBBS & Natasha Laroque, MD

Manuel Taso, PhD

Michael Luo, MD

Fourie Bezuidenhout, MD

Anthony Esparaz, MD

Mark Miller, MD

Tamuna Chadashvili, MD, PhD

Ammar Sarwar, MD

Leo Tsai, MD, PhD & Mai-Lan Ho, MD

Harold Brodoefel, MD & Catherine Dewhurst, MB, BCH, BAO, BMedSC

Olga R. Brook, MD

Gethin Williams, MD

Andrew Hines-Peralta, MD

Steven Anderson, MD & Diana Litmanovich, MD 

Muneeb Ahmed, MD 

Karen Lee, MD & Elena Vinogradov, MD

Mizuki Nishino, MD 

Michael Ohliger, MD

Cedric De Bazelaire, MD & Jacob Sosna, MD 

Eric Chiang, MD & Atif Zaheer, MD 

Wayne Monsky, MD, PhD & Mark Pandori, PhD 

Jong-Ho Richard Choi, MD, ScD & Ihab Khamel, MD, PhD 

John Copeland, PhD; Martina Morrin, MD, Bch; Dmitry Rabkin, MD, PhD 

Adil Bashir, MD & Tejas Mehta, MD

 Award

Presenter 

Mentor 

Abstract Title 

Best Basic Science Abstract

Mohamed Farghaly 

Marwan Moussa

"Effect of Thermal Dosimetry, Energy Type and Concurrent Pharmacological Agent Administration on Infiltration of Lymphocytes Into the Periablational Rim"

Best Fellow Research Project

Om 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"

Best Outcomes Research Project

Mahmoud Odeh 

Ammar Sarwar

"Volume of Under-Dosed Tumor and Particle Number Predict Survival After Radiation Segmentectomy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using Resin Microspheres"

Best Quality Improvement Project

Xin (Malia) Zhan

Sughra Raza

"Are Two Contrast-Enhanced Breast Imaging Studies Better Than One?"

Best Resident Project

Dennis Dwan 

Jordana Phillips

"Contrast-Enhanced Mammography: Does Acquisition Time and Projection Order Matter?"

Presenter 

Mentor 

Abstract Title 

Mohammed Elkholy, MD 

Marwan Moussa, MD

“Pneumo and Hydro-Dissection of Critical Structures During PEF: A Translational Application of a Bench Experiment”

Narjes Jaafar-Snee, MD 

David Alsop, PhD 

“Noninvasive Qualification Of Renal Water Exchange Using T2-Selective Saturation Labeling MRI: Initial Results In Healthy Subjects”  

Om Biju Panta, MD 

Olga R. Brook, MD

“Diagnostic Model for Diagnosis of Parathyroid Adenoma Using Dual Energy 4D CT”

 Presenter

Mentor 

Abstract Title 

Mahsa Alborzi Avanaki

Yu-Ming Chang

"Association Between Diffusion Tensor Imaging Along the Perivascular Space (DTI-ALPS) and Global Cognitive Scores in Boston Puerto Rican Health Study (BPRHS)"

Semyon Chulsky

Salil Soman

"Reducing MRI Environmental Impact Through AI: Comparative Analysis of DL and Non-DL MPRAGE Image Quality and Impact on MRI Practice Sustainability"

Surabhi Agarwal

Diana Litmanovich

"Beyond CAC: Insights From a Large-Scale CCTA Study of CAD Risk in Over 1,200 Women"

Yuval Liberman

Diana Litmanovich

"From Clear to Cloudy: Declining Diagnostic Quality of CTPA Across Pregnancy Trimesters"

Zeynep Nur Akyol Sari

Abraham (Fourie) Bezuidenhout

"Reverse Pancreas Divisum: An Anatomical Variant Associated With Paraduodenal Pancreatitis"

Miriel Handler

Vandana Dialani

"Diagnostic Performance of Contrast-Enhanced Mammography Following Screening Mammograms"

Santosh Maharjan

Diana Litmanovich

"Characterizing Left Atrial Appendage Filling Defect on CT Scan: Thrombosis or Flow Dynamics?"

Charissa Kim

Leo Tsai

"Correlations Between Gene Expression and MRI Findings in Patients With Upper or Lower Extremity Lymphedema"

Zohaa Faiz

Ammar Sarwar

"Efficacy of Left Portal Vein Trans Jugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation as a Strategy To Mitigate Hepatic Encephalopathy in High-Risk Patients"

Nazmi Kurt

Salil Soman

"Evaluation of a Public Deep Learning Tool for Lumbar Spine MRI"

Mahmoud Odeh

Ammar Sarwar

"Pathologic Outcomes of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated With Yttrium-90 Resin Microspheres Transarterial Radioembolization Prior to Liver Surgery"

Mahsa Alborzi Avanaki

Yu-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)"

Patricia Wanping Wu

Seth Berkowitz

"Artificial Intelligence To Identify Critical Findings in Radiology Reports"

Zohaa Faiz

Ammar Sarwar

"Clinical Outcomes of PVR-TIPS in Cirrhotic Patients With Recent Portal Vein Thrombosis: A Single-Center Study"

Oussama Metrouh

Jeffrey Weinstein

"Implementing a Night Float System in Interventional Radiology: Impacts on Resident Wellness and Clinical Workflow"

Rudra Upadhyaya

Francesca Rigiroli

"Structured vs. Unstructured MRI Assessment of Endometriosis: Role of Compartment-Based Model."

Surabhi Agarwal

Diana Litmanovich

"Screening for Significant Coronary Artery Stenosis in Pre- and Post-Menopausal Women: Role of Clinical Risk Factors and Calcium Score"

Lutfullah Sari

Olga Brook

"Inadvertent Bowel Sampling at Percutaneous Omental and Mesenteric Core Biopsy"

Om Biju Panta

Olga Brook

"Differentiation Between Benign and Malignant Bone Lesions Using Dual Energy CT Material Decomposition"

Ahmad Maaly

Marwan Moussa

"Hypertensive Crisis Management During Radiofrequency Ablation of Aldosteronomas: A Single Center Experience Utilizing an Intermittent Ablation Technique Without Preprocedural Alpha Blockade"

Hafsa Shahwaiz Babar

Olga Brook

"Sedation Practice in Abdominal Interventional Procedures: Results From the 2024 SAR and SIR Collaborative Workforce Survey"

Mohammed Elkholy

Marwan Moussa

"Effect of Collection Timing on Selectivity Index in Unstimulated Adrenal Venous Sampling: Discovery and Validation"

Oussama Metrouh

Jeffrey Weinstein

"In Vivo Central Venous Line Placement After Simulation Training: Evaluating the Transferability of Technical Performance Using Hand-Motion Analysis"

Ahmad Maaly

Marwan Moussa

"Utility of Preoperative Labs in Primary Aldosteronism Patients Undergoing Adrenal Venous Sampling"

Leah Ahn

Jennifer Cutts

"Reducing Fellow Fatigue by Decreasing Sleep Interruptions From Overnight Pages Through Detailed Paging Status Updates"

Yuval Liberman

Diana Litmanovich

"The Illusion of Low Risk: Cracks in the Calcium Score for Young Adults"

Morris Simon Scholar 

Morris Simon Scholar 

Morris Simon Scholar 

Morris Simon Sabbatical 

The Morris Simon, MD, Award for Impactful Innovations in Health Services Research 

2023

Olga R. Brook, MD, MBA

2021

Victoria Chernyak, MD

2018

Leo Tsai, MD, PhD

2017

Ammar Sarwar, MD