Congratulations to our 2023 Graduating Residents and Fellows!

The Department of Radiology honored this year's graduating class of radiology trainees on June 15, 2023, at Le Monde Restaurant in Manhattan. The graduating class was made up of eight diagnostic radiology residents, two interventional radiology integrated residents, two medical physics residents, and 11 fellows. Graduating diagnostic radiology residents successfully completed the four-year diagnostic radiology residency and will all go on to fellowship training. Two additional residents who trained with the class of 2022 made up the inaugural graduating class of the five-year Interventional Radiology Integrated Residency Program. In addition, chief resident Andrew Sideras, MD, received special recognition as he goes on to complete his fifth year of residency in the interventional radiology integrated program. 

In opening remarks, Interim Department Chair Diego Jaramillo, MD, professor of radiology, congratulated the residents on their leadership and outstanding work over the past four years.

Interim department chair Diego Jaramillo, MD, MPH, gives opening remarks

Menu and program from the Department of Radiology 2023 graduation

The Division of Neuroradiology with graduating fellows and program director Pamela Nguyen, MD (front center)

Class of 2023 left to right: Scott Widemon, MD; Zenas Igbinoba, MD; William Kim, MDD; Gabby Loeb, MD; Hanisha Patel, MD; Shreya Patel, MD; Caitlin Henry, MD; Andrew Sideras, MD; John Zech, MD

Graduating abdominal imaging fellows, left to right: Sakshi Khurana, MD, Jacienta Paily Valiplackal, MD, Joshua Katz, MD, Lyndon Luk, MD (program director), Ksenia Skorohodova, MD

Pallavi Utukuri, MD (center) presents Excellence in Medical Student Education Award to Caitlin Henry, MD and Hanisha Patel, MD

Graduating resident Scott Widemon, MD, receives the Diversity and Inclusion Award.

Tony Wong, MD, receives the Faculty Mentor of the Year award, presented by chief resident Andrew Sideras, MD

Le Monde Brasserie on the upper west side of Manhattan

Graduating Diagnostic Radiology Residents

• Caitlin Henry, MD
• Zenas Igbinoba, MD
• Hyunjoong William Kim, MD
• Gabrielle Loeb, MD
• Hanisha Patel, MD
• Shreya Patel, MD
• Reginald Scott Widemon, MD
• John Zech, MD

Graduating Interventional Radiology Integrated Residents

• Neyra Azimov, MD
• Nitasha Dhiman, MD

Chief Resident Certificate

• Andrew Sideras, MD

Graduating Medical Physics Residents 

• Rebecca DiTusa, MS 
• Hao-Yun Hsu, MS

Fellows Certificate Presentations

• Kyon Naser-Tavakolian, MD - Interventional Radiology
• Joshua Katz, MD - Abdominal Imaging
• Sakshi Khurana, MD - Abdominal Imaging
• Ksenia Skorohodova, MD - Abdominal Imaging
• Jacienta Paily Valiplackal, MD - Abdominal Imaging
• Kathleen M. Capaccione, MD, PhD - Cardiothoracic Imaging
• Sarah Kahn, MD - Neuroradiology
• Nahill Matari, MD - Neuroradiology
• Erli Mingomataj, MD - Neuroradiology
• Gagandeep Singh, MD - Neuroradiology
• Suzan Parhizgar, MD - Nuclear Medicine

Awards

• Research Award: Laurent Dercle, MD, PhD
• Diversity and Inclusion Award: Reginald Scott Widemon, MD
• Excellence in Medical Student Education: Caitlin Henry, MD and Hanisha Patel, MD
• Technologist of the Year: Grigol Asatiani
• Nurse of the Year: Mary O'Neil
• Teacher of the Year: Philip Lichtenstein, MD
• Lecturer of the Year: Jay Leb, MD
• Faculty Mentor of the Year: Tony Wong, MD
• Fellow Teacher of the Year: Jacienta Paily Valiplackal, MD
• Resident Teacher of the Year: John Zech, MD