Third-year radiology resident Zaid Bilgrami, MD, was inspired to pursue medicine by his grandfather, a tropical disease specialist who ran a clinic from his garage in India.
Second-year diagnostic radiology resident Jin Yoon, MD, immigrated to the United States when he was 10, an experience which informed his decision to become a doctor.
DR/IR resident Connie Liou, MD, discovered a love for medicine through music. Her interest in interventional radiology developed during a rotation at Columbia.
One of the highlights of Mashayekhi's residency has been his work as vice president of the resident/fellow section of the American College of Radiology NY State Radiology Society.
After questioning whether medicine was the right choice, Scott Widemon, MD, is heading to a neuroradiology fellowship and conducting his first research study.