If you are interested in any of the fellowship programs, please call or write and we will send you application materials. Please specify the fellowship in which you are interested in.

MAGNETIC RESONANCE FELLOWSHIP

As we are no longer participating in the MRI fellowship match administered by the National Residency Match Program (NRMP), fellowship application forms should be downloaded from the link above. Interviews will be held in January and positions will be offered to successful candidates in February.

Our fellows work closely with MR faculty at The UCSD Magnetic Resonance Institute sharing responsibility for the daily operation of 5 UCSD Clinical MR scanners. The MR Institute is a 6000 square foot facility adjacent to the UCSD Medical Center. Laboratory space is available in the building as well as appropriate patient care areas, offices and a conference room. Our MRI program incorporates UCSD Medical Center, the VA Medical Center, and the Thornton Hospital which all have active clinical services. All hospitals are equipped with state of the art MR imaging equipment. In addition there is an active teleradiology service in operation.

The MRI fellows gain superb experience in all aspects of MR imaging including brain, spine, body, breast, musculoskeletal, peripheral vascular and cardiac studies. MR experience, in addition to routine MR techniques includes MR angiography, EPI diffusion (conventional and tensor) and perfusion, spectroscopy and functional MRI. In addition to clinical duties, the fellows have the responsibility of teaching radiology residents, medical students and visiting fellows. Our educational program is enhanced by numerous subspecialty conferences. Ample time is provided for clinical and laboratory research projects.

Research opportunities in MRI abound at UCSD. Graeme Bydder, MD, (creator of FLAIR and STIR), joined us from the Hammersmith Royal Postgraduate Medical School in London in July 2003. His group is currently working on ultrashort TE techniques and fast scanning using parallel imaging. Richard Buxton, PhD, is the Director of our Center for Functional MRI which currently houses two 3T human scanners and a 7T rodent MRI with plans in progress for a 7T human scanner.

Fellowship Coordinator Department of Radiology University of California, San Diego Medical Center 200 West Arbor Drive San Diego, CA 92103-8755

Your application will be forwarded and reviewed by the MRI faculty. You will then be contacted about the possibility of an interview. If you have any questions about the status of your application, call the Fellowship Coordinator at (619) 543-7636 (radfellows@ucsd.edu).

UCSD MRI Faculty:
Rosalind B. Dietrich, MD, Director of MRI


Neuro MRI
John Hesselink, MD, Chief of Neuroradiology
William G. Bradley, MD, PhD
Rosalind B. Dietrich, MD
John Healy, MD
Steve Imbesi, MD
Charles W. Kerber, MD
Roland R. Lee, MD
Wade Wong, MD


MSK MRI
Donald Resnick, MD, Chief of MSK Radiology
Christine Chung, MD
Amilcare Gentil, MD
Tudor Hughes, MD
Mini Pathria, MD


Body MRI
Mary O'Boyle, MD
Michelle Brown, MD
Robert Mattrey, MD
Michael Middleton, MD, PhD
Lori Romine, MD
Cynthia Santillan, MD
Claude Sirlin, MD


Cardiothoracic MRI
John Renner, MD, Chief of Chest Radiology


Vascular MRI (MRA)
Anne Roberts, MD, Chief of IR
Thomas Kinney, MD
Steven Rose. MD


Center for Functional MRI
Thomas Liu, PhD, Director
Richard Buxton, PhD
Eric Wong, MD, PhD
Lawrence Frank, PhD
David Dubowitz, MD, PhD
Miriam Scadeng, MD


Bydder MR Research Lab
Graeme M. Bydder, MB, ChB, Director

BODY IMAGING FELLOWSHIP

Clinical fellowship in Body Imaging (CT,US, MRI) is offered at the University of California, San Diego. The fellowship will provide training in state-of-the-art imaging with 3D, virtual and perfusion scanning. The fellow will be expected to spend at least 6 months of focused training in either CT, US, or MRI, and the remaining time in the other two areas and research. The medical center consists of a 450 bed hospital with all subspecialities represented. We are a Level I trauma center, transplant center, burn center, and tertiary referral center. The CT scanners are G.E., multidector light speed plus with state-of-the-art workstations and software. The MR Institute has two 3T MR scanners a symphony with high performance gradients with Epi and spectroscopy, 12 state-of-the-art ultrasound machines from several manufactures offer a diverse technical experience.

Faculty includes: Drs. Mary O'Boyle, Lejla Aganovi, Michele Brown, Giovanna Casola, Pauline Chu, Gary Ghahremani, Fiona Hughes-Cassidy, Robert Mattrey, Dolores Pretorius, Katherine Richman, Lori Romine, Cynthia Santillan and Claude Sirlin.

Research and teaching activities are an integral part of the fellowship.

If you would like to apply to this fellowship program, please send in the required application materials.
Your completed file will consist of:

1. Universal Application and photo
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Personal Statement that includes your interests and career goals
4. Minimum of three letters of recommendation (one letter from your Program Director)
5. State (check) preference for your focused area:
   CT ____, US_____, MRI _____

Please send all application materials to:
Dr. Mary K. O'Boyle
c/o Angelica Robles
UCSD Medical Center
Department of Radiology
200 West Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA  92103-8756

Your completed file will be reviewed and you will be contacted about the possibility of a personal interview. The deadline for application material is December. If you have any questions about the status of your application, please call Paradorn Thiel at: (619) 543-6607.

NEURORADIOLOGY FELLOWSHIP

Neuroradiology Fellowship program to start in July. We are participating in the neuroradiology fellowship match administered by the National Residency Match Program (NRMP), and we will be using the universal fellowship application form which can be found at: http://www.apdr.org/pdf_files/fellowapp.pdf. Under the NRMP's guidelines, interviews will start in April, you have until June to list your rankings of neuroradiology programs, and Match Day will be in July.

Our fellowship is approved by the American Society of Neuroradiology and accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Our neuroradiology program incorporates UCSD Medical Center, the VA Medical Center, and the Thornton Hospital, which have active Neurosurgery, Neurology, ENT, and Spine services. All hospitals are equipped with state-of-the-art imaging equipment for MR, CT, and neuro-diagnostic and interventional angiography. The section of Neuroradiology is actively involved in MEG, PET and the fMRI Research Center. Additional information can be found at our department website: http://radiology.ucsd.edu/

We offer either a 1 or 2 year fellowship at the University of California, San Diego. We have an extensive research, clinical, and teaching curriculum. To apply, you should complete the fellowship application form and send it to us with a current curriculum vitae. Additional information about the match can be found at the NRMP website (http://www.nrmp.org) . You must register on the website as a candidate after March.

Please send application to:

Kathleen Shepherd
Coordinator, Residency/Fellowships
UCSD Medical Center, Department of Radiology
200 West Arbor Street
San Diego,California 92103-8756

Your application will be forwarded and reviewed by me. You will then be contacted about the possibility of an interview. If you have any questions concerning the status of your application, call Kathleen Shepherd (619) 543-3534.

VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY FELLOWSHIP

The Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology in the Department of Radiology at the University of California, San Diego is offering one and two year fellowships beginning July. The fellowships are under the direction of Dr. Anne Roberts. The program is designed primarily for individuals who have chosen, or are strongly considering, a career in academic interventional radiology.

The fellowship consists of training in a wide spectrum of diagnostic and therapeutic vascular and non-vascular interventional studies (excluding neuroradiologic procedures). Vascular interventional procedures include peripheral, graft and renal artery angioplasty, stent placement, pulsed and infusion thrombolysis, IVC filter insertion, therapeutic embolization, TIPS placement, transvenous hepatic biopsy, vascular access insertion, and aortic stent grafts. Non-vascular interventional procedures include thoracic and abdominal biopsy, abscess and fluid drainage, percutaneous gastrostomy and enterostomy, percutaneous nephrostomy and tract dilation, transhepatic cholangiography and related procedures, biliary stent placement, gallstone manipulations, percutaneous cholecystostomy, tumor ablation, nerve blocks, chest tube placement, and drainage of pulmonary and mediastinal fluid collections.

Procedures are performed at UCSD Medical Center, the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in La Jolla, and Thornton Hospital. Distinguishing features of the fellowship include:

• Balanced exposure to vascular and non-vascular interventional procedures by dedicated interventional faculty.
• One or two years of training with potential for clinical instructor position in second year.
• Dedicated time for laboratory or clinical research in a second year with
• access to two fully equipped and staffed research laboratories.
• Primary care of interventional patients through daily ward rounds and an
• Interventional Radiology Clinic.
• Flexibility to meet individual needs.

If you wish to apply, please complete the enclosed application. Your completed file should consist of:

1. Universal Application
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Personal statement detailing your future career plans and explaining your interest in the fellowship
4. Minimum of three letters of recommendation (one must be from your Program Director)

Send application materials to:

Anne C. Roberts, M.D.
c/o Ms. Kathleen Shepherd
Department of Radiology
UCSD Medical Center
200 West Arbor Drive
San Diego, California 92103-8756
Phone: (619) 543-3534

Kathleen Shepherd will forward all completed files to me. When your completed file has been reviewed, you will then be contacted about the possibility of an interview. If you have questions about the status of your application, please call Kathleen at : (619) 543-3534

Please Note: The deadline for application of materials is May. It is your responsibility to make sure your file is complete before the dateline in order to be considered for an interview.

MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING FELLOWSHIP

The Department of Radiology at the University of California, San Diego offers a fellowship in Musculoskeletal Imaging. It is one year in duration and consists of clinical, teaching, and research responsibilities at both UCSD Medical Center and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in San Diego, as well as clinical rotations in osteoradiology at Scripps Clinic. In addition, we have a large MR teleradiology practice which interprets 50-60 MR cases daily.

Dr. Donald Resnick is in charge of the Osteoradiology section. Dr. Mini Pathria, Dr. Christine Chung, Dr. Tudor Hughes, Dr. Amil Gentili and Dr. Lina Chen are the other bone radiologists in the section. They all rotate to both hospitals and spend time at Scripps Clinic

This fellowship has been in existence for approximately 20 years and during that time we have trained 2-5 fellows each year. The program is geared toward but not restricted to the person who is considering a career in academic osteoradiology, a field in which great opportunities exist.

Clinical activities: Each hospital has an active osteoradiology service in which a resident rotates for a 4 week period. The osteoradiology fellow spends approximately 90% of his/her time on the clinical service at either of the hospitals, and 10% of his/her time is reserved for research activities. During the clinical time, the fellow is actively involved in the performance of special procedures. We perform approximately 100 routine radiographic examinations dealing with the musculoskeletal system at each hospital per day. In addition at each hospital, we perform one or two special procedures daily including arthrography, and bone biopsies. The fellow is responsible for performing and interpreting these procedures. In addition, the fellow is actively involved in the interpretation of computed tomograms and magnetic resonance images dealing with musculoskeletal disease. The fellow also becomes knowledgeable in the quantitative assessment of bone mineral content using such techniques as dual photon absorptiometry, computed tomography, and dual energy radiography.

A separate rotation in osteoradiology exists at Scripps Clinic. Fellows take turns spending time at this clinic where they gain further experience interpreting routine and advanced imaging studies and performing procedures. A facility member also is assigned to Scripps Clinic each day.

Fellows also spend 4 weeks in Pediatric Muscoloskeletal Imaging at our affiliated Children’s Hospital, 4 weeks interpreting MR at the San Diego Naval Hospital, and 4 weeks rotating on the Spine Pain service at UCSD under the supervision of the Neuroradiology section.

Teaching activities:The Osteoradiology Service has a weekly one hour conference for radiology residents, a weekly one hour conference for orthopedic surgeons, a bimonthly one hour conference for rheumatologists, a weekly one hour conference in which interesting radiographs are reviewed, a weekly one hour conference reviewing skeletal magnetic resonance studies, a weekly one hour city-wide orthopedic surgery conference, and a monthly conference at Scripps Clinic. The fellow is expected to attend each of these conference and to occasionally present cases to our clinical colleagues.

Research activities: We are fortunate to have a fully funded osteoradiology laboratory on the sixth floor of the VA Medical Center with a full-time technician who is available to help the fellow during his/her research. The laboratory contains the latest radiographic equipment. Furthermore, the laboratory is equipped to allow close imaging-pathologic correlation of musculoskeletal diseases using cadaveric parts.

During the one year fellowship, the fellow is encouraged to organize and complete several research projects dealing with some aspect of musculoskeletal disease. These projects may be formulated on the basis of questions that arise during the clinical aspect of the fellowship. Presentations at national meetings or publications in scientific journals, or both, may result from these research endeavors. Additional research opportunities exist in the areas of quantitative bone mineral assessment and magnetic resonance imaging. Fourth-generation computed tomographic equipment is available at both hospitals and magnetic resonance imaging equipment is housed adjacent to UCSD Medical Center, at the VA Medical Center and at Scripps Clinic.

Additional resources available to the fellow include a teaching file containing more than 20,000 interesting musculoskeletal cases, over 200 teaching videotapes, and digital photography equipment that can be used to make teaching slides.

We provide funding to allow travel to any scientific meetings in which the fellow is presenting the results of his/her research activities. Although each fellow also carries a beeper for night call every 4-5 weeks, only rarely is it necessary for the fellow to report to any of the hospitals.

Each year we have ten to twelve fellowship positions. Interviews usually take place in the winter or early spring, approximately 18 months prior to the beginning of the fellowship. We believe we offer a valuable year devoted to study in osteoradiology with a balanced program devoted to clinical, teaching and research activities. We all are very committed to the training of osteoradiologists and derive considerable satisfaction in seeing their progress.

For further information, please see our website at http://bonepit.com

If you are interested in this fellowship, please call or send an application request to Milton Elliott in Dr. Resnick's office:

Milton Elliott
Department of Radiology
VA Medical Center
3350 La Jolla Village Drive
San Diego, CA 92161
Phone: (858) 552-8585, extension 3343
FAX: (858) 552-7565
E-mail: milton.elliott@va.gov

OBSTETRIC ULTRASOUND FELLOWSHIP:

The Ultrasound Section at UCSD offers a mini-fellowship in obstetric ultrasound the second and fourth weeks of each month. The fellowship is open to one practicing clinician at a time and runs Monday through Thursday, 8am until 4:30pm.

The mini fellowship is in the Perlman Outpatient Center in La Jolla in the Center for Fetal Diagnosis. This center is staffed by both radiologists and perinatologists. The radiologists are all sonologists with many years of experience in high risk obstetric ultrasound. Genetic counselors are also on site. Three ultrasound rooms with experienced obstetric sonographers and state of the art ultrasound units are in the clinic.

In addition to normal examinations, a good deal of abnormal cases are also evaluated in concert with perinatology. Teaching file cases are available for review and discussion. Every Tuesday morning, the fellow will attend the Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Conference, a multidisciplinary conference, in which new and continuing cases as well as outcomes are discussed by experienced clinicians in various subspecialties. There is also the opportunity to participate in 3D ultrasound during this week.

Fellows may attend the Wednesday morning Body Imaging conference in which interesting body imaging cases for the week are reviewed and discussed.

This fellowship is appropriate for any practicing clinician wishing to sharpen their diagnostic skills in routine and high risk obstetric ultrasound. It greatly benefits obstetricians and radiologists. Other clinicians involved in obstetric care, such as family practitioners, would also benefit from this fellowship.

Ultrasound staff at the Fetal Diagnosis Center:
Mary K. O'Boyle, M.D.
Dolores Pretorius,M.D.
Lori Romine, M.D.

For more information and availability contact:
Mary K. O'Boyle M.D., chief of ultrasound
Email: moboyle@ucsd.edu or
call Angelica Robles-Fuller
619-543-6607

CARDIOTHORADIC FELLOWSHIP

The Department of Radiology at University of California, San Diego is offering a year fellowship in cardiothoracic radiology. This position entails exposure to a wide array of imaging studies generated by three hospitals: UCSD Medical Center- Hillcrest; UCSD Medical Center- Thornton Hospital and VA San Diego Health Care System and offers comprehensive training in cardiothoracic imaging. State of the art equipment is available, including PACS, digital and computed radiography, three multislice CT scanners, PET imaging and echo planar MR scanners. In conjunction with the UCSD functional MR center, access to 3T and 7T magnets is available. A dedicated cardiac MR scanner is on order. A large and varied patient population assures a wealth of clinical experience. The faculty consists of four dedicated cardiothoracic radiologists with interests in both general and cardiac radiology. Three are members of the STR and one is a member of the Fleischner Society. Excellent research opportunities are the strong points of the fellowship. Research in cardiac MR and functional pulmonary imaging is ongoing. Daily interaction with the pulmonary and cardiothoracic surgery service is an important source of training. UCSD boasts very active cardiac and pulmonary transplant service as well as the busiest center for chronic pulmonary thromboembolic surgery in the world. University Hospital is a designated Level 1 trauma center. Potential candidates must be Board-eligible by the American Board of Radiology and must have a valid California Medical License. This position is available immediately.

Please direct inquires to:
John Renner, M.D.
Chief of Cardiothoracic radiology
Department of Radiology
UCSD Medical Center
200 We. Arbor Dr.
San Diego, CA 92103-8756
Email: jwrenner@ucsd.edu

Mammography (Breast Imaging) Fellowship

University of California, San Diego, Breast Imaging Fellowship Salary: Currently the fellowship unfunded. Salary support maybe obtain through call coverage during the year. The Breast Imaging section at the University of California, San Diego, offers 6 to 12 month fellowships. The fellow candidates must have completed a radiology residency and must obtain a California medical license before starting the program. The fellowship provides training in all aspects of breast imaging and interventional procedures. In addition, there is exposure to numerous on going clinical research trials including; MRgFUS ablation, whole breast tomographic US, optical breast imaging, breast CT and breast US CAD. The fellowship can be combined with other modalities during the year such as Body or Chest. The UCSD Breast Imaging Section is a state-of-the-art center that performs over 20,000 examinations each year, involving digital mammographic screening and diagnostic mammography, ultrasound, MRI and interventional procedures. Diagnostic radiology residents rotate on the service on a monthly basis. Each day fellows are actively involved in interpreting breast imaging studies and performing interventional procedures. In addition, fellows are responsible for the clinical follow-up necessary for proper correlation of the results of the diagnostic studies and biopsies. Fellows are supervised by the faculty members of the Division Breast Imaging in the Department of Radiology. Those faculty members are Drs. Olson, Comstock, Blickenstaff and Ojeda. Fellows attend weekly interdisciplinary breast cancer conferences In addition; the fellows interact on a daily basis with referring physicians and surgeons in regards to patient work-up, management and follow-up. We believe we offer valuable exposure and training in all aspect of Breast Imaging, with a balanced program devoted to clinical, teaching, and research activities. We are committed to the training of Breast imaging radiologists.

Christopher Comstock, M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor
Director of Breast Imaging
Department of Radiology
University of California, San Diego
9300 Campus Point Dr MC#7756
San Diego, CA 92037
Tel: 858 657-6698
Fax: 858 657-6697
Email: ccomstock@ucsd.edu

Endovascular Neurosurgery/Interventional Neuroradiology Fellowship

The fellowship includes training in endovascular neurosurgery procedures such as cerebral aneurysm, arteriovenous malformation, stroke, and oncologic treatments with an emphasis on clinical management and decision-making. In addition, we have a very active comprehensive spine and pain practice covering all areas of image guided percutaneous interventions. Fellows will spend approximately half of their time on the endovascular service and half on the spine/pain service.

There are two pathways for entering our Endovascular Neurosurgery fellowship:

1. Applicants who are board eligible/certified radiologists wishing to take the certificate of added qualification exam in neuroradiology should apply through the NRMP. The first year is then the ACGME accredited fellowship year required to be eligible to take the CAQ exam. On this pathway, in addition to diagnostic CT and MRI rotations, you will spend several months during your first year on the endovascular, spine intervention and pain services. The second year is spent nearly exclusively on the interventional services with minimal diagnostic responsibilities. To be considered for this fellowship, you must indicate your interest on your initial application.
2. Applicants with neurology or neurosurgery backgrounds will spend two years on the endovascular, spine intervention and pain services. The first year will include some exposure to diagnostic imaging, but less than the ACGME pathway.

Applications for this fellowship should be addressed to Dr. Scott Olson at the address below

Your application should include:
Standard UCSD Fellowship Application form-Available above
Current Curriculum Vitae
Personal Statement
3 Letters of Recommendation

Please send application to:
Scott Olson, M.D.
c/o Fellowship Coordinator
Department of Radiology
University of California, San Diego Medical Center
200 West Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103-8755

After we review your application, you may be contacted about an interview.