Radiology Graduation
The 2024 Radiology Graduation dinner and ceremony was held on June 24 at the Worcester Art Museum. Graduation events kicked off in the morning with the 17th Annual Edward Smith Lecture given by by Dr. Pari Pandharipande and the presentation of the first "Dr. Ferrucci Radiologist of the Year Award." to Ryan Tai, MD. The evening events began with a cocktail hour followed by dinner and the awards presentations.
Thank you to all who participated in our 2024 Radiology Resident and Fellow Graduation events yesterday. It was wonderful to see such a fantastic turnout for the Ed Smith Lecture, presented this year by Dr. Pari Pandharipande. We continued the celebration with family and friends of all of our graduates during the evening ceremony at the Worcester Art Museum. Thanks to all who helped make these events so special.
I would also like to specifically thank all of our outstanding radiology faculty for your mentorship and teaching of the 2024 graduates - we are so grateful for your support!
Congratulations again to all of our graduates and award winners!
Chip Watts, MD
Vice Chair of Education
Collage photos contributed by Emily Diamond and Beena GopalKrishnan
Graduating Residents
- Joseph Jacob, MD
- Yevgeniy Kharonov, DO
- Matthew Mariyampillai, MD
- Alex Newbury, (ESIR) MD
- Patrick Svrcek, MD
Graduating Fellows
- Marcello Scotti, MD, Abdominal Imaging
- Zeynep Vardar, MD, Abdominal Imaging
- William Juan, MD, Breast Imaging
- Shilpa Chandran, MBBS, Cardiothoracic Imaging
- Suresh Boddapati, MBBS, Emergency Radiology
- Nadia Lushina, MD, Musculoskeletal Radiology
- Debajoyti Saha, MBBS, Musculoskeletal Radiology
- Simona Nedelcu, MD, PhD, Neurointerventional Radiology
- Noah Donoghue, MD, Neuroradiology
- Vaibhav Jain, MBBS, Neuroradiology
Zeynep Vardar, MD
2024 RSNA Resident Roentgen Research Award
Alex Newbury, MD - Recognized by the Education Committee for outstanding achievement in the area of research by a radiology resident. He has participated in multiple projects, published peer-reviewed articles, and presented at national meetings during his residency. His name will be added to our wall plaque in the education office, commemorating past recipients of this prestigious award.
2024 Michael A. King PhD Research Award
Hector Benatti, DVM, PhD
2024 Dr. Balikian "Extra Mile" Award
Patrick Svrcek, MD
2024 Resident as a Teacher Award
Michel Purcaro, MD. PhD
2024 Teacher of the Year Award
Jean-Marc Gauguet, MD
2024 Fellow Research Award
Zeynep Vardar, MD – Recipient of the first ever Fellow Research Award, given for outstanding achievement in the area of research by a clinical radiology fellow. Zeynep has been productive as a researcher from the very beginning of her training at UMass and has continued this trend over an impressive 4-year span.
2024 Dr. Ferrucci Radiologist of Year Award (New)
Ryan Tai, MD
