John Kirkham, M.D. was inducted into AOA in 2008.
Residency and Fellowship Programs
Awards, Research and Placement
Awards
Research Publications
Research Projects
2012 Graduating Residents
Awards
The following Diagnostic Radiology Residents have been inducted into the medical honor society Alpha Omega Alpha by members of the housestaff:
Nicole Kelleher, M.D. was inducted into AOA in 2007.
Brian Strife, M.D. received the Arnold Gold Foundation Excellence in Humanism and Teaching Award for Housestaff in 2008.
Research Publications
The following is a list of publications by the residents for the past three years. The resident’s name is underlined.
Carrucci LR, Conklin RC, Turner MA. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery for morbid obesity: Evaluation of leak into excluded stomach with upper gastronintestinal examination. Radiology. Aug. 2008, 504.
Absorbed radiation dose of the female breast during diagnostic multidetector chest CT and dose reduction with a tungsten-antimony composite breast shield: preliminary results. Clinical Radiology 2008 63:278-88. Resident: Nicole Kelleher, M.D. Faculty Mentor: Mark S. Parker, M.D.
Reduction of radiation does to the female breast: Preliminary trials with a custom designed Tungsten-antimony composite breast shield. The Journal of Applied Research. Sept 2006: Vol 6, No. 3. Resident: Nicole Kelleher, M.D. Faculty Mentor: Mark S. Parker, M.D. – presented Radiological Society of North American Meeting – 2005 and American Roentgen Ray Society Meeting – 2005.
Unique applications of the balloon expandable covered stent in a wide variety of vascular territories. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, February 2008 Supplement. Resident: William Fox, M.D. Faculty Mentor: Malcolm Sydnor, M.D.
False positive myocardial perfusion defect due to diaphragmatic hernia. Clinical Nuclear Medicine, March 2007; 32(3):231-33. Resident: Mehdi Bathaii, M.D. Faculty Mentor: at previous residency program.
Multiple ectopic lesions of focal islet adenomatosis identified by PET-scan in congenital hyperinsulinism. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2007; Jan 42(1):188-92. Resident: Mehdi Bathaii, M.D. Faculty mentor: at previous residency program.
Role of FDG-PET in detecting residual/recurrent brain tumors in pediatric patients. Radiology, 2006 Dec; 241:643-45. Resident: Mehdi Bathaii, M.D. Faculty Mentor: Lakshmana Narla, M.D. Presented at Radiological Society of North America Meeting, November 2006, Society of Nuclear Medicine Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 2006.
Impact of the FDG-PET in the management of patients with pancreatic cancer. Journal of Nuclear Medicine 47:42P, 2006. Resident: Mehdi Bathaii, M.D. Faculty Mentor: at previous residency program.
The prevalence and characteristics of fibromyalgia syndrome in the worker’s compensation population. American Journal of Orthopedics, 2006 Oct; 35(10): 473-5. Resident: Mehdi Bathaii, M.D. Faculty Mentor: at previous residency program.
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery for morbid obesity: evaluation of postoperative extraluminal leaks with upper gastrointestinal series. Radiology 2006 Jan; 238(1):119-27. Resident: Robert Conklin, M.D. Faculty Mentor: Laura Carucci, M.D. Presented at Society of Gastrointestinal Radiologists Annual Meeting 2005. Best paper award.
Computed tomographic angiography for the diagnosis of blunt carotid/vertebral artery injury: a note of caution. Annals of Surgery 2007 Oct; 246(4):632-42. Resident: Charlotte Cockrell, M.D. Faculty Mentor: Daniel Leung, M.D.
Unique applications of bone augmentation for painful metastatic foci to the axial skeleton. Journal of Vascular Interventional Radiology Supplement 2008 Feb; 19(2) Part 2:S118. Resident: Garrick Sherman, M.D. Faculty Mentor: Malcolm Sydnor, M.D. Presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology Meeting, Washington, DC March, 2008.
Walsworth MK, Doukas WC, Murphy KP, Mielcarek BJ, Michener LA. Reliability and diagnostic accuracy of history and physical examination for diagnosing glenoid labral tears. Am J Sports Med 2008;36(1):162-168.
Walsworth MK, Doukas WC, Murphy KP, Bimson W, Mielcarek BJ, Michener LA. Descriptive Analysis of Patients Undergoing Shoulder Surgery at a Tertiary Care Military Medical Center. Military Medicine 2009; 174,6:642-903.
Michener LA, Walsworth MK, Doukas WC, Murphy KP, Reliability and diagnostic accuracy of 5 physical examination tests and combination of tests for subacromial impingement. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2009;90:1898-903.
Research Projects
The following is a list of resident research projects in the past two years, which led or will lead to presentations at local or national meetings. The resident’s name is underlined.
Unique applications of bone augmentation for painful metastatic foci to the axial skeleton. Poster presentation at the Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting Washington, DC, March 2008. Resident: Arash Chehrazi, M.D. Faculty Mentor: Malcolm Sydnor, M.D.
Unique applications of the balloon expandable covered stent in a wide variety of vascular territories. Scientific exhibit presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, March 2008. Resident: William Fox, M.D. Faculty Mentor: Malcolm Sydnor, M.D.
Utilizing FDG-PET to detect residual/recurrent brain tumors in pediatric patients. Winner, Best Scientific Paper, Resident and Fellow Section, Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL, November, 2008. Resident: Mehdi Bathaii, M.D. Faculty Mentor: Lakshmana D. Narla, M.D.
Impact of dual time point FDG-PET imaging on the assessment of small solitary pulmonary nodules. Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL, November, 2008. Resident: Mehdi Bathaii, M.D. Faculty Mentor: from previous residency program.
Quantitative assessment of FDG uptake in brown fat using standardized uptake value and dual time point imaging. European Association of Nuclear Medicine, Athens, Greece, August 2006. Resident: Mehdi Bathaii, M.D. Mentor: from previous residency program.
2012 Graduating Residents
- Susan Back - Pediatric Radiology Fellowship - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Jeremy Camden - Musculoskeletal Fellowship - VCU Medical Center
- Charlotte Cockrell - Magnetic Resonance Fellowship - VCU Medical Center
- Paul Matharoo - Private Practice - Pikeville, Kentucky
- Madison McCulloch - MR Fellowship - VCU Medical Center
- Brian Moon - Vascular Interventional Radiology Fellowship - VCU Medical Center
- Austin Peat - Musculoskeletal Fellowship - VCU Medical Center
- Brian Strife - Vascular Interventional Radiology Fellowship - VCU Medical Center
- Matthew Walsworth - Vascular Interventional Radiology Fellowship - University of California - Los Angeles