Fellowships
Post-residency fellowships are available in the areas of:
Fellowship requirements include completion of an accredited residency in Diagnostic Radiology and eligibility for Texas medical licensure. Candidates should be Board-certified or Board-eligible in Diagnostic Radiology. Candidates should be Board-certified or Board-eligible in Diagnostic Radiology. In addition to regular assigned duties, fellows take staff night and weekend call when necessary, and assist with the various teaching responsibilities of the department, including resident instruction, departmental conferences, and clinico-pathological conferences. Fringe benefits are generally the same as for house staff, although stipends are higher. Please see below for detailed descriptions of each fellowship.
Fellowship application requirements include completion of the department application form, or the universal fellowship application (available at www.apdr.org), CV, personal statement, three letters of reference, and copies of your medical school transcript and dean's letter (these may be unofficial copies). All materials should be mailed to the program director or coodinator as indicated below, Dept of Radiology, UT Southwestern Med Ctr, 5323 Harry Hines, Dallas TX 75390-8896.
Abdominal Imaging Fellowship
Two fellowships per year are offered in Abdominal Imaging. The fellowship is directed by Tony Setiawan, M.D., Chief, Division of Body Imaging. Additional faculty include Rebecca Evans, M.D., John Mang, M.D., Edward Chen, M.D., Diane Twickler, M.D., Julie Champine, M.D., Sheldon Blend, M.D., Jeffrey Pruitt, M.D., John Mang, M.D., Paul Weatherall, M.D., Doug Sims, M.D., and Dianne Mendelsohn, M.D.
The fellowship is based at Parkland Memorial Hospital with additional rotations scheduled to the Rogers Magnetic Resonance Center at UT Southwestern and the Meadows Diagnostic Imaging Center, operated by Parkland Hospital. The fellowship includes training in Ultrasound, Body CT, Obstetrical Ultrasound, PET CT, and Body MRI. One elective rotation is allowed. Fellows will be exposed to a wide range of patients and the disease/injury of all organ systems in both hospital and outpatient environments. This will include a full range of examinations involving the musculoskeleton, pelvis, abdomen, chest, cardiovascular system, and spine, including CT/ultrasound guided procedures (e.g., aspiration, biopsy, abscess drainage). The fellow will be responsible for planning, monitoring, and interpretation of examinations. Responsibilities also include resident teaching residents and involvement in multidisciplinary conferences. Research opportunities are plentiful.
The Ultrasound Division is equipped with three GE Logic 700 and two Acuson Sequoia ultrasound units, all with color Doppler and 3D capability. The CT Division is equipped with three Picker PQ6000 units (single slice helical) and a GE Light Speed multi-slice helical scanner. One unit is a dedicated ER scanner. One Sun and two Voxel Q workstations are available for 3-D reconstruction. The MRI program is divided between the Meadows Imaging Center and the Rogers MRI Center. The Meadows Imaging Center houses three 1.5 Tesla systems: 2 GE Horizon LX systems and a Philips ACSII system. One magnet has 40mT/m gradient strength for optimal functional and cardiovascular imaging. The outpatient MR center contains two 1.5T (Philips NT Intera) units with 30mT gradients, fMRI, real-time imaging, and dual-channel spectroscopy capabilities. This building also includes five MRS/MRI systems for spectroscopy. The available equipment includes all accessories/specialty coils that are used for standard cardiac angiography, endorectal and breast examinations, multi-nuclear spectroscopy, functional imaging, and MR-guided biopsy/localization procedures. The PET CT is equipped with a Siemens scanner and is staffed by Drs. William Erdman, Dana Mathews, and Orhan Oz.
For further information, please contact the fellowship coordinator, Dianna Otterstad, at 214-648-8022 or by email address at Dianna.Otterstad@UTSouthwestern.edu.
Breast Imaging Fellowship
The Department of Radiology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas is offering one fellowship in Breast Imaging to begin July 1, 2008 and one to begin July 1, 2009. Completion of an accredited residency in Diagnostic Radiology is required. Additionally, candidates should be Board-certified or Board-eligible and eligible for licensure in the state of Texas prior to beginning their fellowship. The fellowship is directed by Michael J. Ulissey M.D.; additional faculty include Diane Twickler, M.D., Phil Evans, M.D., and nondepartmental faculty in pathology, surgery, oncology, and radiation therapy.
The fellowship is based at Parkland Memorial Hospital, which is the teaching arm of the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. The fellowship will be a comprehensive one. While the thrust of the training will center on traditional breast imaging modalities, there will be training in breast MRI and exposure to other breast related disciplines such as pathology, oncology, surgery, and radiation therapy. Parkland has a full service breast center with all manner of, diagnostic, interventional and biopsy equipment. All modalities are state-of-the-art.
Additional responsibilities also include resident teaching and presentation of multidisciplinary conferences. There are plenty of internal moonlighting opportunities for additional coverage in private practice areas of the department and these are compensated in addition to the base salary above. Fellows are required to be available an average of 20% for staff coverage within the department and will receive additional pay for this if such coverage is needed. Fellows also receive a $600 professional allowance per year for the purchase of books, educational materials, or travel to professional meetings. The salary is $53,000 per year. Fifteen days of personal leave are allowed. Medical and dental plans are available through Parkland Health and Hospital System.
For further information, please contact the fellowship coordinator, Dianna Otterstad, at 214-648-8022 or by email address at Dianna.Otterstad@UTSouthwestern.edu.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Fellowship
Two fellowships per year are offered in Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Faculty are MRI fellowship-trained; they include Paul Weatherall, M.D., Doug Sims, M.D., Ronald Peshock, M.D., and Dianne Mendelsohn, M.D.
MRI fellows will be exposed to a wide range of patients and the disease/injury of all organ systems in both hospital and outpatient environments. This will include a full range of examinations involving the musculoskeleton, pelvis, abdomen, chest, breast, and cardiovascular system and, to a lesser extent, spine, outpatient brain, head, and neck imaging. The fellow will be responsible for planning, monitoring, and interpretation of these examinations. At least 10 months of the fellowship is spent on the MRI services, with one or two months of rotations scheduled in other imaging areas, including ultrasound and CT. Research opportunities are plentiful in the form of clinical topics, development of MRI techniques, or more fundamental MRI/MRS projects. Responsibilities also include teaching residents and involvement in multidisciplinary conferences
The MRI program is divided between activities at a hospital-based and an outpatient MR center. The Meadows Imaging Center houses three 1.5 Tesla systems: 2 GE Horizon LX systems and a Philips ACSII system. One magnet has 40mT/m gradient strength for optimal functional and cardiovascular imaging. The outpatient MR center contains two 1.5T (Philips NT Intera) units with 30mT gradients, fMRI, real-time imaging, and dual-channel spectroscopy capabilities. This building also includes five MRS/MRI systems for spectroscopy, and is slated for a 3.0T installation in 2003. The available equipment includes all accessories/specialty coils that are used for standard cardiac, angiography, endorectal and breast examinations, multi-nuclear spectroscopy, functional imaging, and MR-guided biopsy/localization procedures with additional 0.7T open and 3.0T systems to be installed 2002-2003.
For further information, please contact the fellowship coordinator, Sandra Davis, at 214-645-2716 or by email address at Sandra.Davis@UTSouthwestern.edu.
Musculoskeletal Imaging Fellowship
Two fellowships per year are offered in Musculoskeletal Radiology. The fellowship is directed by Gina Cho, M.D. Additional faculty include Dan Moore, M.D. and Geral Dietz, M.D. The fellowship encompasses clinical responsibilities at Parkland Memorial Hospital, the Bone and Joint Clinic of the James W. Aston Ambulatory Care Center, and the UT Southwestern MRI facilities. Approximately 50,000 musculoskeletal radiographic examinations are performed annually at Parkland throughout the emergency department and various clinics. The Bone and Joint Clinic at the Aston Ambulatory Care Center is a private practice clinic, where approximately 10,000 radiographic examinations are performed per year. Both facilities offer fluoroscopic and CT capability. Two separate MR facilities perform a total of approximately 1,100 musculoskeletal examinations per year.
The musculoskeletal fellowship is founded on the basis of a strong clinical program, with ample opportunity for teaching and research. Clinical responsibilities encompass plain film, CT and MRI interpretation, as well as musculoskeletal interventional procedures. The variety of clinical cases encountered is extensive and includes all aspects of musculoskeletal radiology. The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is a highly specialized group covering all areas of orthopaedics. The Rheumatology service conducts clinics both at Parkland and Aston. An active mineral metabolism group is also present, with a busy osteoporosis service. Teaching opportunities are abundant and include resident supervision and daily read-out, as well as participation in inter- and intradepartmental conferences. Research opportunities exist in many areas, both within the Department of Radiology as well as with corresponding clinical departments. Academic/elective time is approximately twenty percent.
For further information, please contact the fellowship coordinator, Dianna Otterstad, at 214-648-8022 or by email address at Dianna.Otterstad@UTSouthwestern.edu.
Neuroradiology Fellowship
The neuroradiology fellowship program at UT Southwestern Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education for the training of neuroradiologists. Both one- and two-year fellowships are offered. Up to six fellows are accepted per year. During this time, the trainee will perform procedures, participate in film interpretation sessions, provide consultative and teaching services for other departments and for radiology residents, and take part in the academic activities of the Neuroradiology Division. The fellowship experience includes a rotation in pediatric neuroradiology, rotations in CT and MR interpretation, and performance of special procedures. Structured rotations in spine and head and neck are also included. Observation and some assistance in interventional neuro procedures are offered during angiography rotations, especially at Zale Lipshy University Hospital.
During the second year, further subspecialization options are offered during part of the year in a variety of areas, including pediatric, spine, head and neck, and MRI. A separate interventional neuroradiology fellowship program also exists.
Patient care at Parkland Hospital includes a wide variety of trauma and emergency cases, as well as many referral cases. The service gives a broad exposure to all types of neurological and neurosurgical problems. Annual case load at Parkland and Zale Lipshy includes about 2,500 neuro angiograms and embolizations; 60,000 CT studies of the head, neck and spine; 300 scheduled and emergent myelograms; and 18,000 MRI studies. The institutional environment at UT Southwestern includes five CT scanners at Parkland Hospital and two CT scanners at Zale Lipshy Hospital. These include multidetector scanners at both hospitals. There are two 1.5T MR scanners, one 0.7T open magnet, and one 3T scanner at the Algur H. Meadows Advanced Imaging Center and two 1.5T MR scanners at the Rogers MR Center. Also included are a dedicated biplane neuroangiography suite at Parkland Hospital, two biplane angiography suites at Zale Lipshy Hospital that are shared with the visceral angiography service, and a variety of radiologic rooms for performance of myelography and other procedures. Children's Medical Center has a state-of-the-art radiology facility with CT, MR, and angio facilities as well.
The rotations are divided in accordance with the institution and service. The year also includes a one-month rotation at Children's Medical Center in pediatric neuroradiology. During the second year of neuroradiology fellowship, a greater degree of autonomy and function is expected of the candidate, and greater supervisory skills are required. The fellow becomes an Instructor in the Radiology Department during the second year, functioning as a junior faculty member under the continued guidance of the senior faculty.
Academic productivity is encouraged, and it is expected that at least one publication will emanate from a fellow's experience. Specific rotations in research laboratories have not been utilized historically due to the makeup of the fellowship. Research facilities could be made available during the second year of fellowship if the candidate so desired and if a suitable project were identified. Multiple opportunities are available for collaboration with faculty in every subspecialty.
Further information may be obtained by calling Leslie Mihal, Neuroradiology Fellowship Coordinator, at (214) 648-3037 or via e-mail at Leslie.Mihal@utsouthwestern.edu.
Nuclear Radiology
The Nuclear Radiology fellowship requires completion of an accredited residency in Diagnostic Radiology. At the conclusion of twelve months of training, trainees are eligible for American Board of Nuclear Medicine certification or they may apply for a Certificate of Added Qualifications from the American Board of Radiology. We have one position available for July, 2007, and one for July 2008. Application requirements include completion of the department application form, CV, personal statement, three letters of reference, and copies of your medical school transcript and dean's letter (these may be unofficial copies). All materials should be mailed to Dianna Otterstad, Dept of Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines, Dallas TX 75390-8896. For further information, please call 214-648-8022.
Clinical equipment includes a wide variety of multi-headed gamma cameras as well as two state-of-the-art PET devices, including a PET-CT hybrid for fusion image tomography. Digital image processing is facilitated by the networked computer system interfaced to the nuclear medicine hardware. Additional training is received on the busy nuclear medicine service at the VA, which has five cameras. Residents also rotate on the nuclear cardiology service at Parkland. In addition, the Nuclear Medicine Center at UT Southwestern, under the direction of Frederick Bonte, M.D., has a single photon emission nuclear tomographic head scanner. There is an active research program in the neurosciences, and regional cerebral blood flow studies are currently being conducted. Resident participation in research activities is encouraged. Teaching sessions include hourly rounds two or three times daily with emphasis on physics and instrumentation, radiopharmacy, clinical technique, computer applications, and literature reviews. Correlations with the physiologic aspects of MRI are stressed.
For further information, please contact the fellowship coordinator, Dianna Otterstad, at 214-648-8022 or by email address at Dianna.Otterstad@UTSouthwestern.edu.
Pediatric Radiology
Prospective applicants to Pediatric Radiology should contact the
Radiology Department at Children's Medical Center Dallas
at 214-456-2308.
Thoracic Imaging
The Department of Radiology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas is offering one fellowship in Thoracic Imaging to begin July 1, 2008 and one to begin July 1, 2009. Completion of an accredited residency in Diagnostic Radiology is required. Additionally, candidates should be Board-certified or Board-eligible and eligible for licensure in the state of Texas prior to beginning their fellowship. The fellowship is directed by Hythem Omar, M.D.; additional faculty include Michael Landay, M.D., Kirk Jordan, M.D., Wally Hooser, M.D., Michael Laughlin, M.D., Warren McFarland, M.D., Robert Epstein, M.D., and George Curry, M.D.
The fellowship is based at Parkland Memorial Hospital, which is the teaching arm of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. The fellowship will be a comprehensive one covering all aspects of thoracic imaging and chest CT. All modalities are state-of-the-art.
Additional responsibilities also include resident teaching and presentation of multidisciplinary conferences. There are plenty of internal moonlighting opportunities for additional coverage in private practice areas of the department and these are compensated in addition to the base salary above. Fellows are required to be available an average of 20% for staff coverage within the department and will receive additional pay for this if such coverage is needed. Fellows also receive a $600 professional allowance per year for the purchase of books, educational materials, or travel to professional meetings. The salary is $53,000 per year. Fifteen days of personal leave are allowed. Medical and dental plans are available through Parkland Health and Hospital System.
Application requirements include completion of the departmental application form or the universal fellowship application (www.apdr.org) and submission of a curriculum vitae, personal statement, official copy of medical school transcript and dean's letter, and three letters of recommendation. For further information, please contact the fellowship coordinator, Dianna Otterstad, at 214-648-8022 or by email address at Dianna.Otterstad@UTSouthwestern.edu.
Vascular and Interventional Radiology Fellowship
The Vascular and Interventional Radiology fellowship, directed by Bart Dolmatch, M.D., is based at Parkland Memorial Hospital and Zale Lipshy University Hospital, both located on the UT Southwestern campus. Parkland Hospital, a large county hospital with an active trauma service, is the primary teaching hospital for the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and its affiliated residency programs. There are two state-of-the-art vascular angiography suites at Parkland, located in the recently renovated Radiology Department. Zale Lipshy University Hospital, a 160-bed private hospital adjacent to Parkland, is a tertiary and quaternary referral center. Zale Lipshy has two vascular angiography suites located adjacent to the operating suites.
The variety of cases encountered during the fellowship is extensive and includes the evaluation and treatment of peripheral vascular disease, trauma, visceral and pulmonary angiography, balloon angioplasty and stent placement, venocaval filter placement, venous access, nephrostomy, and biliary drainages. The fellowship provides the fellow with a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic vascular and nonvascular experience while allowing participation in a variety of cases, both as primary operator and as instructor and supervisor to residents performing cases. Participation of the fellow in joint conferences with the vascular surgery department, urologic surgery department, and other referring physician groups is encouraged. Opportunities exist to become involved in research in many areas.
For further information, please contact the fellowship coordinator, Karen Myrick at Karen.Myrick@UTSouthwestern.edu.
Women's Imaging Fellowship
One fellowship per year is offered in Women's Imaging. The fellowship is directed by Diane Twickler, M.D., Co-Director, Obstetrical and Gynecological Ultrasound and Director of Women's Imaging. Additional faculty include Mike Ulissey, M.D., Julie Champine, M.D., Doug Sims, M.D., Tony Setiawan, M.D., Paul Weatherall, M.D., Rebecca Evans, M.D., Jeffrey Pruitt, M.D., John Mang, M.D., and Phil Evans, M.D.
The fellowship is based at Parkland Memorial Hospital with additional rotations scheduled to the Meadows Diagnostic Imaging Center. The fellowship is structured so that two days per week are spent in Breast Imaging, and one day each is spent in Obstetrical and Gynecological Ultrasound, Body CT, and obstetric and gynecologic MR. Parkland Memorial Hospital delivers more babies than any other hospital in North America (approximately 16,000) and has the largest obstetrics-gynecology residency program in the U.S. so the quantity and variety of case material is extensive. Some time will be reserved for pursuit of academic and research projects, which are plentiful. Responsibilities also include resident teaching and presentation of multidisciplinary conferences.
Fellows will be exposed to a wide range of imaging modalities with emphasis on obstetric, gynecologic, and breast imaging. Procedures performed include interventional biopsies and drainages with CT and US, breast biopsies using US, stereotactic, and mammotone techniques, and hysterosalpingograms. All modalities within each division are state-of-the-art.
For further information, please contact the fellowship coordinator, Dianna Otterstad, at 214-648-8022 or by email address at Dianna.Otterstad@UTSouthwestern.edu.
