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The Department of Radiology offers a variety of one- and two-year postdoctoral fellowships that begin July 1st of each year. For information on postdoctoral fellowships, please go to http://rsl.stanford.edu/education.

Body Imaging Fellowship

Eight Body Fellows--Two NCI Fellows (effective July 1, 2011)
R. Brooke Jeffrey, MD, Fellowship Director and Chief of Abdominal Imaging
Associate Fellowship Director: Aya Kamaya, MD
Contact: Jeslyn Rumbold

The Department of Radiology currently offers a one-year clinical fellowship in body imaging, for which there will be eight funded positions effective July 1, 2011. The fellowship consists of monthly clinical rotations on CT, US, MRI, and cardiovascular imaging. Fellows will receive experience in all cross-sectional studies of the chest, abdomen, pelvis, and musculoskeletal system. Fellows will also receive training in vascular scanning, imaging-guided biopsies, and other procedures. The Body Imaging Section also offers a two-year NCI fellowship, which includes six months of clinical body imaging training on CT, US, MR, and cardiovascular imaging, as well as 18 months of research.

Applications are currently being accepted for the 2011-2012 academic year. Please contact Jeslyn Rumbold at jeslyn.rumbold@stanford.edu to request an application.

Body MRI Fellowship

One Fellow
Robert J. Herfkens, MD, Chief of Body MRI
Bruce L. Daniel, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology & Assistant MRI Fellowship Director
Contact: Alice Gardner

The Body MRI Fellowship at Stanford accepts one fellow annually. The fellowship provides a year of intensive training in clinical MR across a wide range of diagnostic applications, including abdominal/pelvic, breast, cardiovascular, and musculoskeletal imaging. The amount of time spent in these areas is somewhat flexible and can be tailored to the fellow’s specific interests. The fellow will be responsible for running the clinical service of two inpatient and six outpatient clinical scanners, including four 3T scanners, with primary responsibility for most protocols and initial interpretations. There are also outstanding research opportunities, with close ties to leading MR engineers and physicists at the Lucas Center, and at least 20% dedicated research time is included in the fellowship. The fellow will also have a strong educational presence in the Department, with responsibility for organizing a weekly clinical MR conference for the Residency Program.

Breast Imaging Fellowship

Two Fellows
Debra M. Ikeda, MD, Chief of Breast Imaging
Contact: Joe Hubbard

The Breast Imaging Fellowship offers nine months of digital mammography with CAD; breast ultrasound; core biopsies under ultrasound and stereotactic guidance; breast magnetic resonance (MR) for cancer and implants; MR-guided core biopsy; MR-guided preoperative needle localization instruction; and outcome analysis of new technology. The fellowship provides a three-month body imaging (cross-sectional) rotation for individuals interested in this option. Research time is provided during the fellowship for academic projects. Ongoing research projects include MR-guided breast biopsy techniques, breast MR spectroscopy, PET, PET-CT, large core needle biopsy, and device development and testing.

Cardiovascular Imaging Fellowship

Two Fellows
Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD, Chief of Cardiovascular Imaging
Contact: Malwana Adalat

The Cardiovascular Imaging Fellowship provides one year of training in noninvasive cardiovascular imaging using CT and MRI. Fellows receive detailed training in the principles and use of multidetector row CT and cardiovascular MR imaging systems within the context of a busy clinical cardiovascular imaging service performing approximately 15 cases per day. These cases include CT and MR angiography of the aorta, coronary arteries, renal arteries, pulmonary arteries, peripheral arteries, and mesenteric arteries as well as cardiac CT and MR in the assessment of congenital heart diseases, ischemic heart disease, cardiomyopathies, cardiac masses, and pericardial disease. Fellows will rotate through the Stanford 3-D Laboratory where they will work with six dedicated 3-D technologists, who process over 700 clinical cases per month, to gain experience in the 3-D visualization and quantitative analyses of a variety of cardiovascular imaging studies. The program is substantially enhanced through a close working relationship with the Division of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, and the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Active participation in research is encouraged, and dedicated academic time is a component of the fellowship. The five cardiovascular imaging faculty members engage in rich and varied research programs, which are greatly enhanced through close collaboration with the Radiological Sciences Lab. Greater detail on the fellowship program can be found here.


CV/Interventional Fellowship

Three Fellows
Lawrence (Rusty) Hofmann, MD, Chief of CV/Interventional Radiology
Program Director: William Kuo, MD
Contact: Carmita Broussard

The Division of Cardiovascular-Interventional Radiology accepts three fellows annually. The fellowship encompasses a wide-range of procedures in both vascular and nonvascular interventions. Fellowship trainees are exposed to a wide variety of interventions ranging from biopsies, percutaneous fluid drainages, biliary interventions, angioplasty, thrombolysis, stents, TIPS, and endoluminal stent/grafting techniques. There is an emphasis on complete clinical management of interventional patients including interventional clinic, in-hospital consultations, patient admissions, and post-procedure follow-up care. Cardiovascular-Interventional Radiology is an integral component of the Vascular Center at Stanford, which provides a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services for patients with vascular disease. There are ample research opportunities in both vascular and nonvascular interventional radiology, and fellows are actively encouraged to pursue individual interests and present at national meetings.


Musculoskeletal Fellowship

One Fellow
Christopher F. Beaulieu, MD, PhD, Chief of Musculoskeletal Imaging
Contact: Roz Temple

The Musculoskeletal Imaging Section at Stanford University is currently offering a full-time, one-year fellowship. Qualified applicants include those with an MD degree or MD/PhD degrees who will have completed training and taken National Boards in an accredited diagnostic radiology program in the U.S. by the time the fellowship begins. Exceptions may be made for qualified applicants from outside the U.S. Highlights of the fellowship include extensive involvement in musculoskeletal MRI with an emphasis on sports injuries, interventional MRI, and musculoskeletal US and CT. In addition, a moderate volume of plain radiographic studies, arthrograms, and tenograms are performed. Dedicated time for research is provided. Fellows are expected to participate actively in research with faculty radiologists as well as Stanford’s world-renowned imaging physicists and engineers.


Neuroradiology Fellowship

Five Fellows
Scott W. Atlas, MD, Chief of Neuroradiology
Contact: Kari Guy

The Neuroradiology Fellowship is designed to be a well-balanced academic training program that encompasses all of the basic and advanced clinical and research areas of both adult and pediatric neuroradiology. Neuroradiology fellows will be exposed to all imaging modalities used to evaluate neurologic disease, including CT, MR, myelography, angiography, and ultrasound during the course of the fellowship. Interventional neuroradiologic procedures are also performed at state-of-the-art levels at Stanford, and neuroradiology fellows will actively participate in these procedures.


Neuro/Interventional Fellowship

Two Fellows
Michael Marks, MD, Chief of Interventional Neuroradiology
Contact: Barbara Hargis

The Interventional Neuroradiology Program is a key component of the Stanford Stroke Center providing a large number of referrals for intra-arterial thrombolysis, angioplasty, and aneurysm treatment. The section is also an integral component of an international referral center for the treatment of AVMs with a multimodality treatment program including charged-particle radiosurgery, microsurgery, and endovascular therapy. Academic opportunities are closely integrated with the fellowship, and research participation is considered a key component of the fellowship. Candidates should have completed training in diagnostic neuroradiology (one or two years) or neurosurgery and must be American Board of Radiology certified or eligible by the start date to be considered.


Pediatric Imaging Fellowship

Three ACGME accredited fellowship positions
Richard A. Barth, Pediatric Radiologist-in-Chief
Associate Program Director: Erika Rubesova, MD
Contact: Silvia Arriaga

The Pediatric Radiology Fellowship is jointly sponsored by the Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital and Stanford University Hospital. Our fellowship provides a comprehensive pediatric radiology imaging program utilizing state-of-the-art imaging technology, including two fluoroscopy suites, three ultrasound rooms, as well as 1.5T MRI and CT imaging suites. The 18 dedicated Pediatric Radiology faculty are devoted to teaching, patient care, and translational research, and include pediatric neuroradiologists, pediatric cardiovascular imagers, and pediatric interventional radiologists. 

Stanford Pediatric Radiology Fellows are exposed to a wealth of clinical case material in an organized, structured, hands-on educational approach. Fellows rotate through a series of services, including pediatric MRI, pediatric CT, PET/CT, pediatric fluoroscopy, pediatric ultrasound, pediatric neuroradiology, nuclear medicine, interventional radiology, and general radiography.  Stanford’s program also provides a comprehensive educational curriculum, including didactic lectures pertinent to pediatric radiology, radiology case conferences, and multi-disciplinary imaging conferences in which all of the major pediatric clinical subspecialties participate. In addition, Stanford also offers interested fellows unique exposure to fetal imaging including fetal MRI and cutting-edge pediatric radiology research. Fellowship details can be found on the Pediatric Radiology Education page. 


Research Fellowship

Variable Number of Fellows
Gary H. Glover, PhD, Director of the Lucas MRS Imaging Center
Contact: Donna Cronister

The Radiological Sciences Laboratory hosts over a dozen research fellows. Please see our NCI/NIH Training Program page for more information about our Advanced Techniques for Cancer Imaging and Detection Program. To find out more about other postdoctoral research opportunities, please go to the RSL Education page.


Thoracic Imaging Fellowship

One Fellow
Ann Leung, MD, Chief of Thoracic Imaging
Contact: Roberta Hauck

Thoracic Imaging is currently offering a one-year fellowship. Clinical training consists of rotations on the chest (eight months), cardiovascular (three months), and thoracic interventional (one month) services. One day per week of research time is allotted. Particular interests of section members include interstitial lung diseases, computer-assisted detection of nodules, and minimizing the radiation dose associated with CT.

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