ARRS Roentgen Fund Grants Four Research Awards to Radiology Residents,
Fellows
Leesburg, VA, March 12,
2024—The American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) proudly
recognizes the following four radiologists, as well as their institutions and research
projects, with the 2024 ARRS Resident/Fellow in Radiology Awards:
Melina
Hosseiny, MD, University of California, San Diego
ARRS President’s Award
“Multi-task Ensemble Deep Learning
for Differential Diagnosis of Pneumonia and Pulmonary Edema on Chest Radiograph”
Ahmed Taher,
MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
ARRS Executive Council Award
“Safety and Efficacy of Zilretta
Administered to Patients with Greater Trochanteric Bursitis”
Hana L. Haver,
MD, MSc, Massachusetts General Hospital
ARRS Executive Council Award
“Large Language Models to Assist
Breast Imaging Reporting: A Comparison of GPT-3.5 Versus GPT-4 in Assigning
BI-RADS Final Assessment Categories”
Jessica T.
Wen, MD, PhD, Stanford University
ARRS Melissa Rosado de Christenson
Award
“Alpha-Fetoprotein Response
Patterns After Y-90 Radioembolization for Intermediate-to-Advanced
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Predicts Disease Progression and Survival”
Supported by The
Roentgen Fund®, the
ARRS Resident/Fellow in Radiology Awards are available to all ARRS In-Training Members in imaging and allied sciences research to acknowledge
their work and present their results during the ARRS Annual Meeting. ARRS
Resident/Fellow in Radiology Awards are based on the competence and promise of
the candidate in radiological research, education, or administration and the
scientific merit and potential impact of the candidate’s research.
Since 1990, The Roentgen Fund has granted millions of
dollars to hundreds of imaging professionals for both research pursuits and
professional development. Today, through six vital scholarship and fellowship
programs, the generosity of The Roentgen Fund’s donors is channeled to every
corner of the globe—establishing dual foundations in innovation and leadership
for a true diversity of radiology’s next generation.
Drs. Hosseiny,
Taher, Haver, and Wen will present their research findings during the 124th ARRS Annual Meeting at John
B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center in Boston, MA.
Melina Hosseiny, MD, is a clinician-scientist diagnostic radiology
resident at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), where she is
involved in numerous projects at the intersection of artificial intelligence
and medical imaging. Leading as primary investigator on a prestigious Radiological
Society of North America resident grant focused on deep learning and oncologic
imaging, Dr. Hosseiny has been honored with multiple awards and scholarships
from renowned international scientific meetings, including the Society of Abdominal
Radiology (SAR), Society of Advanced Body Imaging (SABI), and Society of
Interventional Radiology. The results of her work are widely cited and quoted
in scientific media, and she stands out as one of the first radiology trainees
to actively participate in the editorial boards of leading journals in the
field, including RadioGraphics and Journal of the American College of
Radiology. Beyond her research endeavors, Dr. Hosseiny holds leadership
roles within the radiology community, currently serving as chair for SABI’s
Early Career Committee and as education chair of Radiologists for a Sustainable
Future. Previously, she held the position of Western States Representative for
the American College of Radiology and was an Executive Committee member of SAR’s
Resident & Fellow Section. Inspired by her mentors at UCSD, Drs. Albert
Hsiao, Claude Sirlin, and Kathryn Fowler, she is passionate about advancing her
career in academic radiology, driven by a personal mission to leave a lasting,
positive impact on the world, while paving the way for future generations.
Ahmed Taher, MD, is a distinguished radiology
resident at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth
Houston) McGovern Medical School. Graduating magna cum laude with a bachelor of
medicine and surgery from the University of Alexandria in Egypt,
Dr. Taher has cultivated an extensive academic and clinical career
spanning over a decade. His professional journey has taken him across
continents, from his tenure at the echocardiography research lab at the
University of Alabama, Birmingham to serving in the army upon returning to
Egypt. In 2018, he returned to the United States as a research scholar at MD
Anderson Cancer Center, staying for nearly three years, followed by a
preliminary transitional year at Nazareth Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. Subsequently,
Dr. Taher resumed his radiology residency at UT Houston. His research
has produced numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on oncologic
imaging, echocardiography, and rare diseases, complemented by multiple
abstracts and educational exhibits presented at prominent radiology conferences.
Beyond his contributions to research and medicine, he actively engages in
community service, volunteering for various health care and charitable
organizations. Dr. Taher's diverse interests, including soccer,
literature, music, and culinary arts, reflect a multifaceted professional
committed to advancing health care and enriching lives.
Hana L. Haver, MD, MSc, is a breast imaging fellow at Massachusetts
General Hospital in Boston. After completing a master of science in infectious diseases,
vaccinology, and drug discovery from a joint program at the Swiss Tropical and Public
Health Institute and the National University of Singapore, she attended the
University of Massachusetts Medical School and completed diagnostic radiology
residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Haver’s research in
artificial intelligence has focused on applying large language models to
patient-centered communications for breast and lung cancer, as well as in the
reporting of breast imaging examinations.
Jessica T. Wen, MD, PhD, is a PGY-4 diagnostic/interventional
radiology resident at Stanford University. Dr. Wen was pursuing a PhD in
bioengineering, developing point-of-care bioagricultural diagnostics, when her
father was diagnosed with liver cirrhosis secondary to occult hepatitis B
infection. This is when she learned that 1 in 12 East and Southeast Asian-Americans
are chronically infected with hepatitis B, compared to 1 in 1,000 non-Hispanic
whites. Navigating this health disparity and her father’s disease course
ultimately led to a career change into medicine after completing her PhD. Since
then, Dr. Wen’s research interests have focused on hepatocellular carcinoma
(HCC) and liver disease. An advocate for health equity in medical research, she
created the Research with Inclusion, Social Justice, and Equity (RISE)
initiative to increase awareness surrounding the longstanding need for
disaggregated cohort reporting by race/ethnicity.
An application call for the 2025 ARRS Resident/Fellow in Radiology Awards will be announced later this year.
North America’s first radiological society, the American
Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) remains dedicated to the advancement of
medicine through the profession of medical imaging and its allied sciences. An
international forum for progress in radiology since the discovery of the x-ray,
ARRS maintains its mission of improving health through a community committed to
advancing knowledge and skills with the ARRS
Annual Meeting, the world’s longest continuously published radiology
journal—American Journal of Roentgenology
(AJR)—InPractice
magazine, ARRS
Symposia, free-access multimedia from our Global Partner Societies,
as well as awarding scholarships via The
Roentgen Fund®.