Dr. Julius Chapiro Can you give us a brief overview of your background and explain where your passion for IR began? Originally from Berlin, Germany, I completed major portions of my post-graduate training in the United States. I first came here as a research student in 2009 and worked on Read more…
Dr. Elie Balesh Can you give us an overview of your background? I was born and raised in El Paso, Texas to Lebanese parents in a household where English, Arabic, French, and Spanish were spoken fluently. I graduated from Cathedral High School and completed my undergraduate degree in biochemistry at Read more…
Tell us a little about yourself…Where are you from? What did you study in college? Where are you going to medical school and what year are you? Do you have any other degrees? Any hobbies you are passionate about? My name is Abin Sajan and I am a fourth-year medical Read more…
How did you decide on a career in IR? I didn’t enter medical school with the vision of becoming an IR. In fact, I thought I wanted to be a Cardiologist. It was during medical school I discovered that I had more of a penchant for diagnostics and the story Read more…
Tell us a little about yourself…Where are you from? What did you study in college? Where are you going to medical school and what year are you? Do you have any other degrees? Any hobbies you are passionate about? My name is Matt Steritz and I am a second year Read more…
Tell us a little about yourself…Where are you from? What did you study in college? Where are you going to medical school and what year are you? Do you have any other degrees? Any hobbies you are passionate about? I was born in Los Angeles, California, moved to Richmond, Virginia Read more…
Short Bio: Dr. Jamaal Benjamin is a fourth-year radiology resident in the T32 research track at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Benjamin grew up in Tallahassee, Florida. After attending Morehouse College for undergrad, Dr. Benjamin joined the medical scientist training program (MSTP) Read more…
Short Bio: Dr. Paul J. Rochon was born and raised in Louisiana where he spent all of his childhood. Both of his parents were hard-working, yet he had no one in his family who was affiliated with medicine. Experiences in his life, such as spending countless nights in the hospital Read more…
Short Bio: Dr. Janice Newsome grew up in Jamaica. While she had few possessions as a child, Dr. Newsome was blessed with a strong mind and a desire to help others. When she was a teenager, Dr. Newsome migrated to Brooklyn, New York to complete her education. After high school, Dr. Read more…
Interview by Rei Mitsuyama, MS3, MD Student, Brown University Name: Dr. Suresh Vedantham How did you decide on a career in IR? I had some familiarity with IR as my father was a radiologist, though not an IR himself. I had a surgical mindset when entering medical school but was originally Read more…