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BODY IMAGING FELLOWSHIP

The Penn Body Imaging Fellowship was established in 1978, and our current Ultrasound section chief (Beverly Coleman, MD, FACR) was the first fellow. Since then, more than 90 physicians have graduated from this fellowship program, which provides an extremely well-rounded experience in clinical, educational and research endeavors. Fellows who graduate from this program are respected nationwide and -regardless of the economic climate - often find themselves choosing from a variety of attractive academic and private practice job opportunities.

On behalf of the nation's first school of medicine (founded by Ben Franklin, 1765) and the nation's #1 radiology department in NIH funding, we invite you to consider continuing your radiology training at the University of Pennsylvania.

Beverly Coleman, MD FACR
Evan. S Siegelman, MD

Fellowship Overview

The body imaging fellowship is a one-year course of training consisting of thirteen four-week blocks, including 6 on MRI, 3 on Ultrasound, 3 on abdominal CT and/or 1 elective month on GI/GU where the fellows can concentrate on CT Urography and Virtual Colonoscopy.

Each section combines a broad array of didactic teaching with high volume clinical learning opportunities. Our goal is to train productive, confident body imagers, teaching them to become skilled both with established techniques as well as with cutting edge imaging protocols.

We have made a department wide commitment to PACS as well as to Voice Recognition Dictation Software, two technologies which are undoubtedly part of the future of our field. At HUP, though, they are already implemented and are part of the daily operation of our sections.

Faculty

Beverly Coleman, MD,
Section Chief

Steven Horii, MD

Jill E. Langer, MD

Susan E. Rowling, MD

Julia Birnbaum, MD

Equipment

• Over 18,000 examination performed annually.
• Equipment includes Philips HDI 3000/5000 and IU22, emergency room Philips Envisior
• PACS workstations. Each US examination room and every ED patient room is connected to our network.

Research Interests

• Fetal anomalies, 3D sonography, thyroid disease, prostate carcinoma, sonohysterography, ovarian torsion, radio-frequency tumor ablation.
• Frequently performed vascular examinations with color, power and duplex Doppler sonography include liver transplants, TIPS evaluation, portal hypertension, renal transplants, impotence, extremities, scrotal and adnexal masses.

Teaching Conferences

• Daily case discussions during readout
• Monthly follow-up conference
• Weekly Radiology Grand Rounds
• Monthly Journal Club
• Monthly abdominal imaging conference (US, CT, MRI)
• Monthly Greater Delaware Valley Ultrasound Society
• Monthly Pennsylvania Radiologic Society

Fellowship Rotation Goals

• Interpret high-resolution ultrasound findings in the evaluation of many different types of abdominal pathology
• Systematically use and interpret color Doppler to answer questions in all abdominal imaging cases
• Apply new techniques such as 3D ultrasound, expanded field of view, power Doppler, etc. in imaging various abdominal disorders
• Understand how to avoid mistakes in screening for various emergent conditions with ultrasound including ectopic pregnancy, pelvic inflammatory disease, scrotal torsion, acute cholecystitis, etc.
• Learn practical guidelines for performing ultrasound guided interventional procedures such as: liver mass biopsy, thyroid nodule biopsy, percutaneous nephrostomy, transrectal and transvaginal abscess drainage, etc.
  

Faculty

Nicholas Papanicolaou, MD,
Section Co-Chief

Susan Hilton, MD,
Section Co-Chief

Drew Torigian, MD, MA

Equipment

• Over 12,230 body CT examinations annually
• (1) Siemens Sensation 64
  (1) Siemens Definition Dual Source
  (1) GE Lightspeed
  (1) Siemens Sensation 16
  (1) Siemens Sensation 10
  (1) Siemens Sensation 4
• GE Advantage Windows workstation with advanced vessel analysis and volume rendering software.
• Silicon Graphics O2 workstations with VITREA volume-rendering software
• Four monitor and dual monitor PACS workstations.

Research Interests

• Optimization of helical and multidetector scanning techniques
• Helical and multidetector noise and artifacts
• Major clinical projects include work in appendicitis, inflammatory bowel disease, renal mass characterization, and outcomes research.

Teaching Conferences

• Monthly follow-up conference
• Daily case discussions during readout

Fellowship Rotation Goals:

• Develop proficiency in the interpretation of CT studies of the abdomen and pelvis, incorporating the following subspecialty areas: gastrointestinal CT, genitourinary CT, oncologic CT, and acute abdominal conditions/trauma.
• Learn the indications and technique of CT-guided percutaneous needle biopsy
• Analyze and evaluate clinical research in body CT
• Learn new techniques in body CT, including 3D analysis of cases using an independent 3D workstation, CT Urography, and CT Colonography
• Develop the ability to function as a teacher and mentor to radiology residents in training
  

Body MRI Faculty

Evan S Siegelman, MD,
Section Chief

Drew Torigian, MD, MA

Mark Rosen MD, PhD

Mitch D. Schnall, MD PhD

Sridhar Charagundla, MD, PhD

Musculoskeletal MRI Faculty

Murray Dalinka, MD,
Section Chief

Neil A. Roach, M.D.

Melvin L. Turner, M.D.

Judy S. Blebea, M.D.

Cardiovascular MRI, CT Faculty

Harold Litt, MD, PhD

Equipment/Exams

• Five clinical GE 1.5 T scanners.
• One dedicated research GE 1.5 T scanner, two smaller bore animal systems (1.9 T, 4.7 T), and a Signa simulator for pulse programming
• More than 13,000 clinical MR exams/year at HUP, plus a large number of additional body and musculoskeletal cases via teleradiology

Research Interests

• Clinical applications, coil development and technique optimization for extremity, thoracic and abdominal MRA, Breast MRI, Cardiac MRI, and clinical spectroscopy.
• Clinical research interests include bolus chase MRA, osteoporosis, prostate MR, female pelvis, and renal MR including MR urography

Teaching Conferences

• Monthly follow-up conference
• Weekly GI/GU, MRA and Musculoskeletal conferences
• MR learning center with instructional videocassettes and large body/musculoskeletal/neuro teaching files.

Fellowship Rotation Goals:

• Understand the most recent technologic advances and the diagnostic capabilities of MRI
• Establish criteria for patient selection and the appropriate use of MRI
• Incorporate both established and newer MRI techniques into their practice
• Improve their utilization of MRI for numerous clinical indirections
• Learn the latest advances in specialized MRI techniques such as MR angiography, MR arthrography, MR cholangiopancreatography, cardiac, prostate and breast MR, etc.
  

Applying for the Fellowship

Application materials may be downloaded from this site. Either the Universal Fellowship Application Form (Provided by the APDR.) or the Departmental Fellowship Application Form will be accepted. Please mail applications to the address listed below.

Beverly Coleman, MD
Department of Radiology/Ultrasound
The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

Phone: (215) 662-3046
Fax: (215) 349-5627

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