Class of 2024 Residents, Fellows Celebrate Graduation

Radiology residents, subspecialty fellows, faculty and staff gathered at the Palladium Saint Louis to celebrate the graduating 2024 class. The graduates reflected on their time at MIR, recognized outstanding peers and mentors, and marked this career milestone with a night to remember.

J. Daniel Giardina, MD, associate professor of radiology, was selected as the Teacher of the Year for his dedication to providing excellent radiology education. The Distinguished Teaching Award, which recognizes those who provide excellent teaching and mentorship to MIR trainees, was given to Sanjeev Bhalla, MD, professor of radiology and vice chair for education; Tyler J. Fraum, MD, assistant professor of radiology; Mark J. Hoegger, MD, PhD, assistant professor of radiology; and Anup S. Shetty, MD, associate professor of radiology.

Gregory J. Whener, MD, PhD, diagnostic radiology resident, received the RSNA Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award, which recognizes an outstanding trainee whose work has advanced radiologic research. Katharina Feister, MD, was honored as Fellow of the Year.


Class of 2024 Residents

  • Jorge Cabrera Lebron, MD, Musculoskeletal Imaging, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
  • Anurag Chahal, MD, Interventional Radiology, University of Pennsylvania
  • Jia Chu, MD, Advanced Abdominal Imaging, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
  • Christopher R. Cunningham, MD, Advanced Abdominal Imaging, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
  • Brian M. Cusworth, MD, Musculoskeletal Imaging, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
  • Nicholas P. Fleege, MD, Neuroradiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
  • Daniel D. Friedman, MD, Advanced Abdominal Imaging, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
  • Jacob C. Grant, MD, Cardiothoracic Imaging, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
  • Ryan S. Hirschi, MD, Neuroradiology, University of Utah
  • Amanda L. Mehrsheikh, MD, Advanced Abdominal Imaging, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
  • Mahati Mokkarala, MD, Abdominal Imaging, University of Pennsylvania
  • Alaina G. Scherer, MD Breast Imaging, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
  • Nathan P. Skinner, MD, PhD, Advanced Abdominal Imaging, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
  • Ami J. Trivedi, MD, Breast Imaging Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
  • Gregory J. Wehner, MD, PhD, Cardiothoracic Imaging, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology

Class of 2024 Fellows

  • Dylan Assael, MD, Interventional Radiology
  • Mohammed Awali, MD, Pediatric Radiology
  • Jackson Boice, MD, Musculoskeletal Imaging and Interventions
  • Joseph Boyle, MD, Neuroradiology
  • Daniel Braga, MD, Interventional Radiology
  • Erick Butt, MD, Musculoskeletal Imaging and Interventions
  • Garrett Carpenter, DO, Neuroradiology
  • Sherwin Chiu, MD, Breast Imaging
  • Jeffrey Chukwuneke, MD, Neuroradiology
  • Daniel Crawford, MD, Interventional Radiology
  • Jason Davis, MD, Advanced Abdominal Imaging
  • Sammy Droubi, MD, Neuroradiology
  • Katharina Feister, MD, Advanced Abdominal Imaging
  • Joseph Giesler, MD, Interventional Radiology
  • Mohamad Hadied, MD, Interventional Radiology
  • Adeel Haq, MD, Pediatric Imaging
  • Andrew Hill, MD, Musculoskeletal Imaging and Interventions
  • Anna Huguenard, MD, Neuroendovascular Intervention
  • Saurabh Jindal, MD, Neuroradiology
  • Dagan Kaht, MD, Neuroradiology
  • Andrew Kong, MD, Neuroradiology
  • Katerina Konstantinoff, MD, Advanced Abdominal Imaging
  • Samuel Krider, MD, Musculoskeletal Imaging and Interventions
  • Young Lee, MD, Neuroendovascular Intervention
  • Shamaita Majumdar, MD, Neuroradiology
  • Julio Marin Concha, MD, Nuclear Medicine
  • Omar McCarty, MD, Cardiothoracic Imaging
  • Emma Meyer, DO, Breast Imaging
  • Selasi Nakhaima, MD, Advanced Abdominal Imaging
  • Adam Naylor, MD, Cardiothoracic Imaging
  • Theresa Nguyen, MD, Neuroradiology
  • Ashwin Parihar, MD, Nuclear Medicine
  • Naveen Pokala, MD, Interventional Radiology
  • Alexander Reddy, MD, Advanced Abdominal Imaging
  • Barrett Riddle, MD, Musculoskeletal Imaging and Interventions
  • Grant Riesberg, MD, Musculoskeletal Imaging and Interventions
  • Caroline Robb, MD, Cardiothoracic Imaging
  • Faraz Salik, MD, Neuroradiology
  • Hannah Singhal, MD, Breast Imaging
  • Ziad Tarcha, MD, Nuclear Medicine
  • Chris Terrill, MD, Advanced Abdominal Imaging
  • Eric Weiner, MD, Breast Imaging
  • Scott Wilson-Flewelling, MD, Advanced Abdominal Imaging
  • Alec Wright, MD, Advanced Abdominal Imaging