Initial Certification (IC) Advisory Committees

Initial Certification (IC) Advisory Committees

Last verified on October 15, 2025

 

The Initial Certification Advisory Committees (ICACs) are focused on candidates who will be taking initial certification exams.

The objectives of the ICACs are to:

  • Improve the content and design of communications between the ABR and trainees.
  • Identify, discuss, and work to resolve concerns regarding ABR actions or proposals, such as changes in exam content or operations.
  • Investigate methods for improving communication between the ABR and trainees.
  • Develop methods to assess the effectiveness of proposed modifications in communications.
  • Use these metrics to modify the ABR’s approaches to communication.
 

 

Diagnostic Radiology

Desiree Morgan, MD

Desiree E. Morgan, MD

Chair (ABR)

To read Dr. Morgan’s bio, click here.

 

James Anderson, MD

Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR

Sponsoring Organization: Association of Program Directors in Radiology (APDR)

 

 

Pavan M. Brahmbhatt, MBBS

Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL

 

 

Drú Curtis, MD

AdventHealth

Sponsoring Organization: Association of Program Directors in Radiology (APDR)

 

Ryan Dinnen, MD

Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA

Sponsoring Organization: Diagnostic Radiology Review Committee

 

Brandon Fields, MD

University of California, San Francisco

Sponsoring Organization: American Alliance of Academic Chief Residents in Radiology (A3CR2)

 

Rylee Friel, MD

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Sponsoring Organization: Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

 

Christopher Ho, MD

Christopher Ho, MD

Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Sponsoring Organization: American Alliance of Academic Chief Residents in Radiology (A3CR2)

 

Sepand Moalej, DO

St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY

 

 

Jeffers Nguyen, MDJeffers Nguyen, MD

Yale New Haven Health, New Haven, CT

Sponsoring Organization: American College of Radiology (ACR)

 

Alvaro Ordonez, MD

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Sponsoring Organization: American College of Radiology (ACR)

 

Adrian Sanchez, MD, PhDAdrian Sanchez, MD, PhD

Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, St. Louis, MO

Sponsoring Organization: Association of Program Directors in Radiology (APDR)

 

Matthew Simpson, MD

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

 

 

Divya M. Surabhi, MD

University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Sponsoring Organization: Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

Ali Tejani, MDAli Tejani, MD

UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

 

 

 

John Welby, MDJohn Welby, MD

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Sponsoring Organization: American Alliance of Academic Chief Residents in Radiology (A3CR2)

 

Grace Zhu, MD

University of Utah, Salt Lake City

 

 

 

 

Interventional Radiology

James Spies, MD

James B. Spies, MD, MPH

Chair (ABR)

Washington, DC

For more information about Dr. Spies, please click here.

 

 Christopher Bailey, DOChristopher W. Bailey, DO

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Sponsoring Organization: Society of Interventional Radiology – Early Career Section (SIR ECS)

 

Allene Salcedo Burdette, MD, FSIR

Sponsoring Organization: Association of Program Directors in Interventional Radiology (APDIR)

 

 

Brian Covello, MD

Brian Covello, MD

Aventura Hospital & Medical Center, Aventura, FL

Sponsoring Organization: Society of Interventional Radiology – Residents, Fellows, Students (SIR RFS)

 

Jacob Fleming, MDJacob Fleming, MD

UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX

Sponsoring Organization: Society of Interventional Radiology – Residents, Fellows, Students (SIR RFS)

 

Sean Golden, MD

Sean Golden, MD

Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD

Sponsoring Organization: Society of Interventional Radiology – Residents, Fellows, Students (SIR RFS)

 

Dr. Koethe

Yilun Koethe, MD

Oregon Health & Science University, Portland

Sponsoring Organization: Society of Interventional Radiology – Early Career Section (SIR ECS)

 

Mary E. Meek, MD, FSIR

Sponsoring Organizations: Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) and Association of Program Directors in Interventional Radiology (APDIR)

 

 

Brian Schiro, MD

Brian J. Schiro, MD, RPVI, FSIR

Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Miami, FL

Sponsoring Organization: Association of Program Directors in Interventional Radiology (APDIR)

 

Emily Sterbis, MD

Emily Sterbis, MD

University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO

Sponsoring Organization: Society of Interventional Radiology – Residents, Fellows, Students (SIR RFS)

 

Sheryl Tulin-Silver, MD

Sponsoring Organization: Society of Interventional Radiology – Early Career Section (SIR ECS)

 

 

Ernie Wiggins, MD

Sponsoring Organization: Association of Program Directors in Radiology (APDR)

 

 

Shamar Young, MD

Sponsoring Organization: Society of Interventional Radiology – Early Career Section (SIR ECS)

 

 

 

 

Medical Physics

Geoffrey Ibbott, PhD

Geoffrey S. Ibbott, PhD

Chair (ABR)

Jericho, VT

 

 


Hania Al-Hallaq, PhD

Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Sponsoring Organization: American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)

Abdullah Alshreef, PhD

Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA

 

 

Peter Boyle, BS

University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Sponsoring Organization: American Association of Physicists in Medicine Student and Trainee Subcommittee (AAPM STSC)

 

 

Jay Burmeister, PhD

Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Sponsoring Organization: American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)

 

 

Ashley Cetnar, PhD

Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Sponsoring Organization: American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)

 

 

Savannah Decker, PhD

Savannah Decker, PhD

Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

Sponsoring Organization: American Association of Physicists in Medicine Student and Trainee Subcommittee (AAPM STSC)

 

Anthony Doemer, MS

Henry Ford Health, West Bloomfield, MI

Sponsoring Organization: Society of Directors of Academic Medical Physics Programs (SDAMPP)

 

Huiming Dong, PhD

University of California, Los Angeles

Sponsoring Organization: American Association of Physicists in Medicine Student and Trainee Subcommittee (AAPM STSC)

 

Reagan Dugan, BS

Sponsoring Organization: American Association of Physicists in Medicine Student and Trainee Subcommittee (AAPM STSC)

 

Madison Grayson, BS, MD

Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Sponsoring Organization: American Association of Physicists in Medicine Student and Trainee Subcommittee (AAPM STSC)

Kai Huang, BAKai Huang, BA

MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Sponsoring Organization: American Association of Physicists in Medicine Student and Trainee Subcommittee (AAPM STSC)

 

 

Zephanlene Kaffey, MS, MD

Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Sponsoring Organization: American Association of Physicists in Medicine Student and Trainee Subcommittee (AAPM STSC)

 

Stephanie Leon, PhD

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Sponsoring Organization: Society of Directors of Academic Medical Physics Programs (SDAMPP)

 

David Pearson, PhDDavid Pearson, PhD

University of Toledo, Toledo, OH

Sponsoring Organization: Society of Directors of Academic Medical Physics Programs (SDAMPP)

 

Colin Schaeffer, PhDColin Schaeffer, PhD

Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI

Sponsoring Organization: American Association of Physicists in Medicine Student and Trainee Subcommittee (AAPM STSC)

 

 

 

Radiation Oncology

Brian J. Davis, MD, PhD

Chair (ABR)

Rochester, Minnesota

 

Albert Attia, MDAlbert Attia, MD

Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville

Sponsoring Organization: Association for Directors of Radiation Oncology Programs (ADROP)

 

Ronald Chen, MD

University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS

Sponsoring Organization: Society of Chairs of Academic Radiation Oncology Programs (SCAROP)

 

Kimberly Corbin, MD

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Sponsoring Organization: Association for Directors of Radiation Oncology Programs (ADROP)

 

Adam Currey, MD

Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Sponsoring Organization: Association for Directors of Radiation Oncology Programs (ADROP)

 

Semeer Keole, MD

Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ

Sponsoring Organization: American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)

 

 

Jenna Kocsis, MD

Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Sponsoring Organization: Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology (ARRO)

 

Tugce Kutuk, MD

Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Sponsoring Organization: Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology (ARRO)

 

Nima Nabavizadeh, MD

Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR

Sponsoring Organization: Association for Directors of Radiation Oncology Programs (ADROP)

 

Shane Neibart, MD,

Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Sponsoring Organization: Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology (ARRO)

 

Chelsea Pinnix, MD, PhDChelsea C. Pinnix, MD, PhD

MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Sponsoring Organization: American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)

 

 

Ramesh Rengan, MD

University of Washington, Seattle

Sponsoring Organization: Society of Chairs of Academic Radiation Oncology Programs (SCAROP)

 

Keith Unger, MDKeith Unger, MD

Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC

Sponsoring Organization: Society of Chairs of Academic Radiation Oncology Programs (SCAROP)

 

Sujay Vora, MDSujay Vora, MD

Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ

Sponsoring Organization: Society of Chairs of Academic Radiation Oncology Programs (SCAROP)