Initial Certification (IC) Advisory Committees
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 E. Morgan, MD
Chair (ABR)
To read Dr. Morgan’s bio, click here.
Heba Albasha, MD
University of Cincinnati, OH
Sponsoring Organization: Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
Stefan Brancel, MD
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Sponsoring Organization: American Alliance of Academic Chief Residents in Radiology (A3CR2)
Drú Curtis, MD
AdventHealth
Sponsoring Organization: Association of Program Directors in Radiology (APDR)
Drú Curtis, MD, a graduate of the University of Florida College of Medicine, is a PGY-3 diagnostic radiology resident at AdventHealth. He has a passion for medical education, diversity and inclusion, and advocacy.
Brandon Fields, MD
University of California, San Francisco
American Alliance of Academic Chief Residents in Radiology (A3CR2)
Allison Forrest, MD
University of Vermont, Burlington
Sponsoring Organization: American Alliance of Academic Chief Residents in Radiology (A3CR2)
Christopher Ho, MD
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Sponsoring Organization: American Alliance of Academic Chief Residents in Radiology (A3CR2)
Christopher Ho, MD, is an associate professor at the Emory University Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences in the Breast Imaging Division. He also serves as program director for the Diagnostic Radiology Residency. His interests lie in residency advocacy, curriculum development, and education. Dr. Ho’s service on the ABR Advisory Committee is within his role as senior faculty advisor to the American Alliance of Academic Chief Residents in Radiology (A3CR2).
Email: christopher.ho@emory.edu
X: @chrisho_md
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/chrishomd
Candise Johnson, MD
Ohio State University, Columbus
Sponsoring Organization: Radiology Review Committee (RRC)
Jeffers Nguyen, MD
Yale New Haven Health, New Haven, CT
Sponsoring Organization: American College of Radiology (ACR)
Jeffers Nguyen, MD, is a chief diagnostic radiology resident at Yale New Haven Health. He has served as the ACR RFS Education Liaison. He hopes to shape the future of radiology through education, research, and advocacy.
Email: jeffers.nguyen@yale.edu
Alvaro Ordonez, MD
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Sponsoring Organization: American College of Radiology (ACR)
Cameron Overfield, MD
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
Abirami Rajasegaran, MD
Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland
Sponsoring Organization: American College of Radiology (ACR)
Adrian Sanchez, MD, PhD
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, St. Louis, MO
Sponsoring Organization: Association of Program Directors in Radiology (APDR)
Adrian Sanchez, MD, PhD, is a PGY-4 resident in the diagnostic radiology research track residency at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology. He holds a PhD in medical physics from the University of Chicago, where he also completed a diagnostic medical physics residency, becoming fully board certified as a medical physicist in 2018. He is currently planning to pursue fellowship training in breast imaging. His research interests include tomographic reconstruction, image quality, and observer performance.
Mary Scanlon, MD
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Sponsoring Organization: Association of Program Directors in Radiology (APDR)
Ali Tejani, MD
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Ali Tejani, MD, is a senior chief resident at UT Southwestern Medical Center and will start a neuroradiology fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco after residency. He is passionate about imaging informatics and artificial intelligence (AI) education, and head and neck imaging. He serves on imaging informatics and radiology AI initiatives both locally and nationally.
John Welby, MD
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Sponsoring Organization: American Alliance of Academic Chief Residents in Radiology (A3CR2)
John Welby, MD, is a chief radiology resident and future neuroradiology fellow at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Welby is interested in medical education, research, and harnessing technology to improve radiology workflows.
Grace Zhu, MD
University of Utah, Salt Lake City
Interventional Radiology
James B. Spies, MD, MPH
Chair (ABR)
Washington, DC
For more information about Dr. Spies, please click here.
Christopher W. Bailey, DO
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Sponsoring Organization: Society of Interventional Radiology – Early Career Section (SIR ECS)
Christopher W. Bailey, DO, is an assistant professor in the department of radiology at Virginia Commonwealth University. He completed radiology residency at West Virginia University and a fellowship in vascular and interventional radiology at VCU/MCV.
Allene Salcedo Burdette, MD, FSIR
Sponsoring Organization: Association of Program Directors in Interventional Radiology (APDIR)
Brian Covello, MD
Aventura Hospital & Medical Center, Aventura, FL
Sponsoring Organization: Society of Interventional Radiology – Residents, Fellows, Students (SIR RFS)
Brian Covello, MD, is a PGY-3 DR/ESIR resident at Aventura Hospital in Aventura, Florida. He completed medical school at the University of Miami and a medicine internship at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Covello was drawn to interventional radiology as a young medical student. He aspires to be a physician who uses cutting-edge technology to take care of critically ill patients. He has served on multiple SIR committees and is co-chair of the SIR RFS Communications Committee. As part of the IR ICAC, Dr. Covello looks forward to helping shape the future of the IR certification process.
Email: brcovello@gmail.com
Jacob Fleming, MD
UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Sponsoring Organization: Society of Interventional Radiology – Residents, Fellows, Students (SIR RFS)
Jacob Fleming, MD, grew up in rural Colorado and has lived and trained in Texas and Tennessee since discovering IR as an undergrad. An ESIR radiology resident at UT Southwestern, he plans to pursue fellowships in both interventional pain management and interventional radiology. His primary career goals are to bring cutting-edge pain management techniques to the IR world and serve his community with the newest techniques in modern medicine. Dr. Fleming is honored to be a part of the ABR IR ICAC.
Email: jacobflemingmd@gmail.com
LinkedIn: jacobflemingmd
Sean Golden, MD
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
Sponsoring Organization: Society of Interventional Radiology – Residents, Fellows, Students (SIR RFS)
Sean Golden, MD, is an integrated IR/DR resident at Johns Hopkins. He grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, and attended medical school at the University of Wisconsin. He plans to pursue a career in academics.
Email: sgolde12@jhmi.edu
X: @Golden_IR
Yilun Koethe, MD
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
Sponsoring Organization: Society of Interventional Radiology – Early Career Section (SIR ECS)
Yilun Koethe, MD, received her medical degree from the Duke University School of Medicine, before completing her interventional radiology training at the Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute. She is currently an assistant professor and the associate director in interventional oncology in Portland, Oregon, at the Dotter Department of Interventional Radiology at Oregon Health & Science University. She serves on multiple committees and panels for the Society of Interventional Radiology, the American College of Radiology, the Society of Interventional Oncology, and the American Board of Radiology.
Email: yilun.koethe@gmail.com
X: @DrKoethe
LinkedIn: ykoethe
Mary E. Meek, MD, FSIR
Sponsoring Organizations: Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) and Association of Program Directors in Interventional Radiology (APDIR)
Brian J. Schiro, MD, RPVI, FSIR
Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Miami, FL
Sponsoring Organization: Association of Program Directors in Interventional Radiology (APDIR)
Brian Schiro, MD, is a vascular and interventional radiologist at Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute and the medical director of the Noninvasive Vascular Lab at Baptist Hospital. He completed his fellowship training with Miami Vascular in vascular and interventional radiology in 2010 following his DR residency training at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Schiro serves as the program director for the Independent Interventional Radiology Residency with Miami Vascular. He practices the full gamut of interventional procedures, including venous and arterial interventions and interventional oncology.
Email: briansc@baptisthealth.net
Emily Sterbis, MD
University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO
Sponsoring Organization: Society of Interventional Radiology – Residents, Fellows, Students (SIR RFS)
Emily Sterbis, MD, is a second-year radiology resident at the University of Colorado. She has been involved with the SIR-RFS Membership Committee where she helps create educational resources for medical students and residents interested in IR.
Email: sterbise@gmail.com
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 S. Ibbott, PhD
Chair (ABR)
Jericho, VT
Kelsey Bittinger, MS
The Ohio State University, Columbus
Sponsoring Organization: American Association of Physicists in Medicine Student and Trainee Subcommittee (AAPM STSC)
Kelsey Bittinger is a second-year medical physics resident in radiation therapy at The Ohio State University. She is interested in the clinical side of medical physics and procedure improvement.
Email: kelseyjbittinger@gmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelseybittinger
Savannah Decker, PhD
Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Sponsoring Organization: AAPM STSC
Savannah Decker is a soon-to-be first year medical physics resident at UC San Diego. Her graduate thesis at Dartmouth College focused on novel QA applications of Cherenkov imaging in the radiotherapy clinic.
Email: savannah.m.decker.th@dartmouth.edu
X: https://twitter.com/medphysDecker
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/savannah-decker-3b1bab200
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)
Kai Huang, BA
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Sponsoring Organization: American Association of Physicists in Medicine Student and Trainee Subcommittee (AAPM STSC)
Kai Huang is a PhD candidate in medical physics at the MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Her research focuses on the automation of the radiation treatment planning process for rectal cancer.
Email: huangk@protonmail.com
X: @huang__kai
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kai-huang-56250882/
Wayne Newhauser, PhD
Louisiana State University and Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Baton Rouge
Sponsoring Organization: Society of Directors of Academic Medical Physics Programs (SDAMPP)
After earning degrees in nuclear engineering, health physics, and medical physics, Wayne Newhauser, PhD, held appointments at Germany’s national standards laboratory (Braunschweig), Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston), Harvard Medical School (Cambridge), and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston). He is the director of the Medical and Health Physics Program at Louisiana State University and Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center (Baton Rouge). Dr. Newhauser has authored more than 150 peer-reviewed scientific research papers on radiotherapy, radiation physics, education, workforce, and other topics. He is certified by the ABR in therapeutic physics.
Email: newhauser@lsu.edu
David Pearson, PhD
University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Sponsoring Organization: Society of Directors of Academic Medical Physics Programs (SDAMPP)
David Pearson, PhD, is a radiation therapy physicist, currently the program director for the residency at UToledo. In addition, he is the interim graduate program director and an assistant dean for the college of medicine. His interests are medical physics education, modern interview techniques, and treatment planning techniques.
Email: dpearson@physics.utoledo.edu
Joann Prisciandaro, PhD
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Sponsoring Organization: American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)
Joann Prisciandaro, PhD, is a therapeutic medical physicist at the University of Michigan. She served as the director of brachytherapy physics and is currently the director of clinical physics. She has a strong interest in education and has taught therapists, graduate students, and residents. She served as the associate director and director of the University of Michigan’s medical physics residency program from 2006 to 2019. Dr. Prisciandaro is an active member of several American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) committees and subcommittees, including as the chair of the Education Council.
Email: joannp@med.umich.edu
Colin Schaeffer, PhD
Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI
Sponsoring Organization: American Association of Physicists in Medicine Student and Trainee Subcommittee (AAPM STSC)
Colin Schaeffer, PhD, is medical physics resident in diagnostic imaging at Henry Ford Health. Dr. Schaeffer received his PhD from the University of Florida where he researched stroke imaging with dual-energy computed tomography. His current interests include continued research in computed tomography as well as promoting student’s interest through the Students and Trainees Subcommittee of AAPM.
Samantha J. Simiele, PhD
UAB Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Sponsoring Organization: American Association of Physicists in Medicine Student and Trainee Subcommittee (AAPM STSC)
Samantha Simiele, PhD, is an assistant professor and chief of brachytherapy at UAB Medicine. She has been an active member of the ABR ICAC since 2016.
Email: ssimiele@uabmc.edu
Radiation Oncology
Brian J. Davis, MD, PhD
Chair (ABR)
Rochester, Minnesota
Please click here to read Dr. Davis’ bio.
Albert Attia, MD
Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville
Sponsoring Organization: Association for Directors of Radiation Oncology Programs (ADROP)
Dr. Attia is associate professor of radiation oncology and residency program director of radiation oncology at Mayo Clinic Florida. He completed his medical degree at Vanderbilt University and completed his residency at Wake Forest University. Since completion of his training, Dr. Attia has been actively involved in resident education and research. Prior to his post at Mayo Clinic, he was the residency program director of radiation oncology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He has been active in clinical trial development through various cooperative groups such as NRG and Alliance. He has served as an ABR volunteer in the CNS/Pediatric section. He is currently the president-elect of the Association for Directors of Radiation Oncology Programs (ADROP).
Email: Attia.Albert@mayo.edu
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/albert-attia-70625580
Adam Currey, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Sponsoring Organization: Association for Directors of Radiation Oncology Programs (ADROP)
Rachel Jimenez, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Sponsoring Organization: Association for Directors of Radiation Oncology Programs (ADROP)
Rachel Jimenez, MD, is assistant professor of radiation oncology at Harvard Medical School, associate program director for the Harvard Radiation Oncology Program, and chair for quality and safety in the department of radiation oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital. Nationally, she serves as president for the Association of Directors in Radiation Oncology (ADROP), is a Steering Committee member for the Radiation Oncology Education Collaborative Study Group (ROECSG), and chairs the breast cancer track for the Annual Meeting Education Committee for the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). Dr. Jimenez is proud to serve the ABR as a volunteer.
Email: rbjimenez@partners.org
Semeer Keole, MD
Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
Sponsoring Organization: American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)
Michael LeCompte, MD, MS
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Sponsoring Organization: Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology (ARRO)
Michael LeCompte, MD, MS, is a radiation oncology resident at Johns Hopkins and chair of the Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology (ARRO) for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Email: mlecomp2@jhmi.edu
X: @LeCompteMD
Joy Ogunmuyiwa, MD
New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
Sponsoring Organization: Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology (ARRO)
Kenneth Olivier, MD
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Sponsoring Organization: Association for Directors of Radiation Oncology Programs (ADROP)
Kenneth Olivier, MD, is professor of radiation oncology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He has served on ABR committees for more than 10 years and has led the Program Directors Association in the United States (ADROP).
Email: olivier.kenneth@mayo.edu
Chelsea C. Pinnix, MD, PhD
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Sponsoring Organization: American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)
Chelsea Pinnix, MD, PhD, is an associate professor in the department of radiation oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center, where she specializes in the treatment of patients with hematologic malignancies. She is the director of the Radiation Oncology Residency Program at MD Anderson Cancer Center and the vice-chair of the MD Anderson Graduate Medical Education Committee. She currently acts as the education council vice-chair on the board of directors for the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). She is a steering committee member of the International Lymphoma Radiation Oncology Group (ILROG). She serves as the co-chair of the NRG Heme Malignancies Core Working Group as well as the radiation oncology representative on the NCI Lymphoma Steering Committee. She has worked with several radiation oncology organizations, including ARS and ASTRO. She has volunteered with the ABR since 2018.
Louis Potters, MD, FACR, FASTRO, FABS
Northwell Health, Lake Success, NY
Sponsoring Organization: Society of Chairs of Academic Radiation Oncology Programs (SCAROP)
Louis Potters, MD, is chair of the Department of Radiation Medicine at Northwell Health and professor at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. He is deputy physician in chief and the Marilyn and Barry Rubenstein Chair in Cancer Research for the Northwell Health Cancer Institute. Dr. Potters holds an affiliate membership at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer Institute.
Email: lpotters@northwell.edu
X: @pottersMD
Ramesh Rengan, MD
University of Washington, Seattle
Sponsoring Organization: Society of Chairs of Academic Radiation Oncology Programs (SCAROP)
Keith Unger, MD
Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
Sponsoring Organization: Society of Chairs of Academic Radiation Oncology Programs (SCAROP)
Keith Unger, MD, is professor and chair of the department of radiation medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC. He is chief of radiation oncology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and the physician executive director of radiation oncology for MedStar Health. Dr. Unger previously served as residency program director for nine years.
Email: kxu2@gunet.georgetown.edu
Gabriel Vidal, MD
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City
Sponsoring Organization: Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology (ARRO)
Sujay Vora, MD
Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
Sponsoring Organization: Society of Chairs of Academic Radiation Oncology Programs (SCAROP)
Dr. Sujay Vora is professor and chair of radiation oncology at Mayo Clinic in Arizona (MCA). He completed his undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University, medical school at the University of Pittsburgh, and radiation oncology residency at Tufts/Brown. He was the founding residency program director at MCA (2011-2020) and has been an active member of ADROP and ASTRO education committees. He subspecializes in CNS, spine, and gynecologic malignancies.
Email: vora.sujay@mayo.edu
Linkedin: Sujay Vora
