Advisory Committees

Volunteers are at the heart of what we do. The ABR’s advisory committees are vital to keeping our work relevant, responsive, and focused on the future.

There are two advisory committees (Initial Certification and Continuing Certification) for each discipline, made up of non-board member volunteers who are directly impacted by their relevant discipline’s processes.

These committees meet regularly to share feedback on issues related to their specific discipline. Their insights help us improve communication, streamline certification, and ensure we’re meeting the real-world needs of our diplomates and candidates.

 

Initial Certification Advisory Committees

The Initial Certification Advisory Committees (ICACs) focus on supporting candidates preparing for their initial board exams. The ABR provides ICACs with a detailed look at how exams are developed and scored, and how our work supports the certification process. This gives ICAC volunteers valuable insights they can bring back to their training programs.

In many ways, ICAC members become ambassadors for the ABR — helping to dispel myths, answer questions, and make the process more transparent and supportive for candidates.

ICAC volunteers also help us:

• Improve how we communicate with trainees.
• Raise concerns and explore solutions around exam content or format changes.
• Evaluate and suggest better ways to reach residents and fellows.
• Track the success of these improvements over time.

The feedback and ideas from ICAC members help make the certification process smoother, more accessible, and more supportive for candidates.

 

Diagnostic Radiology

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

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

Emory University, Atlanta, GA

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

 

 

William Kamp, MD

UTHealth Houston, Houston, TX

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

 

 

Sepand Moalej, DO

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

 

 

 

Jeffers 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, PhD

Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, St. Louis, MO

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

 

 

Jordyn Shah, DO

Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

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

 

 

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, MD

UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

 

 

 

 

John 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 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)

 

 

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)

 

 

Jacob Fleming, MD

UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX

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

 

 

Sean Golden, MD

Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD

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

 

 

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 J. Schiro, MD, RPVI, FSIR

Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Miami, FL

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

 

 

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 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 St. University, Columbus, OH

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

 

 

Savannah Decker, PhD

Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

Sponsoring Organization: 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, 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, PhD

University of Toledo, Toledo, OH

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

 

 

Colin 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, 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 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, MD

Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC

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

 

 

Sujay Vora, MD

Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ

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

 

 

 

Continuing Certification Advisory Committees

The Continuing Certification Advisory Committees (CCACs) provide valuable feedback from the perspective of a diplomate. Members actively participate in Continuing Certification.

Their mission is to make the program more intuitive and integrated into everyday practice.

These volunteers help identify pain points, suggest improvements, and offer real-world perspectives to help ensure that the Continuing Certification program is meaningful, manageable, and clearly aligned with clinical practice.

 

Diagnostic Radiology

Mary S. Newell, MD

Chair (ABR), Atlanta, GA

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

 

 

David Broumandi, MD

Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, CA

 

 

 

Fernando Callado-Mesa, MD

University of Miami, Miami, FL

 

 

 

Joseph Cao, MD

Duke University, Raleigh, NC

 

 

 

Kelly M. Clifford, MD

Charlotte, NC

 

 

 

Karen Ragland Cole, MD

MemorialCare Medical Group, Los Angeles, CA

 

 

 

Florence Doo, MD

University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD

 

 

 

Ralph Drosten, MB BcH

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

 

 

 

Catherine Everett, MD

Costal Radiology Associates, New Bern, NC

 

 

Maria A. Manning, MD

American Institute of Radiologic Pathology and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC

 

 

 

Peter Pham, MD

University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA

 

 

 

Daniel Rodgers, MD

Kanawha Valley Radiologists, Charleston, WV

 

 

Marcia Walker, MD

New Orleans VA Medical Center, New Orleans, LA

 

 

 

 

Kimberly Winsor, MD

Flagstaff, AZ

 

 

 

 

Interventional Radiology

James B. Spies, MD, MPH

Chair (ABR), Washington, DC

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

 

 

Ezana M. Azene, MD, PhD

Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, WI

 

 

 

Juan C. Camacho, MD

Radiology Associates of Florida, Sarasota

 

 

 

Seetharam Chadalavada, MD

University of Cincinnati, OH

 

 

 

Kevin W. Dickey, MD

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Charleston, SC

 

 

 

Colleen P. Harker, MD

Salt Lake City, UT

 

 

 

Kelvin K. Hong, MD

Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

 

 

 

Janice M. Newsome, MD

Emory University, Atlanta, GA

 

 

 

 

Constantino S. Pena, MD

Key Biscayne, FL

 

 

 

Robert K.W. Ryu, MD

Los Angeles, CA

 

 

 

Thomas Scagnelli, MD

Children’s Hospital of New Orleans, LA

 

 

 

Alda L. Tam, MD

MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

 

 

 

Venu Vadlamudi, MD

McLean, VA

 

 

 

Jeffrey L. Weinstein, MD

Wellesley Hills, MA

 

 

 

 

 

Medical Physics

Kalpana Kanal, PhD

Chair (ABR), Seattle, Washington

 

 

 

Erin Angel, PhD

GE HealthCare, San Clemente, CA

 

 

 

Meg Blackburn, PhD

University of Louisville, KY

 

 

 

Robert Gandy, MS

Baptist Health Paducah, KY

 

 

 

Michelle Kritzman, MS

Whitmore Lake, MI

 

 

 

Stephanie Leon, PhD

Gainesville, FL

 

 

 

Kristen McConnell, PhD, MBA

Baptist Health South Florida, Miami Cancer Institute, Miami

 

 

 

Kiaran McGee, PhD

Rochester, MN

 

 

 

Jonathan Mueller, MS

Brandon, FL

 

 

 

Mich Price, PhD

Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY

 

 

 

Joseph Peter Santoro, PhD

NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island, Mineola, NY

 

 

 

Samantha J. Simiele, PhD

UAB Medicine, Birmingham, AL

 

 

 

Matt Vanderhoek, PhD

Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI

 

 

 

 

 

Radiation Oncology

Catheryn M. Yashar, MD

Chair (ABR), San Diego, CA

For more information about Dr. Yashar’s, please click here.

 

 

Bethany Anderson, MD

Madison, WI

 

 

 

Parul N. Barry, MD

UPMC Radiation Oncology, Wexford, PA

 

 

 

Katherine O. Castle, MD

Marybird Perkins Cancer Center, Baton Rouge, LA

 

 

 

Brett Cox, MD

Chicago, IL

 

 

 

Curtiland Deville, Jr, MD

Johns Hopkins, Washington, DC

 

 

 

Beth Erickson, MD

Milwaukee, WI

 

 

 

Iris C. Gibbs, MD

Stanford, CA

 

 

 

Dwight E. Heron, MD

Bon Secours Mercy Health System, Youngstown, OH

 

 

 

Salma K. Jabbour, MD

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ

 

 

 

Jerry J. Jaboin, MD, PhD

University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Norman

 

 

 

Christopher D. Jahraus, MD

Generations Radiotherapy & Oncology PC, Alabaster, AL

 

 

 

Rachel B. Jimenez, MD

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston

 

 

 

Jenna Kahn, MD

Oregon Health & Science University, Portland

 

 

 

Chelsea C. Pinnix, MD, PhD

MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

 

 

 

Hina Saeed, MD

Medical College of Wisconsin, Boca Raton, FL

 

 

 

Jessica M. Schuster, MD

University of Wisconsin and Middleton Veteran Affairs Hospital, Madison

 

 

 

William Small, MD

Atlanta, GA

 

 

 

Neil K. Taunk, MD

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

 

 

 

Tarita Thomas, MD, PhD, MBA

Northwestern University, Chicago, IL