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), Birmingham, Alabama

To read Dr. Morgan’s bio, click here.

 

 

James Anderson, MD

Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon

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

 

 

 

 

Pavan M. Brahmbhatt, MBBS

Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida

 

 

Drú Curtis, MD

AdventHealth, Orlando, Florida

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

 

 

 

Ryan Dinnen, MD

Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia

Sponsoring Organization: Diagnostic Radiology Review Committee

 

 

Brandon K. K. Fields, MD

University of California, San Francisco, California

Sponsoring Organization: Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

 

 

 

Rylee Friel, MD

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Sponsoring Organization: Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

 

 

Christopher Ho, MD

Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia

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

 

 

 

William Kamp, MD

UTHealth Houston, Houston, Texas

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

 

 

Sepand Moalej, DO

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

 

 

 

Jeffers Nguyen, MD

Yale New Haven Health, New Haven, Connecticut

Sponsoring Organization: American College of Radiology (ACR)

 

 

Alvaro Ordonez, MD

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sponsoring Organization: American College of Radiology (ACR)

 

 

Adrian Sanchez, MD, PhD

Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, St. Louis, Missouri

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

 

 

 

Jordyn Shah, DO

Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

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

 

 

Matthew Simpson, MD

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

 

 

 

Divya M. Surabhi, MD

University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Sponsoring Organization: Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

 

Ali Tejani, MD

UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

 

 

 

 

John Welby, MD

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

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

 

 

Grace Zhu, MD

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

 

 

 

 

 

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, Virginia

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, Florida

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

 

 

 

Jacob Fleming, MD

UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas

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

 

 

 

Sean Golden, MD

Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland

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

 

 

Yilun Koethe, MD

Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon

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, Florida

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

 

 

Emily Sterbis, MD

University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, Colorado

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, Vermont

 

 

 

 

Hania Al-Hallaq, PhD

Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia

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

 

 

Abdullah Alshreef, PhD

Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California

 

 

 

Peter Boyle, BS

University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

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

 

 

 

 

Jay Burmeister, PhD

Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

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

 

 

Ashley Cetnar, PhD

Ohio St. University, Columbus, Ohio

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

 

 

Savannah Decker, PhD

Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire

Sponsoring Organization: AAPM STSC

 

 

 

Anthony Doemer, MS

Henry Ford Health, West Bloomfield, Michigan

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

 

Huiming Dong, PhD

University of California, Los Angeles, California

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, Texas

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

 

Kai Huang, BA

MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

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

 

 

 

Zephanlene Kaffey, MS, MD

MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

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

 

 

Stephanie Leon, PhD

University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

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

 

 

David Pearson, PhD

University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio

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

 

 

Colin Schaeffer, PhD

Henry Ford Health, Detroit, Michigan

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

 

 

 

Radiation Oncology

Kenneth Rosenzweig, MD

Chair (ABR), New York, New York

 

 

 

Albert Attia, MD

Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida

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

 

 

Ronald Chen, MD

University of Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas

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

 

 

Kimberly Corbin, MD

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

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

 

 

Adam Currey, MD

Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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

 

 

Semeer Keole, MD

Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona

Sponsoring Organization: American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)

 

 

 

Jenna Kocsis, MD

Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

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

 

 

Tugce Kutuk, MD

Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

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

 

 

Nima Nabavizadeh, MD

Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon

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

 

 

Shane Neibart, MD,

Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

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

 

Chelsea C. Pinnix, MD, PhD

MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

Sponsoring Organization: American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)

 

 

Ramesh Rengan, MD

University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

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, Arizona

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, Georgia

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

 

 

 

David Broumandi, MD

Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, California

 

 

 

Fernando Callado-Mesa, MD

University of Miami, Miami, Florida

 

 

 

Joseph Cao, MD

Duke University, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

 

 

Kelly M. Clifford, MD

Charlotte, North Carolina

 

 

 

Karen Ragland Cole, MD

MemorialCare Medical Group, Los Angeles, California

 

 

 

Florence Doo, MD

University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland

 

 

 

Ralph Drosten, MB BcH

University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

 

 

 

Catherine Everett, MD

Costal Radiology Associates, New Bern, North Carolina

 

 

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, California

 

 

 

Daniel Rodgers, MD

Kanawha Valley Radiologists, Charleston, West Virginia

 

 

Marcia Walker, MD

New Orleans VA Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana

 

 

 

 

Kimberly Winsor, MD

Flagstaff, Arizona

 

 

 

 

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, Wisconsin

 

 

 

Juan C. Camacho, MD

Radiology Associates of Florida, Sarasota, Florida

 

 

 

Seetharam Chadalavada, MD

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

 

 

 

Kevin W. Dickey, MD

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina

 

 

 

Colleen P. Harker, MD

Salt Lake City, Utah

 

 

 

Kelvin K. Hong, MD

Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland

 

 

 

Janice M. Newsome, MD

Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia

 

 

 

 

Constantino S. Pena, MD

Key Biscayne, FL

 

 

 

Robert K.W. Ryu, MD

Los Angeles, California

 

 

 

Thomas Scagnelli, MD

Children’s Hospital of New Orleans, Louisiana

 

 

 

Alda L. Tam, MD

MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

 

 

 

Venu Vadlamudi, MD

McLean, Virginia

 

 

 

Jeffrey L. Weinstein, MD

Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts

 

 

 

 

 

Medical Physics

Geoffrey S. Ibbott, PhD

Chair (ABR), Jericho, Vermont

 

 

 

Erin Angel, PhD

GE HealthCare, San Clemente, California

 

 

 

Meg Blackburn, PhD

University of Louisville, Kentucky

 

 

 

Robert Gandy, MS

Baptist Health Paducah, Kentucky

 

 

 

Michelle Kritzman, MS

Whitmore Lake, Michigan

 

 

 

 

Stephanie Leon, PhD

Gainesville, Florida

 

 

 

Kristen McConnell, PhD, MBA

Baptist Health South Florida, Miami Cancer Institute, Miami, Florida

 

 

 

Kiaran McGee, PhD

Rochester, Minnesota

 

 

 

Jonathan Mueller, MS

Brandon, Florida

 

 

 

Mich Price, PhD

Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York

 

 

 

Joseph Peter Santoro, PhD

NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island, Mineola, New York

 

 

 

Samantha J. Simiele, PhD

UAB Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama

 

 

 

Matt Vanderhoek, PhD

Henry Ford Health, Detroit, Michigan

 

 

 

 

 

Radiation Oncology

Catheryn M. Yashar, MD

Chair (ABR), San Diego, California

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

 

 

Bethany Anderson, MD

Madison, Wisconsin

 

 

 

Parul N. Barry, MD

UPMC Radiation Oncology, Wexford, Pennsylvania

 

 

 

Katherine O. Castle, MD

Marybird Perkins Cancer Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

 

 

 

Brett Cox, MD

Chicago, Illinois

 

 

 

Curtiland Deville, Jr, MD

Johns Hopkins, Washington, DC

 

 

 

Beth Erickson, MD

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

 

 

 

Iris C. Gibbs, MD

Stanford, California

 

 

 

Dwight E. Heron, MD

Bon Secours Mercy Health System, Youngstown, Ohio

 

 

 

Salma K. Jabbour, MD

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey

 

 

 

Jerry J. Jaboin, MD, PhD

University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Norman, Oklahoma

 

 

 

Christopher D. Jahraus, MD

Generations Radiotherapy & Oncology PC, Alabaster, Alabama

 

 

 

Rachel B. Jimenez, MD

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

 

 

 

Jenna Kahn, MD

Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon

 

 

 

Chelsea C. Pinnix, MD, PhD

MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

 

 

 

Hina Saeed, MD

Medical College of Wisconsin, Boca Raton, Florida

 

 

 

Jessica M. Schuster, MD

University of Wisconsin and Middleton Veteran Affairs Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin

 

 

 

William Small, MD

Atlanta, Georgia

 

 

 

Neil K. Taunk, MD

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

 

 

Tarita Thomas, MD, PhD, MBA

Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois