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Radiology Residency Class of 2021

Class of 2021

Elisa Franquet Elía, MD

Appointment:

Resident in Radiology, Class of 2021

Undergraduate Education:

Autonomous University of Barcelona

Medical Education:

Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) and University Hospital Vall d' Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

Internship:

John Peter Smith Hospital, Texas

Additional Residency:

Residency training in Nuclear Medicine at University Hospital Vall d'Hebron (Barcelona, Spain)

Fellowship:

Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Boston, MA

Other Appointments:

General practitioner, Primary Care Center Serraparera (Cerdanyola del Vallés, Barcelona, Spain) and Badia del Vallés (Cerdanyola del Vallés, Barcelona, Spain) (ICS)
Staff, Nuclear Medicine Department, University Hospital Vall d'Hebron. Barcelona, Spain. Institut Català de la Salut (ICS) (Catalan Health Institute).

Awards:

2015 Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award (Radiological Society of North America / Research and Education Foundation).

Grants:

2012 Education and Research Foundation for the Society of Nuclear Medicine. Bradley-Alavi Student Fellowships, Boston, MA, USA
2013-2014 Fundación Espacial Caja Madrid Becas de Postgrado en el Extranjero 2013 Post-doctoral research grant, Madrid, Spain.
2014- 2016 Fundación Alfonso Martín Escudero Post-doctoral Research Grant, Madrid, Spain.

Original Articles:

Rivas-Garcia A, Sarria-Estrada S, Torrents-Odin C, Casas-Gomila L, Franquet E. Imaging findings of Pott's disease. Eur Spine J. 2012 Jun 9
Franquet E., Salvadó-Figueres M, Lorenzo-Bosquet C, Cuberas-Borrós G, Rovira A, Castell-Conesa J, Hernandez-Vara J. Nigrostriatal pathway dysfunction in a methanol induced delayed dystonia-parkinsonism: a clinico-radiological study. Mov Disord 2012 Sep 1;27(10):1220-1
García JR, Franquet E, Romera N, Moragas M, Jorcano S, Moragas G. Low diagnostic yield of the (11)C-choline PET/CT in the detection of liver metastasis from prostate cancer. Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol. 2014 Jan-Feb;33(1):56-7.
María Nazarena Pizzi, Elisa Franquet, Santiago Aguadé-Bruix et al. Long-term followup after arterial switch operation for correction of D-Transposition of great arteries by means of exercise myocardial perfusion gated SPECT. Pediatr Cardiol. 2014 Feb;35(2):197-207.
Franquet E, Palmer MR, Gifford AE, Selen DJ, Chen YC, Sedora-Roman N, Joyce RM, Kolodny GM, Moss AC. Rifaximin supressess background intestinal 18-FDG uptake on PET/CT scans. Nucl Med Commun. 2014 Oct;35(10):1026-31.
Cypess AM, Weiner LS, Roberts-Toler C, Franquet Elía Elisa, Kessler SH, Kahn PA, English J, Chatman K, Trauger SA, Doria A, Kolodny GM. Activation of Human Brown Adipose Tissue by Β3-Adrenergic Receptor Agonist. Cell Metab. 2015 Jan 6;21(1):33-8.
Mariaelena Occhipinti, Benedikt H. Heidinger, Elisa Franquet, Ronald L. Eisenberg, Alexander A. Bankier. Imaging the posterior mediastinum: a multimodality approach. Diagn Interv Radiol. 2015 Jul-Aug;21(4):293-306

Proceedings of Meetings:

Munuera, Josep Gámez Carbonell, Joan Castell Conesa y àlex Rovira. Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Radiology and Neurology. Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebrón. Oral communication: 31st SEMNIM National Congress. Bilbao, Spain. 2011
Analysis of the impact of WBR in planar and tomographic in parathyroid studies SPECT-CT. E. Franquet, S. Aguadé Bruix, A. García Burillo, F. Porta Biosca, J. Castell Conesa. Poster: 31st SEMNIM National Congress. Bilbao, Spain. 2011
Review: Osteopetrosis. Oral Communication: Clinical sessions of the SCMN. Barcelona, Spain 2011
Rifaximin supresses background intestinal 18F-FDG uptake on PET/CT scans. Franquet E, Palmer MR, Gifford AE, Selen DJ, Chen YC, Sedora-Roman N, Joyce RM, Kolodny GM, Moss AC. Division of Nuclear Medicine, Radiology Department, Department of Gastroenterology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2012. Vancouver, Canada. Publication in Nuclear Medicine Communications, 2014.
18F-FDG-CT assessment of carotid atherosclerotic plaques unstability. E. Franquet, G. Cuberas Borrós, C. Lorenzo Bosquet, J. Castell-Conesa, Fernandez Castro, E., Yugueros Castellnou, X., Salcedo Allende, M. T., Alvarez García, B., Matas Docampo, M. Departments of Nuclear Medicine and Vascular Surgery, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebrón. 2012
Poster presentation at Annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Chicago, IL.
Poster presentation at Annual Meeting of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM), Milan, Italy. 2012
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Improves Intraoperative Lymphatic Mapping in Papillary Thyroid Cancer (PTC). Isabel Roca, Oscar Gonzalez, Elisa Franquet, Monica Sabate-Fernandez, Xavier Serres Creixams, Carina Espincer, Amparo García-Burillo, Joan Castell Conesa. Poster presentation: RSNA Annual Meeting 2012. Chicago, IL
18F-FDG PET-CT evaluation of ground-glass opacities and part-solid lesions regarding the new IASLC/ATS/ERS 2011 adenocarcinoma classification. E. Franquet, M. Simó Perdigó, G. Cuberas Borrós, E. Pallisa, M.A. Montero, M. Boronat , M. Sabaté, J. Castell. Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Radiology and Pathology Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebrón Poster presentation at Annual Meeting of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM), Milan, Italy. 2012
11C-Choline PET-CT in prostate cancer. Oral Communication: Clinical sessions of the Catalan Society of Nuclear Medicine. (SCMN). 2012
Left ventricle impairment in oncological patients evaluated with isothopic ventriculography. Elisa Franquet Elía, Santiago Aguadé Bruix, Maria Nazarena Pizzi, Guillermo Romero Farina, Jaume Candell-Riera, Joan Castell Conesa Oral communication XVth Meeting of the Nuclear Cardiology Group. Huelva, Spain. 2012
Evaluation of myocardial perfusion in patients with D-transposition of great vessels who underwent an arterial switch in childhood. M. Nazarena Pizzi, Elisa Franquet, Santiago Aguadé-Bruix, Begoña Manso, Gemma Cuberas Borrós, Guillermo Romero Farina, Joan Castell-Conesa, Jaume Casaldaliga-Ferrer, David García-Dorado, Jaume Candell-Riera. Departments of Nuclear Medicine and Cardiology, University Hospital Vall d'Hebrón Oral communication at XVth Meeting of the Nuclear Cardiology Group. Huelva, Spain. Publication in Pediatric Cardiology. 2012
Correlation between 99m Tc- MIBI and calcium and serum PTH in hyperparathyroidism. Mònica Velasco Nuño, Elisa Franquet Elia, Amparo Garcia Burillo, Jaime A Monturiol Durán, Santiago Aguadé Bruix, Joan Castell Conesa. Poster presentation: 32nd Congress of Spanish Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SEMNIM). Cádiz, Spain. 2012
Impact of the 99mTc SPECT-CT in parathyroid surgery and its histological correlation. M. Velasco Nuño, E. Franquet Elía, O. Gonzalez López, A. Garcia-Burillo, S. Aguadé Bruix, J. Castell Conesa. Poster presentation: 32nd SEMNIM National Congress. Cádiz, Spain. 2012
Perchlorate discharge test. Rodrigo Cárdenas-Perilla, E. Franquet, Carina Espinet, I. Roca. Poster presentation: XXIII Catalan Congress of Nuclear Medicine. Girona, Spain.
Activation of Human Brown Adipose Tissue by Β3-Adrenergic Receptor Agonist. Cypess AM, Weiner LS, Roberts-Toler C, Franquet Elía Elisa, Kessler SH, Kahn PA, English J, Chatman K, Trauger SA, Doria A, Kolodny GM. Department of Endocrinology, Joslin Diabetes Center and Division of Nuclear Medicine, Radiology Department, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Publication in Cell Metabolism 2013
Isolated camptocormia and nigrostriatal impairment. Elisa Franquet M. González- Cuevas, C. Lorenzo-Bosquet, O. de Fàbregues-Boixar, G. Cuberas-Borrós, L. Seró; M. Torres; J Alvarez-Sabin; J. Hernandez-Vara. Poster presentation: LXV Annual Meeting of the Spanish Society of Neurology 2013, Barcelona, Spain 2013
Solving the puzzle: Neuroimaging Patterns in movement disorders. Elisa Franquet, C Lorenzo Bosquet, J Castell Conesa,; J Hernandez Vara. Educational Exhibit: Annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2014, Chicago, IL.
Retrospective review of Outcomes in Patients with Brain Tumor. Anand Mahadevan, A.J. Parker, Elisa Franquet Elía. Division of Nuclear Medicine, Radiology Department and Department of Radiation oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Getting to the bottom of things: Patterns of lymphatic drainage of the skin in patients with melanoma Q. Nguyen, G. Watts , E. Franquet, K. Donohoe. Division of Nuclear Medicine, Radiology Department, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Poster presentation accepted for the Annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2015, Chicago, IL.
Evaluating the magnitude of and localization of glucose uptake in patients who have had gastric surgery using PET-CT, in comparison with controls without gastric surgery. Elisa Franquet Elía, M.E. Patti, G.M. Kolodny. Division of Nuclear Medicine, Radiology Department, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center . Department of Endocrinology, Joslin Diabetes Center Oral communication for the 3rd World Congress on Interventional therapies for type 2 Diabetes, September 2015, London UK.

Kimeya F. Ghaderi, MD

Appointment:

Resident in Radiology, Class of 2021

Undergraduate Education:

University of Maryland, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, B.S.

Medical Education:

The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Internship:

MedStar Harbor Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Original Articles:

Ghaderi, K. F., Schmidt, S. T., & Drolet, B. C. (2016). Coding and Billing in Surgical Education: A Systems-Based Practice Education Program. Journal of Surgical Education.
Ghaderi, K., D. C. Yoo, J. Hart. (2016). PET/CT helps downgrade an aggressive-appearing rib mass to a probable benign lesion in a 9-year-old girl. Clinical Nuclear Medicine, 41(3):221-3.
Drolet, B. C., Hyman, C. H., Ghaderi, K. F., Rodriguez-Srednicki, J., Thompson, J. M., & Fischer, S. A. (2014). Hospitalized Patients' Perceptions of Resident Fatigue, Duty Hours, and Continuity of Care. Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 6(4), 658-663.

Genelle Gittens-Backus, MD

Appointment:

Resident in Radiology, Class of 2021

Undergraduate Education:

Howard University, Chemistry, B.S.

Medical Education:

Howard University College of Medicine, summa cum laude

Additional Residency

General Surgery, Howard University Hospital / Howard University College of Medicine

Awards:

Howard University Trustee Scholarship, Howard University College of Medicine, 2014-2015

Original Articles:

Khraiwesh, M. H., Lee, C. M., Brandy, Y., Akinboye, E. S., Berhe, S., Gittens, G., Bakare, O. (2012). Antitrypanosomal Activities and Cytotoxicity of Some Novel Imido-substituted 1,4-Naphthoquinone Derivatives. Archives of Pharmacal Research, 35(1), 27–33

Kimberlee A. Hashiba, MD

Appointment:

Resident in Radiology, Class of 2021

Undergraduate Education:

Northwestern University, Biological Sciences (Neurobiology) & English Literature, B.A.

Medical Education:

University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine

Internship

University of Hawaii Transitional Residency Program

Awards:

2017 University of Hawaii Transitional Residency Program Resident of the Year

Original Articles:

Hashiba KA, Wo SR, Yamamoto LG. "Taste of Clindamycin and Acetaminophen." Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2017 Feb; 56(2): 146-149.
Nakamoto BK, Siu AM, Hashiba KA, Sinclair BT, Baker BJ, Gerber MS, McMurtray AM, Pearce NM, Pearce JW. "Surfer’s Myelopathy: A Radiologic Study of 23 Cases." American Journal of Neuroradiology, 2013 Dec; 34(12), 2393-8.

Proceedings of Meetings:

Hashiba KA, Wo S.R., Yamamoto, L. (2015, October). Taste Palatability of Pediatric Clindamycin and Acetaminophen Products. Poster presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference.
Hashiba KA, Herrera, A. (2015, May). CT and MR Imaging Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Poster presented at the Global Liver Cancer Conference.
Hashiba KA, Sheperd J, Kamida C, Gushiken B. (2011, August). Type of Breast Biopsy for Initial Diagnosis of Suspicious Lesions. Presented at the Hawaii Pacific Health Summer Student Research Program Scientific Presentation.
Hashiba KA, Nakamoto BK, Sinclair BT. (2011, August) Surfer’s Myelopathy: A Clinicoradiologic Study. Presented at the Hawaii Pacific Health Summer Student Research Program Scientific Presentation.

Bradford T. Hastings MD, MPH

Appointment:

Resident in Radiology, Class of 2021

Undergraduate Education:

University of Richmond, Political Science, B.A.

Medical Education:

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Other Graduate Education:

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Master of Public Health

Internship:

University of Miami/JFK Palm Beach GME Consortium, West Palm Beach, FL

Awards:

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine - School Service Award, 2015-2016

Original Articles:

Abel, G.A., Friese, C.R., Neville, B.A., Wilson, K.M., Hastings, B.T., Earle, C.C., Keating, N.L., Richardson, L.C. Referrals for suspected hematologic malignancy: a survey of primary care physicians. American Journal of Hematology 2012; 87(6): 634-6.
Martins, Y., Lederman, R.I., Lowenstein, C.L., Joffe, S., Neville, B.A., Hastings, B.T., Abel, G.A. Increasing response rates from physicians in oncology research: a structured literature review and data from a recent physician survey. British Journal of Cancer 2012; 106(6):1021-6.
Abel, G.A., Friese, C.R., Neville, B.A., Hastings, B.T., Earle, C.C., Richardson, L.C. The anemia workup in current clinical practice: results from a survey of primary care physicians (abstract). Blood 2011; 118(21): 914.
Abel, G.A., Friese, C.R., Neville, B.A., Wilson, K.M., Hastings, B.T., Earle, C.C., Keating, N.L., Richardson, L.C. Primary care referrals for suspected hematologic malignancies (abstract). Blood 2010; 116(21): 1567.

Proceedings of Meetings:

Hastings, B.T. MRI-guided Focused Ultrasound in the Treatment of Uterine Leiomyomas. Poster Presentation - Palm Beach Medical Society Future of Medicine Symposium. September 2015
Hastings, B.T. Unexplained Bacteremia in the Setting of Cervical Stenosis: Radiologic Evidence of Spondylodiscitis. Poster Presentation - Bethesda Health Poster Symposium. June 2015
Abel, G.A., Lee, S.J., Stone, R.M., Steensma, D.P., Young, N., Houk, A., Hastings, B.T., Martins, Y., Klaassen, R. Development of a disease-specific measure of quality of life in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS): the "QUALMS-1" (abstract). American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting 2012; Health Services Research (General Poster Session).

Stanley Kim, MD

Appointment:

Resident in Radiology, Class of 2021

Undergraduate Education:

Dartmouth College, Psychology, B.A.

Medical Education:

University of Maryland School of Medicine

Internship:

Carney Hospital (Boston, Dorchester, MA)

Awards:

Radiology Leadership Institute Scholarship, Massachusetts Radiological Society (2018)

Original Articles:

Kim SY, Dupree JM, Le BV, Kim DY, Zhao LC, Kundu SD. A Contemporary Analysis of Fournier Gangrene Using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Urology. 2015; 85:1052-1057.
Prabhakara R, Foreman O, De Pascalis R, Lee GM, Plaut RD, Kim SY, Stibitz S, Elkins KL, Merkel TJ. Epicutaneous model of community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus skin infections. Infection and Immunity. 2013; 81:1306-1315.
Taube JS, Wang SS, Kim SY, Frohardt RJ. Updating of the spatial reference frame of head direction cells in response to locomotion in the vertical plane. Journal of Neurophysiology. 2013; 109:873-888.

Proceedings of Meetings:

Kim SY, Frohardt RJ, Taube JS. (2003) Head direction cells shift reference frames in the vertical plane. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting; New Orleans, LA.

James Linton Smith, MD

Appointment:

Resident in Radiology, Class of 2021

Undergraduate Education:

The University of Georgia, Biology & Turf Management, B.S.

Medical Education:

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

Internship:

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University Medical Center

Awards:

2015 James F. Rawson, Jr. Radiology Scholarship, Medical College of Georgia
2015 Lela Denmark, MD Scholarship, Medical College of Georgia
2015 MCG Class of 1971 Bobby Jones Scholarship, Medical College of Georgia
2015 Top Student Performance, Internal Medicine, Medical College of Georgia
2014 Woo Memorial Scholarship, Medical College of Georgia
2014 F. Kathryn Edwards Scholarship, Medical College of Georgia
2014 Medicine Faculty Scholarship, Medical College of Georgia

Original Articles:

Acknowledgment. DR Gutsaeva, P Montero-Huerta, JB Parkerson, SD Yerigenahally, T Ikuta, CA Head. "Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Synergistic Adhesion of Sickle Red Blood Cells by Hypoxia and Low Nitric Oxide Bioavailability." Blood. 123(12):1917-1926. 2014.

Proceedings of Meetings:

WT Randazzo, JL Smith, BS Greenspan, Y Melenevsky, "Most Commonly Litigated Musculoskeletal Fractures and How to Reduce Errors in Diagnosis," Association of University Radiologists Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2015.
JL Smith, I Lee, NS Umapathy, JE Brittain, "Novel Anti-Inflammatory Role for the Anti-Coagulant Dabigatran," Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, August 2013.

Elizabeth Vandeventer, MD