Radiology Fellowship
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, in collaboration with Emory University School of Medicine, offers a one-year, ACGME-certified pediatric radiology fellowship. We are dedicated to providing a comprehensive program for training fellows in pediatric radiology. We train qualified radiologists to be highly competent in all aspects of pediatric imaging in order to serve children in their communities, whether it is in an academic or private practice setting. Additionally, we offer two pediatric subspecialty programs:
Children’s is one of the largest pediatric clinical care providers in the country with three hospitals, 673 licensed beds, a Level 1 Trauma Center and more than 60 pediatric specialties and programs. Our various locations encounter more than one million patient visits annually, and radiology performs more than 300,000 imaging examinations.
Highlights
- Radiology services at multiple imaging locations across metro Atlanta, including:
- Children’s hospitals: Arthur M. Blank, Hughes Spalding and Scottish Rite
- Children’s outpatient locations: Satellite Boulevard, Town Center. Webb Bridge and the Center for Advanced Pediatrics
- Other facilities: NICUs at Emory Midtown Hospital, Emory Decatur Hospital, Emory Johns Creek Hospital and Grady Memorial Hospital
- Nine MRI units (1.5 and 3 T), six CT scanners (including Dual Energy), one mobile CT scanner and one PET scanner
- American College of Radiology (ACR) accreditation, demonstrating our commitment to quality care and patient safety
- Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence (DICOE) national designation
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University: A historic partnership of pediatric excellence
In 1956, the Board of Trustees for both Emory University and Egleston Hospital signed an agreement to make Egleston a first-rate teaching hospital
Children’s is one of the largest freestanding healthcare systems in the country. Emory is one of the nation’s leading research universities. Together, the two share a passion for pediatric innovation and advancements. In 1956, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s Egleston Hospital and Emory University first established a pediatric teaching relationship. This relationship has developed to facilitate leading-edge pediatric research, training and innovation.
Children’s and Emory University School of Medicine partner together on pediatric residency and fellowship training programs as well as the management and execution of clinical trials. Discoveries in Emory’s research laboratories are translated into lifesaving treatments at Children’s. Emory and Children’s share a unique employment agreement; more than 400 physicians hold titles at both independent institutions.
National Honors from U.S. News & World Report
Children’s ranks among the nation’s top pediatric hospitals on the U.S. News & World Report list of “Best Children’s Hospitals.” The report ranks hospitals for excellence in outcomes, program structure and national reputation in 10 pediatric specialty areas.
Our Awards
Why Atlanta?
In addition to our unique neighboring pediatric partners, Atlanta is full of diverse communities, walkable neighborhoods, a thriving arts and culture scene, and plenty of green spaces and sunny weather—it’s pretty easy to fall in love with our charming city.
Make Atlanta HomeOur pediatric radiology team, led by Geetika Khanna, MD, Division Chief of Radiology, consists of nearly 40 pediatric radiologists, pediatric neuroradiologists and pediatric interventional radiologists, as well as approximately 300 technologists and 100 nurses.
Program Leaders
- Amy Mehollin-Ray, MD, Fellowship Program Director
- Marie-Helene Gagnon, MD, Associate Fellowship Program Director
General radiology
- Adejimi Adeniji, MD
- Adina L. Alazraki, MD
- Sumera Ali, MD
- Estelle Bank, MD
- Mark Bittles, MD
- Kiery Braithwaite, MD
- Joo Cho, MD
- Chelsea Dennison, MD
- Paula N. Dickson, MD
- Marie-Helene Gagnon, MD
- Tae Han, MD
- Lisa Katherine Harris, MD
- Geetika Khanna, MD
- Neil Lall, MD
- Leann Linam, MD
- Jonathan M. Loewen, MD
- Christabell Ndibe, MD
- Amy Mehollin-Ray, MD
- Ashish Parikh, MD
- Edward Joseph Richer, MD
- Bradley S. Rostad, MD
- Nabile M. Safdar, MD
- Stephen F. Simoneaux, MD
- Susan de Witt Taylor, DO
- Thai D. Trinh, MD
Neuroradiology
- Darragh Brady, MD
- John Dennison, MD
- Adam Goldman-Yassen, MD
- Laura Hayes, MD
- Nadja Kadom, MD
- Neil Lall, MD
- Stephen Little, MD
- Susan Palasis, MD
- Kartik Reddy, MD
- Anna Trofimova, MD
Interventional radiology
Why Children's?
We manage one million patient visits annually at three hospitals, Marcus Autism Center, the Center for Advanced Pediatrics, urgent care centers and neighborhood locations.
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The one-year rotation includes:
- Body MRI
- Body CT
- Cardiac CT
- Fetal MRI
- Fluoroscopy and radiography
- Interventional radiology
- Musculoskeletal imaging
- Neuroradiology
- Nuclear medicine, including PET, MIBG therapy and thyroid ablation
- Ultrasound, including contrast enhanced ultrasound
Fellows are closely supervised by Children’s faculty, board-certified pediatric radiologists with Maintenance of Certification (MOC) qualifications, as well as subspecialists in neuroradiology, fetal/neonatal imaging, interventional radiology and musculoskeletal radiology.
In conjunction with Emory, Children’s is committed to excellence and innovation in pediatric research. Our radiology department conducts a wide spectrum of clinical and translational research in collaboration with colleagues at Emory and as part of several large multi-institutional collaborative efforts.
Fellows receive one half-day of academic time per week. Each fellow completes at least one academic project during fellowship training. Fellows may also present at the Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR) and Radiology Society of North America (RSNA) annual meetings, among others. An academic stipend is provided to all fellows for meeting travel, books, and subscriptions.
Our areas of interest include:
- Development and use of advanced techniques in ultrasound, CT, MRI, nuclear medicine and interventional radiology.
- Innovative techniques in pediatric radiology education.
- Quality and safety initiatives, including improving patient communication and access to care.
Additionally, we are uniquely positioned to advance research nationally by leveraging the vast capabilities in Atlanta, including:
- Emory University
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Training is enhanced by an organized curriculum comprising a variety of regular didactic and interdisciplinary conferences.
- Daily: Fellows’ conference (didactic or case-based), Pediatric Neuroradiology Trainee conference
- Weekly: Interesting case conference, Surgery-Radiology conference, Tumor Board/Sarcoma conference, Vascular Anomalies conference, Neuro-oncology conference, Epilepsy conference
- Monthly: Surgery-Radiology-Pathology conference, Pediatric Gastroenterology-Radiology-Pathology conference, Orthopedic Surgery conference, Rheumatology conference, Child Protection Team conference, Trauma M&M conference, Hematology/Sickle Cell Disease conference, Neurology-Neuroradiology conference, Thyroid conference
- Quarterly: Pediatric Urology/MRU conference, Neuroimmunology conference, Neurogenetics conference, Neuroradiology-Neonatology conference
Emory radiology residents, Emory and Morehouse Pediatrics residents and Emory medical students also rotate through our department, giving our fellows many opportunities to teach at the workstation and in the imaging suites. In addition, our fellows present regularly at many of the interdisciplinary conferences listed above and show cases at our weekly case conference. The fellows each give at least one radiology resident noon conference and teach monthly at the Pediatrics residency’s morning report conference.
Our fellowship program accepts applications beginning Nov. 1, 2024. Interviews begin in January 2025.
Download a copy of our application form and email it along with your CV, personal statement, medical school transcript and USMLE scores to Chrishona Shipman, Program Coordinator, at Chrishona.Shipman@choa.org.
Additionally, three letters of recommendation should be mailed or emailed directly to Chrishona Shipman by your letter writers.
Please email Dr. Mehollin-Ray at Amy.Mehollin-Ray@choa.org or Dr. Gagnon at Marie-Helene.Gagnon@emory.edu with any questions.
Ashley Blizzard, Practice Operations Supervisor, ashley.blizzard@choa.org
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