Class of 2026
Meagan Bechel, MD, PhD
Scholarship
- RSNA Research Grant Recipient 2024 for Research Project: IT interventions to increase patient and physician engagement with incidental imaging recommendations
- RSNA Introduction to Academic Radiology (ITAR) Workshop, which focuses on the importance of research in diagnostic radiology and the excitement of academic careers in radiology
Class of 2027
Doug Spaeth Cook, MD
Educational Innovation
- Organized national guest lecture series featuring informatics leaders from major institutions.
- Developing interactive AI fundamentals curriculum with Dr. Hari Trivedi.
Quality & Systems Work
- Leading QI initiative to build contrast extravasation dashboard replacing legacy SAFE reporting.
- Authoring book chapter on AI sustainability in radiology.
National Engagement
- Presented at SIIM 2025 on AI-assisted AutoHotkey macro development for workflow optimization.
Josh Volin, MD (Chief Resident 2026-2027)
AI & Education Leadership
- Author of two recent JACR publications on AI integration in radiology education and leadership development.
- Invited guest on upcoming JACR Podcast discussing AI in radiology education.
Technology Innovation
- Research on clinical and educational applications of Apple Vision Pro in radiology (manuscript accepted).
- Published in Journal of Imaging Informatics in Medicine on Epic Care Everywhere image-sharing platform; presented at SIIM.
Operational Informatics
- Leading PACS workflow optimization initiative at Clarkston Clinic in collaboration with departmental leadership.
Class of 2028
Irene Lee, MD
AI Scholarship & Policy Leadership
- First-author publications in Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR) and JAAD on large language models and AI translation in clinical reporting.
- Published national analysis of radiology journal policies on LLM use in academic writing (JACR, 2024).
- Presenter at SIIM 2025 on cost justification models for AI triage tool integration.
Innovation & Recognition
- Top 12 Team, Yale Health AI Championship (2025)
- Completed Epic Physician Builder certification sequence
Ongoing Work
- Lead author on upcoming review: Agentic AI in Radiology
Vidya Sankar Viswanathan, MD
National Leadership
- Member, SIIM Member-in-Training Committee; organized National Research Meetup (SIIM 2025).
- Guest Moderator, National Imaging Informatics Curriculum (NIIC 2025).
- Selected for 2025 ARRS SPARC Program.
Scholarly Contributions
- Published in JACR: Safeguarding Radiology: Best Practices in Cybersecurity Governance.
- RSNA 2025 Educational Exhibit: CTRL + ALT + SECURE: Cybersecurity in Radiology (Solicited for Radiographics).
- SIIM 2025: Nationwide EPIC Cosmos CTPA utilization study; accepted abstract on AI-generated radiology impressions.
Emerging Technology Policy
- Lead author, AAR Nascent Technology Disruptors Taskforce manuscript on decentralized radiology and IoMT (accepted for publication).