accolades
The Faculty and Staff Awards virtually kicked off the academic year on September 8. Here are this year's winners, who were announced with fanfare during the hourlong virtual event. Congratulations to all the winners and the nominees, too!

Muhamad Ali Raza Anjum, Anshuman Swain, Johannes Leisen, Felix Gonzalez and David Reiter
Magna Cum Laude award, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 2021 Annual Meeting
Magna Cum Laude award, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 2021 Annual Meeting

Patricia Balthazar
Named to the RadioGraphics TEAM Editorial Board
Named to the RadioGraphics TEAM Editorial Board

Melissa Davis, MD
Completed AUR/ADPR Radiology Career Advancement Lectureship Program
and
Installed as American College of Radiology Young and Early Career Professionals Section (YPS) Executive Committee Communications Liaison
Completed AUR/ADPR Radiology Career Advancement Lectureship Program
and
Installed as American College of Radiology Young and Early Career Professionals Section (YPS) Executive Committee Communications Liaison

Jitetsh Dhingra, MD
2022 American College of Nuclear Medicine Editorial Fellowship Award
2022 American College of Nuclear Medicine Editorial Fellowship Award

Rich Duszak, MD
2021 Research Achievement Award, Association of University Radiologists’ Radiology Alliance for Health Services
2021 Research Achievement Award, Association of University Radiologists’ Radiology Alliance for Health Services

Candace Fleischer, PhD
National Institutes for Health New Innovator Award
National Institutes for Health New Innovator Award

Judy Gichoya, MD
Most Influential Radiology Researcher, 2021 Minnies
and
2021 Underrepresented in Medicine Faculty Development Program, Emory School of Medicine
Most Influential Radiology Researcher, 2021 Minnies
and
2021 Underrepresented in Medicine Faculty Development Program, Emory School of Medicine

Shenise Gilyard, MD
Best Scientific Poster, Georgia Radiological Society 2021 Annual Meeting
Best Scientific Poster, Georgia Radiological Society 2021 Annual Meeting

Erin Grady, MD
Elected to the Society for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Board of Directors
Elected to the Society for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Board of Directors

Tarek Hanna, MD
Fellow, American Society of Emergency Radiology
Fellow, American Society of Emergency Radiology

Neil Lall, MD
Installed as Chair of the American College of Radiology Young and Early Career Professionals Section (YPS)
Installed as Chair of the American College of Radiology Young and Early Career Professionals Section (YPS)

Jun Wei Lee, MD
In-Training Award for Best Scientific Oral Presentation American Society of Head and Neck Radiology with team members David Brandon, Ashley Aiken, Xin (Cynthia) Wu, William Stokes, Mihir R. Patel, Nabil F. Saba, Robert Ferris, Kristen Baugnon
In-Training Award for Best Scientific Oral Presentation American Society of Head and Neck Radiology with team members David Brandon, Ashley Aiken, Xin (Cynthia) Wu, William Stokes, Mihir R. Patel, Nabil F. Saba, Robert Ferris, Kristen Baugnon

Chris McAdams, MD
Elected to the AUR Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
Elected to the AUR Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

Carolyn Meltzer, MD
Distinguished Service Award, American Medical Association
and
Academy for Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research Gold Medal
and
Distinguished Investigator Award, Academy for Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research
Distinguished Service Award, American Medical Association
and
Academy for Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research Gold Medal
and
Distinguished Investigator Award, Academy for Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research

Saima Muzahir, MD
Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, Scotland
Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, Scotland

Domnique Newallo, MD, RT(R)
Elected Chair, Society for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging In-Training Committee
Elected Chair, Society for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging In-Training Committee

Karunesh Polireddy, Carrie Hoff, Charlie C. Park, Derek Hsu, Andrew Tran, Kiran Maddu
Magna Cum Laude, American Society of Emergency Radiology 2021 Conference
Magna Cum Laude, American Society of Emergency Radiology 2021 Conference

Gelareh Sadigh, MD
AUR/ADPR Radiology Career Advancement Lectureship Program
and
Academy Early Career Investigator Program
AUR/ADPR Radiology Career Advancement Lectureship Program
and
Academy Early Career Investigator Program

Nabile Safdar, MD, MBA
Elected Treasurer, Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine
Elected Treasurer, Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine

David Schuster, MD
Presidential Distinguished Service Award, Society for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Presidential Distinguished Service Award, Society for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Colin Segovis, MD
Elected Treasurer, Georgia Radiological Society
Elected Treasurer, Georgia Radiological Society

Arthur Stillman, MD
Gold Medal, North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging
Gold Medal, North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging

Xiangyang Tang, PhD
Named Co-Director, Imaging Science Track for American Association for Physics in Medicine Annual Meeting 2022 and then Director 2023
Named Co-Director, Imaging Science Track for American Association for Physics in Medicine Annual Meeting 2022 and then Director 2023

Anna Trofimova, MD, PhD
Elected Senior Deputy Editor, Radiology: In Training. Term runs July 1, 2021 – July 31, 2022
Elected Senior Deputy Editor, Radiology: In Training. Term runs July 1, 2021 – July 31, 2022

Marly van Assen, PhD
North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging American Heart Association Young Investigator Award
North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging American Heart Association Young Investigator Award

Brianna Vey, MD
Elected Education Liaison, Executive Committee, American College of Radiology Resident and Fellow Section
Elected Education Liaison, Executive Committee, American College of Radiology Resident and Fellow Section