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Body MRI Fellowship at The Mount Sinai Hospital

The Body Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Fellowship at The Mount Sinai Hospital is a one-year program that trains physicians in all aspects of MRI, body computed tomography (CT), and ultrasonography. We offer five positions each year. Led by directors Sara C. Lewis, MD and Joseph Weissbrot, MD, the fellowship combines formal didactics, resident education, and research to support well-rounded, highly skilled physicians.

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We train our fellows in all aspects of body MRI, including hepatobiliary, pancreatic, gastrointestinal, renal/urinary, gynecologic, obstetrical/fetal, prostate, transplant, thoracic, and whole-body MRI. As a fellow, you will oversee daily MRI protocols while supervising and pre-dictating all cases. With a typical caseload of 60-100 cases per day and more than 26 weeks of coverage for each fellow, MRI is strongly emphasized; however, you will also gain experience in chest, abdominal, and pelvic CT, and ultrasound. Fellows also have two blocks of elective time and the opportunity to participate in fluoroscopic, CT- and ultrasound-guided procedures. Fellows receive training on cutting-edge imaging equipment, learning innovative imaging methods, such as functional and diffusion-weighted imaging, perfusion imaging, relaxometry, elastography, and photon-counting CT.

In addition to rotations, fellows are expected to participate in monthly journal clubs and case conferences in radiology, as well as in clinical conferences with the liver surgical oncology, pathology, liver and kidney transplant, hepatology, urology, gastroenterology, and oncology services.

Performing abdominal imaging research is an integral and required component of this training program. Fellows are encouraged to become involved with both translational and clinical research. You will typically participate in at least one retrospective or prospective research study that is presented at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Society of Abdominal Radiology, the Society of Advanced Body Imaging, or the Radiological Society of North America meetings. Our fellows have regularly published in radiology journals, routinely present at national meetings, and have won awards for their research. We provide infrastructure support and academic time for them to achieve their research goals. A subsidy is available to those invited to present at conferences.

Fellows also have the opportunity to work within the BioMedical Engineering and Imaging Institute, which is under the auspices of the Department of Diagnostic, Molecular, and Interventional Radiology, which hosts several research labs led either by scientists or clinician-scientists. The Institute bridges basic and translational research and leverages expertise in medicine, medical physics, and engineering. Fellow work closely with PhDs and postdoctoral fellows on exciting projects in different disciplines, including advanced imaging techniques, cancer imaging, nanomedicine, and artificial intelligence. The wide variety of research opportunities in both the Department and the Institute allows each fellow to pursue projects that interest them and further their own knowledge. The goals of research are not only to contribute to scientific discovery, but to complement and enhance each fellow's individual education.

We offer five positions each year. Fellowship applications for the 2026-2027 fellowship year are accepted beginning on November 1, 2024.

To apply, please email Jennifer Polanco, Senior Program Coordinator, at Jennifer.Polanco@mountsinai.org and Zudith Maduro, Program Manager at Zudith.Maduro@mountsinai.org, with the following:

Completed application form
Curriculum vitae/CV, including information for every year since graduation of your undergraduate program
CV addendum form
Personal statement
Final transcript, including information on required clinical clerkships and graduation date
United States Medical Licensing Examination Scores Report (steps one, two, and three)
Copy of medical school diploma (include English translation, if necessary)
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates certificate (if applicable)
Three letters of recommendation (one must be from your program director)
Single headshot photo

Selected candidates will be interviewed beginning in January 2025, with positions offered in accordance with the Society of Chairs of Academic Radiology Departments policy.