The team

I may have been granted the visiting fellowship, but it's the Abdominal Imaging section at Wake Forest University that earned it. I work with a tremendously supportive team of talented individuals who didn't hesitate for a second to allow me to participate in this great opportunity (after I promised each of them one night's stay in the presidential suite at the next SAR meeting- can someone from the Board please tell Deb?). These really are the smartest guys (and gals) in the room!

Front row from left to right: Melanie Caserta (Director of Ultrasound), Brian Allen (Director of CT), Chris Brady (Supreme keeper of the schedule and renal ablationist), 
Back row from left to right: Keya Hosseinzadeh (Supreme commander and token Canadian), Larkin Selman (Fluoro specialist), Ray Dyer (Former SAR president and designated curmudgeon), Dave Childs (Director of MRI and renal ablationist), James Perumpillichira (CT colonographer), and Raf Tappouni (new guy who is still wondering what he got himself into). 

Part of the reason I appreciate their support so much is that I was once on the other side- slogging away in obscurity with my fellow sloggers while the SGR visiting professor flitted around the country being wined and dined by radiology's elite. I have to admit that I secretly hoped he would choke on his foie gras (aka steatotic goose liver) in some 5 star restaurant while his academic colleagues drew straws over who would have to do the rescue breathing.  I'm still waiting for him to say "thanks for all that work you did in my absence". How about it Chip???

In case anyone is interested, here's where I work now. Like your average supermodel, it isn't nearly as pretty on the inside. Still, it's filled with great people doing great things.