Program Overview

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Medical College of Wisconsin Diagnostic Radiology Residency

The Department of Radiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin offers a comprehensive four-year residency in Diagnostic Radiology under the auspices of the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals. Seven positions are available each year, and are filled through the specialty match (PG-II level) through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). Applications are accepted through the Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS). Candidates must obtain and complete one year of clinical graduate medical education (transitional PG-I, preliminary medicine PG-I, preliminary surgery PG-I, or the equivalent) before beginning the residency in Diagnostic Radiology.

Program Overview

The residency in Diagnostic Radiology provides a complete clinical and academic experience, which is fully compliant with the Program Requirements for Residency Education in Diagnostic Radiology, as accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The residency provides intensive clinical experience in all subspecialty areas of Diagnostic Radiology. Direct clinical training with graduated responsibility, a comprehensive didactic program, and excellent availability for participation in a wide variety of research activities provides a complete academic Radiology residency.

Program Outline

The residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals is fully accredited and in complete compliance with the Program Requirements for Residency Education in Diagnostic Radiology of the ACGME. Specific requirements for nuclear medicine training and breast imaging are provided in the residency. The program curriculum emphasizes strongly subspecialized rotations in all areas of Diagnostic Radiology. Specific rotations in thoracic radiology, musculoskeletal radiology, abdominal imaging, neuroradiology, interventional radiology, breast imaging, computed tomography, ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear medicine, and pediatric radiology form the basis of the curricular effort. Radiologic-pathologic correlation is emphasized throughout the residency, and enhanced by attendance at the American Institute of Radiologic Pathology four-week course in radiologic-pathologic correlation.

Residency Location

The residency is based at Froedtert Hospital, a 500-bed academic tertiary-care hospital located on the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center's 115-acre suburban campus. Froedtert is the adult acute care medical center serving the Medical College of Wisconsin, and houses a Level One Trauma Center, the Froedtert & the Medical College Cancer Center and active programs in many areas including organ transplantation, neurosciences, musculoskeletal disease, and a variety of other major programs, centers and institutes. Approximately 365,000 radiology and nuclear medicine examinations are performed annually at Froedtert Hospital.

Resident Experience

Residents spend six curricular months at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, a tertiary-care, subspecialized, Dean's Committee medical center, which is located approximately three miles from the Froedtert campus (about six minutes by car). VA rotations in digital imaging and vascular and interventional radiology are tightly integrated with similar rotations at Froedtert Hospital. Two rotations in general imaging provide the resident the opportunity to experience a mixed (rather than subspecialized) practice pattern in Radiology. The VAMC performs approximately 120,000 examinations per year.

Pediatric Radiology

Pediatric Radiology is taught at the Children's Wisconsin, a major regional pediatric resource. Approximately 150,000 pediatric examinations are performed by the Radiology Department at Children's. Children's Wisconsin Radiology is accredited under the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals' core Diagnostic Radiology residency, and also provides fellowship training in Pediatric Radiology.

Faculty

The faculty of the Department of Radiology of the Medical College of Wisconsin include recognized national and international leaders in radiology, radiologic physics, and magnetic resonance science. Faculty members hold national and international offices in many major radiologic societies and provide senior leadership to organized Radiology at many levels including educational organizations, accrediting bodies, and scientific organizations.

Facilities and Equipment

All affiliated hospitals and departments are well equipped with modern radiologic imaging equipment. The main department at Froedtert Hospital includes five state-of-the-art magnetic resonance imaging units as well as several research magnets, five General Electric multi-slice helical CT scanners including the most recently developed 64-slice unit, and advanced ultrasound units, digital angiography units, mobile fluoroscopic special procedures rooms, a hybrid PET/CT device, and modern SPECT capability on all nuclear medicine cameras. The Department has a fully functional PACS system with enterprise-wide image distribution. The Department of Radiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin serves as a developmental partner for several industrial collaborators with major partnerships in place with General Electric Healthcare.

Library and Educational Resources

The Radiology Department library contains pertinent Radiology journals and textbooks as well as other educational materials. The library is equipped with network workstations with appropriate software, access to the ACR Learning File, and other teaching collections in electronic format. Access to Medline, the Internet, STATDX and digital presentation facilities are available.

Educational Leave

A resident may elect to use up to five days of educational leave annually to attend a scientific meeting or course. Two days may be spent to attend the Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting in Chicago, which is not charged against educational leave time.

Residency Graduates

The following is a list of recent residency graduates and their current positions:

• Class of 2025:
  • Jackson Bennett, MD: Abdominal Imaging Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
  • Elijah Bowen, MD: Abdominal Imaging Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
  • Daniel Cibich, MD: Neuroradiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
  • Casey DeHoedt, MD: Abdominal Imaging Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
  • Kyle Hart, MD: Musculoskeletal Imaging Fellowship, Indiana University School of Medicine
  • Brian Robichaud, MD: Musculoskeletal Imaging Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
  • Ryan Scribner, MD: Musculoskeletal Imaging Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
• Class of 2024:
  • Dylan Applin, MD: Pediatric Radiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Inc, Milwaukee, WI
  • Javier Lopez Puebla, MD: Abdominal/Body Imaging Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
  • Nicholas Organ, MD: Cardiothoracic Imaging Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
  • Jamie Strike, MD: Cardiothoracic Imaging Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
  • Stephen Williams, MD: Abdominal/Body Imaging Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
• Class of 2023:
  • Patrick Budney, MD: Neuroradiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Inc, Milwaukee, WI
  • Monica Cooley, MD: MSK Fellowship, UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
  • Nour Dababo, MD: Neuroradiology Fellowship, UC-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
  • Olufisayo Fagbemi, MD: Breast Imaging Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
  • Matthieu Mayer, MD: MSK Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
  • Pouria Mossahebi, MD, PhD: Independent IR Residency, Indiana University School of Medicine
  • Douglas Pierce, MD, MS: Abdominal/Body Imaging Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
  • Nidhi Reddy, MD: Breast Imaging Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
  • Benjamin Voss, MD: Neuroradiology Fellowship, UC-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
• Class of 2022:
  • Johanna Dobard, DO: Abdominal/Body Imaging Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
  • Nathan Gruenhagen, MD: Neuroradiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Inc, Milwaukee, WI
  • Jason Hibbard, MD: Neuroradiology Fellowship, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
  • Alexander Kurdi, MD: Neuroradiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Inc, Milwaukee, WI
  • Thomas Lindsay, MD: Abdominal/Body Imaging Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
  • Erica Lanser, MD: Musculoskeletal Fellowship, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
  • Danielle Nagel, MD: Abdominal/Body Imaging Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
  • Kaleen Puccetti, MD: Breast Imaging Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
  • Eric Wideburg, DO: Neuroradiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Inc, Milwaukee, WI
  • Kennedy Wirtz, MD: Abdominal/Body Imaging Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
• Class of 2021:
  • Tyann Floore, DO: Breast Imaging Fellowship, University of North Carolina
  • Colin C. Hansen, MD: Mammography/Women's Imaging Fellowship, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
  • Joshua Jarman, MD: Breast Imaging Fellowship, Wake Forest Baptist Med Center, NC
  • Stacey Jesser, MD: Abdominal/Body Imaging Fellowship, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
  • Michael D. Koets, MD: Vascular & Interventional Radiology Fellowship, University of Michigan
  • Tad J. Maguire, MD: Interventional Radiology Residency, Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Benjamin D. Meyer, MD: Abdominal/Body Imaging Fellowship, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
  • Ashley A. Norton-Gregory, MD: Abdominal/Body Imaging Fellowship, Duke University, Durham, NC
  • Eric P. Segal, MD: Diagnostic Radiology Residency, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals
  • Sai H. Vagvala, DO: Neuroradiology Fellowship, Brigham and Women's Hospital-Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
• Class of 2020:
  • Manav Bhalla, MD: MP Shah Medical College, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
  • Bryce D. Bodell, MD: Interventional Radiology Fellowship, University of Colorado-Denver
  • Katherine Cavallo Hom, MD: Breast Imaging Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
  • Jon Jesse, III, MD: Body Imaging Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
  • Brent Jordan, MD: University of Illinois College of Medicine, Urbana, IL
  • Bridget Kistner, MD: Advanced Abdominal Imaging Fellowship, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
  • Chad Mackay, DO: Neuroradiology Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
  • Sabina Mullin, DO: Breast Imaging Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
  • Eric R. Smith, MD: Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology Fellowship, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
  • Caroline E. Squires, MD: Thoracic Imaging Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
• Class of 2019:
  • Ryan Beck, MD: Neuroradiology Fellowship, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
  • Eric Fair, MD: Abdominal Imaging Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
  • Nicholas Johnson, MD: Musculoskeletal Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
  • Steven J. Johnston, MD: Musculoskeletal Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
  • Jerome Larson, MD: Interventional Radiology Fellowship, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
  • Kassie McCullagh, MD: Neuroradiology Fellowship, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
  • David Mitchell, MD: Interventional Radiology Fellowship, Washington University, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, St. Louis, MO
  • Dmitry Schneiderman, MD: Interventional Radiology Fellowship, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
• Class of 2018:
  • Marcus W. Bickford, MD: Abdominal/Body Imaging Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
  • Joshua M. Bonis, MD, PhD: Neuroradiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
  • Kristin E. Fay, MD: Neuroradiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
  • Tyler M. Flessner, MD: Abdominal/Body Imaging Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
  • Christopher J. Kleefisch, MD: Neuroradiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
  • Casey A. Melcher, MD: Vascular & Interventional Radiology Fellowship, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
  • Joshua R. Pohlman, MD: Pediatric Imaging Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin/Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
  • Matthew R. Vickery, MD: Musculoskeletal Imaging Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
• Class of 2017:
  • Stephen W. Goth, MD: Musculoskeletal Imaging Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
  • Frederick G. Joachim III, MD: Abdominal/Body Imaging Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
  • Omar D. Katib, MD: MR Predominant Body Imaging & Musculoskeletal Fellowship, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
  • Christopher J. MacDonald, MD, PHD: Musculoskeletal-MRI & Neuroradiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
  • Jennifer L. Mulkerin, MD: Body Imaging Fellowship, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
  • Mark E. Ogilvie, MD: Interventional Radiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
  • Benedictta O. Omene, MD: MR Predominant Body Imaging & Musculoskeletal Fellowship, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
  • Alexander M. Tassopoulos, MD: Body Imaging Fellowship, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA

Current Residents

Residents are drawn from around the country and have diverse personal backgrounds. They consistently achieve certification in Diagnostic Radiology, and go on to outstanding subspecialty fellowship training programs both in our institution and in highly recognized academic institutions nationally, or enter excellent practice opportunities.

Class of 2026

• Amanda Hirsch, MD
• Tyler McGowan, MD
• Kavya Puchhalapalli, MD
• Bridget Rafferty, MD, MPH, MFA
• Sumaiya Salman, MD
• Sarah Zeien, DO

Class of 2027

• Bryce Fiebiger, DO
• Nick Mathy, MD, PhD
• Bradley McDonald, DO
• Colin Robbins, MD
• Jordan Saeed, MD
• Lisa Wendt, MD
• Demi Woods, MD

Class of 2028

• Zachary Hall, MD
• Jackson Harvey, MD
• Brianna Hoffmann, MD
• Grace Montes, MD
• Ian Rumball, MD
• Rosarie Tudas, MD
• Morgan Vogt, MD

Class of 2029

• Jordan Helmer, MD
• Ian Kuckelman, MD
• Ellie Mueller, DO
• Brian Perez, MD
• Matt Swenson, MD
• Stephen Tran, MD
• Glennie Whitfield, MD

Frequently Asked Questions

• Can I apply directly to your program?
  • No, seven positions are available each year, and are filled through the specialty match (PG-II level) through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). Applications are accepted through the Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS).
• When can I apply to your program?
  • We start reviewing applications when ERAS opens on September 15, so we urge you to complete your application as early as possible. Applications are reviewed through November 1.
• How many letters of recommendation do you require?
  • Three letters are required.
• Who should write the letters of recommendation?
  • Anyone who can advocate for your relevant work experience, knowledge, research, etc. The MSPE is highly valued.
• How many interview days do you offer?
  • Approximately six interview dates per year.
• When is your interview timeframe?
  • October through early January.
• How do I get invited to interview?
  • If you are selected to interview, you will be contacted through the ERAS scheduler.
• How do I schedule an interview?
  • Via the ERAS scheduler after you have been invited.
• Do you offer waitlist?
  • Yes, through the ERAS scheduler.
• I'm interested in applying to both the IR and DR programs, do you offer combined interviews?
  • Yes, we prefer to interview IR/DR candidates together.
• What are your USMLE Step 1 and USMLE Step 2 CK minimum score requirements?
  • Average Step I in our program was 238, which is right at the mean for radiology candidates in the NRMP. We have, however, no minimum required score for application. All applications are reviewed.
• Is there an attempt limit for either of the USMLE exams?
  • We have no firm limit. We review each applicant individually.
• By the time of application, do you need us to be fully ECFMG certified?
  • No, however ECFMG is needed prior to day one of the residency.
• Do you have a cutoff date for application from time of graduation? If yes, how many years?
  • There isn't a specific cutoff date, but the longer someone waits, they will need to explain how they are spending their time.
• Do you accept COMLEX scores?
  • Our residency requires the USMLE scores in the application process. COMLEX is not accepted as a substitute.
• Do you sponsor visas for residents?
  • We do welcome residents and sponsor visas in compliance with MCWAH policies.
• For the intern year, is there a maximum number of weeks we are allowed to do Radiology?
  • During the clinical year, elective rotations in diagnostic radiology must occur only in radiology departments with an ACGME-accredited diagnostic radiology residency program or an RCPSC-accredited diagnostic radiology residency program located in Canada and cannot exceed two months.
• Am I eligible for the diagnostic radiology residency?
  • The Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (MCWAH) Diagnostic Radiology Residency follows ACGME and MCWAH requirements related to resident eligibility.