Applied Radiology

Leaders On The Horizon Residents Program

Submission Deadline | September 1, 2027

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Leaders on the Horizon 2025

Program Description

This exclusive program is designed to identify, cultivate, and highlight future thought-leaders in medical imaging and is supported through an unrestricted educational grant from Bracco Imaging. All US-based and international radiology residents are invited to participate in the 2027 Leaders on the Horizon Residents Program by registering to submit a clinical research paper or a clinical review article for review. Winners will be notified by email in October 2027. All topics should focus on imaging modalities and/or areas related to medical imaging.

A designated review committee of key opinion leaders in the field of imaging will select the top three (3) clinical research papers and the top three (3) clinical review articles; with the lead authors being recognized as our 2027 winners. Residents authoring the top three (3) clinical research papers and the top three (3) clinical review articles will receive:

  • A trip to RSNA 2027 where they will be honored at a special reception.
  • A scholarship award to support their educational endeavors in medical imaging.
  • Winning article published in the January 2028 issue of Applied Radiology.

Research Category Scholarships

  • 1st Place  | $7,500
  • 2nd Place | $5,000
  • 3rd Place  | $3,000

Review Category Scholarships

  • 1st Place  | $3,000
  • 2nd Place | $2,000
  • 3rd Place  | $1,000

Leaders on the Horizon Alumni

2025 Winners

Meemansa Jindal, MBBS, MD

Research Category

Daniel Veyg, DO

Research Category

Ian Rumball, MD

Research Category

Paula Elena Hernández Quiroz, MD

Review Category

Meagan Bechel, MD, PhD

Review Category

Luis Lorenzo A. Chan, MD

Review Category

2024 Winners

Abhijan Maity, MD

Research Category

Kamyar Ghabili, MD

Research Category

Luis Chan, MD

Research Category

Hira Qureshi, MD

Review Category

Yesim Yuruk, MD

Review Category

Jacob Schick, MD

Review Category

2023 Winners

Capt. Tej I. Mehta, MD

Research Category

Monica Matsumoto, MD

Research Category

Petersen Chang, MD

Research Category

Helena Bentley, MD, MSc

Review Category

William Y. Raynor, MD

Review Category

Sherif B. Elsherif, MD

Review Category

2022 Winners

Jordan Chamberlin, MD

Research Category

Alexander M. Satei, MBBS

Research Category

Melina Hosseiny, MD

Research Category

Moozhan Nikpanah, MD

Research Category

Akarshan Monga, DO

Research Category

Scholarships Awarded To Date

$80,000
Awarded to residents to date

Winning Papers By Year

Paper Submission | Details & Instructions

Step 1: Register

Step 2: Read the Applied Radiology submission guidelines.

Step 3: Download the submission checklist.

Step 3: Submit a complete manuscript by visiting the Applied Radiology Submission Portal and following these instructions:

  1. Create an account and follow the prompts.
  2. Submit a manuscript by clicking  “select article type” 
  3. Choose one of the following from the dropdown menu
    • Leaders on the Horizon 2027: Review Article
    • Leaders on the Horizon 2027: Research Paper

Please follow all steps as instructed including viewing and approving the manuscript under “action links.”

For submission questions, please email Claudia Stahl at: Claudia@appliedradiology.com

    For program related questions, please email Carolyn Wellington at: Carolyn@appliedradiology.com

    Review Committee

    Frank Shellock, PhD, FACR, FACC, FISMRM

    Adjunct Clinical Professor of Radiology and Medicine

    Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California Los Angeles

    Erin Simon Schwartz, MD, FACR

    Chief, Division of Neuroradiology

    Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Lorna Browne, MD

    Professor, Radiology & Pediatric Radiology

    Children's Hospital Colorado

    Mark C. DeLano, MD, FACR

    Professor and Chair

    Department of Radiology Michigan State University

    Neil Rofsky, MD

    Professor and System Chair

    Senior Associate Dean of Wellness and Coaching Mount Sinai Health System

    Louis Mazzarelli, MD

    Chairman, Department of Radiology

    Lawrence Memorial & Westerly Hospitals Yale New Haven Health

    Alessandro Furlan, MD

    Associate Professor

    Department of Radiology Abdominal Imaging Division Presbyterian University Hospital

    Christopher Comstock, MD

    Professor of Radiology

    Columbia University

    Rajshri N. Shah, MD

    Medical Director, Breast Imaging

    Prisma Health

    LinkedIn

    Mahmud Mossa-Basha, MD

    Professor & Chair of Radiology

    University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Robert Biederman, MD

    Cardiologist, Roper St. Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital

    Suzie Bash, MD

    Medical Director, RadNet

    LinkedIn

    Jaideep Sohi, MD

    President and Founder, American Molecular Imaging

    Kristina Elizabeth Hawk, MD

    Nuclear Medicine Physician and Neuroradiologist, Stanford Medicine

    Osman Ahmed, MD

    Associate Professor of Radiology, University of Chicago Medicine

    Elliot K. Fishman, MD

    Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Medicine

    Richard Barr, MD

    Professor of Radiology, Northeast Ohio Medical University

    Tej Ishaan Mehta, MD

    Interventional Radiology

    Brooke Army Medical Center San Antonio, TX

    Melina Hosseiny, MD

    Research Category

    Mahadevappa Mahesh, MS, PhD

    Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University

    Ryan K. Lee, MD, MBA

    Chair, Department of Radiology

    University of Nebraska

    Kamyar Ghabili, MD

    Research Category

    Alexander Satei, MD

    Breast Imaging Fellow

    University of Toronto