Alumni
We are pleased to list past graduates of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Diagnostic Radiology Residency program, with fellowships and current practice groups noted. Our graduates have a 100% board pass rate over the past five years.If you are an alumni, please send updates to joseph.stuckelman@cshs.org. We look forward to hearing from you.
2012 Graduates

From left to right: Michael Witkosky, MD, Kristine Andrade, MD, Marcel Maya, MD, Co-Chair of Imaging, Jason Merchant, MD, Thomas J. Learch, MD, Residency Program Director
Jason Merchant, MD
Musculoskeletal Imaging Fellowship, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Kristine Andrade, MD
Pediatric Radiology Fellowship, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Dr. Andrade said, "Radiology is a great specialty which allows for balance between career and family. I was able to have two children during my radiology residency at Cedars-Sinai and still was able to complete the program without any delays. This program provides a supportive environment which enabled me to excel both as a radiology resident and as a mother and spouse."
Michael Witkosky, MD
Neuroradiology Fellowship, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2011 Graduates
Kamron Izadi, MD
Neuroradiology Fellowship, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
Daria Motamedi, MD
Musculoskeletal Fellowship, University of California, San Diego
Attending Radiologist, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
Skorn Ponrartana, MD MPH
Pediatric Radiology Fellowship, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Pediatric Neuroradiology Fellowship – Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
2010 Graduates
David Ishimitsu, MD
Body Imaging Fellowship, Cedars -Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Attending Physician – VA West Los Angeles
Andrew Chiang, MD
Musculoskeletal Fellowship, National Orthopedic Imaging Associates, San Francisco, CA
Jose Ospina, MD
Neuroradiology Fellowship, University of California, Irvine
2009 Graduates
Left to right:
Sun Young, MDNeuroradiology fellowship, University of California-San Francisco
Marcel Maya, MD
Director
Residency Program
Thomas Nguyen, MD
Body Imaging fellowship, University of California-San Francisco
Breast-Ultrasound fellowship, University of California - San Francisco
Brian Tzung, MD
Neuroradiology fellowship, University of Southern California
2008 Graduates
Left to right:
Brandon Grusd, MD
Interventional Radiology fellowship, Stanford
Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines, La Jolla, CA
Phillip Cheng, MD
Abdominal Imaging fellowship, University of California-Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology, University of Southern California
Gregory Anderson, MD
Musculoskeletal Imaging fellowship, Duke University
Radiology Medical Group, San Diego, CA
Dr. Barry D. Pressman,
Chairman
S. Mark Taper Foundation Imaging Center
2007 Graduates
Left to right:
Veronica Arteaga, MD
Thoracic Imaging fellowship, University of California-Los Angeles
Section Chief, Thoracic Imaging, University of Arizona - Tucson
Dan Lee, MD
Musculoskeletal Imaging fellowship, University of California-San Francisco
Body/MR Imaging fellowship, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Radquest Imaging Medical Associates, Anaheim, CA
Alexander Jung, MD
Abdominal Imaging fellowship, University of Calfornia-Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology, University of Southern California
2006 Graduates
Richard Arigo, MD
Musculoskeletal Imaging fellowship, University of California-San Diego
Radnet, Northridge, CA
Richard Courtney, MD
Cardiovascular Imaging Fellowship, 2011 - Stanford University Hospital and Lucille Packard Children's Hospital, Palo Alto, CA
Current Position: CV Imaging Director and Staff Radiologist. Cookeville Regional Medical Center, Tennessee
Linda Hwa, MD
Breast Imaging fellowship, University of California-Los Angeles
Radquest Imaging Medical Associates, Anaheim, CA
David Weitz, MD
Medical Diagnostic Imaging Group, Phoenix, AZ
2005 Graduates
Shanoe Cutts, MD
Neuroradiology fellowship, St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center
San Diego Imaging, San Diego, CA
Gretchen Gwynette, MD
Body Imaging fellowship, VA San Diego Healthcare System
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC
David Reiner, MD
Valley Diagnostic Imaging - St. Joseph's Medical Center, Burbank, CA
2004 Graduates
Ryan Davis, MD
Musculoskeletal Imaging fellowship, University of Southern California
Community Memorial Hospital of San Buenaventura, Ventura, CA
Alexander Grimm, MD
Neuroradiology fellowship, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
University of Colorado
Ron Shinar, MD
Musculoskeletal Imaging fellowship, University of Arizona
Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
Amit Sudan, MD
DR-Radiology fellowship, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Northwest Medical Center, Pembroke Pines, FL
2003 Graduates
John McGowan
Musculoskeletal Imaging fellowship, University of Nebraska
Radia Medical Imaging, Inc., Everett, WA
Brian Suh, MD
Musculoskeletal Imaging fellowship, Stanford
Southern Cal Permanente, Medical Group 1011, Baldwin Park, CA
Rajeev Suri, MD
Interventional Radiology fellowship, University of California-Los Angeles
University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, TX
2002 Graduates
Diego Davila, MD
Thoracic Radiology fellowship, University of Southern California
University Imaging Centers, Tarzana, CA
Cecilia Matilda Jude, MD
Thoracic Radiology fellowship, Stanford
Olive View - UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, CA
2001 Graduates
Maria Berrones, MD
2000 Graduates
Aaron Yiu-Kai Fu, MD
Interventional Radiology fellowship, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Body Imaging & diagnostic angiography fellowship, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Neuroradiology fellowship, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Radia Medical Imaging, Inc., Everett, WA
Kim Nguyen, MD
Neuroradiology fellowship, University of California-San Francisco
US Radiology On-Call, Santa Monica, CA
Anusooya Subramanian, MD
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1999 Graduates
Charles Chau, MD
Musculoskeletal Imaging fellowship, University of California-San Diego
University of California-San Francisco Children's Hospital, San Francisco, CA
Joel Gross, MD
Abdominal Imaging fellowship, University of Utah
Emergency/Trauma Radiology fellowship, Harborview Medical Center
University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Afsaneh Maghsoudy
MRI/CT/Ultrasound fellowship, University of California-San Francisco
Carlsbad Imaging Center, Carlsbad, CA
1998 Graduates
Douglas Brown, MD
Musculoskeletal Imaging fellowship, University of California-San Francisco
Landmark Imaging Medical Group, Los Angeles, CA
Ashley Wachsman, MD
Body Imaging fellowship, University of Southern California
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Peter Wong, MD
University of California-Irvine, MRI