Philip R. Chapman, M.D. (left)
Neuroradiology

First-time recipient of Top Ten Award

Evaluation Comments:

• I always feel comfortable asking Dr. Chapman any question that comes up. Great at taking time to teach and answer questions no matter how busy the work list.
• He does a great job of explaining "outside the box" types of questions and I feel like I learned a lot working with him.

Eva V. Dubovsky, M.D., Ph.D. (right)
Nuclear Radiology

Four-time recipient of Top Ten Award

Evaluation Comments:

• Dr. Dubovsky has a wealth of knowledge in nuclear medicine.
• It is a very valuable experience when working with Dr. Dubovsky. She provides excellent case-based teaching, provides excellent experience for cardiac nucs, and is always helpful and enthusiastic to work with.

Mark C. Langston, M.D. (right)
Musculoskeletal Radiology

Three-time recipient of Top Ten Award

Evaluation Comments:

• Dr. Langston consistently goes out of his way to make sure that I learn the essentials of MSK MRI. He is an excellent teacher.
• Excellent teacher and radiologist. Teaching sessions are concise, well organized and very helpful.

Desiree E. Morgan, M.D. (left)
Body Imaging

Seven-time recipient of Top Ten Award

Evaluation Comments:

• Dr. Morgan is a huge asset to our program in both teaching and research. She has a way of explaining complicated things in a language everyone can understand.
• Very kind, helpful and informative. She allows good independence to do exams but was available for questions. Very knowledgeable.

Michael J. Pitt, M.D. (right)
Musculoskeletal Radiology

 Five-time recipient of Top Ten Award

Evaluation Comments:

• Dr. Pitt is a great teacher with a broad depth of knowledge. He approaches cases in the manner of Doyle's Holmes; with no preconceptions. He then draws amazing (but in retrospect, always apparent to the astute observer) inferences from seemingly straightforward radiographic images. To him, radiographic interpretation is an art, one at which he excels.
• A truly dedicated MSK attending!

Stuart A. Royal, M.D. (right)
Pediatric Radiology

Six-time recipient of Top Ten Award

Evaluation Comments:

• I thoroughly enjoy working with Dr. Royal.  He always takes time to teach residents and provides encouragement. Thank you for a great month.
• Excellent radiologist and physician. I appreciate the time taken out of his busy schedule for teaching.

Joseph C. Sullivan, III, M.D. (left)
Neuroradiology

Two-time recipient of Top Ten Award

Evaluation Comments:

• Dr. Sullivan sits with us in the Body Reading room on call and always provides assistance and immediate feedback. The immediate feedback and on-call teaching really enhances our learning.
• Excellent teacher. He takes time to teach residents on the service and his invested time into resident education really shows.
• Dr. Sullivan has a great teaching style. I could always count on learning a lot in his case conferences and lectures and even when he was not my scheduled attending, he made sure I knew he was available if I had any questions at all. I look forward to being back to neuro soon.

Surjith Vattoth, M.D. (left)
Neuroradiology

First time recipient to Top Ten Award

 Evaluation Comments:

• I'm very excited to have Dr. Vattoth join the faculty. He truly is an asset to our department. He goes out of his way to teach residents each day.
• A great resource for the residents. Always helpful and willing to teach.
• Dr. Vattoth is a pleasure to work with. Very approachable and takes a keen interest in resident learning while maintaining a brisk workflow.

Jubal R. Watts, Jr., M.D.
Cardiothoracic Radiology

Five-time recipient of Top Ten Award

Evaluation Comments:

• I always felt like he pushed me and at the same time, never focused on what I didn't know, but on teaching. I really appreciated his patience.
• He is always knowledgeable and approachable, but most importantly, he always takes the time to teach and go over cases regardless of the workload. Also, he actively seeks out resident participation in procedures.
• Extremely valuable to the residency. His time and efforts are very much appreciated.

Daniel W. Young, M.D. (right)
Pediatric Radiology

Three-time recipient of Top Ten Award

Evaluation Comments:

• Dr. Young's enthusiasm is infections! Thank you for your positive attitude and encouragement.
• Truly unique and excellent teacher. Really appreciate the time and effort put into daily teaching and conferences.
• Dr. Young is a wealth of knowledge. He is always willing to share and teach. He is great to work with.

Pradeep G. Bhambhvani, M.D. (left)
Nuclear Radiology

 First time recipient of Top Ten Award

 Evaluation Comments:

• Wonderful clinician that incorporates all of medicine into the nuclear medicine specialty.
• Excellent teacher. A great physician to learn from as he takes time with each patient to understand their entire clinical picture. Appreciate the time he spent teaching and going over cases.

Cheri L. Canon, M.D. (left)
Abdominal Radiology

 Two time recipient of Top Ten Award

 Evaluation Comments:

• Excellent teacher and a pleasure to work with.
• Her conference on the post-operative GI tract is a seldom discussed but very important topic! Great lecture.

Eva V. Dubovsky, M.D. Ph.D. (left)
Nuclear Radiology

Three time recipient of Top Ten Award

Evaluation Comments:

• Dr. Dubovskyis one of our best nuclear medicine teachers. Her board reviews are perfectly tailored to the actual exam.
• I appreciate the time Dr. Dubovsky takes to give extra teaching sessions to residents.
• Teaching sessions were an invaluable part of this rotation.

Mark C. Langston, M.D. (right)
Musculoskeletal Radiology 

Two  time recipient of Top Ten Award

 Evaluation Comments:

• Takes every opportunity available to teach. Always has an interesting case to show.
• Dr. Langston is an excellent teacher. Appreciate his cases and willingness to seek us out to do procedures when he could do them 10x faster himself.

Matthew C. Larrison, M.D. (middle)
Musculoskeletal Radiology

 Six  time recipient of Top Ten Award

Evaluation Comments:

• Excellent Teacher! Thoughtful. Conscience. Caring. He goes above and beyond his job description. The guy was reasonable and responsive. He demanded the best and got the best from me.
• Teaching sessions are excellent and an invaluable part of the rotation.

Janis P. O'Malley, M.D. (left)
Nuclear Radiology

Two time recipient of Top Ten Award

Evaluation Comments:

• Great teacher that demonstrates knowledge of the full field of Nuclear Medicine. Dr. O'Malley is a great teacher, who allows autonomy and residents to be responsible for themselves.
  

J. Kevin Smith, M.D., Ph.D. (standing)
VA Radiology

 Five time recipient of Top Ten Award

 Evaluation Comments:

• I always enjoy working with Dr. Smith. He is a great teacher and he thoroughly enjoys teaching residents. I wish that he could give a case conference every single day because I always learn something new from him and he makes Body Imaging fun.
• Takes time to come and show residents what they missed for learning opportunities.

Charles L. Torgerson, II, M.D. (left)
Pediatric Radiology

 Four  time Top Ten Faculty Recipient

Evaluation Comments:

• Dr. Torgerson provides excellent view box teaching throughout the day by asking relevant and important questions on nearly every case. He demonstrates how to search for additional information in pediatric radiology texts as well as through the use of online resources.
• I always enjoy working with Dr. Torgerson. His wealth of knowledge is impressive. He loves teaching residents! Thanks for a great month.
• Great fund of knowledge to share with residents. He is very nice to residents and makes an effort for teaching and it is much appreciated.

Heidi R. Umphrey, M.D. (right)
Breast Imaging

 Two time recipient of Top Ten Award

 Evaluation Comments:

• Great teacher, takes time out of the day to hang interesting cases, invites inquiry and has great pathological knowledge to add to every discussion.
• Always eager to teach residents procedures and includes residents in the patient's overall care, which I really appreciated.
• Excellent mammographer and also gives great lectures. A great addition to the department.

Jubal R. Watts, Jr., M.D. (right)
Cardiothoracic Radiology

 Four time recipient of Top Ten Award

 Evaluation Comments:

• Always take time out to teach and show cases. Very organized in approach to chest cases.
• I really enjoyed his Friday afternoon cardiac teaching sessions.
• By far, one of the greatest assets to residents in terms of teaching. His time invested in teaching is well-evident, especially from the dedicated small conferences he holds several times a month for the 2 residents on service.