American Board of Radiology

11/13/2025

New pediatrics alternate pathway already getting interest.

By Sherwin Chan, MD ABR Pediatric Radiology Trustee Based on input and support from the Society for Pediatric Radiology, the ABR created a 15-Month Pediatric Radiology Alternate Pathway earlier this year that allows diagnostic radiology (DR) residents to be eligible for subspecialty certification in...

11/11/2025

ABR volunteer happy to serve veterans as neuroradiologist.

With family military service connections that include her grandfather and her husband, Katie Bailey, MD, feels at home working for a VA hospital.  Dr. Bailey has been a neuroradiologist at James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital in Tampa for 15 years. Her grandfather — who died at the hospital in 198...

11/10/2025

ABR Trustee Dan Davis, MD, discusses what Veterans Day means to him and his family.

ABR Trustee and veteran Dan Davis talks about the privilege he feels in working at the VA.

11/06/2025

New Trustee fulfilling her dream of practicing in the U.S.

When she started medical school in her native Brazil, Isabel Cortopassi, MD, stood out. She was 16 years old. Brazil allows students to start medical school as soon as they graduate high school. After getting moved ahead in elementary school, Dr. Cortopassi had a jump on most classmates.  “There ...

11/04/2025

Our new website is coming later this month.

The ABR is excited to announce that our refreshed website is set to launch later this month. The new site features a clean, modern layout designed to make it easier for visitors to find what they need quickly and efficiently. The redesigned menus and page layouts ensure that essential information is...

10/28/2025

Education is volunteer's main objective.

The diagnostic radiology residency program director at the University of Michigan Medical School, Kara Udager, MD, is passionate about education. That commitment was the inspiration for her involvement with The Radiology Vault, a YouTube account that she and colleagues from the department’s educat...

10/22/2025

Our Radiation Oncology Certifying Exam GYN Committee recently met in Chicago. They and our other more than 1,300 volunteers make our exam content fair and relevant.

10/21/2025

Breast imager enjoys the many facets of her work.

There are times when Brandi Nicholson, MD, is content sitting in a dark reading room, listening to background music over a cup of coffee as she studies patient images. But that’s only part of her job as a breast imager. She also is responsible for delivering imaging and biopsy results to patients....

10/16/2025

Our Radiation Oncology Central Nervous System and Pediatrics Certifying Exam Committee recently met in Chicago. We appreciate their work and subject matter expertise.

10/15/2025

Our Radiation Oncology Certifying Exam GU Committee recently met in Chicago. We appreciate their knowledge and dedication.

10/14/2025

New Trustee believes in the power of service.

By Kalpana Kanal, PhD; Jennifer Stickel, PhD; Matthew Podgorsak, PhD; and Geoffrey Ibbott, PhD The ABR has three medical physics trustees who specialize in diagnostic medical physics (DMP), nuclear medical physics (NMP), and therapeutic medical physics (TMP), respectively. This fall, the ABR welcome...

10/08/2025

Our Radiation Oncology Certifying Exam GI Committee Annual Meeting was recently held in Chicago. We appreciate the expertise these and our other talented volunteers bring to their work.