Abdominal Imaging Fellowship

Candidates must be board-certified or board-qualified in diagnostic radiology and must be eligible to obtain a Pennsylvania state medical license.

Applicants should submit a CV, a personal statement and three letters of recommendation to:

Laurie Shearer
Abdominal Imaging Fellowship Coordinator
Department of Radiology, H066
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
500 University Dr.
Hershey, PA 17033

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Mailing Address

Department of Radiology, H066
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
500 University Dr.
Hershey, PA 17033

General Contact Information

Phone: 717-531-5306

Fax: 717-531-5596

The Abdominal Imaging Fellowship is for one year, and is not ACGME-accredited.

Responsibilities

• CT, MRI and ultrasound of the abdomen and pelvis
• Biopsy and drainage service – the workup, procedural and post-procedural care of the patient
• Faculty and call responsibilities as per department guidelines

• Six months CT/MR
• Two months ultrasound
• Three months biopsy and drainage service
• One month elective/research

Fellows are expected to participate actively in a research project with the goal of preparing a scholarly work or publication.

• Multiphase CT and MR exams
• CT and MR enterography
• Secretin-enhanced MRI
• Dynamic pelvic floor MR imaging
• CT colonoscopy
• Rectal cancer staging
• Prostate MRI

A variety of equipment is available to the fellow.

MRI

• 1.5T and 3T Siemens at the main hospital
• Two 1.5T Siemens at the East Health Campus facility
• 3T Siemens at the Camp Hill facility
• 3T Siemens at the research facility

CT

• 128 dual-source Siemens Flash CT in the emergency department
• 64 dual-source Siemens Definition CT at the hospital and 40 detector CT at the hospital
• Dedicated 16 detector CT with CT fluoroscopy in the biopsy/drainage suite
• 40 detector CT at the East Health Campus facility
• Dedicated physicist and two assistants in a 3D imaging lab

Ultrasound

• Two Siemens S2000, one Siemens Antares, two Acuson Sequoia, one Hitachi EUB-8500 at the main hospital
• One Siemens S2000, one Siemens X300, one Siemens Antares at the East Health Campus facility
• One Siemens S2000 at the Camp Hill facility