Dear applicants:

Welcome to the Diagnostic Radiology and Integrated Interventional Radiology programs at UT Southwestern!

Thank you for your interest in our residency programs. As Chief Residents, we have the honor and privilege of working with and representing our co-residents and engaging with those who have chosen to pursue a career in Radiology.

Under the leadership of our Diagnostic Radiology Program Director Dr. Karuna Raj, and our Interventional Radiology Program Director Dr. Manoj Kathuria, we strive to provide our residents with a robust and well-rounded experience. As residents we provide coverage at Parkland Memorial Hospital, Clements University Hospital, and Children’s Medical Center. All three hospitals are busy training hospitals where we get to experience a wide breadth of cases, from bread and butter radiology to highly subspecialized examinations and procedures. Our diverse training experience ensures residents graduate prepared to take on any career, whether in academics or private practice.

We thank you again for your interest in our program at UT Southwestern and we look forward to working with you in the next stages of your medical career! Feel free to contact any of us if you have any questions about the program.

Sincerely,

Tommy LoDuca, Trent Bawcum, Michael Bass, Prakash Gajera, and Shaun Nordeck

Residents by Program Year

Class of 2023 

Diagnostic Radiology

Trenton Bawcum, M.D.

• Hometown: Rowlett, Texas
• Undergraduate: Texas Tech University
• Medical School: UT San Antonio
• Hobbies: Cycling, Dallas sports, craft beer, bulldogs, and spending time with family
• Clinical Interests: Pediatric Radiology and Procedures

Jacob Fleming, M.D.

• Hometown: Fort Collins, Colorado
• Undergraduate: Southern Methodist University
• Medical School: Vanderbilt University
• Hobbies: Live music, playing guitar, weightlifting, and spending time with family
• Clinical Interests: Spine/MSK imaging and advanced interventions, osteoporosis, bone mets, and practice development

Timothy Hagan, M.D.

• Hometown: The Woodlands, Texas
• Undergraduate: Baylor University
• Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
• Hobbies: Cooking and playing frisbee
• Clinical Interests: Neuroradiology

Justine Kemp, M.D., M.B.A.

• Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Undergraduate: Centenary College of Louisiana
• Graduate: Tulane University
• Medical School: Tulane University
• Hobbies: Playing golf, cooking, and hanging out with family and friends
• Clinical Interests: Pediatric Radiology and Neuroradiology

Deanna Kitchen, M.D., M.P.H.

• Hometown: Staten Island, New York
• Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
• Graduate: UT Houston
• Medical School: UT San Antonio
• Hobbies: Frisbee golf, gardening, and weightlifting
• Clinical Interests: Breast Imaging

Thomas LoDuca, M.D.

• Hometown: Brookfield, Wisconsin
• Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin
• Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
• Hobbies: Cooking, space documentaries, true crime podcasts, and football
• Clinical Interests: Breast Imaging and Medical Education

Daniel Parrott, M.D.

• Hometown: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
• Undergraduate: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
• Medical School: University of South Dakota
• Hobbies: Romantic era piano, local craft beer, legos, and elephant conservation
• Clinical Interests: Body MRI and prostate imaging

Robert Rasmussen, M.D., Ph.D.

• Hometown: Peoria, Illinois
• Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University
• Graduate: University of Pittsburgh
• Medical School: University of Pittsburgh
• Hobbies: Running, cooking, biking, and hiking
• Clinical Interests: Informatics and machine learning

Chenelle Slepicka, M.D.

• Hometown: Bossier City, Louisiana
• Undergraduate: Louisiana State University Shreveport
• Medical School: UT Southwestern
• Hobbies: Rock climbing, drawing, and interior design
• Clinical Interests: Neuroradiology

Nadine Zeidan, M.D.

• Hometown: Weeki Wachee, Florida
• Undergraduate: University of Florida
• Medical School: University of Florida
• Hobbies: Cooking, yoga, exercise, shopping, and spending time with family
• Clinical Interests: Abdominal Imaging

Meng Zhang, M.D.

• Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Undergraduate: Cornell University
• Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
• Hobbies: Reading, watching professional sports, and spending time with family
• Clinical Interests: Breast Imaging

Interventional Radiology - Integrated

Prakash Gajera, M.D.

• Hometown: Round Rock, Texas
• Undergraduate: UT Southwestern
• Medical School: UT Southwestern
• Hobbies: Running, hiking, cooking, indian dance, board games, and traveling
• Clinical Interests: Undecided

Devan Moody, M.D.

• Hometown: Clinton, Louisiana
• Undergraduate: Louisiana State University
• Medical School: Louisiana State University, Shreveport
• Hobbies: Golf, music, sports, cooking, and LSU football
• Clinical Interests: Undecided

Mark Sohner, M.D.

• Hometown: Richardson, Texas
• Undergraduate: Austin College
• Medical School: Texas A&M Health Science Center
• Hobbies: Woodworking, video games, cooking
• Clinical Interests: Exploring multiple options

Class of 2024 

Diagnostic Radiology

Michael Bass, M.D.

• Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas
• Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame
• Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
• Hobbies: Playing with their dog, college football, golf, and reading
• Clinical Interests: Abdominal Imaging

Dustin Boyd, M.D.

• Hometown: Richardson, Texas
• Undergraduate: UT Dallas
• Medical School: UT Southwestern
• Hobbies: Fitness, brazilian jiu jitsu, experiencing the outdoors, and playing board games
• Clinical Interests: Body imaging and research

Thomas Dowling, M.D.

• Hometown: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Undergraduate: Vanderbilt University
• Medical School: Louisiana State University
• Hobbies: Going to restaurants and breweries, and board games
• Clinical Interests: Magnetic resonance imaging

Joseph Frankl, M.D.

• Hometown: Eagle River, Alaska
• Undergraduate: Arizona State University
• Medical School: University of Arizona, Tuscon
• Hobbies: Hiking, art museums, and reading
• Clinical Interests: Undecided

Samar Kayfan, M.D.

• Hometown: Plano, Texas
• Undergraduate: UT Dallas
• Medical School: UT Southwestern
• Hobbies: Fishing with animated lure, watching Tom Brady win Super Bowls, and collecting sneakers
• Clinical Interests: Interventional radiology

Parker Lawson, M.D.

• Hometown: Denton, Texas
• Undergraduate: Abilene Christian University
• Medical School: UT Southwestern
• Hobbies: Cooking, board games, and reading
• Clinical Interests: Musculoskeletal radiology and neuroradiology

Toan Nguyen, M.D.

• Hometown: Saigon, Vietnam and Arlington, Texas
• Undergraduate: UT Arlington
• Medical School: UT Southwestern
• Hobbies: Running, reading, and spending time with family and friends
• Clinical Interests: Neuroradiology and body imaging

Vincent Parenti, M.D.

• Hometown: Bethesda, Maryland
• Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin, Madison
• Medical School: George Washington University
• Hobbies: Playing guitar, cooking, hiking, and camping
• Clinical Interests: Body MRI and Abdominal Imaging

Sreeja Sanampudi, M.D.

• Hometown: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Undergraduate: Louisiana State University
• Medical School: University of Kentucky
• Hobbies: Photography, hiking, and running
• Clinical Interests: Interventional radiology

Chaynit Sasiponganan, M.D.

• Hometown: Katy, Texas
• Undergraduate: UT Austin
• Medical School: UT Southwestern
• Hobbies: Being a dog mom, gaming, and going to the gym
• Clinical Interests: Undecided

Rana Yazdani, M.D.

• Hometown: Allen, Texas
• Undergraduate: UT Austin
• Medical School: UT Southwestern
• Hobbies: Cooking, baking, tennis, walking, and spending time with family and friends
• Clinical Interests: Breast, Body, and general Radiology

Interventional Radiology - Integrated

Kristen Crumley, M.D.

• Hometown: Alma, Arkansas
• Undergraduate: University of Central Arkansas
• Medical School: University of Arkansas
• Hobbies: Traveling, flying, scrapbooking, camping, and scuba diving
• Clinical Interests: Interventional radiology

Shaun Nordeck, M.D.

• Hometown: San Diego, California
• Undergraduate: Wayland Baptist University
• Graduate: Midwestern State University
• Medical School: UT Southwestern
• Hobbies: Snowboarding, barbecue and smoking foods, technology, and spending time with family
• Clinical Interests: Interventional radiology, education, and informatics

Medical Imaging Physics

Afrouz Ataei, Ph.D.

• Medical School: Florida Atlantic University

Nuclear Medicine

Jin Qi Cheung, M.D.

• Medical School: Tianjin Medical University

Satyanarayana Chekuri, M.D.

• Medical School: Osmania Medical College India

Class of 2025 

Diagnostic Radiology

Shariq Ali, M.D., Ph.D.

• Hometown: Little Rock, Arkansas
• Undergraduate: University of Arkansas, Little Rock
• Graduate: UT Medical Branch, Galveston
• Medical School: UT Medical Branch, Galveston
• Hobbies: Drawing and playing guitar
• Clinical Interests: Undecided

Aida Basirat, M.D.

• Hometown: Shiraz, Iran
• Undergraduate: UT Dallas
• Medical School: UT Southwestern
• Hobbies: Playing with their dogs, spending time with family and friends, reading, and going to restaurants
• Clinical Interests: Undecided

Zabecca Brinson, M.D., MPH

• Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
• Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University
• Graduate: Johns Hopkins University
• Medical School: University of Maryland, Baltimore
• Hobbies: Reading, crocheting, cooking/baking, and playing video games, chess, and piano
• Clinical Interests: Neuroradiology and Alzheimer's disease research

Layne Kelley, M.D.

• Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
• Undergraduate: University of Georgia
• Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
• Hobbies: Tennis, running, hiking, traveling, sand volleyball, and other sports with their co-residents
• Clinical Interests: Musculoskeletal radiology, education, and informatics

Catherine Kinchen, M.D.

• Hometown: Dexter, Missouri
• Undergraduate: Missouri University of Science and Technology
• Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
• Hobbies: Tennis, rock climbing, and traveling
• Clinical Interests: Breast Imaging

Thomas Murphy, M.D.

• Hometown: Madison, Wisconsin
• Undergraduate: University of Oklahoma
• Medical School: University of Wisconsin
• Hobbies: Golf, sand volleyball, watching sports, and trying new restaurants
• Clinical Interests: Abdominal Imaging

Ilkyu “David” Oh, M.D.

• Hometown: Seoul, South Korea and Atlanta, Georgia
• Undergraduate: Swarthmore College
• Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
• Hobbies: Biking, soccer, playing video games, trying new restaurants
• Clinical Interests: Undecided

Shan Su, M.D.

• Hometown: Tyler, Texas
• Undergraduate: UT Dallas
• Medical School: UT Southwestern
• Hobbies: Playing viola, going to concerts, hiking, swimming, ice skating, origami, and spending time with friends and family
• Clinical Interests: Abdominal Imaging and Body MRI

Kirbi Sullivan, M.D.

• Hometown: Southlake, Texas
• Undergraduate: UT Austin
• Medical School: McGovern Medical School
• Hobbies: Running, sand volleyball, biking, and trying new restaurants around Dallas
• Clinical Interests: Abdominal Imaging and Breast Imaging

Ali Tejani, M.D.

• Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
• Undergraduate: UT Dallas
• Medical School: UT Southwestern
• Hobbies: Basketball, golf, history podcasts, video games, and watching movies with their wife
• Clinical Interests: Imaging informatics/artificial intelligence, neuroradiology, and nuclear medicine

Viktoria Topper, M.D., Ph.D.

• Hometown: Austin, Texas
• Undergraduate: College of Saint Elizabeth
• Graduate: UT Austin
• Medical School: UT Medical Branch, Galveston
• Hobbies: Cooking, exercising, and trying new restaurants
• Clinical Interests: Undecided

Interventional Radiology - Integrated

Niraj KC, M.D.

• Hometown: Kathmandu, Nepal and Irving, Texas
• Undergraduate: Texas A&M University, College Station
• Medical School: Texas A&M University, College Station
• Hobbies: Soccer, biking, trekking, and business
• Clinical Interests: Interventional radiology and mountain medicine

Laura Stevens, M.D.

• Hometown: Springfield, Missouri
• Undergraduate: University of Missouri, Columbia
• Medical School: University of Kansas
• Hobbies: Spending time with their dogs, mastering puzzles, mountain biking, and trying new desserts
• Clinical Interests: Interventional oncology, hepatobiliary disease, and venous disease

Jacob Underwood, D.O.

• Hometown: Houston, Texas
• Undergraduate: Baylor University
• Medical School: University of North Texas Health Science Center
• Hobbies: Woodworking, skiing, and anything outdoors
• Clinical Interests: Interventional Radiology

Nuclear Medicine

Elena Anigati, D.O.

• Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine

Class of 2026 

Diagnostic Radiology

Victor Agwu, M.D.

• Hometown: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• Undergraduate: University of North Carolina, Wilmington
• Graduate: Wake Forest University
• Medical School: Wake Forest University
• Hobbies: Basketball, video gaming, traveling, and cooking
• Clinical Interests: Neuroradiology, Interventional Radiology, and Imaging Informatics/Artificial Intelligence

Alexander Bass, M.D.

• Hometown: Dallas, Texas
• Undergraduate: Texas A&M University
• Medical School: UT Southwestern
• Hobbies: Spending time with family, traveling, sports, trivia, food, and video games
• Clinical Interests: Clinical education, Neuroradiology, and Musculoskeletal Radiology

Jason Chandrapal, M.D.

• Hometown: Houston, Texas
• Undergraduate: University of Texas, Austin
• Graduate: University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
• Medical School: Texas Tech Health Science Center
• Hobbies: Tennis, fly fishing, skiing, grilling, and traveling
• Clinical Interests: Undecided

Ruoqi Gao, M.D.

• Medical School: Northwestern University

Abbey Goodyear, M.D.

• Hometown: Jupiter, Florida
• Undergraduate: Florida State University
• Medical School: Florida State University
• Hobbies: Dance and the arts, exploring local parks/trails, and spending time with family
• Clinical Interests: Undecided

Darren Imphean, M.D.

• Hometown: Pflugerville, Texas
• Undergraduate: University of Texas, Austin
• Medical School: UT Southwestern
• Hobbies: Film photography, camping, and cooking/eating food
• Clinical Interests: Neuroradiology

Pooyan Khalighinejad, M.D.

• Hometown: Isfahan, Iran
• Medical School: Medical University of Isfahan
• Hobbies: Video games, cooking Persian food, and anything that involves dogs
• Clinical Interests: Body and Cardiothoracic Imaging

Daniel Lee, M.D.

• Hometown: Happy Valley, Oregon
• Undergraduate: Seattle Pacific University
• Medical School: University of Washington
• Hobbies: Climbing, tennis, playing piano and guitar, and food
• Clinical Interests: Vascular Interventional Radiology and Abdominal Imaging

Sujoy Mukherjee, M.D.

• Medical School: University of California, San Diego

Havisha Munjal, M.D.

• Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee
• Undergraduate: University of Rochester
• Medical School: University of Rochester
• Hobbies: Bhangra, hiking, and trying new places to eat
• Clinical Interests: Undecided

Suleyman Dogan Polat, M.D.

• Medical School: Hacettepe University

Thomaz Rodrigues Mostardeiro, M.D.

• Hometown: Cruz Alta, Brazil
• Graduate: Mayo Clinic
• Medical School: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
• Hobbies: Cycling and hiking
• Clinical Interests: Neuroradiology, MRI, and Prostate Imaging

Pallavi Srivastava, MBBS, M.P.H.

• Hometown: Delhi, India
• Graduate: Stony Brook University
• Medical School: Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences
• Hobbies: Playing table tennis, tabla, gardening, and yoga
• Clinical Interests: Neuroradiology and Magnetoencephalography

Interventional Radiology - Integrated

Jared Chapman, M.D.

• Hometown: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Undergraduate: Bellmont University
• Graduate: Mississippi College
• Medical School: Louisiana State University, New Orleans
• Hobbies: Listening to and playing music, outdoor sports/exercise, and travel
• Clinical Interests: Interventional radiology

Michael Pratt, M.D.

• Hometown: Potomac, Maryland
• Undergraduate: University of Virginia
• Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
• Hobbies: Intramural sports, hiking, cooking, and gardening
• Clinical Interests: Interventional radiology and medical education

Amro Saad Aldine, M.D.

• Medical School: American University of Beirut

Class of 2027 

Clinician-Scientist Track

Bryan Blakeney, M.D., Ph.D.

• Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University

Andrew Cho, M.D., Ph.D.

• Hometown: Fremont, California
• Undergraduate: University of California, Berkley
• Graduate: Weill Cornell Graduate School
• Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College
• Hobbies: Bay Area sports, reality telivision, hiking, and traveling
• Clinical Interests: Undecided

Clive Musonza, M.D., M.P.H.

• Medical School: University of Medical Sciences Ciego de Avila

Interventional Radiology - Integrated

Aamir Ali, M.B.B.S.

• Medical School: King Edward Medical University

Joseph McFarland, M.D.

• Medical School: UT Medical Branch

Furkan Torlak, M.D.

• Medical School: UT Health Science Center at San Antonio