Ascension Saint Mary - Chicago — Residents learn breast imaging and body imaging at this Wicker Park location. Ample opportunities for socializing exist within walking distance of the hospital.
Ascension Saint Francis
Radiology Residency
Radiology residents at Ascension Saint Francis experience a collegial environment with a focus on learning and patient care. Residents encourage each other to learn on a daily basis. While they do enjoy challenging each other, they are quick to lend assistance to one another.
We provide a hands-on approach to learning radiology. One-on-one readouts are done to provide accelerated learning in all imaging modalities. Residents also experience hands-on teaching in fluoroscopy and interventional procedures. Through exposure during various rotations, residents develop interests in all subspecialties of radiology.
Why choose us?
The Ascension Saint Francis Radiology Residency is a supportive environment that will foster your training through great faculty and exposure to a variety of pathology, all while providing an enjoyable experience.
We are a Level 1 Trauma Center in Evanston, Illinois, a suburb just north of Chicago. Our program takes a "hands-on" approach to training; faculty devote extensive one-on-one time with residents throughout the workday. While we do encourage professional development, we also value a healthy work-life balance.
We celebrate a diverse group of residents and faculty. The hospital and locale attracts trainees and faculty from both local and national institutions. Our recruitment of populations underrepresented in radiology also speaks to our commitment to diversity, including minority populations and women. We value the different perspectives and improvement in our patient care that such diversity affords us.State-of-the-art technology
Ascension Illinois radiology facilities use state-of-the-art technology for image acquisition. For example, at Ascension Saint Francis, two AW GE Workstations are available for 3-D volumetric reformatting and post-processing. In addition, each PACS station can operate as a 3-D workstation via a remote server. All studies are read off of PACS monitors and dictated using Nuance voice dictation. EPIC EMR is used throughout the hospital. State-of-the-art BARCO monitors are also available for use by residents.
Department equipment:
- GE Lightspeed VCT 64 CT scanner
- GE Discovery CT750 HD scanner
- GE 3T Signa MRI
- Nuclear Medicine Siemens eCams
- GE PET/CT
- GE Logiq Ultrasound Machine
- Automated Breast Ultrasound Machine
Diverse learning environments
Our residency is mainly situated at Ascension Saint Francis. Residents learn interventional radiology, ER radiology, body imaging, and take call at this location. Evanston is at once urban and suburban, hugging the shore of Lake Michigan and only 25 minutes from downtown Chicago.
Other locations include:
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (L) — Where residents learn body and musculoskeletal imaging. Situated along the lakefront trail in Lincoln Park, this location allows easy access to the city and for running and biking.
Ascension Resurrection (R) — Where residents learn neuroradiology. This large teaching hospital is among the best in Chicago for neuroscience and stroke care, and is our in-network referral center for stroke cases. Located on the northwest side of Chicago, its nearby parks and shopping centers offer a mix of activities in a more suburban environment.Comprehensive educational resources
The Ascension Saint Francis Radiology Residency maintains a library in the department containing journals, textbooks and DVDs as well as syllabi from the ACR and other board preparation references.
We also offer:
- Online subscriptions to the ACR teaching file and the ACR "All Access Pass," as well as STATDX, Rad Primer and e-Anatomy
- Electronic texts through Stafref, AccessMedicine, and Ovid Books covering a range of disciplines (provided by the medical library at Ascension Saint Francis)
- More than 1,000 full-text journals accessible through the hospital intranet, with search engines provided by Ebscohost, Ovid and PubMed for both remote and in-house searches
- DynaMed and MD database
Experience in all aspects of radiology
We seek to train future practice leaders through exposure to both the academic and business aspect of radiology. Residents work hand-in-hand with practice coordinators to learn about and to promote improvements in our operations. Residents get exposure to the billing and finances of radiology when working with practice coordinators. By the same token, residents are involved in interdisciplinary committees for quality and communications improvement.
Diverse curriculum & rotations
Our residents attend a variety of rotations at Ascension Saint Francis and at three other Ascension Illinois hospitals in Chicago. Each site has its own focus in terms of diagnostic imaging and procedures. This creates a hybrid academic experience with community-based practice workflow exposure. We believe that this experience makes our residents ready for both the rigor of further academic endeavors, and for work in private practice.
Our curriculum allows our residents to pursue endeavors both in and outside of radiology. Many are involved in research projects in radiology. Others take on business opportunities and startups outside the field. The flexibility afforded to our residents in their schedule allows these pursuits throughout their residency.
Ample stipends & time off for conferences
Time off from rotations and stipends are provided for attendance of the annual Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting and for an additional conference of up to five days. Additional time off and stipends are available on a case-by-case basis for conferences at which residents are presenting. Dedicated time and funding is provided to attend the monthlong American Institute for Radiologic Pathology (AIRP) course in the third year.
Research
Patel Z, Franz CK, Bharat A, Walter J, Wolfe L, Koralnik I, Deshmukh S. "Diaphragm and Phrenic Nerve Ultrasound in COVID‐19 Patients and Beyond." J Ultrasound Med.. Published online March 27, 2021. Cited in PubMed. PMID: 33772850. Published in conjunction with Northwestern University
Patel, Z, Deshmukh S. "Ultrasound of the Diaphragm: Anatomy, Pathophysiology, and Clinical Impact." Presented at Society of Skeletal Radiology Annual Meeting (March 2021) in conjunction with Northwestern University.
Elahi F, Dwijendra S, Burke M. "Acute Psychosis in a Young Female." Presented to Chicago Radiological Society, January 2021, Chicago, IL
Dwijendra S, Burke M. "Application of Dual-Energy Computed Tomography in Bone Lesion Biopsy." Advances in Clinical Radiology. Published 2020. 2. 10.1016/j.yacr.2020.05.002.
Salaskar AL, Blumenfeld P, Calandra JD, Hamblin M. "Endovascular management of life threatening bleeding from a radiation induced internal iliac artery branch pseudoaneurysm." 2019; CVIR Endovascular 2 (1), 30
Salaskar AL, Calandra JD, Sarani B, Venbrux AC, Sarin SN. "Endovascular Management of series of critical Traumatic Venous Injuries." Trauma. 2020. Publication Status: Submitted.
Salaskar AL, Calandra JD, Hamblin MH. "Endovascular Management of Life Threatening Bleeding from a Radiation Induced Internal Iliac Artery Branch Pseudoaneurysm." Annual Chicago Radiological Society Meeting. January, 2019. Chicago, IL. (Received Steven M. Pinsky Resident Poster Award)
Ahmed OS, Salaskar AL, Calandra JD, Baker TB, Pillai AA, Zangan SM. "Transsplenic Portal Vein Recanalization & Direct Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt to optimize Liver Transplantation." Presented at 32nd Annual International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET). January, 2020. Hollywood, FL
Logsdon A, Molloy C, Kutsenko O, Huang J. "SIRPAC Donations: Interventional Radiology Polical Action Committee Donations Lag Far Behind Diagnostic Radiology Contributions." ARRS
Salaskar A, Najam F, Pocock E, Sarin S. "Thoracic endovascular repair of a rare case of leaking aortic arch intramural hematoma secondary to Giant cell arteritis." CVIR Endovascular. 2019; 2 (1), 9
Book (Ch. 1): Rockoff S, Calandra J. "Breast Cancer Screening." Ambulatory Gynecology. Published by Springer, 2018
Salaskar A, Hamblin M. "Is an Antiplatelet Treatment required after an Endovascular covered stent placement of Treatment of Iatrogenically Injured non diseased Arteries?" Journal of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Therapy, Vol. 12, Issue 1 (August 2018).
Book (Ch. 7): Calandra J, Ong S. "Follow-Up of Abnormal Pelvic Ultrasound." Ambulatory Gynecology. Published by Springer Nature, May 2018.
Egoryan G, Murguia-Fuentes R, Agab M, Abou-Ghanem N, Yanez-Bellow MA, Pyakuryal B, Trelles-Garcia DP, Ibrahim R, Filipuik D, Gidron A, Rodriguez-Nava G. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in a patient with Richter’s syndrome on combination DA-R-EPOCH chemotherapy regimen: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2021 Apr 12; 15(1):161. doi: 10.1186/s13256-021-02780-7. PMID: 33840384; PMCID: PMC8040328.
Darrow, A - The Impact of Radiology on Transgender Health Award for Poster presented at: ACR Chicago Radiological Society Annual Symposium Chicago, IL, Jan 2022
Darrow, A Learn More, Stress Less Oral presentation at: The Society of Thoracic Radiology Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, March 2022
Barr, D., McDonald, B., Elahi, F., Hamblin, M (2021). Best Practices: Assessing the Utility of Reflex Renal Ultrasound in COVID Patients with Acute Kidney Injury. Manuscript status: submission pending
Elahi, F., Dwijendra, S., Burke, M., Brown, H. Tuberculous Meningitis. American College of Radiology Case in Point. (Manuscript – accepted for publication)
Dwijendra, D., Major, S. (2021) Gastrojejunal Intussusception. Surgery Case Reports. (Manuscript status: accepted for publication.
Darrow, A. Midgut Volvulus: American College of Radiology Case in Point - online article, accepted for publication, 2022