Neuroradiology Fellowship

The UCSF Neuroradiology Fellowship Program currently offers three pathways for candidates interested in fellowship-level training. All require one (post-residency) year of ACGME neuroradiology fellowship training, with ten accredited ACGME slots available per year. The primary pathway is a two-year fellowship offered to radiologists wishing to develop careers in academic neuroradiology. Eighteen full-time faculty share in the training. Training includes all aspects of diagnostic neuroradiology (including spine procedures, neurograms, pediatrics, functional MRI, MSI/MEG, spectroscopy, PET, head/neck, angiography) as well as exposure to interventional neuroangiography, neuropathology, and neurosurgery. There are many ongoing research programs in all neuroradiology disciplines. Weekly interdisciplinary conferences highlight the clinical interactions. The fellowship enables radiologists to become independent, competent contributors to the investigation of neurological disease.

Neuroradiology Fellowship Program

Thank you for your interest in applying to the UCSF neuroradiology fellowship program.  We are participating in the neuroradiology fellowship match administered by the National Residency Match Program (NRMP).  All applicants for 2026-2027 must apply through ERAS and register with the NRMP.

Contact the National Resident Match Program (NRMP) (202-862-6077) to register for an AAMC ID#, or view their website www.nrmp.org for additional information. 

We will not accept any external candidates outside the match. In the rare occasion of open fellowship positions, we will list them here and post applications.

Those wishing to apply to a diagnostic neuroradiology fellowship and interventional neuroradiology fellowship at the same institution are excused from the match and are encouraged to apply directly to both. Please visit NIR Fellowship webpage for application information. Those pursuing a diagnostic year at a different institution from the interventional year(s) must match for the diagnostic year.

We encourage applicants to submit their completed application materials via ERAS prior to December 4, 2024, when our program begins review of applications and sends out interview applications. All interviews for this application cycle will occur virtually.

For Neuroradiology fellowship program questions, please contact:
Briana Louie
E-mail: [email protected]

Only completed applications will be reviewed for interview consideration. Please provide us with contact information including home phone number, pager number, and e-mail address so that we may contact you if we would like to invite you to UCSF for an interview. E-mail is our preferred method for updating you as to the status of your application. We will send you an e-mail message confirming that your application is complete. Upon acceptance into fellowship, we strongly recommend successful applicants to join the ASNR, an organization aimed to network physicians in the Neuroradiology field.

2025 Neuroradiology Fellowship Match Dates

The dates for the 2025 Neuroradiology Fellowship Match for 2026 appointments are (12:00pm ET):

Proof of U.S. citizenship and/or eligibility for U.S. employment upon hire will be required in conformance with regulations established pursuant to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Foreign medical graduates must agree to obtain a UCSF-sponsored ECFMG-J1 visa, which is the only type of visa available for UCSF clinical trainees (fellows); no other types of visa will be allowed.

Foreign medical graduates can obtain more information regarding UCSF's policies and requirements at the following link here.

Possession of Radiology Board Certification and a California Medical License is required PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT. Applications for licensure should be made to the Medical Board in October prior to the year you will begin your appointment. For information and/or application please contact:

Medical Board of California
2005 Evergreen Street
Suite #1200
Sacramento, CA 95815
(916) 263-2389
Web site: https://www.mbc.ca.gov/

Past Neuroradiology Fellows:  Where are they now

2023-2024 Neuroradiology Fellows

(L-R, top): Masis Isikbay, MD; Andrew Fenster, MD; Benjamin Voss, MD; Christopher Lee, MD; Vinil Shah, MD (Division Chief)
(Middle): Jeffrey Huang, MD; Nour Dababo, MD; Michael Baggett, MD
(Bottom): Yi Li, MD (PD); Joel McLouth, MD; Elianna Goldstein, MD; Aubrey Frazzitta, MD; Kevin Terashima, MD; Andreas Rauschecker, MD (APD); Ngoc-Anh Tran, MD

2022-2023 Neuroradiology Fellows

(L-R, top): Allen Ye, MD, PhD; Ryan Fisicaro, MD; Mo Fakhri, MD; Stephanie Teixeira, MD; Amanda Baker, MD; Jeannette Mathieu, MD; Jeffrey Huang, MD; Vinil Shah, MD (Faculty) (L-R, bottom) Andreas Rauschecker, MD, PhD (APD); Samantha Petrucci Pisani, MD PhD; Edgar Perez, MD; Brian Tsui, MD; Vineet Gorolay, MBBS; Ngoc-Anh Tran, MD; Yi Li, MD (PD)

2021-2022 Neuroradiology Fellows

(L-R, top): Arafat Ali, DO, Evan Calabrese, MD, PhD, Mohammad Fakhri, MD, Tyler Gleason, MD, Karl Grunseich, MD
(L-R, bottom): Milan Manchandia, MD, Edgar Perez, MD, Stephanie Teixeira, MD, Brian Trinh, MD

2020-2021 Neuroradiology Fellows 

(L-R): Eric Smith, MD, Daniel Treister, MD, Mithun Diwakar, MD, PhD, Heather Early, MD, Ashwani Gore, MD, Ian Mark, MD, Amrutha Ramachandran, MBBS, Tiffany Tsai, MD, Jessica Zhang, MD

2019-2020 Neuroradiology Fellows

Front Row (L-R): Andreas Rauschecker, Elizabeth George, Vinil Shah (Program Director), Yi Li (Assistant Program Director), Benjamin Laguna, Priya Rajagopalan, Jeff Rudie and Christine Glastonbury (Section Chief) Back Row (L-R): Michael Regner, M. Travis Caton, Arian Mashhood (CI), Andrew Callen, Karl Soderlund (CI) and John Colby, not pictured - Jacqueline Junn (CI)

2018-2019 Neuroradiology Fellows

(L-R): Andreas Rauschecker (T32 fellow), Arian Mashhood, Michael Chan, Jacqueline Junn, Karl Soderlund, Vinil Shah (Program Director), Jared Mahan, Laura Eisenmenger (CI), Kazim Narsinh, Matthew Barkovich, Daniel Murph. (Not pictured - Fan Yang).

2017-2018 Neuroradiology Fellows

Back row (L-R): Michael Holmes, Fan Yang, MD, William Carson, Zhixi Li, Matthew Barkovich. Front row (L-R): Cyrus Raji, Laura Eisenmenger, Elizabeth Tong, Peter Chang, Mariam Aboian, Shota Yamamoto, David Wilson (Director).

2016-2017 Neuroradiology Fellows

(L-R): Robert Darflinger, Christopher Starr, Christopher Mutch, Yi Li, Elliot Dickerson, Amy Chen, Ari Kane, Sam Payabvash, and Javier Villanueva-Meyer.

2015-2016 Neuroradiology Fellows

(L-R): Daniel Chow, Rahul Desikan, Jacob Brown, Brent Weinberg, Cynthia Wu, Andrew Nicholson, Jared Narvid, Rebecca Dumont-Walter, Marc Mabray, Ashesh Thaker, Marcel Brus-Ramer, and Aaron Miracle.

2014-2015 Neuroradiology Fellows

Back row (L-R): Nathanial von Fischer, Brent Weinberg, Mark Mamlouk (Chief), Andrew Nicholson, Ramon Barajas.  Front row (L-R): Parham Moftakhar, Nancy Benedetti, David Landry, Mai-Lan Ho (Chief), Ashesh Thaker, Alireza Radmanesh, J.P. Yu, Penelope Thomas.

Neuroradiology Fellowship Program Directors