Last Updated: 2/20/26

Institution Name: UMass Chan

Type of Fellowship: Abdominal Imaging

Did your program sign the SCARD pledge?  Yes

ACGME Accreditation: Yes

City: Worcester
State or Province: MA
Country: United States

Program Website: https://www.umassmed.edu/radiology/fellowships/abdominal-imaging/

Program Director: Tasneem Lalani MD/ Amina Saghir MD
Contact e-mail address for applicant inquires: 
RadiologyFellowship@umassmed.edu

Positions offered per application cycle? 2
United States Sponsored Visa Status: H1B

Number of Curricular MRI Rotations: 3+

Modalities, technologies or rotations offered during fellowship:

  • CT: Fellowship Rotation
  • CT chest combined with A/P: Fellowship Rotation
  • US: Fellowship Rotation
  • MRI: Fellowship Rotation
  • Fluoroscopy: Fellowship Rotation
  • Radiograph: Fellowship Rotation
  • Mammography: Fellowship Elective
  • PET/CT: Fellowship Elective
  • PET/MRI: Fellowship Rotation
  • Contrast-enhanced US: Fellowship Rotation
  • Dual-energy CT: Fellowship Rotation
  • US-guided procedures: Fellowship Rotation
  • CT-guided procedures: Fellowship Rotation
  • MRI-guided procedures: Fellowship Rotation
  • Research: Fellowship Elective

Check all types of required call shifts: Weekend

Total number of elective rotations:
Can radiology elective rotations be chosen outside of abdominal radiology? 
 Yes
Can elective rotations be chosen outside of radiology? No

Is research/academic time provided apart from a dedicated research rotation?  Available by default

Is there structured didactic time? Intermittent

Fellow participation in MDC/Tumor Board: Regular/frequent presentation

Medical Student/ Resident Teaching Opportunities:  Available on request

Do you offer a travel stipend for SAR Annual Meeting? Yes
Do you offer dedicated time off for SAR Annual Meeting? Yes
Travel support to other conference? Yes

Are dedicated interview days provided? No

Moonlighting availability: Internal
Are home workstations provided? Yes

Typical format of case review: Mix of all formats

Number of Curricular Procedure Rotations: Frequent Procedures

How much research/ academic time is provided? 1/2 day/week

How many weeks are allocated per rotation?

  • Curricular Rotations: 1 Week
  • Elective Rotations: 1 Week

When do fellows read cases independently? They don’t

Is there structured didactic time? Intermittent

Is research/academic time provided apart from a dedicated research rotation? Available by default

How much research/ academic time is provided? 1/2 day/week