Last Updated: 9/17/25
Institution Name: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Type of Fellowship: Abdominal Imaging
Did your program sign the SCARD pledge? Yes
ACGME Accreditation: No
City: Cleveland
State or Province: OH
Country: United States
Program Website: https://www.uhhospitals.org/medical-education/radiology-medical-education/abdominal-imaging-fellowship
Program Director: Sree Harsha Tirumani, MD, FSAR
Contact e-mail address for applicant inquires: Emily.Plas@UHhospitals.org
Positions offered per application cycle? 2
United States Sponsored Visa Status: J1
Number of Curricular MRI Rotations: MRI Focused Fellowship (at least 6 months)
Modalities, technologies or rotations offered during fellowship:
- CT: Fellowship Rotation
- CT chest combined with A/P: Fellowship Elective
- US: Fellowship Rotation
- MRI: Fellowship Rotation
- Fluoroscopy: Fellowship Elective
- Radiograph: Fellowship Rotation
- Mammography: Fellowship Elective
- PET/CT: Fellowship Elective
- PET/MRI: Fellowship Elective
- Contrast-enhanced US: Fellowship Rotation
- Dual-energy CT: Fellowship Rotation
- US-guided procedures: Fellowship Rotation
- CT-guided procedures: Not Available
- MRI-guided procedures: Not Available
- Research:
Check all types of required call shifts: Elective Only, No Call Required, No Required Overnight Coverage During Fellowship
Total number of elective rotations: 2
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 on request
Is there structured didactic time? Weekly
Fellow participation in MDC/Tumor Board: Regular/frequent presentation
Medical Student/ Resident Teaching Opportunities: Expected/ Required
Do you offer a travel stipend for SAR Annual Meeting? Stipends offered for all meetings when presenting, with each fellow also getting one ‘Free’ funded trip for a conference of their choice without the requirement to present.
Do you offer dedicated time off for SAR Annual Meeting? Time off if presenting or selected as attendance trip.
Travel support to other conference? Other
Are dedicated interview days provided? Yes
If yes, how many? (please enter number): 5
Moonlighting availability: Internal
Are home workstations provided? No
Typical format of case review: Mix of all formats
Number of Curricular Procedure Rotations: 2
How much research/ academic time is provided? 1 day/month and Presenting conferences are funded, with 1 free attendance trip to a conference of the fellow’s choice.
How many weeks are allocated per rotation?
- Curricular Rotations: 4 Weeks
- Elective Rotations: 4 Weeks
When do fellows read cases independently? They don’t
Is there structured didactic time? Weekly
Is research/academic time provided apart from a dedicated research rotation? Available on request
How much research/ academic time is provided? 1 day/month and Presenting conferences are funded, with 1 free attendance trip to a conference of the fellow’s choice.
Additional Information: Recently removed general radiology call from required fellow responsibilities. If general call is desired to keep up general radiology skills, this can be desired. Curriculum has some flexibility. There are 13 blocks with 2 electives. The other 11 blocks range from 4-6 MRI, 2-4 CT, and 2-4 US, based on the fellow’s preference. Ultrasound rotation includes ultrasound-guided procedures, but the experience can be tailored to the fellow’s preferences. Advanced procedures, including solid organ biopsies, are not required.