Updated: 10/29/25
Institution name: University of Texas Medical Branch
City, State, Country: Galveston, Texas, USA
Type of Fellowship: Body Imaging
ACGME Accreditation: No
Program director: Peeyush Bhargava MD MBA
Contact e-mail address for applicant inquires: pebharga@utmb.edu
Average number of fellows per application cycle: 2
Sponsored Visa Status: J1 & H1B
Department Website: https://www.utmb.edu/radiology/medical-education/fellowship-programs/chest-and-body-fellowship
Rotations
How many weeks are allocated per rotation? [Curricular rotations]: 4 weeks
Number of curricular MRI rotations: 3+
Total number of elective rotations: 2
How many weeks are allocated per rotation? [Elective rotations] 4 Weeks
Can radiology elective rotations be chosen outside of abdominal radiology? Yes
Can elective rotations be chosen outside of radiology? No
Number of curricular procedure rotations No procedures
Modalities, technologies or rotations offered during fellowship:
[CT] Fellowship Rotation
[CT chest combined with A/P] Fellowship Rotation
[US]Fellowship Rotation
[MRI] Fellowship Rotation
[Radiograph] Fellowship Rotation
[Mammography]
[PET/CT] Fellowship Elective
[PET/MRI]
[Contrast-enhanced US]
[Dual-energy CT]
[US-guided procedures]
[CT-guided procedures]
[MRI-guided procedures]
[Fluoroscopy]
[Research] Fellowship Elective
Types of required call shifts: Weekend
Is Research/Academic time provided apart from a dedicated research rotation? Available on request
How much Research/Academic time is provided? None
Is there structured didactic time? Daily
Fellow participation in MDC/Tumor Board: Regular/frequent presentation
Medical student/Resident teaching opportunities: Expected/Required
Travel stipend for SAR Annual Meeting: Yes,
Dedicated time off for SAR Annual Meeting: Yes
Travel support to other conferences: Yes
Moonlighting availability: Internal, External
Are home workstations provided? No
When do fellows read cases independently? They don’t
Typical format of case review – Direct read-out of all cases with faculty (in person), Virtual read out, Read-out as needed, Send cases to faculty members with no joint review