ESOR Grant Winners 2023
ESOR Training Programmes
Visiting Scholarship Programme Europe
This programme is aimed at radiology residents in their 3rd, 4th or 5th year of training who want to kick off an interest for subspecialisation in radiology. During three months of training abroad the scholars are provided with a structured, modular introduction to different subspecialties and will be supervised by a specialised tutor in a pre-selected, highly esteemed academic training centre in Europe. 38 grants were awarded.
| Grant winner | Topic | Assigned Training Center |
| Dr. João Saraiva ALEXANDRE, Lisbon/PT | Musculoskeletal Radiology | University Hospital Zurich/CH Head of Dept.: Prof. Thomas Frauenfelder Tutor: Prof. Roman Guggenberger |
| Dr. Sofia ATHANASIOU, Athens/GR | Interventional Radiology | General Hospital Ca’ Foncello, Treviso/IT Head of Dept.: Dr. Giovanni Morana Tutor: Dr. Fabrizio Farneti |
| Dr. Pietro BARTOLO, Locri/IT | Neuroradiology | Purpan, Toulouse/FR Head of Dept: Prof. Christophe Cognard Tutor: Prof. Fabrice Bonneville |
| Dr. Monica Maria BUTUROIU, Bucharest/RO | Musculoskeletal Radiology | University Medical Center Rostock/DE Head of Dept. & Tutor: Prof. Marc-André Weber |
| Dr. Raşit Eren BÜYÜKTOKA, Izmir/TR | Abdominal Radiology | Centro Clínico Champalimaud, Lisbon/PT Head of Dept. & Tutor: Prof. Celso Matos |
| Dr. Leonardo César CAYRES, São Paulo/BR | Chest Radiology | King’s College Hospital, London/UK Head of Dept.: Dr. Keshthra Satchithananda Tutors: Dr. Hasti Robbie, Dr. Lucia Chen |
| Dr. Marek CIAS, Warsaw/PL | Interventional Radiology | Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam/NL Head of Dept.: Prof. Aad van der Lugt Tutor: Dr. Adriaan Moelker |
| Dr. Filipa COELHO, Porto/PO | Paediatric Radiology | University Hospital of Ioannina/GR Head of Dept. & Tutor: Prof. Maria I Argyropoulou |
| Dr. Ailin DEHGHANPOUR, Rome/IT | Urogenital Radiology | The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam/NL Head of Dept.: Prof. Regina Beets-Tan Tutor: Dr. Ivo Schoots |
| Dr. Anna DUMBADZE, Tbilisi/GA | Cardiovascular Imaging | University Hospital Frankfurt/DE Head of Dept.: Prof. Thomas J. Vogl Tutor: Dr. Simon S. Martin |
| Dr. Gianluca FOLCO, Milan/IT | Paediatric Radiology | Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona Children’s Hospital, Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona/ES Head of Dept.: Prof. Ignasi Barber Tutor: Dr. Emilio Inarejos |
| Dr. Larisa-Rucsandra GHEGHE, Cluj Napoca/RO | Breast Imaging | Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum (MUMC+)/NL Head of Dept.: Prof. Joachim Wildberger Tutor: Dr. Thiemo van Nijnatten |
| Dr. Tania Marlem GONZÁLEZ, Santa Cruz de Tenerife/ES | Musculoskeletal Radiology | Leiden University Medical Center/NL Head of Dept.: Prof. Mark A. van Buchem Tutor: Dr. Kirsten van Langevelde |
| Dr. Yasin Celal GÜNES, Ankara/TR | Neuroradiology | Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge/UK Head of Dept.: Prof. Fiona Gilbert Tutor: Dr. Tomasz Matys |
| Dr. Cătălin IACOBAN, Oldenburg/DE | Neuroradiology | Istituto Giannina Gaslini Children’s Hospital, Genoa/IT Head of Dept. & Tutor: Prof. Andrea Rossi |
| Dr. Elena JULIÁN GÓMEZ, Santander/ES | Oncologic Imaging | University Medical Center Heidelberg/DE Head of Dept.: Prof. Hans-Ulrich Kauczor Tutor: Prof. Tim Weber |
| Dr. Esat KABA, Rize/TR | Interventional Radiology | University Hospital Frankfurt/DE Head of Dept. & Tutor: Prof. Thomas J. Vogl |
| Dr. Michail KLONTZAS, Heraklion/GR | Musculoskeletal Radiology | King’s College Hospital, London/UK Head of Dept.: Dr. Keshthra Satchithananda Tutors: Dr. Lisa Meacock, Dr. David Elias |
| Dr. Dávid KOCAN, Bratislava/SK | Head & Neck Radiology | University of Freiburg – Medical Centre/DE Head of Dept. & Tutor: Prof. Horst Urbach |
| Dr. Mario LAUDAZI, Rome/IT | Cardiac Imaging | H. Universitario y Politécnico La FE, Valencia/ES Head of Dept.: Prof. Luis Martì-Bonmatì Tutor: Dr. Carlos Muñoz |
| Dr. Sara MARZIALI, Milan/IT | Breast Imaging | Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge/UK Head of Dept. & Tutor: Prof. Fiona Gilbert |
| Dr. Petr MATKULCIK, Brno/CZ | Interventional Radiology | The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, NL Head of Dept.: Prof. Regina Beets-Tan Tutor: Dr. Fernando Gomez |
| Dr. Caterina Beatrice MONTI, Milan/IT | Chest Radiology | Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, UK Head of Dept.: Prof. Fiona Gilbert Tutor: Dr. Judith Babar |
| Dr. Junaid MUSHTAQ, Milan/IT | Abdominal Radiology | King’s College Hospital, London/UK Head of Dept.: Dr. Keshthra Satchithananda Tutor: Dr. Stephen Gregory |
| Dr. Julia NIEMIERKO, Lublewo/PO | Cardiovascular Imaging | Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, UK Head of Dept.: Prof. Fiona Gilbert Tutor: Dr. Jonathan Weir McCall |
| Dr. Angeliki PAPACHRISTODOULOU, Thessaloniki/GR | Abdominal Radiology | Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza/ES Head of Department: Prof. Luis H. Ros Mendoza Tutor: Dr. Luis Sarría Octavio de Toledo |
| Dr. Zoe PAPOUTSOU, Athens/GR | Neuroradiology | Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, FR Head of Dept.: Prof. Stephane Lehericy Tutor: Dr. Nadya Pyatigorskaya |
| Dr. Vitorio PERIC, Zagreb/HR | Interventional Radiology | University Medical Center Heidelberg/DE Head of Dept.: Prof. Hans-Ulrich Kauczor Tutor: Prof. De-Hua Chang |
| Dr. Francesco RIZZETTO, Rho/Italy | Abdominal Radiology | H. Universitario y Politécnico La FE, Valencia/ES Head of Dept.: Prof. Luis Martì-Bonmatì Tutor: Dr. Fernando Aparici |
| Dr. Aladár D. RÓNASZÉKI, Budapest/HU | CEUS | King’s College Hospital, London/UK Head of Dept.: Dr. Keshthra Satchithananda Tutors: Prof. Paul Sidhu, Dr. Maria Sellars |
| Dr. Jekaterina SAFRONOVA, Riga/LV | CEUS | University Hospital Jena/DE Head of Dept. & Tutor: Prof. Hans-Joachim Mentzel |
| Dr. Alfonso SANTOS, São Paulo/BR | Neuroradiology | Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, NL Head of Dept.: Prof. Aad van der Lugt Tutor: Prof. Marion Smits |
| Dr. Milda SARKINAITE, Kaunas/LT | Neuroradiology | Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico “C.Besta”, Milan/IT Head of Dept. & Tutor: Prof. Elisa Ciceri |
| Dr. Hannah STEINBERG, Essen/DE | Interventional Radiology | Medical University Vienna/AT Head of Dept.: Prof. Christian J. Herold Tutors: Prof. Christian Loewe; Dr. Florian Wolf |
| Dr. Milkós VÉRTES, Budapest/HU | Cardiovascular Imaging | Heart Centre Leipzig – University Leipzig/DE Head of Dept. & Tutor: Prof. Matthias Gutberlet |
| Dr. Genival VIANA JUNIOR, São Paulo/BR | Neuroradiology | King’s College Hospital, London/UK Head of Dept.: Dr. Keshthra Satchithananda Tutor: Dr. Thomas Booth |
| Dr. Yasin YARASIR, Ankara/TR | Emergency Radiology | Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital, London/UK Head of Dept.: Prof. Vicky Goh Tutors: Dr. Carla Goncalves, Dr. Mariapaola Narbone |
| Dr. Eloisa ZANDERIGO, Tübingen/DE | Breast Imaging | Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” IRCCS, Rome/IT Head of Dept.: Prof. Evis Sala Tutor: Dr. Anna D’Angelo |
Exchange Programmes for Fellowships
This programme is aimed at radiologists within the first three-four years after board certification. Successful applicants enter three months of intense subspecialisation training and are provided with a grant from the ESR and the relevant subspecialty society. 36 grants were awarded.
| Grant winner | Topic | Assigned Training Center |
| Laura ACOSTA BARRIOS, Malaga/ES | Urogenital Radiology | Advanced Radiodiagnostics Centre, Policlinico A. Gemelli, Rome, IT |
| Tuba AKDAG, Ankara/TR | Head and Neck Radiology | London Northwest University Healthcare NHS trust, London, UK |
| Asli Irmak AKDOĞAN, Izmir/TR | Musculoskeletal Radiology | Guy’s and St Thomas’ and King’s College London, London, UK |
| Tany CHANDRA, New Delhi/IN | Thoracic Imaging | University Medical Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, DE |
| Gökalp ÇIKMAN, Mardin/TR | Paediatric Radiology | Leeds Children’s Hospital, Leeds, UK |
| Ettore DI GAETA, Milan/IT | Musculoskeletal Radiology | Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location AMC, Amsterdam, NL |
| Funda DINÇ, Muğla/TR | Breast Imaging | Medical University of Graz, Graz, AT |
| Diana FLORIAN, Cluj-Napoca/RO | Abdominal Radiology | Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, FR |
| Bianka FORGO, Örebro/SE | Neuroradiology | National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London Hospitals Foundation Trust, London, UK |
| Sean Ira GACULA, San Juan, Metro Manila/PH | Hybrid Imaging | Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, DE |
| Paolo GAROFALO, Modena/IT | Head and Neck Radiology | Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil, Lisbon, PT |
| Vineet GOROLAY, Sydney/AU | Head and Neck Radiology | Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil, Lisbon, PT |
| Serkan GÜNEYLI, Izmir/TR | Abdominal Radiology | Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, NL |
| Irina HAIDZEL, Minsk/BY | Cardiovascular Radiology | Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, NL |
| Elisabeth HEDLUND, Uppsala/SE | Urogenital Radiology | HFR Freiburg Kantonsspital – University of Fribourg, Villars-sur-Glâne, CH |
| Natália HENZ CONCATTO, Porto Alegre/BR | Abdominal Radiology | La Pité-Salpêtrière Hospital, Sorbonne Université, Paris, FR |
| Faezeh KHORASANIZADEH, Tehran/IR | Abdominal Radiology | University of Palermo, Azienda Ospedaliere Universitaria “Paolo Giaccone”, Palermo, IT |
| Konrad KRUK, St. Gallen/CH | Musculoskeletal Radiology | Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, AT |
| Andrei Victor LUCA, Bucuresti/RO | Cardiovascular Radiology | IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, IT |
| Stijn MARCELIS, Antwerp/BE | Neuroradiology | Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, NL |
| Daiana Paula MARTÍN ANTONIO, Pamplona/ES | Neuroradiology | Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, CH |
| Nataliya MLADENOVA, Sofia/BG | Oncologic Imaging | Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, IT |
| Murilo PEIXOTO, São Paulo/BR | Thoracic Imaging | Hôpital Cochin, Paris, Cedex 14, FR |
| Jurgis PETKEVICIUS, Kaunas/LT | Abdominal Radiology | Paula Stradina Clinical University Hospital, Riga, LV |
| Dusan Jordan PETROVIC, Belgrade/RS | Musculoskeletal Radiology | University Clinic for Radiology, Innsbruck, AT |
| Mireia PITARCH DIAGO, Barcelona/ES | Breast Imaging | Klinikum rechts der Isar – TUM Munich, Munich, DE |
| Sumit RANA, Sonipat/IN | Abdominal Radiology | Hôpital Saint-Joseph, Paris, FR |
| Veronica RIZZO, Maglie/IT | Breast Imaging | Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, AT |
| Sofía RIZZO, León/ES | Paediatric Radiology | UMC Utrecht/Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, Utrecht, NL |
| Marufjon SALOKHIDDINOV, Tashkent/UZ | Neuroradiology | University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, GR |
| Danielle SANTOS, Taguig/PH | Abdominal Radiology | University of Padova, Padova, IT |
| Celia SOUSA, Porto/PT | Thoracic Imaging | Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK |
| Irina STAVARACHE, Bucuresti/RO | Neuroradiology | V.Buzzi Children Hospital, Milan, IT |
| Akash TOMER, Delhi/IN | Cardiovascular Radiology | Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK |
| Max ZALCMAN, Brussels/BE | Paediatric Radiology | Hôpital Bicêtre AP-HP, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, FR |
| Amir ZAREI, Leeds/UK | Head and Neck Radiology | University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU), Utrecht, NL |
Bracco Fellowships
This programme is aimed at radiologists within the first three-four years after board certification. Successful applicants enter three months of intense subspecialisation training and are provided with a grant from the ESR and the relevant subspecialty society. 36 grants were awarded.
| Grant winner | Topic | Assigned Training Center |
| Amir ZAREI, Leeds/UK | Head and Neck Radiology | University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU), Utrecht, NL |
Nicholas Gourtsoyiannis Teaching Fellowship
This programme is aimed at radiologists within the first three-four years after board certification. Successful applicants enter three months of intense subspecialisation training and are provided with a grant from the ESR and the relevant subspecialty society. 36 grants were awarded.
| Grant winner | Topic | Assigned Training Center |
| Amir ZAREI, Leeds/UK | Head and Neck Radiology | University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU), Utrecht, NL |
Alexander R. Margulis Fellowship
This programme is aimed at radiologists within the first three-four years after board certification. Successful applicants enter three months of intense subspecialisation training and are provided with a grant from the ESR and the relevant subspecialty society. 36 grants were awarded.
| Grant winner | Topic | Assigned Training Center |
| Amir ZAREI, Leeds/UK | Head and Neck Radiology | University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU), Utrecht, NL |
Multidisciplinary Visiting Fellowship
This programme is aimed at radiologists within the first three-four years after board certification. Successful applicants enter three months of intense subspecialisation training and are provided with a grant from the ESR and the relevant subspecialty society. 36 grants were awarded.
| Grant winner | Topic | Assigned Training Center |
| Amir ZAREI, Leeds/UK | Head and Neck Radiology | University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU), Utrecht, NL |
One-Year Fellowships
This programme is aimed at radiologists within the first three-four years after board certification. Successful applicants enter three months of intense subspecialisation training and are provided with a grant from the ESR and the relevant subspecialty society. 36 grants were awarded.
| Grant winner | Topic | Assigned Training Center |
| Amir ZAREI, Leeds/UK | Head and Neck Radiology | University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU), Utrecht, NL |