Advanced training in complex cancer imaging

Roswell Park is one of the few free-standing NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers in New York State, providing comprehensive cancer care to the Western New York region.

As imaging guides and impacts virtually every patient on their cancer journey, fellows will become an integral member of the multidisciplinary team that sees patients through all steps of cancer screening, workup and diagnosis, treatment, restaging, and surveillance. By the end of the one year experience, you will posses understanding and familiarity with cancer treatment (including targeted therapies and procedures) and expertise in recognizing disease-specific spread patterns, site-specific disease recurrences, post-surgical outcomes, related infectious processes, and chemoimmunotherapy-related drug toxicities.

Our collaborative, translational medicine model connects fellows with clinicians, researchers, and specialists who understand every aspect of cancer science. We invite you to join us at the forefront of cancer care.

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Wide ranging pathology, advanced imaging technologies

During fellowship you will gain exposure to and experience in all aspects of diagnostic imaging as it relates to cancer and cancer-related diseases across all organ systems. The fellowship will primarily focus on advanced experiences in the interpretation of cross-sectional imaging. These experiences will include robust exposure to:

  • CT and MRI of the chest, abdomen, pelvis, and extremities, including routine outpatient, complex inpatient, emergent, and postoperative disease states
  • Advanced MRI (rectal, prostate, female pelvis/GYN, cardiac, MSK/sarcoma)
  • Oncologic PET/CT (including Ga-68 and PSMA), growing theranostics section
  • Ultrasound, fluoroscopy, and plain film radiography integrated throughout the experience
  • A variety of elective rotations will be available, both within and outside of the diagnostic imaging department at Roswell Park, including interventional radiology - though IR and mammography rotations are not required during fellowship.

Weekly multidisciplinary conference

Fellows will rotate participation in weekly multidisciplinary conferences, in collaboration with medical oncology, surgery, radiation oncology, and pathology. These weekly conferences include soft tissue/MSK, upper gastrointestinal and hepatopancreatobiliary, thoracic, gastroesophageal, urology, lower gastrointestinal/rectal, pediatrics (in concert with adjacent pediatric hospital), gynecologic and melanoma.


Program highlights

Expert support staff

You will work within a team of dedicated departmental physician assistants who aid in protocolling, imaging review, fluoroscopy, patient coordination, and research/clinical trial support

Unique scope and practice

  • Combination of tertiary referral center, comprehensive cancer center, and Roswell Park Care Network in a community setting.
  • No onsite emergency department
  • Vast majority of encountered pathology relates exclusively to cancer care

Family friendly

  • Light call integrated into experience and taken in parallel with attending staff, only covering Roswell Park
  • No overnight responsibilities
  • In-house moonlighting may be available
  • 6-8 weeks of elective rotations in interventional radiology, surgery, oncology, radiation medicine, pathology, and/or research
  • 4-6 weeks of vacation/personal time and/or conference attendance per Roswell Park policy
  • Big city, community feel
  • Low cost of living

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How to apply

The Body Imaging Fellowship program is open to board-eligible/certified, residency-trained diagnostic radiologists. There is one position available annually. Please note - visa sponsorship is not currently offered for this fellowship. A New York State license is required prior to fellowship start date.

Applicants must provide via email:

  • CV 
  • Personal statement
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Medical school transcript
  • USMLE/COMPLEX transcripts
While we do not participate in the match, we do abide by the SCARD Fellowship Embargo Guidelines.

Important dates

November 1, 2024 - First application can be accepted
January 13, 2025 - First day of interviews
March 31, 2025 - Last day of interviews

Applications will be reviewed and virtual interviews will be granted on a rolling chronological order with respect to the above dates. Applicants will have until 9:00 a.m. PST on January 29th to accept or decline any offer made before January 29th. For any offer made after January 29th, the candidate has a 1-day grace period to accept or decline the offer. For more information on these policies, click here.

Contact us

Please email the required information to our program coordinator, Tammy Zagarrio, at Tammy.Zagarrio@RoswellPark.org

You may also contact the fellowship program director, Dr. Alexander Croake, at Alexander.Croake@RoswellPark.org, if you have any questions.

Tammy Zagarrio
Administrative Assistant, Diagnostic Radiology
Phone: 716-845-8015
Fax: 716-845-4446
Tammy.Zagarrio@RoswellPark.org