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Question and answers from our Member Spotlight Series featuring Dr. V. Michelle Silvera from the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

We are excited to announce the inaugural Charlotte and Thierry Huisman Travel Grant for ASPNR’s 5th Annual Meeting in NOLA, January 13-15, 2023! The Charlotte and Thierry Huisman Grant provides a travel scholarship of up to US$ 2,000 to enable a qualified trainee to attend the 5th Annual Scientific Meeting of the ASPNR in January 2023, New Orleans, in order to enhance a trainee’s exposure to the field of pediatric neuroradiology.

In promotion of the upcoming 5th Annual Scientific Meeting of the ASPNR in New Orleans, January 13-15, 2023, host Paul Caruso MD, cohosts Susan Palasis MD and Michelle Silvera MD, and sponsors GUERBET LLC and ASPECT IMAGING invite you to a spectacular private evening event with sensational views of the sparkling NYC skyline, with delicious drinks and snacks, swept up in the sounds of the world class internationally known DJ Joe Gauthreaux!

Greetings from the ASPNR, spring is in the air! This President’s Report comes with excellent news. As we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, the ASPNR is strong, our membership is growing, our finances are solid, and we are as active as ever.

William (“Bill”) T. O’Brien, Sr., DO, FAOCR has been appointed Chief of Neuroradiology at Arnold Palmer Children’s Hospital in Orlando, FL, in support of Orlando Health’s Pediatric Neuroscience Center of Excellence.

Subdural collections (SDC) are the most frequently encountered neuroimaging finding in abusive head trauma (AHT). Wittschieber et al. describe the pathophysiology of SDCs and help us understand the limitations of neuroimaging for precise dating of SDCs. Six types of SDCs are described: Subdural hematoma (SDH), subdural hygroma (SDHy), subdural hematohygroma (SDHHy), chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH), subdural effusion, and subdural empyema; the latter two are the sequelae/complications of meningitis or sinusitis.

Dr. Susan Palasis has been appointed Director of Pediatric Neuroradiology at Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA)! As such, Susan leaves her position as Chair and Division Chief of Neuroradiology in the Department of Medical Imaging at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and heads back to her hometown of Atlanta, GA where she will join her husband, Dr. Bryan Philbrook, a pediatric neurologist and the Director of the Pediatric Stroke and Neurovascular Program at Emory and CHOA.

Dr. Carolina Guimaraes, one of our valued ASPNR members and contributors, has been appointed Division Chief of Pediatric Radiology at Chapel Hill, N.C. UNC Health! Currently, Carolina is an Associate Professor of Radiology at the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University School of Medicine. 

Larissa T Bilaniuk, MD, FACR is an extraordinary person. At a time when women were actively dissuaded from careers in medicine, even relentlessly hazed and frankly abused, she persevered. She was drawn to Radiology and was one of the founding members of the neuroradiology division at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP). Early in the formation of the division she was sent by Dr Mark Mishkin to the Montreal Neurological Institute to learn about this newfangled thing called a CT scanner.

First, as you may know, ASPNR is a vibrant, growing, and successful organization dedicated to our pediatric patients and colleagues. In the last three years, we have nearly doubled society membership and tripled our assets. We have more members-in-training than ever before.