Grant Recipients
Since its inception in 1995, The Foundation of the American Society of Neuroradiology has awarded nearly $9.5 million to fund 130 investigators enabling them to pursue their interests and establish themselves in the field of neuroradiology. Over $920,000 in grants is awarded annually. Your support is paramount to the Foundation’s ability to continue funding opportunities for promising young investigators. Philanthropic investment of major donors who understand the importance of research in neuroradiology will yield more expert diagnoses, leading to targeted care for patients and more sophisticated approaches to sensitive, complex, and devastating diseases.



Pina C. Sanelli, MD, MPH
Women in Neuroradiology Leadership Award
Grant Recipient Year: 2013
Weill Cornell Medical College/New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY

Ari M. Blitz, MD
Comparative Effectiveness Research Award
Grant Recipient Year: 2012
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Comparative Effectiveness of High Resolution 3D vs. Standard 2D Protocol Pituitary MRI for Cushing’s Disease

Seena Dehkharghani, MD
Scholar Award in Neuroradiology Research
Grant Recipient Year: 2012
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Investigating the Utility of MR Thermometry and Perfusion in the Evaluation of Cerebrovascular Ischemia: Applications to the Ischemic Penumbra Model of Neurovascular Injury

Jeffrey I. Berman, PhD
Research Scientist Award
Grant Recipient Year: 2012
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Diffusion MR Assessment of the Auditory Radiation in Autism


Noriko Salamon, MD, PhD
Women in Neuroradiology Leadership Award
Grant Recipient Year: 2012
University of California, Los Angeles, CA

Ajay Gupta, MD
Comparative Effectiveness Research Award
Grant Recipient Year: 2011
NY Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
Comparison of CT Perfusion and Digital Subtraction Angiography in the Evaluation of Delayed Cerebral Ischemia Using Bayesian Analysis

Michael J. Paldino, MD
Scholar Award in Neuroradiology Research
Grant Recipient Year: 2011
Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Abnormal Structural and Functional Connectivity in Pediatric Patients with Focal Cortical Dysplasia

Jaime F. Mata, PhD
Research Scientist Award
Grant Recipient Year: 2011
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Non-Invasive Targeted Delivery and In-vivo Evaluation of Brain Therapy Using MR Guided Focused Ultrasound


Steven W. Hetts, MD
Scholar Award in Neuroradiology Research
Grant Recipient Year: 2010
University of California, San Francisco, CA
Endovascular Catheter for Magnetic Navigation under MRI Guidance: Evaluation of Healing In Vivo at 1.5T