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.



Erin Simon Schwartz, MD
Scholar Award in Neuroradiology Research
Grant Recipient Year: 2006
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
A Comprehensive MR Assessment of Fetal Physiologic Well-Being


Donna R. Roberts, MD
Scholar Award in Neuroradiology Research
Grant Recipient Year: 2005
University of California, San Francisco, CA
The Assessment of Image-guided Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation as an Adjuvant to Extradural Cortical Stimulation for the Treatment of Chronic Facial Pain


Steven G. Imbesi, MD
Scholar Award in Neuroradiology Research
Grant Recipient Year: 2004
University of California, San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA
Alteration of Intracranial Aneurysm Flow Dynamics: Development and Evaluation of Potential Neurointerventional Endovascular Treatment Regimens of Wide Necked Aneurysms

Robert I. Grossman, MD
Outstanding Contributions Award
Grant Recipient Year: 2004
Outstanding Contributions Award

Steven G. Imbesi, MD
Scholar Award in Neuroradiology Research
Grant Recipient Year: 2003
University of California, San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA
Alteration of Intracranial Aneurysm Flow Dynamics: Development and Evaluation of Potential Neurointerventional Endovascular Treatment Regimens of Wide Necked Aneurysms

James D. Eastwood, MD
Scholar Award in Neuroradiology Research
Grant Recipient Year: 2002
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
CT Perfusion Imaging in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Related Vasospasm

Soonmee Cha, MD
Scholar Award in Neuroradiology Research
Grant Recipient Year: 2001
New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
Dynamic Contrast Enhanced T2*-weighted MRI and Histopathological Assessment of Experimental Glioma

Melanie B. Fukui, MD
Scholar Award in Neuroradiology Research
Grant Recipient Year: 2000
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Carotid Stenosis Evaluation: Cost-Effectiveness of Computed Tomographic Angiography vs. Magnetic Resonance Angiography

L. Santiago Medina, MD, MPH
Scholar Award in Neuroradiology Research
Grant Recipient Year: 1999
Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
The Role and Cost-Effectiveness of Imaging in Newborns with Suspected Occult Spinal Dysraphism