Women in Neuroradiology Leadership Award Recipients
In 2012, the Foundation of the American Society of Neuroradiology (Foundation), American College of Radiology (ACR), and American Association for Women Radiologists (AAWR) established an award to provide leadership opportunities for women in neuroradiology and/or radiology overall. Since neuroradiologists must be leaders in the field, this award is for mid-career women with demonstrated experience and promise for leadership in neuroradiology and/or radiology overall. The objectives are to provide the award recipient with additional skills and insights to enhance opportunities for advancement.
Beginning in 2025, the name of the award has changed to Women in Neuroradiology Leadership Development Scholarship.


Hediyeh Baradaran, MD, MS
Women in Neuroradiology Leadership Award
Grant Recipient Year: 2025
Columbia University

Amy Juliano, MD
Women in Neuroradiology Leadership Award
Grant Recipient Year: 2024
Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Massachusetts General Hospital

Nikdokht Farid, MD
Women in Neuroradiology Leadership Award
Grant Recipient Year: 2023
University of California, San Diego

Orit A. Glenn, MD
Women in Neuroradiology Leadership Award
Grant Recipient Year: 2022
University of California, San Francisco

Tabassum A. Kennedy, MD
Women in Neuroradiology Leadership Award
Grant Recipient Year: 2021
University of Utah

Achala Vagal, MD, MS
Women in Neuroradiology Leadership Award
Grant Recipient Year: 2019
University of Cincinnati Medical Center

Tammie Benzinger, MD
Women in Neuroradiology Leadership Award
Grant Recipient Year: 2018
Washington University School of Medicine

Alyssa T. Watanabe, MD
Women in Neuroradiology Leadership Award
Grant Recipient Year: 2017
USC School of Medicine in Manhattan, California

Amy L. Kotsenas, MD
Women in Neuroradiology Leadership Award
Grant Recipient Year: 2016
Mayo Clinic – Rochester, Minnesota

Erin Simon Schwartz, MD
Women in Neuroradiology Leadership Award
Grant Recipient Year: 2015
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Yvonne W. Lui, MD
Women in Neuroradiology Leadership Award
Grant Recipient Year: 2014
NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York

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