Reading Room Talk

Impression: Interventional Radiology’s very own Dr. Mohammed Loya talks to Saad and Travis about growing up in the 301, attending University of Maryland Baltimore County, transferring and graduating a Terrapin before making the decision to attend the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine but eventually proving it correct by matching into Diagnostic Radiology residency at Nassau County Medial Center and completing a fellowship at Emory University Hospital.

Impression: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine icon Dr. Charles Collins sits down with Saad and Travis to describe his journey growing up in Cleveland and attending Case Western Reserve University before graduating from the Medical University of Ohio in Toledo and completing Psychiatry residency training which led him to becoming the executive Vice Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience while also essentially founding the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

Impression: Decorated Pediatrician, Sickle Cell Disease advocate/researcher, former United States Assistant Surgeon General and Director of the Bureau of Primary Care at the Department of Health and Human Services and author of Prime Time: The African American Woman’s Complete Guide to Midlife Health and Wellness Dr. Marilyn Hughes Gaston blesses Saad and Travis with her story growing up Cincinnati, attending medical school in the 1960’s and training in Philadelphia where her interest in Sickle Cell Disease was sparked which eventually led her back to Cincinnati where she started a community health center before her groundbreaking research led her to a career in the national government where she never wavered in helping those in need (even now in ‘retirement’ with the Gaston and Porter Health Improvement Center, Inc). https://www.gastonandporter.org/purchaseprimtime

Impression: The indestructible Ron Fisher describes his journey to Saad and Travis growing up in DC and walking down a few career paths before discovering his love for the X-ray beam which opens more doors and indirectly sparks his interest in Swing Dancing.

Impression: DC28 sits down with Saad and Travis to discuss his roots as a native Washingtonian, college at Clark Atlanta University and a potential career in entertainment before pivoting into Radiology and ascending from the film library to Director of PACS and System Integration at the Mid-Atlantic States Kaiser Permanente organization.

Impression: Dual-trained nurse and radiology technologist Jenia describes successfully completing her education in Memphis despite systemic barriers before becoming a travel nurse and eventually settling in the DMV where she found her calling in the Interventional Radiology suite at the Mid-Atlantic States Kaiser Permanente organization while also running her own rejuvenation salve business. https://www.hurttnomo.com (901) 482-8400

Impression: Kenyan-born Internist and Pediatrician Khalid sits down with fellow Buckeyes Saad and Travis to discuss his Somali heritage, education at THE Ohio State University and training at Wayne State University before coming to DC via the National Health Service Corps program to work in the Anacostia community and with residents in the DC Central Detention facility.

Impression: Radiology Technologist Charrise reflects on her career after growing up between Ohio and Michigan, training through the University of Akron and working everywhere in the DMV from Prince George’s Hospital to Johns Hopkins University in all modalities while giving Saad and Travis a Radiology history lesson.

Impression: Orthopedic Surgeon and Handzania founder Andre talks to Saad and Travis about growing up in Cleveland, graduating from Youngstown State University and working in a laboratory before completing a Masters in Anatomy at Case Western Reserve University which helped earn him a scholarship to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, residency training at Northwestern University and hand fellowship position back in Cincinnati. https://www.handzania.org