(from left to right): Dr. Lauren Boreta, Medical Residency Associate Program Director; William Shelton Chen, graduating medical resident; Dr. Steve Braunstein, Medical Residency Program Director; and Dr. Catherine Park, Chair
Congratulations to graduating UCSF Radiation Oncology Residents! “This is a major milestone from wearing the hat of a trainee, to holding the responsibilities and privilege of caring for our patients,” stated Catherine Park, MD, Chair of the Department, during her speech to celebrate graduates. Please see a selection of photos below from the graduation dinner with more than 70 guests in attendance and additional photos here (UCSF MyAccess).
Graduates included PGY-5 medical residents and R2 physics residents:
Medical Residents:
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- Jie Jane Chen, M.D.
- William Shelton Chen, M.D.
- Katie Lichter, M.D., M.P.H.
Physics residents:
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- Theodore Geoghegan, Ph.D.
- Garett Roe, M.S.
- Medical Residency Program Awards presented:
- ARRO 2024-2025 Educator of the Year Award – awarded to Dr. Lauren Boreta
- 2025 Lawrence Margolis, M.D. Lifetime Teaching Award – awarded to Dr. Penny Sneed
- Radiological Society of North America 2025 Roentgen Resident/Fellow Award – awarded to graduating resident William Shelton Chen
- 2025 Felix Feng, M.D. Distinguished Mentor Award
- Note: This year, the inaugural Felix Feng, M.D., Distinguished Mentor Award was announced at the ceremony by Drs. Catherine Park and Steve Braunstein. The 2025 Felix Feng, M.D. Distinguished Mentor Award was posthumously awarded to Dr. Felix Feng.
- Physics Residency Program Award presented:
- 2025 Jean Pouliot, Ph.D. Teaching Award – awarded to Dr. Manju Sharma
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(from left to right): Dr. Lauren Boreta, Medical Residency Associate Program Director; Katie Lichter, graduating medical resident; Dr. Steve Braunstein, Medical Residency Program Director; and Dr. Catherine Park, Chair
(from left to right): Dr. Dante Capaldi, Physics Residency Associate Program Director; Theodore Geoghegan, graduating physics resident; Dr. Katelyn Hasse, Physics Residency Program Director; and Dr. Ke Sheng, Vice Chair of Medical Physics
(from left to right): Petria Thompson, current PGY-4 medical resident; William Shelton Chen, graduating medical resident; Rachael Conger, current PGY-4 resident; and Dr. Lauren Boreta, Medical Residency Associate Program Director
The 2025 graduation was held at the spacious, green, well-lit with natural daylight, beautiful venue, The Park Chalet restaurant in San Francisco.
Naoki Kondo, current R1 physics resident