Eyler Fellowship

Overview

The William R. Eyler Editorial Fellowship provides an opportunity for mid-career radiologists to further their experience in radiologic journalism by working with RSNA journal editors and publications staff.

As an Eyler fellow, you’ll learn about manuscript preparation and editing, peer review, journal production and digital publishing. At the end of the fellowship, you'll complete a program evaluation and prepare a follow-up report on your experiences during and after the fellowship. 

Fellowship details

The fellowship lasts approximately one month. Upon receipt of fellowship, recipients are invited to work with the editorial offices to tailor the fellowship to a specific journal/area of interest.

A suggested itinerary is provided:  

  • Travel to New York City to work with the editor of Radiology
  • Visit Phoenix to work with the editor of RadioGraphics
  • Have a virtual visit with the editors of the RSNA subspecialty journals
  • Tour the RSNA publications department in Oak Brook, Illinois, and learn about the peer review, editorial and production processes
  • Attend the following meetings (virtually or in person):
    • Editors' Forum (location varies)
    • March Publications Council (in Chicago)
    • Editorial meetings during the RSNA annual meeting (in Chicago)

Eligibility

To be eligible for the Eyler Fellowship, you must:

  • Be an RSNA member 
  • Have accomplished at least three years of attending-level work at an academic institution
  • Have served as a reviewer for a major imaging journal
  • Be affiliated with a national radiologic society in your country

Application and deadline

The 2025 application cycle for the Eyler Fellowship is closed. Applications will reopen in January 2026.

Award

One Eyler fellow is selected each year and is awarded a stipend of $10,000 to cover the cost of transportation, lodging and meals during the fellowship.

2025 Eyler fellow

Nariman Nezami, MD, has been named the 2025 RSNA William R. Eyler Editorial Fellow.

Dr. Nezami is an interventional radiologist and associate professor of radiology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center in Washington, D.C. He completed his radiology residency at Yale University in New Haven, CT, and an interventional radiology fellowship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore.

The author of over 180 peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Nezami contributed to 12 book chapters and delivered more than 200 national and international conference presentations. His research interests focus on interventional oncology, image-guided therapies, studying the effect of transarterial therapies on tumor imaging microenvironment and translational imaging biomarkers.

“This fellowship will provide Dr. Nezami a valuable and well-deserved opportunity to deepen his expertise and cultivate new professional relationships alongside leaders in medical publishing,” said Linda Moy, MD, Radiology editor. “His participation in the editorial process will strengthen and contribute meaningfully to the advancement of our field.”

In addition to his academic work, Dr. Nezami is actively involved in professional societies. He is also an associate editor and editorial contributor to several radiology and interventional radiology journals.

Past Eyler fellows

  • 2024 Matthew Davenport, MD
  • 2023 Bruno Hochhegger, MD, PhD
  • 2022 Pejman Jabehdar Maralani, MD
  • 2021 Prabhakar Rajiah, MBBS, MD 
  • 2020 Shadpour Demehri, MD
  • 2019 Mariam Moshiri, MD 
  • 2018 Kathryn J. Fowler, MD
  • 2017 Andrew Rosenkrantz, MD
  • 2016 Meike Willemijn Vernooij, MD, PhD
  • 2015 Rajesh Krishnamurthy, MD
  • 2014 Matthew D.F. McInnes, MD
  • 2013 Mindy M. Horrow, MD
  • 2012 Birgit Ertl-Wagner, MD
  • 2011 John A. Carrino, MD, MPH
  • 2010 Edward Y. Lee, MD, MPH
  • 2009 José M. García Santos, MD
  • 2008 Andrew R. Forauer, MD
  • 2007 Johannes T. Heverhagen, MD, PhD
  • 2006 Jacob Sosna, MD 
  • 2005 Deborah Levine, MD
  • 2004 Harris L. Cohen, MD, FACR
  • 2003 Giuseppe Guglielmi, MD
  • 2002 Christoforos Stoupis, MD
  • 2001 Theodore T. Miller, MD
  • 2000 Kimberly Applegate, MD, MS
  • 2000 Stephan Grampp, MD, PhD
  • 1999 Douglas S. Katz, MD
  • 1999 Hans-Joachim Wagner, MD, PhD
  • 1998 Donald P. Frush, MD
  • 1998 Wilfred C. G. Peh, MD, FRCP, FRCR

Contact us

For questions, please email [email protected].

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