2025 Award Recipients
Potchen-Passariello Award
Recipients will be awarded at SMRA 2025. Check back to see our winners!
Potchen-Passariello Award
Recipients will be awarded at SMRA 2025. Check back to see our winners!
Junior Fellowship Award
Dr. Oechtering:  |
Dr. Thekla H. Oechtering, MD, PD Dr med, is an assistant professor of Radiology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she serves as director of 4D flow MRI and co-director of the 3D postprocessing lab Radius. Originally from Leipzig, Germany, she earned her medical degree and completed her residency at the University of Lübeck, where she led a cardiac MRI research lab and received her Habilitation in 2024. Dr. Oechtering is internationally recognized for her contributions to cardiovascular 4D flow MRI and is dedicated to advancing its clinical implementation to improve the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular diseases. She is a Junior Fellow of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), where she currently serves as past chair of the Flow and Motion Study Group. She is deeply honored to be named a Junior Fellow of SMRA and looks forward to an inspiring and unforgettable meeting in Budapest. |
Dr. Gunasekaran:  |
Suvai Gunasekaran is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She holds a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University and A.B. and S.M. degrees from Harvard University. Her research focuses on quantitative fibrosis CMR and is supported by a NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award. She has been an active member of the SMRA since 2019 including serving as Co-Chair of the SMRA Early Career Committee during the 2023 conference in Sendai, Japan. |