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CEUS Future Leaders Program

With educational support from Bracco Diagnostics, Inc.

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Congratulations to our 2026 Winners!

The CEUS Future Leaders Program is a global educational initiative designed to recognize and support the next generation of clinicians, researchers, and imaging professionals who are advancing the field of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS). 

Developed in connection with the 40th Anniversary of the International Bubble Conference, the CEUS Future Leaders Program invited medical students, residents, fellows, post doctorates, and early career physicians (< 5-yrs) to prepare and submit scientific posters that highlight innovative clinical applications, emerging research, and the evolving role of CEUS in the following categories: Basic Science, Cardiology, Pediatrics, and Radiology.

Each poster was reviewed by our Expert Review Committee and judged on scientific merit, clinical relevance, innovation, educational value, and overall presentation quality.

2026 Winners

Overall Winner | Basic Science

Anurag Paranjape, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

University of Pittsburgh Heart and Vascular Institute The Center for Ultrasound Molecular Imaging and Therapeutics Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Winner | Cardiology

Bethany Gholson, BS, ACS, RCS, FASE

Senior Research Cardiac Sonographer

University of Virginia, Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center

Winner | Pediatrics

Zuzanna Habura

Medical Student

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg / University Hospital Erlangen Germany

Winner | Radiology

Colbey Freeman, MD

Neuroradiologist

Assistant Professor of Radiology University of Pennsylvania

CEUS Future Leaders 2026 Winners

A collection of winning poster presentations from our 2026 CEUS Future Leaders Program.

Poster Review Committee

Basic Science

Peter Burns, PhD

Professor Emeritus

University of Toronto Ontario, CA

Basic Science

J. Brian Fowlkes, MD

Professor of Radiology & Biomedical Engineering

University of Michigan Medical Sciences Ann Arbor, MI

Basic Science

Nico de Jong, MD

Professor in Medical Diagnostic

Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Cardiology

Steven B. Feinstein, MD

Cardiologist

Cardiology

Sharon L. Mulvagh, MD

Professor of Medicine

Division of Cardiology Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Center Nova Scotia, Canada

Cardiology

Petros Nihoyannopoulos, MD

Professor of Cardiology

Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital London, UK

Cardiology

Roxy Senior, MD

Professor of Clinical Cardiology

Royal Brompton Hospital and Imperial College London, UK

Pediatric

Kassa Darge, MD

Professor of Radiology and Surgery

Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania

Pediatric

Misun Hwang, MD

Director of the Section of Neonatal Imaging

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA

Radiology

Richard G. Barr, MD

Professor of Radiology

Northeast Ohio Medical University

Radiology

Dirk-André Clevert, MD

Professor of Radiology & Section Chief

University of Munich-Grosshadern Campus Munich, Germany

Radiology

Yuko Kono, MD

Clinical Professor of Radiology

University of California San Diego San Diego, CA 92103

Radiology

Andrej Lyshchik, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals Philadelphia, PA

Radiology

Stephanie Wilson, MD

Clinical Professor of Radiology

University of Calgary Calgary, AB Canada