Applied Radiology and Bracco Announce 2026 Leaders on the Horizon Radiology Residents Program Winners

With support from Bracco, Anderson Publishing, Ltd., publisher of Applied Radiology, is pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 Leaders on the Horizon Radiology Residents Program.  

Open to both international and US-based radiology residents, Leaders on the Horizon aims to support the continued education of radiology residents with an initiative designed to refine their scholarly research and writing skills, coupled with the opportunity to attend the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting and network with fellow residents, key opinion leaders, and industry representatives.  

All participating residents were invited to develop and submit a clinical research article and/or a clinical review article focusing on any imaging modality and/or topics related to medical imaging. All submissions were reviewed by a committee of radiology experts in their area of specialty, and the top three clinical research articles and top three clinical review articles will be published in early 2027 in Applied Radiology. Winning residents will be honored during RSNA at a special reception on Sunday, November 29, where each resident will receive a scholarship award to support their continued education in medical imaging.

2026 Leaders on the Horizon Winners

Clinical Research Category

1^st Place | Bridget Gongol, MD

Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

2^nd Place | Fiona Mankertz, MD

University Tübingen Department of Radiology
Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg GERMANY

3^rd Place | Steven Idet, MbChb

The Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya

Clinical Review Category

1^st Place | Samah Morsi, MD

Rutgers University Newark
Newark, New Jersey USA

2^nd Place | Mohammad Mirza-Aghazadeh-Attari MD, MPH

Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Division of MR Research
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland USA

3^rd Place | Claudia Valeria Vega Trujillo, MD      

National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition “Salvador Zubiran”
Mexico City, Mexico

With continued support from Bracco, Applied Radiology is excited to announce that the Leaders on the Horizon program will continue in 2027, with registration opening on January 1, 2027. Radiology residency program directors and coordinators are urged to share this exciting opportunity with their residents.  

“Innovation in diagnostic imaging is strengthened when knowledge and ideas are shared across disciplines, geographies and generations,” says Cosimo De Pinto, executive vice president of marketing & commercial operations at Bracco. “Through our continued support of the Leaders on the Horizon Radiology Residents Program, Bracco is proud to help create opportunities for emerging radiologists to contribute their perspectives, expand their knowledge, and help shape the future of imaging. Investing in education and the next generation of clinical leaders is an important part of our commitment to advancing imaging and ultimately supporting better, more patient-centered care.”

“The future of radiology depends not only on advances in technology, but also on the ideas, curiosity, and contributions of the next generation of radiologists,” said Kieran Anderson, vice president and group publisher of Anderson Publishing, Ltd. “Through Leaders on the Horizon, we have an opportunity to recognize emerging talent, encourage scholarly achievement, and provide a platform for young physicians to share their work with the broader imaging community. We congratulate this year’s winners and look forward to seeing the impact they will have on our profession.”

Learn more at appliedradiology.com/leaders