Mary Saltz, MD

Founding Program Director.

Prateek Prasanna, PhD

Founding Program Director

Elaine Gould, MD

Radiology Department Chair

Joel Saltz, MD, PhD

BMI Department Chair             

Michael Jin

Dr. Jin obtained his undergraduate degree at Duke University in neuroscience and markets and management and completed medical training at Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine. He is currently a radiology resident at Stony Brook University Hospital in New York and is obtaining an MBA at Stony Brook University College of Business. Dr. Jin has served on the ACMQ Board of Trustees and as chair of the ACMQ Students, Residents, and Fellows Section. He is also an AUR Research Scholar, an Introduction to Academic Radiology and Radiology Leadership Institute Scholarship Recipient, and a Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award Recipient. Additionally, Dr. Jin is a member of the American Board of Radiology’s Initial Certification Advisory Committee, a member of Stony Brook University Hospital's Patient Safety Resident Council, and assistant program manager for RAD-AID International Breast Imaging

Max Hao

Dr. Hao graduated from Northwestern University with a Master's and Bachelor's degrees in Mechanical Engineering. After working in the field of robotics, Dr. Hao followed his passion for medicine by obtaining his MD degree at Tufts University School of Medicine in 2019. He then went on to complete his internship in Internal Medicine at Flushing Hospital during the height of COVID pandemic in 2020. Given his background in engineering and his penchant for technology, Dr. Hao decided to pursue a residency in Diagnostic Radiology at Stony Brook University Hospital, with an aspiration to subspecialize in musculoskeletal radiology. During his residency, Dr. Hao also enrolled in the medical bioinformatics program and is currently in the process of completing his certification.

Mutshipay Mpoy

Dr. Mpoy has a passion for making healthcare accessible to underserved communities. After obtaining his bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences from Hofstra University, he went on to Central Michigan College of Medicine where he worked with various community organizations and the student run mobile health clinic. Dr. Mpoy completed his internship at Stony Brook Medicine and is currently a 3rd-year Radiology resident. He aspires to subspecialize in Abdominal Imaging. He hopes to use the knowledge he acquires from the informatics program to create technology and systems that serve the lives of people who often fall through the cracks of our healthcare system.

Jolanta Norelli

Dr. Norelli obtained her undergraduate degree in Biology and Psychology at CUNY Baruch College and completed a dual-degree MD/PhD training at Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine where she also served as the founder of the Art and Medicine Club and art editor for the Narrateur – An Art and Literary Journal. She has extensive expertise in adult stem cells, 3D-printing, platelet-rich plasma, hydrogels, and animal microsurgery. Her thesis work in regenerative medicine with a focus on bioengineering for tissue repair and other projects have been published and presented at many national and international conferences. Dr. Norelli completed her internship in Pediatrics at Cohen Children’s Hospital during the height of COVID pandemic in 2020. Given her background in art and her passion for innovation, human anatomy, and hands-on techniques, Dr. Norelli decided to pursue a residency in Diagnostic Radiology at Stony Brook University Hospital, with an aspiration to subspecialize in Interventional Radiology. During her residency, Dr. Norelli also enrolled in the Medical Bioinformatics Program and is currently in the process of completing her certification. She is also a co-founder of the Radiology Resident Wellness Committee and serves as a member of Radiology Department’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, yoga, and foraging for mushrooms while hiking.

Janet Shum

Dr. Shum is a Brooklyn native currently in her second year of Radiology residency. She is a Boston University alumna who obtained her master's degree in Biomedical Sciences at New York Medical College. While completing her master’s, she worked in the patient relations department at Westchester Medical Center to assist patients in signing up and navigating through their medical health record portal. She obtained her medical degree from St. George's University. A medical youth debate at George Washington University in the summer before college sparked her interest in online medical records and inoperability which lead her to Health Informatics and research involving radiomics. On her free time, she adores spending time with her corgi, Zoey, and enjoying the ever-changing food scene in NYC with her husband.

Farshid Faraji

Dr. Farshid Faraji is a resident physician with the Department of Radiology at Stony Brook University Hospital. He received a BA from UC Berkeley in Molecular and Cell Biology with an emphasis in Neurobiology, went on to obtain an MS in Biomedical Imaging at UCSF, and subsequently completed his MD at the University of Illinois, Chicago. He is passionate about imaging science research as it relates to cardiovascular and neurobiological applications. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, photography, and cooking.

Kush Purohit

Dr. Purohit is a diagnostic radiology resident at Stony Brook University Hospital. He is originally from Pittsburgh, where he completed a Bachelors of Philosophy in Neuroscience and developed a passion for research at the University of Pittsburgh. He went on to complete a Fulbright research scholarship studying diabetes epidemiology in India. After attending Ross University School of Medicine, he chose to pursue a career in radiology at Stony Brook. He is grateful to be a part of the Bioinformatics certificate program and is looking forward to collaborating with and learning from a diverse group of colleagues in the informatics program! His research interests include improving radiology workflow and efficiency, along with artificial intelligence and machine learning.