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  • Mary Ellen Koran, MD, PhD

    Mary Ellen Koran, MD, PhD

    Resident in Radiology

    Bio Mary Ellen grew up in Annapolis, Maryland. She attended college at Duke University, where she majored in Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Chemistry. After graduation, Mary Ellen moved to Nashville, Tennessee to join the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) and earn her combined MD/PhD at Vanderbilt University. She completed her PhD in Human Genetics in the laboratory of Dr. Tricia Thornton-Wells, where she studied the radiogenomics of Alzheimer’s Disease. Outside of radiology, Mary Ellen enjoys swimming with the Stanford Masters' team, mountain biking and hiking the amazing trails around Northern California with her husband, Cody, and playing with their dog, Bowser.


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    EDUCATION:

    2017 – Present
    Stanford University – Palo Alto, CA
    Department of Radiology
    Resident Physician

    2016 – 2017
    University of Tennessee – Nashville, TN
    Department of Internal Medicine
    Intern Physician

    2009 – 2016
    Vanderbilt University – Nashville, TN
    M.D. Medical Scientist Training Program

    2011 – 2014
    Vanderbilt University – Nashville, TN
    Ph.D. Human Genetics

    2005 – 2009
    Duke University – Durham, NC
    B.S., Graduation with Distinction
    Biomedical Engineering


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    AWARDS AND HONORS:

    Etta Kalin Moskowitz Fund Research Award
    Awarded by Stanford University Radiology Residency Program, 2017

    Founder’s Award
    Awarded by Vanderbilt University School of Medicine to 1st in class, 2016

    Glasgow-Rubin Citation for Academic Achievement
    Awarded by Vanderbilt University School of Medicine to 1st female in class, 2016

    Roentgen Award
    Awarded by Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Department of Radiology, 2016

    Fellow and Resident Annual Meeting Scholarship
    Awarded by the World Congress of Interventional Oncology for the annual WCIO Conference, 2016

    Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
    Vanderbilt University, 2015

    Dr. Constantin Cope Medical Student Research Award
    Awarded by the Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation, 2015

    Society of Interventional Radiology Medical Student Travel Scholarship
    Awarded by the Society of Interventional Radiology for the annual SIR Conference, 2014

    Flexner Dean’s Lecture Student Lecturer
    Awarded by Vanderbilt University, 2013

    NIGMS Travel Fellowship
    Awarded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences for the Short Course on Statistical Genetics and Genomics, 2011

    Medical Scientist Training Program
    Funded by NIH T32 GM07347, full tuition scholarship and stipend for both medical and graduate school, 2009 – 2016

    Baldwin Scholars Unsung Heroine Award
    Awarded by Duke University, 2009

    Research in Practice Program Grant
    Awarded by Duke University, 2008

    Pratt Undergraduate Research Fellowship
    Awarded by Duke University, 2007-2009


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    PUBLICATIONS:

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/1hIErl5HHAqAz/bibliography/54643152/public/?sort=date&direction=ascending