ARRS Names 2027 Radiology Journalism Fellows
The American Roentgen Ray Society Roentgen Fund has selected two radiologists for its 2027 radiology journalism fellowships.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Cancer
The American Roentgen Ray Society Roentgen Fund selected Dhairya Lakhani, MD, of West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute as the 2027 Melvin M. Figley Fellow and Francesca Castagnoli, MD, of The Royal Marsden Hospital in London as the Lee F. Rogers International Fellow in Radiology Journalism.
Why it matters
The fellowships train radiologists in medical publishing through the American Journal of Roentgenology, building skills in scientific writing, peer review and digital publication. The program aims to strengthen how radiology research and clinical knowledge is communicated to the field.
The announcement covers two named fellows for the 2027 cycle, with the fellowship year running alongside the ARRS annual meeting in Denver. The source does not report applicant totals or prior-year cohort sizes for comparison.
The players
American Roentgen Ray Society
The American Roentgen Ray Society is a professional organization of radiologists founded in 1900 that publishes the American Journal of Roentgenology and runs the Roentgen Fund fellowship program.
Dhairya Lakhani, MD
Dhairya Lakhani, MD, is a radiologist who serves as vice chair of clinical research and medical director of informatics at West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute.
Francesca Castagnoli, MD
Francesca Castagnoli, MD, is a consultant radiologist specializing in oncologic imaging at The Royal Marsden Hospital in London.
Andrew Rosenkrantz, MD
Andrew Rosenkrantz, MD, is a radiologist who serves as Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
The details
Fellows receive instruction in scientific writing, manuscript preparation and editing, peer review, journalism ethics and digital publication. The program includes an apprenticeship with Editor-in-Chief Andrew Rosenkrantz, MD, at the American Journal of Roentgenology.
Timeline
2027: Fellowship year begins, with fellows co-presenting the Radiology Year in Review session at the ARRS annual meeting in Denver.
Field Context
The Melvin M. Figley and Lee F. Rogers fellowships are named awards within the ARRS Roentgen Fund, and the 2027 selections continue that structure of pairing radiologists with editorial training at the American Journal of Roentgenology. The program places radiologists in publishing roles tied to a long-running society journal.
For readers following radiology, the fellowships expand training in how imaging research is written, reviewed and published. The change affects the flow of clinical knowledge rather than patient treatment directly.
The takeaway
Radiologists interested in medical writing can view publication training as a route into shaping how imaging evidence reaches clinicians. Early exposure to peer review and editorial work builds skills that carry into research and clinical practice.
Further reading
For more on imaging's role in tumor detection, see Cancer.
Source note: This article includes information reported by AuntMinnie.
