Research Fellows
The Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology service at UB Neurosurgery and Kaleida Health is world-renowned for its innovation and advancements in minimally invasive treatments for neurological disorders.
In collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team of scientists at the acclaimed Canon Stroke & Vascular Research Center (CSVRC), the endovascular surgical neuroradiology faculty and fellows conduct “translational” research, which involves the rapid application of treatment breakthroughs in the clinical arena. In addition, the faculty and fellows participate in numerous national clinical trials. Thus, staying at the forefront of technology and treatment.
The research fellows are hand-selected by Dr. Adnan Siddiqui and are active in clinical trials and manuscript publication. They are instrumental liaisons between the Department of Neurosurgery and CSVRC. The fellows provide insight into current clinical practices, imaging interpretation and a wealth of anonymized data.
Post-Doctoral Researchers
Sricharan Veeturi, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
Sricharan Veeturi is a postdoctoral associate in the Department of neurosurgery. He obtained an undergraduate degree in India from the Visvesvaraya Technological Institute and his Masters and PhD from the University at Buffalo. He chose his lab as a result of his exposure to the aneurysm based research during his time as a masters student, which motivated him to work toward his PhD. Currently, he is working on minimally-invasive image and blood-based biomarkers to improve risk stratification for intracranial aneurysms. He is using radiomics and machine learning in developing risk stratification models. In addition, he also is involved in intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) research. He plans to continue his research on stroke related research.
Current Graduate Students
Kyle Williams
Kyle Williams is a graduate student seeking a PhD in Biomedical Engineering and a Masters in Medical Physics. Kyle attended the University at Buffalo for his undergraduate studies, where he first discovered the wonders of medical imaging and passions for image processing and finding answers to unsolved problems. In his graduate studies, Kyle unites his interests, using image processing and artificial intelligence to produce velocity and pressure fields from 1000 fps high-speed angiography data, as well as monitoring the dose administered to patients throughout these procedures. He hopes his work in physics-informed neural networks will help transform the landscape of artificial intelligence in medical imaging as he sets his sights on a career within the medical imaging industry.
Briana Santo
Briana Santo is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences' Computational Cell Biology, Anatomy and Pathology (CCBAP) program. She attended Tulane University for her undergraduate studies, where she received a B.S. in Biological Chemistry. Her research at the CSVRC involves investigation of acute ischemic stroke thrombus histopathology. More specifically, computational analysis of thrombus organization as well as detection and characterization of platelet-neutrophil-NET interactions in thrombi.
