Current Research Projects (click link below)
ARS recent publications, presentations, committee involvement, and awards
Teaching Cases and Education
Advanced Radiology Services is currently using the international site Radiopaedia.org for all it’s teaching case content.
Best Practices
PET/CT Symposium – Dr. Paul Shreve is one of the leaders for the annual Best Practices in PET/CT Symposium. The industry sponsored focus group meeting brings together leading practitioners to establish the best standard of practice for the use of PET/CT imaging in the care of cancer patients. Dr. Shreve also coedited a textbook called “Clinical PET-CT in Radiology: Integrated Imaging in Oncology“.
Peer Learning – ARS was an early adopter of the just culture environment designed to identify errors and near-miss events in a deliberately nonpunitive manner, avoiding unproductive blame and instead focusing on error prevention and fostering a culture of continuous quality improvement. As one of the early practices to embark on this transformation, the practice has made several contributions to the American College of Radiology Peer Learning Network.
A Collaborative Environment
The size of our practice and scope of subspecialists on staff provides a unique and in depth knowledge base. Sharing these resources with the medical community is one of our top priorities.
For decades, we have been involved in teaching and mentoring medical students and residents through Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State University Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Residencies (formerly Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners), collaboration with medical equipment developers, and coordination with the healthcare systems we serve. Following are some highlights of our educational activities.
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine 
The Michigan State University College of Human Medicine is headquartered in the Secchia Center, located along the “Medical Mile” in Grand Rapids. Medical education takes place across eight campuses through affiliations with local hospitals, clinics, and other health providers. The building in Grand Rapids opened in 2010 and is one of the eight community campuses (Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Midland, Southeast Michigan, Traverse City, and Upper Peninsula) that trains 812 students.
Grand Rapids is a pillar community that provides the college’s foundation for biomedical and public health research. The Medical Mile is a corridor of collaborative health science education, academic biomedical research and general clinical and specialty hospital care.
Radiology and Biomedical Imaging is a division within the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. Dr. Joseph Junewick, MD, FACR serves as the Division Director and Dr. Christopher Therasse, MD, serves as the Diagnostic Radiology Clerkship Director.
Western Michigan University Medical School
Western Michigan University held the groundbreaking ceremony for the Homer Stryker School of Medicine on the W. E. Upjohn Campus in Kalamazoo in 2012. The inaugural class of 54 students arrived in August of 2014 and in 2024 there are 84 students. Dr. Scott Cressman currently serves as the Chair leading the Department of Radiology and department faculty in teaching medical students, as well as overseeing scholarly activities, research, professional and community service events.
Residency Programs
Corewell Health / Michigan State University Diagnostic Radiology Residency
The Corewell Health / Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program offers a robust training experience with faculty-to-trainee ratio among the top in the nation. The large case volume is comprised of a wide range of pathology and acuity, including imaging for a Level 1 Trauma Center, a freestanding pediatric hospital, a large quaternary care hospital, and several regional medical centers.
The diagnostic radiology residency program accepts three residents per year for one integrated transitional year followed by four radiology years. Residents participate in clinical conferences, discuss articles at journal clubs, and attend educational conferences throughout the academic year. The core curriculum includes physics, didactic subspecialty radiology lectures, and interactive case conferences in a rotating 2-year curriculum that covers all aspects of diagnostic and interventional radiology. Mentorship is established with faculty of the resident’s choosing for career guidance, and additionally for involvement in the Non-Interpretive Track program which runs in parallel with the standard educational curriculum. Residents graduate well-prepared for independent radiology practice in any setting, though the majority of residents go on to complete fellowships in their chosen areas of subspecialization. 
Dr. Michael Perone currently serves as the Program Director role with Dr. Jamie Frost as the Associate Program Director and Dr. Andrew Zbojniewicz as Director of Research.
Educational Section Leads:
Dr. Michael Votruba: Body CT/MR
Dr. Christopher Swenson: Interventional Radiology
Dr. Michael Perone: Emergency Radiology
Kwabea Agbley, PA-C: GI/Fluoroscopy
Dr. Katy Humphrey: Mammography
Dr. Lisa Walker: Musculoskeletal
Dr. Chris Therasse: Neuroradiology
Dr. Wael Marashdeh: Nuclear Medicine/PET
Dr. Jamie Frost: Pediatric
Dr. Kelly Ludema: Ultrasound
Dr. Maryam Ghadimi Mahani: Cardiovascular
Dr. Zachary Hartley-Blossom: Thoracic
Corewell Health Integrated Interventional Radiology Residency
In 2019 ARS partnered with Michigan State University and Corewell Health to create a six year Integrated Interventional Radiology Residency Program. The six-year program includes an integrated intern year modeled after the preliminary general surgery residency program. We offer a broad exposure to all image-guided procedures with exceptional opportunities in oncologic, musculoskeletal, vascular, thromboembolic and palliative/pain intervention in addition to robust training in diagnostic radiology. ARS physicians Dr. James Morrison serves as Program Director and Dr. Christopher Swenson and Dr. Michael Perone serve as Associate Program Director. The program was approved by the ACGME in January and matched the first class of residents in March of 2021.