Dr. Epelman is a senior radiologist with extensive experience in Pediatric Radiology. She is a Professor of Radiology at the College of Medicine at University of Central Florida, and an Assistant Editor for “Pediatric Radiology”, the most esteemed journal for Pediatric Imagers. Dr. Epelman currently serves as Vice-chair of Radiology at the Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando, FL. Dr. Epelman’s contributions to pediatric radiology, as supported by her record of clinical and research achievements, are irrefutable proof of her stature in the field.  Dr Epelman has published more than 150 manuscripts. The significance of her contributions is highlighted by the manner in which other scientists rely on her work -more than 3900 citations, and a h-index of 29, according to Google Scholar.  Dr. Epelman’s research has widely influenced the field, such as her technique for using ultrasound to diagnose diaphragmatic paralysis in children which has been adopted as standard practice at numerous pediatric institutions.  Additionally, the technique Dr. Epelman and her colleagues established for using ultrasound to diagnose necrotizing enterocolitis in newborns, which  she published in a first-author article “Necrotizing enterocolitis: review of state-of-the-art imaging findings with pathologic correlation,” in the Radiographics journal, represented a sea change in diagnosing this disease. An additional paper on this topic, entitled “Correlation of sonographic findings and outcome in necrotizing enterocolitis”, in whom Dr Epelman is the senior author, was honored with the prestigious Walter Berdon Award for the most Outstanding Clinical Paper published in 2008 in the Pediatric Radiology journal. Furthermore, Dr. Epelman’s work has been awarded twice with the prestigious Caffey award, one of the most esteemed honors in Pediatric Radiology.  In addition, Dr. Epelman received a Cum Laude Award at the in 2005 91st RSNA meeting, a Cum Laude and Excellence in Design Award at the in 2000 86th RSNA meeting and a Magna Cum Laude Award at the 98th RSNA meeting in Chicago, IL in 2012Dr. Epelman is a senior radiologist with extensive experience in Pediatric Radiology. She is a Professor of Radiology at the College of Medicine at University of Central Florida, and an Assistant Editor for “Pediatric Radiology”, the most esteemed journal for Pediatric Imagers. Dr. Epelman currently serves as Vice-chair of Radiology at the Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando, FL. Dr. Epelman’s contributions to pediatric radiology, as supported by her record of clinical and research achievements, are irrefutable proof of her stature in the field.  Dr Epelman has published more than 150 manuscripts. The significance of her contributions is highlighted by the manner in which other scientists rely on her work -more than 5700 citations, and a h-index of 37, according to Google Scholar.  Dr. Epelman’s research has widely influenced the field, such as her technique for using ultrasound to diagnose diaphragmatic paralysis in children which has been adopted as standard practice at numerous pediatric institutions.  Additionally, the technique Dr. Epelman and her colleagues established for using ultrasound to diagnose necrotizing enterocolitis in newborns, which she published in a first-author article “Necrotizing enterocolitis: review of state-of-the-art imaging findings with pathologic correlation,” in the Radiographics journal, represented a sea change in diagnosing this disease. An additional paper on this topic, entitled “Correlation of sonographic findings and outcome in necrotizing enterocolitis”, in whom Dr Epelman is the senior author, was honored with the prestigious Walter Berdon Award for the most Outstanding Clinical Paper published in 2008 in the Pediatric Radiology journal. Furthermore, Dr. Epelman’s work has been awarded twice with the prestigious Caffey award, one of the most esteemed honors in Pediatric Radiology.  In addition, Dr. Epelman received a Cum Laude Award at the in 2005 91st RSNA meeting, a Cum Laude and Excellence in Design Award at the in 2000 86th RSNA meeting and a Magna Cum Laude Award at the 98th RSNA meeting in Chicago, IL in 2012