Jacob Collins
Medical Physicist, 2nd Year Resident
Jacob received his undergraduate degree in Physics with a minor in Mathematics at University at Buffalo and a Master’s and PhD degrees in Medical Physics from CAMPEP accredited University at Buffalo. During his graduate studies he participated in research to develop a deep neural network and machine learning model for predicting patient eye-lens dose and patient head position in real-time during fluoroscopically guided neurointerventional procedures, as well as building a patient eye-lens dose database using Monte Carlo simulations. Jake also worked as a medical physics practicum leader guiding first year students through mock quality assurance for different imaging modalities.
He has passed the ABR part 1 exam and joined UMP in June 2022 as a Medical Physics Resident.
He is striving to enhance his knowledge in field and complete board certification in diagnostic medical physics.
He enjoys playing videogames, watching movies/tv shows, reading a good fantasy book, and nature walks with his wife
Education:
PhD in Medical Physics, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
M.S. in Medical Physics, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
B.S. in Physics, Mathematics Minor, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Certifications, Licenses, and Professional Organizations:
American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Resident Member
John Cooper
Medical Physicist, 2nd Year Resident
John received a Bachelor of Science in Physics from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Salem College, and a Master of Science in Medical Physics from East Carolina University. Before pursuing his graduate degree, John worked as a service technician and a quality assurance test technician. During his graduate studies John worked as a research assistant studying the diagnostic and therapeutic properties of iron oxide nanoparticles in vitro using breast cancer cells. He joined Upstate Medical Physics as a Diagnostic Medical Physics Resident in June of 2022.
Education
- M.S. in Medical Physics, East Carolina University, Greenville NC
- B.S. in Biology, Salem College, Winston-Salem NC
- B.S. in Physics, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro NC
Certifications, Licenses, and Professional Organizations
- New York State Limited Permit to Practice Medical Physics – Diagnostic Radiological Physics
- American Association of Physicists in Medicine Resident Member
- Radiological Society of North America Member in Training
- American College of Radiology National Member in Training – Physicist
- New York State Radiological Society
Blake Montz
Medical Physicist, 1st Year Resident
Blake received his Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering from North Carolina State University and his Master of Science in Medical Physics from CAMPEP accredited University of Tennessee Knoxville. During his graduate studies, Blake worked as a graduate research assistant studying multi-modality imaging of uranium deposits for integrated mass calculations.
He joined Upstate Medical Physics as a Diagnostic Medical Physics Resident in June of 2023. He has completed Part 1 of the ABR exam for diagnostic medical physics.
Blake now resides in Avon where he enjoys hikes with his wife and dog, snowboarding, drawing, and videogames.
Education
- M.S. in Medical Physics, University of Tennessee Knoxville
- B.S. in Nuclear Engineering, North Carolina State University
Certifications, Licenses, and Professional Organizations
- New York State Limited Permit to Practice Medical Physics - Diagnostic Radiological Physics
- American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Resident Member
- American College of Radiology (ACR) Member
- Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Member
Joshua Schlegel
Medical Physicist, 1st Year Resident
Joshua received his B.S. in Biophysics from UCLA and his Master’s in Medical Physics from CAMPEP-accredited Oregon Health & Science University with a focus in diagnostic imaging physics. During his graduate studies, he completed his master’s thesis on metabolic activity imaging using diffusion-weighted MRI. Joshua also worked as a physics assistant in the radiation therapy department at Oregon Health & Science University during his graduate studies.
He passed the ABR part 1 exam in January 2023 and joined UMP as a Medical Physics Resident in June 2023.
He enjoys video games, board games, sports, and finding new places to eat.
Joshua is originally from Anaheim, CA.