Mecklenburg Radiology Associates continues to successfully recruit radiologists with extensive subspecialty training from leading institutions. MRA is pleased to announce the addition of five radiologists to our growing team.

Jeffrey Chukwuneke, MD

(Started 9/1)

Medical School:
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY

Internship
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Saint Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY

Residency:
Diagnostic Radiology: Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University, Saint Louis, MO

Fellowship:
Neuroradiology: Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University, Saint Louis, MO


Amelia Kernizan, MD

(Started 8/1)

Medical School:
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Internship
Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY

Residency:
Diagnostic Radiology: NYU Langone Health, New York, NY

Fellowship:
Body MRI: NYU Langone Health, New York, NY


Thomas Mehuron, MD

(Started 8/1)

Medical School:
New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY

Internship
Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, NY

Residency:
Diagnostic Radiology: NYU Langone Health, New York, NY

Fellowship:
Neuroradiology: NYU Langone Health, New York, NY


Jacob Nelson, MD

(Started 8/1)

Medical School:
University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC

Internship
Grand Strand Medical Center, Myrtle Beach, SC

Residency:
Diagnostic Radiology: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Fellowship:
Abdominal Imaging: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC


Catherine Panick, MD

(Started 8/1)

Medical School:
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH

Internship
MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH

Residency:
Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology: Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR

Fellowship:
Interventional Radiology: Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR


Robert Bender, MHS, PA-C

(Started 9/1)

Graduate School:
MHS Physician Assistant Program: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Board Certification(s)
National Commission on Certification of Physicians Assistants


As the oldest radiology group in North Carolina, providing the highest quality diagnostic imaging services to the greater Charlotte region. Mecklenburg Radiology Associates has been a cornerstone in the Charlotte community for over a century. With our passion, knowledge, and expertise, we provide the highest quality imaging services available. We are Committed to Quality and Care You Can Trust.