{"id":15586,"date":"2025-07-10T11:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T15:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/?page_id=15586"},"modified":"2025-07-10T11:00:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T15:00:19","slug":"christian-fontan-md-phd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/education\/residency-program\/diagnostic-radiology-residency\/current-residents\/christian-fontan-md-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Fontan, MD, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15548 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/DSC_9512-2-scaled-e1752157327445-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Christian Fontan, MD, PhD portrait\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/DSC_9512-2-scaled-e1752157327445-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/DSC_9512-2-scaled-e1752157327445-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/DSC_9512-2-scaled-e1752157327445-768x1022.jpg 768w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/DSC_9512-2-scaled-e1752157327445-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/DSC_9512-2-scaled-e1752157327445.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine<\/h3>\n<h3>Diagnostic Radiology<\/h3>\n<p>Hey all, my name is Christian. I&#8217;m a Virginia native, went to undergrad at William and Mary and completed medical school at VCU under the MD-PhD program. While researching residency programs, I learned how superb the diagnostic radiology\u00a0training at UVA was, and attended a second look where I felt instantly connected with the program culture and people in the department.\u00a0 As the Charlottesville area is also an east coast hub for mountain biking and rock climbing, it became a clear\u00a0choice to continue my training in this beautiful city. I am excited to continue this journey with my family and hope to see you on the trails!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15588\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/20241229_151949-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Christian Fontan biking selfie\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/20241229_151949-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/20241229_151949-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/20241229_151949-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/20241229_151949-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/20241229_151949-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/20241229_151949-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/20241229_151949-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/20241229_151949-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/20241229_151949-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15587\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/edit-1-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"Christian Fontan with partner and dog\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/edit-1-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/edit-1-824x1024.jpg 824w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/edit-1-768x954.jpg 768w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/edit-1-1236x1536.jpg 1236w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/edit-1-161x200.jpg 161w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/edit-1.jpg 1623w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Diagnostic Radiology Hey all, my name is Christian. 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