Where are you from?   

The suburbs of St. Louis, Missouri. 

What do you love most about living in NYC?   

NYC’s public transit system makes food crawls and sightseeing opportunities accessible. The variety of museums, conventions, and concerts can’t be beat. 

What drew you to Cornell Radiology?  

This may be the 5th time you’ve seen this, but it’s the people! Also, nothing compares to the trifecta that is Cornell-NYP, MSKCC and HSS.  

What are some of your favorite hobbies outside of work?  

My go-to hobbies involve digital art. If I’m not working on a piece/animation, I would run workshops or catch up with my favorite illustrators/composers for inspiration—there is a mountain of sheet music I still need to play on the piano. 

I also dabble in screenplay writing, and occasionally, my friends and I cold-read through them (I’m the group's amateur voice actor). 

Do you have any kids/pets?  

If my succulents count, yes. 

Dream vacation?  

Backpacking through Europe is on the bucket list.  

Go-to Karaoke song?  

"Happy" by Pharrell Williams 

Favorite radiology sign?  

Macaroni sign 


Alana Dinh
First Year Resident