Applied Radiology

Faculty


	Stephanie Allen, MBA, RT(R)(MR), CJCP Director of Quality, Patient Safety Officer Maria Parham Health
	Rick Banner Rick Banner Senior Director, Marketing FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. Rick Banner is a marketing professional with 17+ years of experience working with major manufacturers of medical imaging equipment. His degree in radiological sciences provides the foundation for his career and today he is the Senior Director of Marekting for FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc.; responsible for managing and directing downstream marketing teams and product expansion activities for computed tomography, digital radiography and women’s health.
	Patricia Barnick, BSRT Patricia is a registered MRI and CT technologist, who worked in a variety of clinical positions in radiology for almost 30 years prior to coming to Bayer. Her positions ranged from staff technologist to Chief Technologist of an imaging center that had 5 free standing offices as well as supporting a large in-patient facility with a Level 1 trauma center Patricia is very grateful for having had the opportunity to start in the early days of clinical MRI, where a solid MR physics background was essential. It has been an amazing experience seeing the technology grow to what it is today. She came to Bayer initially as a clinical support specialist for the contrast portfolio. She joined the Bayer Radiology Medical Affairs division in 2012 where she is able to leverage her clinical experience along with her product knowledge to best serve Bayer customers and more importantly, their patients.
	Susie Bash, MD Dr. Bash is the Medical Director of Neuroradiology at San Fernando Valley Interventional Radiology at RADNET. Dr. Bash joined RADNET in 2005. Prior to this she was on the faculty at UCLA as an Assistant Professor of Neuroradiology, after completing a 2-year Neuroradiology Fellowship at UCLA and Radiology Residency also at UCLA. During her tenure at UCLA, Dr. Bash was the recipient of the Issa Yaghmai Scholarship for best paper published in a peer-reviewed journal; Consultant of the Year Award, issued by the Emergency Department to one UCLA resident a year; as well as the Outstanding Resident Award, issued by Olive View-UCLA to one resident a year. Dr. Bash was awarded James Scholar Honors during her medical school years at University of Illinois. Dr. Bash’s passion and interests lie in Artificial Intelligence applications in Neuroimaging and other advanced Neuroimaging techniques which add patient-centric value and quality. She is actively involved in AI clinical trials and serves on the medical advisory boards to some outstanding AI companies.
	W. Christopher Baughman, MD W. Christopher Baughman, MD Vice Chair of Radiology MetroHealth William (Chris) Baughman, MD graduated summa cum laude from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor of Engineering in biomedical engineering. A Doctor of Medicine followed this from Vanderbilt University. He then completed an internship and diagnostic radiology residency at Case Western Reserve/MetroHealth Medical Center. This was followed by a fellowship in abdominal imaging at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Baughman has been a member of the MetroHealth Medical Center staff since 2010 and currently holds the appointment of Associate Professor of Radiology at Case Western University School of Medicine. He currently serves as the Vice Chair of the Department of Radiology, Associate Director of Bioinformatics, and Director of Computed Tomography and cardiothoracic imaging at MetroHealth Medical Center.
	Daniel R. Bednarek, PhD, FAAPM University of Buffalo School of Medicine &
	Aron J. Belfer, MD Breast Imaging Dept. CDB Premium São Paulo, Brazil
	Thorsten Bley Professor Thorsten Bley is a board-certified radiologist and serves as Chairman of the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology at the University of Würzburg, Germany. His research training includes scientific collaboration with Dr. Jürgen Hennig, a medical physicist and pioneer in magnetic resonance imaging. Professor Bley further advanced his expertise in medical physics as a Visiting Professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he worked closely with Thomas M. Grist, M.D., FACR, Charles Mistretta, Ph.D., and Scott B. Reeder, M.D., Ph.D.
	Jeremie Calais, MD, MSc Jeremie Calais, MD, MSc Assistant Professor Ahmanson Translational Theranostics Division, UCLA
	Jessica Chambers, MHA, RT(R)(CT) As a former CT Technologist, Jessica Chambers, MHA, RT(R)(CT) has found her niche in her current role as the Director of Diagnostic Imaging for SSM Health. Identifying and expanding the use of imaging technology from early in her career, her work now focuses on helping professionals within the SSM Health System realize that shared vision. Today, Jessica is a champion of sharing how one centralized solution can vastly benefit a health system across an expanding enterprise.
	Marcus Y. Chen, MD National Institute of Health
	Junsung Choi, MD Junsung Choi, M.D. Moffitt Cancer Center, Florida
	Christine Chung, MD Christine Chung, M.D. University of California San Diego
	Matthew F. Covington, MD Matthew F. Covington, MD Assistant Professor of Radiology University of Utah School of Medicine Dr. Matthew Covington is a subspecialty breast imager with multi-institutional experience usingcontrast-enhanced mammography, having authored several manuscripts on the best uses and implementation of this technology. Dr. Covington has extensive experience with theuse and implementation ofnew and emerging breast imaging technologies that includes contrast-enhanced mammography, molecular breast imaging, and 18F-Fluoroestradiol-PET/CT. Dr. Covington has an active clinical appointment with the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences at the University of Utah and a research appointment at the Center for Quantitative Cancer Imaging at the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City. Dr. Covington is also the founder and host ofThe Radiology Review Podcast.
	Steven Don, MD Steven Don, MD, is an Associate Professor of Pediatric Radiology at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine. His clinical practice is at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. He recently retired from the Image Gently Steering Committee, where he co-chaired the CR/DR Committee. His current research interests include an NIH-funded study on the effects of noise in CT on observer performance. He is also developing an augmented reality and computer vision device to aid radiographers when taking radiographs, in collaboration with co-presenter Robert MacDougall, MSc, and Benoit Scherrer, PhD, both from Boston Children’s Hospital.
	Melissa A. Durand Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Radiology Yale School of Medicine
	Azam Eghbal, MD Radiology Medical Director Children Health of Orange County CS Radiology \| OC Pediatric Radiology Associates Dr. Azam Eghbal serves as the Medical Director of Pediatric Radiology at CHOC Hospital in Orange, California and is a highly experienced radiologist with 10+ years of expertise in the field. She is board certified by the American Board of Radiology, with additional qualifications in pediatric radiology. She received her medical training at University of Florida College of Medicine, followed by radiology residency at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh and a fellowship in pediatric radiology fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital. She is known for her expertise in pediatric radiology and has published numerous research papers in esteemed medical journals. In addition to her clinical and research work, Dr. Eghbal is an active member of several professional organizations, including the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR) and Society of Chairs of radiology at Children Hospitals (SCORCH). She frequently presents at national and international conferences, sharing her insights and findings with the broader medical community.
	Robert A. Fabrizio Rob Fabrizio is the Director of Strategic Marketing, sales promotion, market intelligence and business activities at FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. He joined Fujifilm in 2002 as a Product Manager and has held increasing roles in Product and Marketing Management. Since joining FUJIFILM, he has been instrumental in launching and marketing more than 20 major new digital x-ray products in less than 10 years. He spent 5 years as Director of Marketing and Product Development overseeing and influencing marketing and new product development and life cycle activities, in collaboration with US and overseas cross functional teams. Prior to Fuji, Rob spent several years in senior level marketing, product management and new product development roles in the consumer electronics industry. He has extensive experience in new product development and marketing for two leading consumer electronics and international heart rate monitor companies in the US.
	Laurie L. Fajardo, MD TBD
	Shannon G. Farmakis, M.D. Assistant Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics Medical Director of Pediatric Radiology St. Louis University School of Medicine SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
	William Faulkner, B.S.,R.T.(R)(MR)(CT), FSMRT Bill Faulkner has been working as an independent consultant through his own company, William Faulkner & Associates, providing MRI and CT education as well as MRI safety and clinical operations consulting for over 20 years. Clients include health care facilities, and medical companies such as GE, Philips, Siemens, Aspect Imaging, Invivo, Medtronic, Bracco Diagnostics and Metrasens. He has been teaching and lecturing on MRI for over 25 years. He is an active member and Fellow of the SMRT; serving as the first president. He is a founding board member of the American Board of Magnetic Resonance Safety (ABMRS), currently serving as Secretary-Treasurer of the ABMRS and is a credentialed MR Safety Officer. Bill is the author of “Rad Techs Guide to MRI: Basic Physics, Instrumentation and Quality Control”. He is the co-author of “Review Questions for MRI” and a contributing author for “MRI for Technologists”, “Handbook for MRI”, and the first edition of “The Physics of Clinical MR Taught Through Images”.
	John F. Feller, MD TBD
	Dominik Fleischmann, MD Director of CT, Chief of Cardiovascular Imaging Stanford University Medical Center
	Wende N. Gibbs, MD,MA Wende N. Gibbs, MD, MA, is Assistant Professor of Neuroradiology and Director of Spine Imaging and In-tervention at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA.
	Garry E. Gold, MD Professor of Radiology, Bioengineering & Orthopedics Vice Chair, Research and Organization Stanford University
	Bernadette M. Greenwood, BSRS, RT (R) (MR) (ARRT) TBD
	Richard Hallett, MD Richard Hallett, MD Chief, Cardiovascular Imaging Northwest Radiology Network
	Kristan Harrington, MBA, R.T.(R)(MR), ARRT, MRSO Kristan has been working with William Faulkner & Associates for over 10 years providing both MRI educational and operational consulting services. She has spoken at conferences nationally and internationally for MTMI, Northwest Imaging Forums, Siemens Medical Systems, Bracco Diagnostics and Medtronic. She has extensive experience as an MRI educator holding positions with Philips Medical Systems, Rush University and Emory University in Atlanta. Kristan graduated from Emory University with her Bachelor’s degree in Medical Science Education in 1997 With Honors and her Associate’s in Radiology Technology in 1996. She received her Master’s in Business Administration in 2010. Kristan is a credentialed MR Safety Officer (MRSO) and a board member of the American Board of Magnetic Resonance Safety (ABMRS).
	David Hays, MD Interventional Oncology Carti Cancer Center Little Rock, Arkansas
	Jeffrey C. Hellinger, MD, MBA New York Cardiovascular Institute, Lenox Hill Radiology and Medical Imaging New York, NY
	Matthew Hoerner, Ph.D., DABR Matthew Hoerner, Ph.D., DABR Medical Physicist Yale New Haven Hospital
	Farah Gillan Irani, MD Consultant Interventional Radiology Center Department of Diagnostic Radiology Singapore General Hospital
	Jon Jacobson, MD Jon Jacobson, M.D. University of Michigan
	Dinesh Kalra, MD, FACC, FSCCT, FSCMR, FNLA Chief of Cardiology and Professor of Medicine and Radiology, and Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Innovations University of Louisville School of Medicine
	Jeffrey R. Karnes, MD Jeffrey R. Karnes, MD Chair, Division of Community Urology Mayo Clinic
	Seth Kligerman, MD Associate Professor of Diagnostic Radiology University of Maryland School of Medicine
	Beth M. Kline-Fath, MD Beth M. Kline-Fath, MD, received her undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Cincinnati. After completing a residency in radiology at the University of Cincinnati, she completed a fellowship in pediatric radiology at Cincinnati Children’s. Dr. Kline-Fath worked in private practice for several years before returning to Cincinnati Children’s for fellowship training in pediatric neuroradiology. Since joining the neuroradiology staff, Dr. Kline-Fath has developed the Fetal Imaging Program for the department and is a staff member of the Cincinnati Fetal Center. In addition to general pediatric neuroradiology, her areas of interest include fetal imaging and MR spectroscopy.
	Michael V. Knopp, MD, PhD Dr. Knopp is a Professor of Radiology and Novartis Chair of Imaging Research and also the PI and Director of the Wright Center of Innovation in Biomedical Imaging at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. His research interests include: • Developing and validating new imaging methodologies • MRI, PET and safety • Imaging of angiogenesis and response assessment Dr. Knopp's current research focus is on functional and molecular hybrid imaging-based assessment as well as on validation of imaging methodologies as biomarkers. With the initial funding of the Wright Center of Innovation in Biomedical Imaging, Dr. Knopp has been able to build up an extensive infrastructure that provides state-of-the-art capabilities to perform advanced imaging studies as well as their analysis.
	Matthew J. Kuhn, MD Clinical Professor at the University of Illinois College Of Medicine at Peoria, Illinois.
	Tomas Kuprys, MD Orthopedic Surgery Resident Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
	Ryan K Lee, MD, MBA Clinical Associate Professor SKMC at Thomas Jefferson University Vice Chair of Quality and Safety Section Chief of Neuroradiology Einstein Healthcare Network Dr. Ryan K. Lee, MD, MBA, MRMD is Clinical Associate Professor at the Sydney Kimmel College at Thomas Jefferson University. He is the Vice Chair of Quality and Safety, Section Chief of Neuroradiology, and the Magnetic Resonance Medical Director in the Department of Radiology. His areas of expertise include radiation management in imaging, radiology clinical decision support, and MRI Safety. He is known for his work not only in CT radiation dose reduction, but also in the reduction of variance in radiation dose. An authority on quality in radiology, he serves on several quality and safety committees in the Einstein Healthcare Network. Dr. Lee has expertise in hospital and physician reimbursement, and as Chair of the MACRA committee at Einstein is responsible for developing strategies in the MIPS and APM environment. He has extensive experience in the implementation of radiology clinical decision support, and has given numerous lectures regarding its benefits. He is a member of ACR Appropriateness Criteria Neurological Imaging Subcommittee, ACR MACRA committee, ACR Economics Subcommittee on Neuroradiology, and ACR GSER Quality and Safety Committee. He serves on the board for the Pennsylvania Radiological Society and the Philadelphia Roentgen Ray Society. Dr. Lee graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Arts, and attained his medical degree at Drexel School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Rochester and fellowship in Neuroradiology at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Radiology and has a Certificate of Added Qualification in Neuroradiology. He holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from the Simon School at the University of Rochester.
	Robert MacDougall, M.Sc. Robert MacDougall, M.Sc. is a diagnostic and nuclear medicine physicist at Boston Children’s Hospital. Mr. MacDougall is a graduate of the Department of Medical Biophysics at the University of Toronto and completed his residency in Diagnostic Medical Physics at Henry Ford Hospital. His professional career has been focused on pediatric imaging, first at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago and currently at Boston Children’s. Mr. MacDougall has contributed to the Image Gently Campaign for digital radiography and serves on the AAPM Pediatric Imaging Subcommittee as Chair of Task Group 252 and as a physicist liaison to the Society of Pediatric Radiology. His research focus is on the optimization of quality and safety in pediatric imaging, as well as novel image reconstruction techniques and augmented/virtual reality applications in radiology.
	Jeffrey H. Maki, MD, PhD Professor of Radiology and Section Chief of Abdominal Imaging, Department of Radiology, University of Colorado
	Kenneth Maravilla, MD In this first of a four-part CME/CE Accredited Expert Forum Webcast Series, Dr. Kenneth Maravilla will review the safety profiles of the currently available agents, identify the risk factors for NSF and discuss the current understanding and outstanding issues related to Gadolinium deposition in the brain and other tissues in patients with normal renal function. Following Dr. Maravilla's talk, we’ll partake in a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Lawrence Tanenbaum.
	Daniele Marin, MD tbd
	Terence Matalon, MD Dr. Matalon is the Chairman of the Department of Radiology. Dr. Matalon has a Certificate of Added Qualification in Vascular and Interventional Radiology from the American Board of Radiology. He is a Fellow of both the American College of Radiology and the Society of Interventional Radiology and is a recent national Past President of the Society of Interventional Radiology. He serves as an examiner for the American Board of Radiology. Dr. Matalon’s areas of expertise are interventional radiology, ultrasound and CT.
	Laszlo Mechtler, MD, FAAN Laszlo Mechtler, MD Medical Director, Dent Neurologic Institute Professor of Neurology and Oncology Dr. Laszlo Mechtler is Professor of Neurology and Oncology at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He is UCNS certified in Neuroimaging, Neuro-Oncology and Headache Medicine. Dr. Mechtler is the Medical Director of the Dent Neurologic Institute as well as the Dent Neurologic Imaging Center and he is the Chief of Neuro-Oncology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, NY. His training includes institutions such as MD Anderson and the State University of New York at Buffalo. He completed his Neuroimaging fellowship at the Dent Neurologic Institute in 1990. He is the immediate Past President of the American Society of Neuroimaging. He was the guest editor of the 2009 and 2014 edition of Neurology Clinics on ‘Neuroimaging’. He was also the guest editor of the 2008 and current 2016 edition of Continuum on ‘Neuroimaging’. He also represents the AAN on the ACR Neuroimaging expert panel for evaluation of appropriateness criteria for neurological disorders as well as the Executive Committee for BrainPAC. He is currently participating in numerous clinical trials which include neuroimaging research for traumatic brain injury as well as brain tumors. Dr. Mechtler is also the Director of the Neuroimaging Fellowship program at the Dent Neurologic Institute and lectures on Neuroimaging both nationally and internationally.
	Yashbir Mehta, MD Yashbir Mehta, MD Radiation Oncologist
	Pareen Mehta, MD Medical Director of Radiology The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute - A Cedars Sinai Affiliate Los Angeles, California
	Lior Molvin, RT, CT, MBA Radiologic Technologist IV Stanford University Medical Center
	Xavier Montet Geneva University Hospital Radiology Division
	Desiree Morgan, MD
	Bill Nicholas Bill Nicholas, Manager, Digital Radiology Systems at FUJIFILM Medical System U.S.A., Inc. is responsible for managing the digital radiography product line including Fujifilm's D-EVO panels, as well as for its AcSelerate and D-EVO Suite II digital radiographic systems. A graduate of Long Island University, Bill has a Bachelor's degree in Radiologic Technology, and an MBA in Marketing and Business Administration. He has worked in the medical imaging field for over 30 years, including roles as an x-ray technologist and radiology administrator
	Sally O'Hara, MD, FAAP Professor of Radiology Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Sara (Sally) O'Hara, MD received her BS in chemistry and physics from Georgetown University, Washington, DC, in 1984, and her MD degree from Georgetown, in 1988. Dr. O'Hara completed a rotating internship year at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, OH, and completed her radiology residency at the University of Cincinnati in 1993 as chief resident. Dr. O'Hara focused her training in Pediatric Radiology during a fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. After completing her fellowship, she spent several additional months of training in nuclear medicine at DC Children's Hospital. Dr. O'Hara worked for five years at Duke University Medical Center, NC, in charge of pediatric nuclear medicine, but she was also involved in all imaging modalities and several research projects. Her interests include pediatric imaging, nuclear medicine, ultrasound and advanced ultrasound techniques.
	Bhavik N. Patel, MD, MBA Clinical Interests: Value-based delivery • Business of Radiology • Abdominal imaging with CT • MRI, and ultrasound • Imaging of the pancreas • Image guided percutaneous interventions Research Interests: MRI and CT imaging of the pancreas • Business & economics of healthcare • Emerging imaging and post-processing techniques
	Rutu Patel, PharmD, RPh Rutu is a seasoned professional, with broad experience over a 19 year career in pharmaceutical and agency settings that has covered regulatory, promotional, and continuing education activities. Having a pharmacy background affords her the unique ability to grasp new subjects and assess large amounts of data in order to create accurate, concise, and engaging materials. She is passionate about the work she delivers and the lasting relationships she has built. Over the course of her career, she has successfully planned, managed, and executed a multitude of strategic programs, including publications and associated planning activities, promotional and accredited monographs, symposia and other congress-related activities, slide content, as well as formal literature searches with data extraction for regulatory activities.
	Christopher J. Petit, MD Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
	Dean J. Phillips, DO Chairman, Department of Radiology Samaritan Medical Center President, Northern Radiology Associates, P.C. President and Director, Outpatient Imaging Northern Radiology Imaging, PLLC Watertown, NY
	Liane E. Philpotts Professor of Diagnostic Radiology Chief, Breast Imaging Yale University School of Medicine Breast Imaging
	Katja Pinker-Domenig, MD, PhD, EBBI, FISMRM, FSBI Katja Pinker-Domenig, MD, PhD, recently named Division Chief of Breast Imaging at the Department of Radiology at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (VP&S) (May 2024), is an internationally renowned physician-scientist and board-certified radiologist with extensive expertise in all aspects of state-of-the-art breast imaging, including mammography, digital breast tomosynthesis, ultrasound, MRI, and breast interventions. She has special training in the use of imaging to diagnose and treat disease with a focus on research and advanced medical imaging. Her top clinical accomplishments include the successful use of multiparametric MRIs in routine patient care; a concept that she developed, investigated, and implemented in Vienna and further refined at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) to achieve the most accurate breast cancer detection. Before joining MSK, Dr. Pinker-Domenig trained and practiced at the Medical University of Vienna in Austria. With a strong interest in cancer research that uses advanced imaging, she joined MSK in 2014 as a researcher, and has been a member of the radiology team at Memorial Hospital since November 2017, as well as a professor of radiology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University since November 2020. Until September, Dr. Pinker-Domenig will serve as the Director of Research and the Director of Breast MRI for the Breast Imaging Service in MSK’s Department of Radiology. She is an Executive Board Member of the nonprofit European Society of Breast Imaging and has co-authored several guidelines addressing all aspects of breast cancer imaging.
	Daniel J. Podberesky, MD Daniel J. Podberesky, MD, joined Nemours Children's Health System as Radiologist-in-Chief in October 2014. He is a nationally recognized physician with a distinguished list of accomplishments in the pediatric imaging field. Based in Orlando, he also serves as the Chair of the Department of Radiology at Nemours Children's Hospital. Prior to joining Nemours, Dr. Podberesky was Associate Director of Clinical Services and Chief of the Division of Thoracoabdominal Imaging at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He is currently Associate Professor of Radiology at the University of Central Florida and Florida State university. Dr. Podberesky earned his medical degree at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. As an active duty member of the U.S. Air Force, he completed a residency in diagnostic radiology at the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, followed by a fellowship in pediatric radiology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Following his radiology training, Dr. Podberesky served as Chief of Pediatric Radiology at Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. Dr. Podberesky is certified by the American Board of Radiology, with a certificate of added qualification in pediatric radiology. His main areas of clinical and research interest are advanced imaging of the pediatric gastrointestinal, genitourinary and cardiovascular systems, and he has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles and numerous textbook chapters in these areas. He also serves on numerous national organizations, including as a member of the Board of Directors of the Society for Pediatric Radiology.
	Stephen J. Pomeranz, MD CEO & Medical Director ProScan Imaging & World Care Clinical Research
	Mathias Prokop, MD, Ph.D. Professor of Radiology Head of the Department Radiology & Nuclear Medicine Radboud University Medical Center The Netherlands
	Gopal Punjabi, MD TBD
	Applied Radiation Oncology APPLIED RADIATION ONCOLOGY AUTHORS
	Elizabeth A. Rafferty, MD Director of Breast Imaging Programs L & M Radiology Medical Director Women’s Health Imaging Andover, Massachusetts
	Donna Roberts, MD Associate Professor Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC
	Seferino Romo, RT(R)(MR) Seferino Romo, RT(R)(MR), MR Technologist and MRI Clinical Educator at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center,
	Howard Rowley
	Jonas Rydberg, MD Dr Jonas Rydberg is a clinical radiologist with an interest in computed tomography and special interest in body and vascular imaging. Dr Rydberg received an MD degree at Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden (1978). He worked at St Göran Hospital and Karolinska Hospital in Stockholm where he advanced to associate professor. In 1999 he was invited to do 1 year of multislice CT research at University Hospital in Indianapolis. This turned into a permanent move to the USA. Research and teaching in CT has continued over the past 16 years and led to several presentations and publications in body CT. Dr Rydberg holds the title of Professor of Diagnostic Radiology at Indiana University School of Medicine. His is Medical Director for Radiology at IU Health Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis. Dr Rydberg and his wife Magdalena live in Indianapolis. They have two sons, Magnus and Daniel. They have one daughter, Johanna (& Andrew) and a grandson, Viktor.
	Nadia Saeed, BA Medical student at Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, CT.
	Rupan Sanyal, MD
	Oliver Sartor, MD Oliver Sartor, MD Medical Director, Tulane Cancer Center Tulane University School of Medicine
	Bital Savir, MD Bital Savir, MD Assistant Professor, Nuclear Medicine Loyola University Medical Center Dr. Savir-Baruch is a Nuclear Medicine Assistant Professor in the Nuclear Medicine Division, Department of Radiology at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois. Dr. Savir is a board certified Nuclear Medicine physician. She received her medical degree from Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. After completing a two-year research training in the Department of Radiology at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA, she joined the Nuclear Medicine residency program. While at Emory, Dr. Savir continued to advance as a clinical physician, medical educator, and researcher. In 2014, Dr. Savir joined Loyola University Medical Center. As well as being a nuclear medicine attending physician, she serves as a research and education mentor for medical students and residents. Additionally, Dr. Savir was appointed as a mentor at the "Education Pathway" program, designed for elite radiology residents at Loyola. Dr. Savir's main research interest lies in the investigation of novel radiotracers and imaging devices in the detection and management of neoplastic diseases. She recently authored a nuclear medicine book which introduces a new learning methodology in the field.
	Richard Semelka Richard Semelka is a Professor, Director of MRI Services, Vice Chairman of Clinical Research, and Vice Chairman for Quality and Safety of the Department of Radiology at the University of North Carolina Hospitals, U.S.A. He is a member of the Editorial Boards of the journals JMRI, MRI and TMRI, and is a reviewer for many journals. He has contributed to over 230 publications in refereed journals and has authored numerous review articles and textbook chapters. He has authored 8 text-books, including Abdominal-Pelvic MRI, third edition, Wiley-Liss, 2010. His main expertise lies in cross sectional abdominal imaging with an emphasis on MRI, with a particular interest of liver, pancreas, kidney and bowel diseases. He regularly conducts various teaching and categorical courses at International Radiology Conferences.
	Sujith K. Seneviratne, A/Prof Co-director Cardiac CT Service Interventional Cardiologist
	Frank G. Shellock, PhD, FACC, FACR, FACSM Adjunct Clinical Professor of Radiology and Medicine Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California  &  Director for MRI Studies of Biomimetic MicroElectronic Systems, National Science Foundation, Engineering Research Center University of Southern California. Frank G. Shellock is a physiologist with more than 25 years of experience conducting laboratory and clinical investigations in the field of magnetic resonance imaging. He is an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Radiology and Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Adjunct Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy, Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, School of Dentistry, University of Southern California and the Director of MRI Studies at the Biomimetic Microelectronic Systems, National Science Foundation (NSF) – Engineering Research Center, University of Southern California, and the Founder of the Institute for Magnetic Resonance Safety, Education, and Research.
	Steven Sireci, MD Dr. Sireci is an Executive Director of Medical Affairs who serves as the Head of Medical Services - Americas for Bracco Diagnostics Inc. He has been with Bracco for 20 years in various medical scientific roles. He is currently involved in clinical research and regulatory support for Bracco nuclear medicine products, most notably CardioGen-82 (rubidium Rb 82 generator) and Kinevac (sincalide). He also supports marketing, scientific communication and education for Bracco’s Varibar® product line, and for the company’s barium sulfate products in general. In his Medical Services role, he also provides scientific support and training on Bracco contrast media to the Bracco Professional Services unit, and contrast media Sales Force and customer base. Dr. Sireci received his M.D. degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and completed residency training in Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine at St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center of New York, and is board certified in both of those specialties. He was previously an Assistant Professor of Radiology with Columbia University.
	Kevin Smith, MD Kevin Smith, MD Associate Vice Chair of Clinical Operations Division Chief, Community Radiology Indiana University Health Physicians Indiana University School of Medicine Kevin Smith, MD, joint the Indiana University School of Medicine faculty in July 2010. He received his undergraduate training at Anderson University, in Anderson, Indiana. He continued his education at Indiana University School of Medicine for his MD degree. Dr. Smith completed his residency with the Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences. Following the completion of his residency he was appointed Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology at Indiana University School of Medicine. He began his career serving the community division at IU Health North hospital, a 200 bed facility in suburban Indianapolis.
	Kenneth Snyder, MD, PhD Kenneth Snyder, M.D., PhD Gates Vascular Institute, New York
	Miyuki Sone, MD Miyuki Sone, M.D. National Cancer Center Hospital, Japan
	Glen Stevens, DO, PhD Department of Neuro Oncology Cleveland Clinic
	Janice Sung, MD Professor of Radiology Columbia University
	Lawrence N. Tanenbaum, MD, FACR Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Medical Director, Eastern Region Director of Computed Tomography, MRI and Advanced Imaging RadNet Inc. New York, NY
	Bachir Taouli, MD MHA Bachir Taouli, MD, MS, is a Professor of Radiology in the Abdominal Imaging/Body MRI Section in the Department of Diagnostic, Molecular and Interventional Radiology, and the BioMedical Engineering and Imaging Institute (BMEII) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. He is also the director of Body MRI and Cancer Imaging Core in the Department of Radiology and BMEII and Vice-Chair for translational research in the Department of Radiology. Dr. Taouli is also a clinician scientist with expertise in advanced MRI of the abdomen and pelvis and directs the Body MRI quantitative group at BMEII. He was named “Distinguished Investigator” of the Academy of Radiology Research, Fellow of the ISMRM (The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine), SAR (Society of Abdominal Radiology), ICIS (International Cancer Imaging Society) and SABI (Society of Advanced Body Imaging). He has authored over 270 peer-reviewed manuscripts mostly on Body MRI, and have mentored several students, residents, fellows and postdocs for research.
	Shreyas Vasanawala, MD, PhD Shreyas Vasanawala, MD, PhD, the William R. Brody Professor of Pediatric Radiology and Child Health, is Radiologist-in-Chief at Stanford Childrens Health and Chief of Pediatric Radiology in the Department of Radiology at Stanford University. After completing undergraduate studies in mathematics at the California Institute of Technology, he pursued a medical degree and doctorate in biophysics at Stanford University, where his studies led to a resurgence of signal efficient methods in magnetic resonance imaging. After residency in radiology, and a fellowship in pediatric radiology, he joined the faculty at Stanford University. His research focuses on developing fast and quantitative medical imaging methods for children. The group’s efforts include development of new medical imaging hardware, new pediatric friendly image acquisition methods, novel image reconstruction approaches, and unique strategies to image analysis. These endeavors have led to the first routine clinical translational deployment of high density pediatric specific MRI receiver coils, the first routine clinical use of compressive sensing and deep learning medical image reconstruction methods, and the routine ability to obtain very high resolution pediatric images with much less anesthesia. Together, these efforts have resulted in Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford becoming the leading pediatric MRI program internationally. With over 180 peer-reviewed publications and 30 patents, he has developed a deep collaborative network bridging academia and industry.
	Patrick A. Washko, BSRT, RDMS, RVT, FSVU Technical Director Rex Hospital (UNC) Patrick Washko, BSRT, RDMS, RVT received his Bachelor of Science degree in Radiology from the College of Misericordia (now Misericordia University) in Dallas, PA in 1991. He received his ARDMS certifications in Abdomen and Small Parts in 1988, OB/GYN in 1992 and Vascular in 1999. Mr. Washko joined Rex Hospital in Raleigh, NC in 1997 and became the Technical Director of the Vascular Lab in 1999; where he continues to dedicate 100% of his time to vascular ultrasound and also finds the area of vascular sonography to be fascinating and constantly challenging.
	Ron Wider, RT (R) Ron Wider, RT (R) holds a Master’s Degree in Information Technology and has over 23 years of radiology imaging and healthcare information technology experience. His career in healthcare IT spans over two decades in various roles that include radiology technology, project management, product management, workflow change management, product marketing, analytics, business intelligence, and sales support.
	Joann C. Wilcox, RN, MSN, LNC Joann C. Wilcox, RN, MSN, LNC is a Legal Nurse Consultant and Healthcare Educator and Consultant who has held position of Vice-President of Patient Care Services, Clinical Risk Manager, Patient Safety Officer, Patient Privacy Officer and Joint Commission Survey Coordinator in various acute care organizations. Ms. Wilcox was also a member of the University of Phoenix On-Line faculty for both the Baccalaureate and Master’s programs. The focus of this position was on medical ethics, nursing administration and related nursing and administrative topics. Ms. Wilcox is a member of the American Nurses Association and the American Association of Nurse Executives as well as a member of several organizations focused on the improvement of patient safety in our healthcare systems. She has provided multiple seminars at sites across the United States on issues related to patient safety, the reduction of medical errors, preparing for a Joint Commission Survey, safety in the Radiology department and the implementation of the HIPAA privacy regulations.
	Jenny WU, MD Department of Radiology Cleveland Clinic