About RSNA

R. Gilbert Jost, MD

Who's Who
2007 Board of Directors:

R. Gilbert Jost, MD
President, St. Louis, MO

(From RSNA 2006 Daily Bulletin)

Recognized globally for using information technology to improve diagnostic radiology practice, Dr. Jost is the Elizabeth Mallinckrodt Professor of Radiology, chair of the Department of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine, director of the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology and radiologist-in-chief at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.

Dr. Jost was elected to the RSNA Board of Directors in 1999 as the liaison-designate for communications and corporate relations. An early participant in and promoter of the RSNA Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE®)Planning Committee and the IHE Strategic Committee, Dr. Jost has also been influential in the adoption of the DICOM standard.

"These are exciting times, and times of great change for our specialty," said Dr. Jost. "The challenge for RSNA is to stay abreast of the changes and help to keep radiologists at the forefront of the rapid developments in the field of medical imaging. I have no doubt that RSNA will continue to meet this challenge with great effectiveness."

Dr. Jost has been with the Mallinckrodt Institute for more than 30 years. After obtaining his bachelor’s degree from Harvard University in Boston, he attended Yale Medical School in New Haven, Conn., and worked as a research associate at the National Institutes of Health in the Laboratory of Neural Control. He then conducted his residency at Mallinckrodt, where he has found a permanent home at which to make his mark in diagnostic imaging. In 1985, he became a professor of radiology, an affiliate professor of computer science and chief of diagnostic radiology at Washington University. He assumed the chairmanship of the department in 1999.

Throughout his career, Dr. Jost has published more than 120 journal articles, proceedings and book chapters and has given nearly 100 invited presentations at scientific meetings worldwide.

Dr. Jost became a member of the RSNA Electronic Communications Committee in 1993 and was appointed its chairman five years later. His other RSNA endeavors include the Strategic Planning Committee, the Education Council, Publications Council and Medical Imaging Resource Center (MIRC) Committee. On the Board of Directors, he has served as the liaison for annual meeting and technology, president-elect, and chair.

"With the help of hundreds of volunteers and a magnificent staff, RSNA has a significant impact on the shape of the specialty," said Dr. Jost. "It is gratifying for me to be a part of such a great organization at this critical time in its history," he said.

Last updated: 2006