AUR Gold Medals Awarded to Sullivan, Kazerooni
 Daniel C. Sullivan, M.D. |
 Ella Annabelle E. Kazerooni, M.D., M.S. |
The Association of University Radiologists (AUR) awarded its 2009 gold medals to Daniel C. Sullivan, M.D., and Ella Annabelle E. Kazerooni, M.D., M.S. Dr. Sullivan, a professor in the Department of Radiology at Duke University, serves as RSNA Science Advisor and heads RSNA's Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers Alliance (QIBA). Dr. Kazerooni is a professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor as well as the director of cardiothoracic radiology and vice-chair for clinical affairs.
SNM Names Officers, Bestows Awards
 Michael M. Graham, M.D., Ph.D. |
SNM has named Michael M. Graham, M.D., Ph.D., as its 2009–2010 president. Dr. Graham is a professor of radiology and director of nuclear medicine at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City. SNM also named Dominique Delbeke, M.D., Ph.D., of Nashville, Tenn., as president-elect and George Segall, M.D., of Palo Alto, Calif., as vice president-elect.
SNM also awarded its 2009 Paul C. Aebersold Award to Michael R. Kilbourn, Ph.D., a professor of radiology at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, for his accomplishments in advancing radiochemistry and radiopharmaceutical development. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in basic science applied to nuclear medicine.
Alan Davison, Ph.D., Alun G. Jones, Ph.D., and Michael J. Abrams, Ph.D., received SNM's 2009 Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award. Dr. Davison is a professor emeritus of chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge and Dr. Jones is a professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Dr. Abrams, of Custer, Wash., has been active in the research, discovery and development of pharmaceuticals for more than 25 years.
Costello Named UMA President
 Philip Costello, M.D. |
Philip Costello, M.D., a professor and chair of the Department of Radiology at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, was elected president of University Medical Associates (UMA), a group of 663 physicians providing specialty care on campus and at multiple outpatient clinics. Dr. Costello serves on the editorial board for the Daily Bulletin, the official newspaper for RSNA's annual meeting. UMA supports the university's educational, medical and research purposes.
Patlas Awarded CAR Young Investigator Award
 Michael Patlas, M.D. |
The Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) has awarded Michael Patlas, M.D., its Young Investigator Award. Dr. Patlas, an associate professor of radiology at McMaster University and fellowship program director and staff radiologist at Hamilton General Hospital, both in Ontario, Canada, is credited with single-handedly developing a unique MR imaging research fellowship at Hamilton.
Lawrence Awarded ASTRO Gold Medal
 Theodore Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D. |
Theodore Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D., will receive the 2009 gold medal from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). Dr. Lawrence is the Isadore Lampe Professor and chair of radiation oncology at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor. Dr. Lawrence delivered the Annual Oration in Radiation Oncology at RSNA 2006.
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