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Hricak Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Croatian President

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Croatian President Stjepan Mesic (left) awarded RSNA President Hedvig Hricak, M.D., Ph.D., Dr. h.c., the Order of the Croatian Morning Star of Katarina Zrinska—one of the country’s highest honors—at a December 2009 ceremony in Croatia.

RSNA President Hedvig Hricak, M.D., Ph.D., Dr. h.c., an internationally recognized leader in radiologic research and public education, received a lifetime achievement award from Croatian President Stjepan Mesic at a December ceremony in Croatia. Dr. Hricak is a native of Croatia.

The award—the Order of the Croatian Morning Star of Katarina Zrinska—is bestowed on individuals who have made a significant contribution to the advancement of health, social welfare and the promotion of moral values. The award is one of the country's highest honors.

Dr. Hricak is chair of the Department of Radiology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, a professor of radiology at Cornell University Medical College and an attending radiologist at Memorial Hospital, all in New York City.


AAWR Bestows 2009 Awards

The American Association for Women Radiologists (AAWR) has announced its 2009 award recipients.

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Ella Kazerooni, M.D., M.S.		 Photo of Dr. Weissman
Barbara N. Weissman, M.D.
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Stephanie Terezakis, M.D.		 Photo of Dr. Wisner
Dorota Jakubowski Wisner, M.D., Ph.D.

Ella Kazerooni, M.D., M.S., a professor of radiology, associate chair for clinical affairs and director of cardiothoracic radiology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and president of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), received the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award.

The Alice Ettinger Award was presented to Barbara N. Weissman, M.D., vice-chair of radiology and director of the radiology residency program at Brigham and Women's Hospital and a professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School, both in Boston. One of the leading clinicians and educators in the field of musculoskeletal radiology, Dr. Weissman was named the RSNA Outstanding Educator in 2002, was among the recipients of the 2008 Radiology Editor's Awards and serves as a reviewer for Radiology and RadioGraphics.

Stephanie Terezakis, M.D., a resident specializing in pediatrics and lymphoma in the Radiation Oncology Department at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, received the Eleanor Montague Distinguished Resident Award in Radiation Oncology.

The Lucy Frank Squire Distinguished Resident Award was presented to Dorota Jakubowski Wisner, M.D., Ph.D., a resident at the University of California, San Francisco, who is completing the Women's Imaging Fellowship at the university.

The AAWR Research & Education Foundation also presented awards: Trang La, M.D., Member-in-Training Award for Outstanding RSNA Presentation in Radiation Oncology; Megan Daly, M.D., Member-in-Training Award for Outstanding ASTRO Presentation in Radiation Oncology; Alison L. Chetlen, D.O., Member-in-Training Award for Outstanding ARRS Presentation in Diagnostic Radiology; Feng-Ming Kong, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., Professional Leadership Award—Mid-Career Faculty and Martha-Gracia Knuttinen, M.D., Ph.D., Professional Leadership Award—Early-Career Faculty.

IN MEMORIAM

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Steven K. Teplick, M.D.

Steven K. Teplick, M.D.

Steven K. Teplick, M.D., a professor and chair of radiology at the University of South Alabama (USA) in Mobile, died on Dec. 8. He was 68.

As a faculty member of the USA College of Allied Health, Dr. Teplick oversaw the conversion to digital imaging, implementation of PET/CT and many other advances. Prior to his appointment at USA, Dr. Teplick was professor and vice-chair of the Department of Radiology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock.

A longtime RSNA member, Dr. Teplick served as chair of the RSNA Education Exhibits Committee. He was active in many other societies including the American College of Radiology and the Alabama Academy of Radiology and was a founding member of the International Society of Biliary Radiology.

Dr. Teplick was an editorial board member and reviewer for many professional medical journals including Radiology and RadioGraphics.


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Armand Brodeur, M.D.

Armand Brodeur, M.D.

Armand Brodeur, M.D., a founder of pediatric radiology at Saint Louis University (SLU) and SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center, also in St. Louis, died on Dec. 7. He was 87.

Dr. Brodeur helped launch the Pediatric Radiology Department at SLU and Glennon and served as the hospital’s first chief of radiology from 1956 to 1988. Dr. Brodeur served as chair of radiology and on the radiology staff at Shriner’s Hospital for Children in St. Louis until 2004.

Dr. Brodeur built a second career hosting his own medical show, "Doctor to Doctor," for many years. He founded the National Association of Physician Broadcasters and taught physicians who attended American Medical Association meetings how to work with reporters.

Along with appearing on the "David Letterman Show," Dr. Brodeur was interviewed by Charles Kuralt who called him "the gentle wizard." Helping to create a kid-friendly radiology department at Glennon earned Dr. Brodeur coverage in publications including Time and Reader's Digest.

A professor emeritus of radiology and pediatrics, Dr. Brodeur was the author of two radiology textbooks and frequently wrote and lectured on diagnosing child abuse.

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