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Hattery Among ACR Gold Medalists

Robert R. Hattery, M.D.

James P. Borgstede, M.D.

William J. Casarella, M.D.

2006 RSNA President Robert R. Hattery, M.D., was among the 2009 gold medal award recipients at the American College of Radiology's (ACR) annual meeting. A clinical professor of diagnostic radiology at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Dr. Hattery spent 30 years at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., where he is a professor emeritus. Dr. Hattery also served on the editorial board of RadioGraphics and as a scientific reviewer for Radiology. Other gold medal recipients were James P. Borgstede, M.D., and William J. Casarella, M.D. Dr. Borgstede, who served as ACR president from 2006 to 2007, is an associate professor and vice-chair of the Department of Radiology at the University of Colorado in Denver and currently serves on RSNA's Research & Education (R&E) Foundation Board of Trustees. During his 40-year career, Dr. Casarella, professor and chair of the Department of Radiology at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, has influenced education, practice standards, research and the application of imaging technologies.

Herold Named ESR President

Christian J. Herold, M.D.

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) has named Christian J. Herold, M.D., its new president. A professor of radiology and chair of the Department of Radiologic Clinics at the Medical University Vienna and Vienna General Hospital, Dr. Herold is the first Austrian radiologist to preside over ESR. Dr. Herold, who was named an RSNA honorary member in 2007, is former chair and a current member of the RSNA International Advisory Committee.

Thoracic Imaging Journal Names New Editorial Staff

The Journal of Thoracic Imaging (JTI), the official journal of the Society of Thoracic Radiology, the Japanese Society of Thoracic Radiology and the Korean Society of Thoracic Radiology, has named new editorial members. Phillip Boiselle, M.D., director of thoracic imaging and associate chief of administrative affairs in the Department of Radiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, is the new editor-in-chief. Gautham Reddy, M.D., M.P.H., a professor of radiology and vice-chair for education in the Department of Radiology at the University of Washington School of Medicine and director of thoracic imaging at the University of Washington Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center, and the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, all in Seattle, is the new deputy editor. Named associate editors were U. Joseph Schoepf, M.D., a professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of South Carolina in Charleston and Jane Ko, M.D., an associate professor of radiology at the New York University School of Medicine.

Hallahan to Head Radiation Oncology at WUSTL

Dennis E. Hallahan, M.D.

Dennis E. Hallahan, M.D., has been chosen to head the Department of Radiation Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (WUSTL). Dr. Hallahan, who previously served as the Ingram Professor of Cancer Research and chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., was also named the first Elizabeth H. and James S. McDonnell III Distinguished Professor in Medicine, a newly endowed chair at WUSTL. He will also serve on the Senior Leadership Committee at the university's Siteman Cancer Center.

Lauterbur Award Presented to Vasanawala

Shreyas Vasanawala, M.D., Ph.D.

Shreyas Vasanawala, M.D., Ph.D., co-director of pediatric MR imaging at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif., and an assistant professor of pediatric radiology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, has been awarded the Lauterbur Award by the Society of Computed Body Tomography & Magnetic Resonance. This is the first time the award, presented annually for best original research in MR imaging, has recognized fundamental research performed by a faculty member at a children's hospital.

Zerhouni Returns to Johns Hopkins as Senior Advisor

Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D.

Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., former director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has returned to Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore to serve as a senior advisor. Dr. Zerhouni, who led NIH from 2002 to 2008, formerly served as executive vice-dean for Johns Hopkins, where he was instrumental in the creation of the Institute for Cell Engineering. Dr. Zerhouni also served as a professor of radiology and biomedical engineering and chair of the Department of Radiology at the medical center.

Wallner Named ABR Associate Executive Director for Radiation Oncology

Paul E. Wallner, D.O.

The American Board of Radiology (ABR) has named Paul E. Wallner, D.O., associate executive director for radiation oncology. Dr. Wallner, senior vice-president for medical affairs for 21st Century Oncology and Radiation Therapy Services in Ft. Myers, Fla., will participate in agenda setting for ABR Board of Trustees meetings, represent ABR at societies and organizations, review candidate and diplomate requests and assist in planning ABR's exams of the future in initial certification and maintenance of certification programs.

Sandler Receives Inaugural Chair at Cedars-Sinai

Howard M. Sandler, M.D., chair of radiation oncology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, has been named the inaugural Ronald H. Bloom Family Chair Holder in Cancer Therapeutics. The endowed chair will support research into new treatments for cancer.