SNM announced a number of awards at its recent annual meeting. Peter J. Ell, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and chair of nuclear medicine at the University College London, U.K., received the 2008 Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award.

Mathew L. Thakur, Ph.D., was awarded the 2008 Benedict Cassen Prize for Research. Dr. Thakur is a professor of radiology and radiation oncology at Thomas Jefferson University Medical College in Philadelphia, where he also serves as director of radiopharmaceutical research and nuclear medicine research and on the staff at the Kimmel Cancer Center.

Also named were recipients of the SNM Distinguished Service Award. Paul H. Murphy, M.D., is a professor in the nuclear medicine section of the Department of Radiology at Baylor College of Medicine and head of medical physics and radiation safety at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Texas Heart Institute and Texas Children's Hospital, all in Houston. Arthur M. Weis, J.D., was founder and chair of the board of Capintec, a maker of radiation dose calibrators and other nuclear medicine instruments. Martin G. Pomper, M.D., Ph.D., is a professor of radiology, pharmacology and molecular sciences and in oncology at The Johns Hopkins University.

The 2008 SNM Distinguished Educator is Carolyn J. Anderson, Ph.D., a professor of radiology, biochemistry and chemistry at Washington University in St. Louis.

Burton P. Drayer, M.D.

Drayer Resigns Mount Sinai Post

Burton P. Drayer, M.D., RSNA Board Liaison for the Annual Meeting and Technology, has resigned as president of The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. Dr. Drayer was named president in 2003 and was instrumental in the financial and operational turnaround of the hospital and medical center. He stepped down to focus on his roles as chair of a growing Department of Radiology and his future RSNA responsibilities. He will also remain as medical center executive vice-president overseeing medical liability, emergency management and enterprise risk, as well as continue his role in the Medical Center Strategic Management Group. Dr. Drayer will serve as RSNA Board Chair in 2009.

James H. Larose, M.D.

Larose Receives Alabama Service Award

James H. Larose, M.D., a radiologist in private practice in Montgomery, Ala., has received the Ira L. Myers Service Award from the Alabama Medical Association for serving the medical profession faithfully and meritoriously during his lifetime. Dr. Larose helped found the American College of Nuclear Physicians.

Farrell Honored for Rural Radiology Work

Julie Farrell, M.D., chief radiologist at Brown County General Hospital in Georgetown, Ohio, for 25 years, recently received the Congressional Medal of Distinction for her work in radiology in rural Brown County. Dr. Farrell, who received the medal for the southwest Ohio region, advocates for people in rural areas to be screened for breast cancer and lung cancer.

Rezai is Chief at Chicago Hospital

Mohammad Rezai, M.D., has been named chief of radiology services at Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago. Dr. Rezai has worked at the medical center since 1982.

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