The American Board of Radiology has chosen Kay H. Vydareny, M.D., as its new associate executive director for diagnostic radiology and subspecialties. Dr. Vydareny was elected as an ABR trustee in 1999, serving until 2007. She currently serves as a professor in the Department of Radiology at Emory University in Atlanta.

SIIM Elects Directors

The Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) has announced its 2008-2009 board directors:

• Daniel L. Rubin, M.D., M.S., Stanford University, California

• Eliot L. Siegel, M.D., University of Maryland/VA Maryland Health Care Center, Baltimore

• Carter H. Yates, Barco, Kortrijk, Belgium

Bradley J. Erickson, M.D., Ph.D., of the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., has begun a two-year term as chair of the SIIM board.

Radiologist is Canadian Medical Association President

Robert Ouellet, M.D.

The Canadian Medical Association has named Robert Ouellet, M.D., a radiologist from Laval, Quebec, as its new president.

Dr. Ouellet helped launch Canada's first private axial tomography clinic in 1987 and created Laval's first private MR imaging clinic. Director of five diagnostic radiology clinics in Laval and Terrebonne, Quebec, Dr. Ouellet has served as an imagery consultant on the Laval integrated network information system and as an adviser to the Canada Health Infoway committee.

ASTRO Names New Officers

Anthony L. Zietman, M.D.

The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) has announced new officers for 2008-2009:

• Anthony L. Zietman, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, president-elect

• Bruce Haffty, M.D., Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, N.J., education council vice-chair

• C. Leland Rogers, Gamma West Cancer Services, Salt Lake City, government relations council vice-chair

Lukin Receives ASNR Medal

The American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) recently awarded Robert Lukin, M.D., the ASNR gold medal. Dr. Lukin is a professor of radiology at the University of Cincinnati, where he served as chair of the Department of Radiology for 15 years.

Dr. Lukin served for 14 years as part of the ASNR executive committee responsible for managing critical issues related to certification. Dr. Lukin was also an active member of the American Board of Radiology for 30 years, serving as a board examiner.

Radiologist is ACPE President

Cynthia S. Sherry, M.D.

The American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) has elected as its president Cynthia S. Sherry, M.D., chair of radiology at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas and president of the Texas Radiological Society. ACPE supports physicians in acquiring the leadership skills and credentials necessary to effectively lead at all levels and sectors of the healthcare industry.

Thrall Named ACR Chair

James H. Thrall, M.D.

James P. Borgstede, M.D.

James H. Thrall, M.D., has been named chair of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Board of Chancellors.

Thrall, who received the RSNA gold medal at RSNA 2007, is radiologist-in-chief at Massachusetts General Hospital and a professor of radiology at Harvard Medical Center in
Boston.

Former ACR board chair James P. Borgstede, M.D., was recently elected treasurer of the International Society of Radiology. Dr. Borgstede is vice-chair of the Department of Radiology at the University of Colorado.

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