Brian C. Lentle, M.D.

ECR Awards Honorary Memberships, Gold Medals

RSNA Past-President Brian C. Lentle, M.D., was named an honorary member of the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) during ECR 2005 this month in Vienna, Austria. Honorary membership was also awarded to Joseph T. Ferrucci, M.D., of Boston, Ricardo D. Garcia-Mónaco, M.D., of Buenos Aires, and Man Chung Han, M.D., Ph.D., of Seoul, South Korea.

The ECR gold medal was awarded to Wolfgang W.M. Dihlmann, M.D., of Hamburg, Germany, Hans G. Ringertz, M.D., Ph.D., of Stockholm, Sweden, and Jacqueline Vignaud, M.D., of Vouzon, France.

Harald O. Stolberg, M.D.

In Memoriam: Harald O. Stolberg, M.D.

Accomplished cardiac-thoracic radiologist and longtime patient care advocate Harald O. Stolberg, M.D., died in January at the age of 79.

Dr. Stolberg was considered a pioneer in evidence-based radiology and was the father of most of the standards of practice held by the Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR). He was born in Austria and moved to Canada in the mid-1950s where he completed his radiology residency at Toronto General Hospital, and later practiced at Hamilton General Hospital and taught at McMaster University Medical School.

"Dr. Stolberg was a leading force in the practice, research and teaching of radiology over the past four decades in Hamilton and in Canadian radiology," said CAR President Lawrence Stein, M.D.

An RSNA member for 40 years, Dr. Stolberg earned several prestigious awards including the CAR gold medal and the Queen's Jubilee Medal.

New HHS Secretary

Michael O. Leavitt

Michael O. Leavitt is the new secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Prior to his position at HHS, Leavitt served as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and also served three terms as Utah governor during which his state was recognized six times as one of America's best managed states.

"Americans deserve the healthcare of the 21st century. We've earned it. That includes modern medical technology, modern information technology and modern, consumer-focused delivery systems," Leavitt said during his confirmation hearing. "I see a world that is rapidly moving toward personalized medicine. People will own their own health savings, health insurance and health records."

Leavitt has a bachelor's degree in economics and business from Southern Utah University.

A. James Barkovich, M.D.

Barkovich Earns Peter Emil Becker Award

A. James Barkovich, M.D., a professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of California, San Francisco, will receive the prestigious Peter Emil Becker award next month at the annual meeting of the German-Swiss-Austrian Society of Pediatric Neurology. The award is given to "outstanding individuals who have contributed on an international level to child neurology."

AMI Presents Two Awards

Two leaders in molecular imaging are the recipients of 2005 awards from the Academy of Molecular Imaging (AMI).

Anthony Shields, M.D., Ph.D.		Joanna Fowler, Ph.D.

At the AMI annual conference this month in Orlando, the Peter Valk Distinguished Clinical Scientist Award was presented to Anthony Shields, M.D., Ph.D., from Wayne State University in Detroit. Dr. Shields' research focuses on the development of new imaging technologies to measure tumor response to therapy, particularly using positron emission tomography (PET).

Joanna Fowler, Ph.D., director of the PET program at Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York, received the Distinguished Basic Scientist Award. Dr. Fowler and colleagues designed and synthesized 18F-FDG, a radiotracer widely used to study brain function and in cancer diagnosis and treatment planning. She also developed the radiotracer 11C-cocaine, providing the tools for the first documentation that cocaine movement in the human brain parallels its behavioral effects.

James H. Thrall, M.D.

Thrall Joins E-Z-EM Board of Directors

James H. Thrall, M.D., has been appointed to the board of directors of E-Z-EM, a leading manufacturer of contrast agents for gastrointestinal radiology.

Dr. Thrall is the Juan M. Taveras Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School and radiologist-in-chief at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is also the perspectives editor for Radiology and serves on the RSNA Research & Education Foundation Board of Trustees.

Raymond C. Rost Jr., M.D.

Rost Named CEO of Radiology Group

Raymond C. Rost Jr., M.D., is the new president and chief executive officer of Professional Radiology, Inc., one of the largest radiology groups in the greater Cincinnati area. He succeeds Terry D. Traiforos, M.D.

Donna J. Dean, Ph.D.

Dean Joins Government Relations Firm

The founding/acting director of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) has joined a government relations firm in Washington, D.C.

Donna J. Dean, Ph.D., is the new senior science advisor for Lewis-Burke Associates L.L.C. She will develop strategies and provide advice to universities and others seeking federal financial support for biomedical and other related research initiatives.