Emory Names New Radiology Chair

Sanjay Saini, M.D.

Sanjay Saini, M.D., has been appointed the William Patterson Timmie Professor and chair of the Department of Radiology at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta.

Dr. Saini, who specializes in gastrointestinal imaging, had previously spent 23 years on the faculty at Harvard Medical School. He was also the director of computed tomography and vice-chair of radiology for health systems affairs at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Dr. Saini succeeds William Casarella, M.D., who will continue as executive associate dean for clinical affairs at Emory.

Janjan Appointed to Prominent CMS Committee

Nora A. Janjan, M.D.

Nora A. Janjan, M.D., has been appointed to the Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee (MCAC) for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). MCAC advises CMS on whether specific medical items and services are reasonable and necessary under Medicare law.

Dr. Janjan is a professor of radiation oncology at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. She is the co-founder of the Multidisciplinary Metastatic Bone Pain Clinic, and is a past-chair of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.

Dr. Janjan is a long-time RSNA volunteer, currently serving on the RSNA Public Information Advisors Network.

To view the MCAC appointees, including radiologists and radiation oncologists, go to www.cms.hhs.gov/mcac/roster.asp.

New VP of Densitometry Services for Synarc

Eric von Stetten, Ph.D., has joined Synarc, Inc., as vice-president of densitometry services.

Dr. von Stetten had previously worked at Hologic, Inc., as vice-president and general manager of osteoporosis assessment and was responsible for the DXA systems group.

In Memoriam: William B. Seaman, M.D.

William B. Seaman, M.D.

Accomplished researcher and respected radiology leader William B. Seaman, M.D., has died at the age of 87.

Dr. Seaman, an RSNA member for more than 50 years, was a past-president of many radiology organizations, including the American College of Radiology, American Roentgen Ray Society, Association of University Radiologists, Society of Chairman of Academic Radiology Departments, and Society of Gastrointestinal Radiologists. He was chairman of the Columbia University Department of Radiology from 1956 to 1982, where he spent a great deal of time educating and nurturing his residents.

"The residents who have graduated from Dr. Seaman's program have all had highly satisfying careers, and many have emulated him by rising to positions of leadership throughout academic and private radiology," says Jeffrey H. Newhouse, M.D., a professor of radiology at Columbia. "But the most important memories of him must be personal: those who knew him remember him as unfailingly kind, welcoming to all, constantly good-humored and as the essential gentleman."

In Memoriam: Richard H. Greenspan, M.D.

A memorial service was held at Yale University in October for Richard H. Greenspan, M.D., a long-time chairman of Yale's Diagnostic Radiology Department. Dr. Greenspan died in February after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 78.

"Dick Greenspan was a physician, a teacher and a mentor to many academic radiologists, several chairmen and deans," says James A. Brink, M.D., interim chairman of diagnostic radiology at Yale. "Dick had a lifelong interest in music and was an enthusiastic violinist, an avid golfer and tennis player."

Dr. Greenspan's career at Yale spanned nearly 20 years. He was chairman from 1973 to 1986, and was associate dean for clinical affairs from 1986 to 1991. In 1994, Dr. Greenspan was named professor emeritus. He retired from active practice in 1999.

Dr. Greenspan was a founding member and president of the Fleischner Society, and was a member of RSNA for nearly 40 years.