The American Society of Head and Neck Radiology Presents the Gold Medal to Barbara L. Carter, MD During Its 36th Annual Meeting and Symposium

American Journal of Neuroradiology

The American Society of Head and Neck Radiology (ASHNR) is proud to announce that Barbara L. Carter MD became the sixth recipient of the ASHNR Gold Medal Award during the ASHNR 36th Annual Meeting and Symposium held September 11–15, 2002, in Cleveland, Ohio. This honor is presented annually to a member that has provided dedicated service to the Society and to the science of head and neck radiology.

Dr. Carter began her practice of diagnostic radiology in Birmingham, Alabama. She has been on the faculty of several academic radiology departments, including those at Temple University, Brown University College of Medical Science, and Tufts University School of Medicine. Starting in 1965, when she began her association with Tufts, Dr. Carter was rapidly promoted from assistant clinical professor to associate professor in 1970 and to full professor in 1977. Since 1984, she has also held a joint appointment as professor of otolaryngology at the New England Medical Center. Her administrative responsibilities have also progressed and she was appointed chief of ENT Radiology at Tufts in 1975, a post she still holds. She held the concurrent positions of chief of body CT from 1976 to 1991 and the position of chief of body MR imaging from 1986 to 1991.

Dr. Carter has published more than 85 articles in peer-reviewed journals, 25 book chapters, and a host of abstracts and scientific exhibits. Her creative endeavors have been applied to various human organ systems, particularly the heart and chest, the musculoskeletal system, and virtually all divisions of the head and neck. Beginning in the late 1970s, she developed and popularized the applications of CT to the salivary glands, including CT-sialography.

Dr. Carter has served as president of the medical staff of the New England Medical Center, as president of the New England Roentgen Ray Society, and as a member of the promotion committee of the Tufts University School of Medicine. She served as president of the ASHNR in 1983–1984, and she was active in various collaborative efforts with the European Society of Head and Neck Radiology (ESHNR). Her vision led to a memorable international scientific effort culminating in a landmark joint meeting with the ESHNR held in Uppsala, Sweden, in 1988.

Dr. Carter is a popular and effective speaker at courses and seminars throughout the world. She has received the Teacher of the Year award at Tufts University School of Medicine a total of 11 times, as well as a citation for the Distinguished Career in Teaching Award in 1996. She is a fellow of the American College of Radiology and an honorary member of the Hellenic Radiologic Society. She also received the Ettigner Award from the American Association for Women Radiologists. Dr. Carter is an active member of the Radiologic Society of North America, the American Roentgen Ray Society, and the American Medical Association.

For more information on the ASHNR Gold Medal Award or on the Society in general, contact Business Manager Ken Cammarata at the ASHNR, 2210 Midwest Road, Suite 207, Oak Brook, IL 60523-8205, phone: (630) 574-0220 ext 226, fax: (630) 574-0661, e-mail: kcammarata{at}asnr.org, and Web site: www.ashnr.org.