Society President Biographies

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American Society of Neuroradiology: David B. Hackney

David trained in diagnostic radiology at the University of California San Diego and was a fellow in neuroradiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He joined the faculty of neuroradiology at the University of Pennsylvania, rising to Professor of Radiology in 1996. In 2001, he became Acting Section Chief of Neuroradiology and chaired the Department of Radiology Committee on Appointments and Promotions. While at Penn, he served in numerous capacities in faculty governance, including Chair of the Faculty Senate. He joined Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in 2003, as Professor of Radiology, Director of Faculty Development for the Radiology Department, and Chief of Neuroradiology, as well as Assistant Dean for Faculty Development at Harvard Medical School. There he has served on the Promotions and Reappointments Committee and the Subcommittee of Professors, co-chaired the Faculty Development Working Group for the Medical Education Reform process, and chaired the Faculty Diversity Committee. He has published more than 150 original manuscripts and hundreds of abstracts and served on numerous National Institutes of Health federal advisory boards including the Trauma Task Force, Diagnostic Radiology Study Section (DMG), Training Grant and Career Development Committee for the National Institute of Neurologic Disorders and Stroke, special emphasis panels for the National Cancer Institute, and the Department of Defense Spinal Cord Injury Research Program. He has also served as a member and later consultant for the Food and Drug Administration, Radiologic Devices Panel, and Medical Devices Advisory Committee, and for the Veterans Administration State of the Art Conference on Traumatic Brain Injury. He is a fellow of the American College of Radiology and the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. He has been named one of “America's Top Doctors” by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd, and in “Best Doctors in America” by Best Doctors and “Best Doctors” by Boston Magazine.

American Society of Functional Neuroradiology: Joseph A. Maldjian

Joe is Professor of Radiology, Chief of Neuroradiology, and Vice Chair for Research at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Additionally, he directs the Advanced Neuroscience Imaging Research Core Laboratory at the same institution, which is partly responsible for the development and clinical implementation of arterial spin-labeled MR perfusion. He completed his radiology residency at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City and a neuroradiology fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. His publications include nearly 100 peer-reviewed articles, 100 abstracts, and many other invited papers. He has participated as a principal or co-investigator in more than 20 federally funded research projects and has served as a consultant to the National Institutes of Health several times. Joe is a member of AJNR's editorial board and reviews manuscripts for 6 other journals. In the ASFNR he has held the titles of Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President, and now President.

American Society of Head and Neck Radiology: Lawrence E. Ginsberg

Larry is Professor of Radiology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He received his MD from the Chicago Medical School and completed his diagnostic radiology residency at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City, followed by a neuroradiology fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Before accepting his current position in Houston, he spent 3 years at Bowman Gray School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. His curriculum vitae lists nearly 90 peer-reviewed articles, 35 other publications, and 17 book chapters. He has served as a principal investigator or collaborator on 70 projects. Larry serves as a member of 4 editorial boards and reviews manuscripts for 12 other publications. He is a highly sought speaker, having delivered more than 240 invited lectures. Larry has provided extensive services to the ASNR and ASHNR. For ASNR, he has served on 10 different committees and on a similar number in ASHNR. He has risen through the ranks at ASHNR, from Secretary to Treasurer to Vice President and now is its President.

American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology: Caroline D. Robson

Cally was born in South Africa where she attended the University of Cape Town and was a radiology resident at the Groote Schuur Hospital. In Boston she completed fellowships in pediatric radiology and pediatric neuroradiology at the Children's Hospital. She currently is Associate Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School where she also directs the Neuroradiology Division. Other administrative responsibilities include Executive Vice Chair for Radiology, Director of Head and Neck Imaging, Director of MR Imaging, as well as several other key institutional committees. She has published 41 peer-reviewed articles and 17 book chapters, and served as a co-investigator on 3 NIH-funded projects. Her division has trained 17 fellows in pediatric neuroradiology. She has delivered nearly 100 invited lectures. In keeping with her interests, she has served on 6 ASHNR and 9 ASPNR committees, where she has been Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President, and now its newly elected President.

American Society of Spine Radiology: Walter S. Bartynski

Walter served on nearly 10 ASSR committees before being elected as its Vice President and now President. He is a member of AJNR's editorial board and a manuscript reviewer for 10 other journals. Currently he serves as Associate Professor of Radiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He obtained his MD from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, was a radiology resident at the State University of New York in Syracuse, and completed his neuroradiology training at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. His curriculum vitae lists nearly 45 articles both peer-reviewed and invited, 72 abstracts, and many invited presentations. He is considered an authority in the imaging of the posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES). Walter is currently listed as a principal or co-investigator on 8 different projects.