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Here are some recent honors and achievements from the Department of Radiology.
Charles Mistretta Earns AAPM Lifetime Achievement Award
The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) has awarded Charles Mistretta, PhD, professor of radiology and medical physics, its prestigious Edith H. Quimby Lifetime Achievement Award.
This esteemed award recognizes AAPM members whose careers have been defined by notable achievements. Recipients of the award must be participating AAPM fellows who have made significant scientific achievements in medical physics, had a considerable influence on the career development of other medical physicists, or shown leadership in national and/or international organizations.
Mistretta has been doing research in medical imaging since 1971. During his career he has become a significant member of his field, contributing to the development of digital subtraction angiography (DSA), introducing the 4D DSA X-ray technique, and generating 33 issued U.S. patents. He has mentored 33 Ph.D. students and 23 postdoctoral associates.
Mistretta will be honored at the AAPM Awards and Honors Ceremony and Reception during the 54th Annual Meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Christopher Francois Given 2 ACR Appointments
Christopher Francois, MD, assistant professor of radiology, was recently appointed to both the Expert Panel on Vascular Imaging and the E-Learning Subcommittee at the American College of Radiology (ACR).
The ACR Expert Panel on Vascular Imaging is a specific panel focused on revising the criteria and guidelines for imaging vascular diseases. The panel is in the process of updating and revising the appropriateness criteria and guidelines published by the ACR.
The ACR E-Learning Subcommittee is a brand new subcommittee which is committed to developing new educational programs specifically designed for e-learning.
Francois joined the Department of Radiology's Cardiovascular Imaging and Chest Imaging Sections in 2007.
Chris Brace Leads Undergraduate to Second Place in National Invention Competition
Chris Brace, PhD, assistant professor of radiology and biomedical engineering, led a design team of undergraduates from the Department of Biomedical Engineering to second place at this year's Collegiate Inventors Competition.
Students Patrick Cassidy, Sean Heyrman, Alex Johnson and Anthony Sprangers' winning invention, BarriereASAP, is a special, thermoreversible barrier used to protect healthy tissue while nearby cancer tissue is being removed. This same invention was awarded third place at the 2011 BMEStart national competition.
The annual Collegiate Inventors Competition, which was founded by the nonprofit organization Invent Now, was held on November 14. Participants presented to a panel of judges comprised of inductees of the National Inventors Hall of Fame and representatives from the event's sponsors, the Abbott Fund, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Perry Pickhardt Named SAR Visiting Professor
Perry Pickhardt, MD, has been announced as the 2012-2013 Visiting Professor of the future Society of Abdominal Radiology.
The professorship, formally to be named the Igor Laufer Visiting Professorship, provides a grant of $8,000 to support expenses involved with travel and presentations for various institutions. In addition, Pickhardt will serve on the 2012 SGR IEC Faculty at the annual Guatemalan Radiological Association meeting, MAYARAD 2012, as well as serve as the SAHR Honorary Lecturer at the 2012 ESGAR Annual Meeting and Postgraduate Course in Barcelona, Spain.
The Society of Abdominal Radiology will be formed in 2012 as a result of a merger between the Society of Gastrointestinal Radiologists and the Society of Uroradiology.
