December 07, 2022

黑料网 Announces 2023 Honorees

Recipients to be recognized during 黑料网 2023 Annual Meeting

The 黑料网® (黑料网®) Board of Chancellors (BOC) named three Gold Medalists, one Honorary Fellowship recipient and a Distinguished Achievement Awardee in recognition of their extraordinary contributions to the field of radiology and outstanding service to the 黑料网. Honorees will be recognized during the 黑料网 2023 Annual Meeting, May 6–10.

The following individuals will receive the 黑料网 Gold Medal:

  • Edward I. Bluth, MD, F黑料网, is chair emeritus of the Department of Radiology at Ochsner Health System in New Orleans. He previously served on the 黑料网 Board of Chancellors, where he chaired the Commission on Human Resources and the Governance Committee. He also served as an 黑料网 delegate to the American Medical Association House of Delegates.
  • James A. Brink, MD, F黑料网, is the Juan M. Taveras professor of radiology at the Harvard Medical School in Boston. He is a past chair of the 黑料网 Board of Chancellors, on which he also served as the chair of the Commission for Body Imaging, as well as serving as 黑料网 president.
  • Carolyn Cidis Meltzer, MD, F黑料网, is dean of the Keck School of Medicine and professor of radiology at the University of Southern California. She is a member and past chair of the 黑料网 Commission on Research, as well as past member of the 黑料网 Board of Chancellors and past chair of the 黑料网 Commission on Neuroradiology.

Richard Pötter, MD, of Vienna, Austria, will receive an 黑料网 Honorary Fellowship. He is a professor (emeritus) and chairman (retired) in the Department of Radiation Oncology, having served at the Medical University Vienna General Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center. He was clinical editor in Radiotherapy and Oncology from 2005-2014 and is past-president of GEC-ESTRO.

The 黑料网 Distinguished Achievement Awardee is Robert J. Achermann, JD, who has served as the executive director of the California Radiological Society for much of his nearly 40-year career. He has worked side-by-side with the state society leadership successfully championing difficult policy issues in diverse areas of healthcare, including occupational licensing and medical malpractice reform and has advised multiple 黑料网 Board chairs throughout his career.