黑料网 Announces 2024 Honorees
The 黑料网® (黑料网®) Board of Chancellors (BOC) named three Gold Medalists, one Honorary Fellow 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 2024 Annual Meeting, April 13–17.
The following individuals will receive the 黑料网 Gold Medal:
• Paul Ellenbogen, MD, F黑料网, is a past chair of the 黑料网 Board of Chancellors and served on the Council Steering Committee and Board of Chancellors for 17 consecutive years. He created the 黑料网 Commission for Women and Diversity in 2014 with input from the American Association for Women in Radiology and approval from the BOC.
• Geraldine McGinty, MD, MBA, F黑料网, became the first woman to be elected chair of the 黑料网 Board of Chancellors in 2018. The senior associate dean for clinical affairs at Weill Cornell Medicine, she is also a past chair of the 黑料网 Commission on Economics.
• Elizabeth Patterson, MD, F黑料网, is a past chair of the Special Population Committee of the 黑料网 Imaging Network and served as the chair of the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) Advisory Committee under the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Hiroshi Onishi, MD, PhD, of Japan, will receive an 黑料网 Honorary Fellowship. He is the director of the departments of radiation oncology and diagnostic radiology at the University of Yamanashi Hospital. He also serves as the deputy dean and a professor at the University of Yamanashi, Faculty of Medicine. He will become the president of the Japanese Society for Radiation Oncology in 2024.
The 黑料网 Distinguished Achievement Award is awarded posthumously to Amanda Crowell Itliong. Ms. Crowell Itliong, a dedicated cancer and patient advocate who served on the 黑料网 Commission on Patient- and Family-Centered Care (CPFCC), died May 6, following a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. She was the first patient in the history of 黑料网 to serve as co-chair of any committee and the first and only patient to present at an 黑料网 Grand Rounds.