Steering Committee
Academic and Clinical
Chairman
William G. Bradley, Jr
MD, PhD
Chair, Department of Radiology University of California, San Diego
Dr. Bradley’s research is focused on
MRI of flow phenomena, hemorrhage,
stroke, and normal pressure hydro-
cephalus as well as other topics
involving MRI of the brain.
R. Nick Bryan
MD, PhD
Chair, Department of Radiology University of Pennsylvania Hospital
Dr. Bryan's research interests relate to functional brain imaging, cerebral ischemia, and imaging of the aging brain. He has published more than 177 peer-reviewed journal articles, 30 editorials, 50 invited lectures, and 33 book chapters.
N. Reed Dunnick
MD
Chair, Department of Radiology University of Michigan
Dr. Dunnick is interested in abdominal
radiology, in particular adrenal imaging
and genitourinary tract imaging.
Steven E. Seltzer
MD
Chair, Department of Radiology Brigham and Women's Hospital
Dr. Seltzer has published over 100 peer-reviewed research manuscripts concerning perception and psychophysics which focuses on improving our understanding of how radiologists detect, locate and classify abnormalities on diagnostic images.
Patient Advocacy and Industry
Sholom M. Ackelsberg
General Manager,
Academic Research Portfolio
GE Healthcare
Sholom Ackelsberg oversees the research portfolio for GE Healthcare, working closely with the leadership of each global business unit within GE Healthcare and coordinating research with external collaborators.
Jim Beckett
Vice President
Clinical Research
Philips Medical Systems, N.A.
Philips Imaging Systems consists of X-ray, CT, MR
and nuclear medicine imaging equipment. Philips is a
supplier of cardiovascular X-ray systems.
Daniel Garen
Vice President, Healthcare Policy and Clinical Affairs,
Siemens Medical Solutions, USA
Dan Garen is responsible for representing Siemens in meetings with regulatory, payor, and reimbursement agencies; driving strategic consistency and value across our customer collaborations; and developing industry relationships.
Steven C. Haberlein
Vice President
FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA, Inc.
Steven Haberlein is responsible for the FUJIFILM’s comprehensive product line-up including digital x-ray systems,
women’s healthcare imaging solutions, IT systems including picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), and cardiology software.
James Jorkasky
Executive Director
National Alliance for Eye
and Vision Research;
Alliance for Eye and Vision Research
NAEVR and AEVR represent the breadth of the community of support for
eye and vision research, including ophthalmic and optometric professional
societies, consumer and patient advocacy groups, and industry.
Michael J. Kalutkiewicz
Director of Government Affairs
International & American Associations for Dental Research
The mission of the AADR is to advance research and increase knowledge for the improvement of oral health; to support and represent the oral health research community; and to facilitate the communication and application of research findings.
Richard Mather
PhD
Senior Manager
Clinical Programs
Toshiba Medical Research Institute USA
Rich Mather leads a team dedicated to clinical collaborations, research trials, and clinical applications development at the Toshiba Medical Research Institute, USA.
Lenny J. Reznik
Director, Enterprise Imaging and Information Systems
Agfa HealthCare
Lenny Reznik is responsible for Agfa HealthCare's radiology and enterprise imaging and information systems including Radiology Information Systems (RIS), Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) and Enterprise Medical Imaging Repository and Visualization solutions
Sheila Ross
Special Counsel
Lung Cancer Alliance
Sheila Ross is a special counsel to Lung Cancer Alliance, and is herself a two time lung cancer survivor.
Paul Tuma
Regional Vice President
Nuance Communications, Inc.
Nuance Healthcare Division
Paul Tuma manages large healthcare sales and services operations specializing in imaging and informatics solutions and services. Mr. Tuma specializes in coaching of cross sectional teams of sales and services personnel and
negotiations of large, complex healthcare IT deals.
Advocate for consistent federal funding from Congress to the National Institutes of Health
Dramatically broaden awareness of the value of imaging and bioengineering research
Facilitate awareness and accessibility of resources containing pertinent information for Members of Congress and the imaging community in general