Newswise — Reston, VA — Three radiology professionals will be recognized for their outstanding achievements, receiving 2016 Gold Medals from the American College of Radiology (ACR). The medals will be conferred May 15, 2016, during ACR 2016 —The Crossroads of Radiology®, the college’s annual meeting open to all of radiology.
The honorees are Walter J. Curran Jr., MD, FACR, Atlanta, GA; Lawrence P. Davis, MD, FACR, Glen Cove, NY; and Charles D. Williams, MD, FACR, Tallahassee, FL.
“The ACR’s Board of Chancellors (BOC) — and now the radiology community — will recognize the visionary leadership and extraordinary service of Drs. Curran, Davis and Williams. They embody the best in today’s medicine in their work as physicians and as contributors to the specialty,” said Bibb Allen Jr., MD, FACR, chair, American College of Radiology Board of Chancellors.
Curran, an international expert in advanced lung cancer and malignant brain tumors, is the executive director of the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, the Lawrence W. Davis Professor and chair in Emory's department of radiation oncology. Responsible for defining a universally adopted staging system for patients with malignant glioma, Curran was the first radiation oncologist to serve as director of a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center.
Davis, whose clinical interest is nuclear radiology, serves as vice chair and program director of the departments of radiology at both North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish (NSLIJ) Medical Center and as director of special projects for the NSLIJ Health System’s office of academic affairs. Davis, who has been active in organized radiology and radiological education, has served as ACR’s vice president and chair of its Education Commission.
Williams was clinical fellow and instructor in pediatric radiology at the University of Florida College of Medicine until he began practice with Radiology Associates of Tallahassee in 1974. Williams, who specializes in pediatric radiology and breast and diagnostic imaging, served on nearly 50 commission and committee positions in the ACR, including vice president from 2006–2007.
Professors Peter J. Hoskin of London, England, and Christoph Laurenz Zollikofer of Zurich, Switzerland, will be named Honorary Fellows during ACR 2016. Hoskin is a consultant clinical oncologist at Mount Vernon Hospital and professor in clinical oncology at University College London. Zollikofer is senior consultant and chief of vascular intervention, Kantonsspital Baden, and senior consultant interventional radiology, Kantonsspital Frauenfeld. They were elected by the Board of Chancellors in recognition of preeminent contributions to the science or practice of radiology.
Mary Jane Donahue of Cary, NC, former ACR assistant director, board of chancellors and executive projects, will receive the Distinguished Achievement Award. Donahue served 27 years at the ACR under two executive directors/chief executive officers and 14 board of chancellor chairs.
Registration is open for ACR 2016 — The Crossroads of Radiology®, which will be held May 15–19, 2016; the Resident and Fellow Section will meet May 14–15, 2016. Abstract submission is open until Jan. 8, 2016. Questions about registration may be directed via email to [email protected].
About the American College of Radiology The American College of Radiology (ACR), founded in 1924, is a professional medical society dedicated to serving patients and society by empowering radiology professionals to advance the practice, science and professions of radiological care.
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