Board of Directors & Committees

Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Charge: The Board of Directors is empowered to conduct the business of the Association between annual meetings.

Composition: The Board of Directors will consist of the President, the 2nd most recent Past President, the Immediate Past President, the President-elect, the Vice President, the Secretary, the Treasurer, the Chair of the Bylaws Committee, Chair of the Education Committee, Chair of the Electronic Communications Committee, Chair of the Development Committee, the Chair of the Finance Committee, Chair of the Long Range Planning Committee, Chair of the Membership Committee; the Editor of Academic Radiology; the President of the AUR Research and Education Foundation, the Presidents of SCARD, APDR, ACER, AMSER, RAHSR, RRA; the Senior Faculty Advisor of A3CR2; and the representatives of scholarly programs. The President may appoint up to three additional members as Members-at-Large. The President of A3CR2 will serve as an ex-officio, non-voting member of the Board of Directors.

Stephen Chan, MD - President
Reed A. Omary, MD, MS, FAUR - President-Elect
Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH, FAUR - Vice President
Jeffrey G. Jarvik, MD, FAUR - Secretary
Marta E. Heilbrun, MD - Treasurer
James V. Rawson, MD, FAUR - Immediate Past President
Petra J. Lewis, MBBS, FAUR - Past President
Puneet Bhargava, MD, FAUR - Member-at-Large
Tara M. Catanzano, MD - Member-at-Large
Tessa S. Cook, MD, PhD - Member-at-Large
King C. Li, MD, FAUR - Member-at-Large
David M. Naeger, MD - Member-at-Large
Judy Yee, MD - Member-at-Large
Cheri L. Canon, MD - SCARD President
Ruth C. Carlos, MD, MS, FAUR - Chair, GERRAF Program
Jocelyn D. Chertoff, MD, MS, FAUR - Chair, Radiology Management Program
Paul P. Cronin, MBBCh, FAUR - Chair, ARRALD Program
Kristen K. DeStigter, MD - Chair, International Relations Committee
N. Reed Dunnick, MD, FAUR - Editor, Academic Radiology
C. Alexander Grieco, MD - AMSER President
Richard B. Gunderman, MD, PhD, FAUR - Chair, Faulty Development
Soterios Gyftopoulos, MD - RRA President
Christopher P. Ho, MD - A3CR2 Senior Faculty
Stella K. Kang, MD - RAHSR President
Katherine A. Klein, MD - Chair, Education Committee
Daniel A. Lyons, MD (Ex-Officio) - A3CR2 President
Mark E. Mullins, MD, PhD - Chair, Fellow Nominating Committee
Angelisa M. Paladin, MD - APDR President
Jessica B. Robbins, MD - Chair, Electronic Communications Committee
Pablo R. Ros, MD, PhD, MPH, FAUR - Chair, Development Committee
Andrew B. Rozenkrantz, MD, FAUR - Chair, ACR-AUR Research Scholar Program
Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD, MBA - Chair, Finance Committee
Pina C. Sanelli, MD - Chair, Membership Committee
Christopher M. Straus, MD, FAUR - R&E Foundation President
Shane A. Wells, MD - Chair, Bylaws Committee
Ernest Wiggins, MD - Chair, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
Hanna M. Zafar, MD - Chair, Long Range Planning Committee

 

Awards Committee

Charge: The Committee will select recipient(s) of the Memorial and any other awards of the Association whenever deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors. The selection of the Gold Medal Awards will be made by the Gold Medal Award Committee.

Composition: The Chair of the Awards Committee will be the Vice President.  The Secretary and President-elect will serve as members of this committee.

Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH, FAUR (Chair)
Andres R. Ayoob, MD
Natalie F. Crawford, MD (A3CR2 Representative)
Ali H. Dhanaliwala, MD, Phd (A3CR2 Representative)
Christopher P. Ho, MD
Jeffrey G. Jarvik, MD, MPH, FAUR
Katherine A. Klein, MD

Christoph I. Lee, MD
Michelle M. Miller-Thomas, MD
My-Linh Nguyen, MD (A3CR2 Representative)
Reed A. Omary, MD, MS, FAUR
Deborah L. Reede, MD
Srini Tridandapani, MD, PhD, MBA, FAUR
Mar Hc. Willis, DO

Bylaws Committee

Charge: The Bylaws Committee will prepare changes in the Bylaws or in the Regulations for presentation to the Board of Directors at the interim and annual meetings of the Association. Upon approval, by the board, they will be presented to the membership at the annual meeting at the direction of the President. The chair of the Bylaws Committee will serve as Parliamentarian during the annual business meeting and during the interim meeting of the Association.

Composition: Chair and undefined number of members appointed by the President.

Shane A. Wells, MD (Chair)
James C. Anderson, MD
Kara D. Gaetke-Udager, MD
Kathleen Gundry, MD
Alexander C. Merritt, MD (A3CR2 Representative) (Ex-Officio)
Allison B. Rixey, MD (A3CR2 Representative) (Ex-Officio)
Colin M. Segovis, MD, PhD
Lucy Spalluto, MD

Development Committee

Charge: The Development Committee will explore sources of revenue to help support the activities of the AUR.

Composition: The Development Committee will consist of the AUR President-elect, Vice President, representatives of AUR, SCARD, APDR, ACER, AMSER, RRA, RAHSR, A3CR2 , the Editor of Academic Radiology, the Chair of the Finance Committee, and the representatives of any other corporately funded, jointly sponsored programs. The President may appoint additional members. The chair of the Development Committee will also serve on the Finance Committee.

Pablo R. Ros, MD, MPH (Chair)
Ruth C. Carlos, MD, FAUR
Stephen Chan, MD
Jocelyn D. Chertoff, MD, MS, FAUR
N. Reed Dunnick, MD, FAUR
Marta E. Heilbrun, MD
Christopher P. Hess, MD, PhD
Christopher P. Ho, MD
Jeffrey G. Jarvik, MD, FAUR
Elizabeth A. Krupinski, PhD
Kathryn Lowry, MD

J. Mark McKinney, MD
Carolyn C. Meltzer, MD
Franklin G. Moser, MD
Reed A. Omary, MD, MS, FAUR
Pablo R. Ros, MD, MPH, FAUR
Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD, MBA
Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH, FAUR
Christopher M. Straus, MD, FAUR
Gary J. Whitman, MD, FAUR
Mark H. Willis, DO

Editorial Executive Committee

N. Reed Dunnick, MD, FAUR - Editor, Academic Radiology
Jocelyn D. Chertoff, MD, MS, FAUR
Tessa S. Cook, MD, PhD
Richard B. Gunderman, MD, PhD, FAUR
Elizabeth A. Krupinski, PhD

James V. Rawson, MD, FAUR
Kitt Shaffer, MD, PhD
Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH, FAUR
Christopher M. Straus, MD, FAUR
Shane A. Wells, MD

Education Committee

Charge: The Education Committee will encourage excellence in teaching as defined in Article II (Purpose) of these Bylaws:

  • To encourage excellence in laboratory and clinical investigation, teaching and clinical practice, and radiology management in academic practice.
  • To stimulate an interest in academic radiology as a medical career.
  • To advance radiology as a medical science.
  • To represent academic radiology at a national and international level.
  • To support members in their professional development.

Composition: President appoints Chair and an undefined number of members.

Katherine A. Klein, MD (Chair)
Laura L. Avery, MD
David A. Bloom, MD
Brooke Burkins, MS
Tara M. Catanzano, MD
Carolynn M. DeBenedectis, MD
Eric B. England, MD
Marion A. Hughes, MD
Madison R. Kocher, MD (A3CR2 Representative)(Ex-Officio)
John R. Leyendecker, MD
Aaron R. Lim

Remy R. Lobo, MD
Gamaliel Lorenzo, MD
Ana P. Lourenco, MD
Pritesh Mehta, MD
Megan K. Mills, MD
Seng H. Ong, MBBS
Jessica B. Robbins, MD
Pamela W. Schaefer, MD
Jeffrey Weinstein, MD
Shane A. Wells, MD

Electronic Communication Committee

Charge: The committee shall oversee all aspects of the AUR's electronic presence on the internet, including the AUR web site. The committee will be responsible for making recommendations to the Board on the administration of the web site.

Composition: Appointed by AUR President to represent all affiliated societies.

Jessica B. Robbins, MD (Chair)
Omer A. Awan, MD, MPH
Erin A. Cooke, MD, PhD
Antonia Gurney, MD (A3CR2Representative) (Ex-Officio)
Susan D. John, MD
Kimberly G. Kallianos, MD
Aaron P. Kamer, MD
Katherine A. Klein, MD

Elizabeth Lee, MD
Peter S. Liu, MD
Timothy D. Naney, DO (A3CR2Representative) (Ex-Officio)
Seng H. Ong, MBBS
Daniel C. Phung (A3CR2Representative) (Ex-Officio)
Sapna Rawal, MD
Michael L. Richardson, MD, FAUR
Christopher M. Straus, MD, FAUR

Fellow Nominating Committee

Charge: The committee will review Fellow of the Association of University Radiologist (FAUR) and recommend candidates for the Board of Directors' approval.

Composition: The committee will consist of no fewer than five members, including the Chair, who will be appointed by the President. The AUR Immediate Past President and the second most recent Past President will serve as ex-officio members of the committee

Mark E. Mullins, MD, PhD (Chair)
Omer A. Awan, MD, MPH
Puneet Bhargava, MD, FAUR
Caroline W. Carrico, MD, FAUR
Jay A. Harolds, MD, FAUR
Darel E. Heitkamp, MD, FAUR
Ella A. Kazerooni, MD, MS, FAUR
Petra J. Lewis, MBBS, FAUR

Donna Magid, MD, MED, FAUR
David M. Naeger, MD
James V. Rawson, MD, FAUR
Sravanthi Reddy, MD, FAUR
Charles S. Resnik, MD, FAUR
Jessica B. Robbins, MD
Eric J. Stern, MD, FAUR

Finance Committee

Charge: The Finance Committee will establish continuity in the supervision and monitoring of all fiscal activities of the Association including review of the annual budget as well as the operational budget for each annual meeting. The committee will advise and make recommendations to the officers and the Board of Directors and, through them, to the membership, in matters concerning the fiscal status of the Association.

Composition: The chair of the Finance Committee will be appointed by the President. The Treasurer and the chair of the Development Committee will serve on the Finance Committee and other members whom the President chooses. The Account Executive of the Association will be a non-voting, ex-officio member of the committee.

Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD (Chair)
Garrison Glavich (A3CR2Representative)(Ex-Officio)
Julius Griauzde, MD
Marta E. Heilbrun, MD
Minhaj S. Khaja, MD, MBA

Reed A. Omary, MD)
Pablo R. Ros, MD, MPH
Shyam Sabat, MD
Amanda Decker (AUR Account Executive - Ex-Officio)

 

Gold Medal Award Committee

Charge: The Gold Medal Award Committee will present its recommendation(s) to the Board of Directors by December 15th of the year proceeding  the year that the award is given.

Composition: The chair of the committee will be the second most recent Past-President of AUR. The committee will consist of three other members of the AUR selected by the President.

Petra J. Lewis, MBBS, FAUR (Chair)
John Eng, MD
Vijay M. Rao, MD
Gautham P. Reddy, MD

International Relations Committee

Charge: To explore, identify, advise, and make recommendations to promote opportunities, both internal and external to the Associations, and among and between its constituent groups, related to graduate and post-graduate medical and radiological education and training, membership and member benefits, and excellence in research and patient care, as they might extend the positive influence and impact of the AUR within the international academic radiology and imaging communities.

Composition: The AUR President will appoint the committee chair. The committee will consist of AUR members in good standing, with representation by members of SCARD, APDR, and a minimum of three Affinity Groups, although representation of all Affinity Groups is preferred. The President may appoint additional members.

Kristen K. DeStigter, MD (Chair)
Stephen Chan, MD
Jocelyn D. Chertoff, MD, MS, FAUR
N. Reed Dunnick, MD, FAUR
Guillermo Elizondo-Riojas, MD, PhD
Carol P. Geer, MD
Christopher P. Ho, MD
Vansh Jain
Maria D. Martin, MD
Theresa C. McLoud, MD, FAUR

Brian F. Mullan, MD
Joshua P. Nickerson, MD
Nishant D. Parekh, MD
Linda J. Probyn, MD
Michael L. Richardson, MD, FAUR
Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH, FAUR
Rebecca Stein-Wexler, MD
Jadranka Stojanovska, MD, MS
Ryan W. Woods, MD, MPH

 

Long Range Planning Committee

Charge: The Long Range Planning Committee shall focus on the future of the Association and make recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding long rang direction and strategic planning activities.

Composition: The AUR President, President-elect and Vice President will serve as members on this committee.

Hanna M. Zafar, MD (Chair)
Kamran Ali, MD
Cheri L. Canon, MD
Stephen Chan, MD
Tessa S. Cook, MD, PhD
Paul P. Cronin, MBBCh, FAUR
Lori A. Deitte, MD, FAUR
Christopher P. Hess, MD, PhD
Ichiro Ikuta, MD

Katherine A. Klein, MD
Alan H. Matsumoto, MD
Andrew K. Moriarity, MD
David M. Naeger, MD, FAUR
Reed A. Omary, MD, MS, FAUR
Angelisa M. Paladin, MD
Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH, FAUR
Alex Matthew Westenfield, MD
Kathryn W. Zamora, MD, MPH

Membership Committee

Charge: The Membership Committee will review all new membership applications when the nominee's applications needs further evaluation after review by Administrative staff of the Association and submit its recommendations to the Board of Director at the interim and annual meetings of the Association or to the Board of Directors by regular mail, electronic mail, or by facsimile transmission, the membership Committee will encourage and facilitate the recruitment of new members.

Composition: The Chair of the Membership Committee will be chosen by the President. The Secretary will serve on the Membership Committee with other members appointed by the President.

Marta E. Heilbrun, MD (Chair)
David C. Brandon, MD
Michael Chiu, MD (A3CR2 Representative)(Ex-Officio)
Glenn C. Gaviola, MD
Caitlin Ilkanich, MD (A3CR2 Representative)(Ex-Officio)

Jeffrey G. Jarvik, MD, MPH, FAUR
Seng H. Ong, MBBS
Christopher M. Straus, MD, FAUR
Corrie M. Yablon, MD

Nominating Committee

Charge: The function of this committee will be to nominate the candidate for Treasurer. The chair of the Nominating will present the nominee for election at the annual business meeting of the Association.

Composition: The chair of the Nominating Committee will be the Immediate Past President of the Association.

James V. Rawson, MD, FAUR (Chair)
Cheri L. Canon, MD
Felix. S. Chew, MD, MBA
Aine M. Kelly, MD, MS
Steven E. Seltzer, MD
Lucy Spalluto, MD
Gary J. Whitman, MD, FAUR

Program Planning Committee

Charge: The Program Planning Committee will organize the Program, including scientific sessions, for the Annual Meeting. the Program Panning Committee may, at its discretion, invite papers for presentation at the Annual Meeting from anyone, whether a member or not.

Composition: The Chair of the Program Planning Committee will be the President-elect. The committee will consist of the Program Track Chairs, AUR Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Immediate Past President, the Chairs of the Program Committees of APDR, SCARD, ACER, AMSER, RAHSR, RRA and the APCR, the Senor Faculty Advisor of A3CR2, the Chairs of the AUR Faculty Development Programs, and other members appointed by the President.   

Reed A. Omary, MD, MS, FAUR(Chair)
Tharakeswara K. Bathala, MD
Ruth C. Carlos, MD, FAUR
Stephen Chan, MD
Jocelyn D. Chertoff, MD, MS, FAUR
Paul P. Cronin, MBBCh, FAUR
Kristen K. DeStigter, MD
C. Alexander Grieco, MD
Lars J. Grimm, MD
Thomas M. Grist, MD
Richard B. Gunderman, MD, PhD, FAUR
Soterios Gyftopoulos, MD
Matthew S. Hartman, MD
Marta E. Heilbrun, MD
Christopher P. Ho, MD
Tina Hunter
Jeffrey G. Jarvik, MD, FAUR
Stella K. Kang, MD
Katherine A. Klein, MD

Elizabeth A. Krupinski, PhD
Kathryn Lowry, MD
Carolyn C. Meltzer, MD
Cecilia L. Mercado, MD
Satoshi Minoshima, MD, PhD
Angelisa M. Paladin, MD
Melinda G. Parangan-Chu
Maria R. Ponisio, MD
James V. Rawson, MD, FAUR
Jessica B. Robbins, MD
Paul J. Rochon, MD
Neil M. Rofsky, MD
Andrew B. Rosenkrantz, MD, FAUR
Anna Rozenshtein, MD
David S. Sarkany, MD
Mary H. Scanlon, MD
Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH, FAUR
Benjamin D. Spilseth, MD
Marc H. Willis, DO

Scientific Program Committee
Stephan Chan, MD (Chair)
Yu-Ming Chang, MD, PhD
Teresa Chapman, MD, MA
Avneesh Chhabra, MD
Nicole E. Curci, MD
Carolynn M. DeBenedectis, MD
Lori A. Deitte, MD, FAUR
Phuong-Anh T. Duong, MD
Howard P. Forman, MD
Kara D. Gaetke-Udager, MD
Allison M. Grayev, MD
Lars J. Grimm, MD
Ichiro Ikuta, MD
Jeffrey S. Kempf, MD
Claudia F. Kirsch, MD
Christos Kosmas, MD

Leon Lenchik, MD
Kristopher Lewis, MD
Brent P. Little, MD
Ana P. Lourenco, MD
Kathryn Lowry, MD
Martha B. Mainiero, MD
Katherine E. Maturen, MD
J. Mark McKinney, MD
Matthew M. Miller, MD, PhD
Austin Pantel, MD
Prabhakar Rajiah, MD, FRCR
Jessica B. Robbins, MD
Pablo R. Ros, MD, PhD, MPH, FAUR
Andrew B. Rosenkrantz, MD, FAUR
Babak Saboury, MD, MPH
Gelareh Sadigh, MD

Lonie R. Salkowski, MD, PhD
Dorothy A. Sippo, MD
Lucy Spalluto, MD
Mark A. Sultenfuss, MD
Adam C. Ulano, MD
Dharshan R. Vummidi, MD, FRCR
Ashish P. Wasnik, MD
Jeffrey Weinstein, MD
Shane A. Wells, MD
Stefanie Woodard, DO
Corrie M. Yablon, MD
Judy Yee, MD

Trainee Award Selection Committee

Charge: The Committee will select the AUR Trainee Prizes 

Composition: The Chair of the Committee will be the AUR President-elect. The A3CR2 Senior Faculty Advisor and the AMSER and APDR Program Chairs will serve on the Committee.

Reed A. Omary, MD, MS, FAUR (Chair)
Christopher P. Ho, MD
Anna Rozenshtein, MD
Marc H. Willis, DO

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee

Charge: The committee will serve to actively engage the membership in all aspects of diversity, promoting equity and a climate of inclusion within the AUR including racial, sexual, gender, age, disability and academic diversity. The committee will identify challenges regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion, generating and expanding opportunities to increase representation of diverse populations throughout the organization. The committee will review diversity related initiatives and provide the Board of Directors with recommendations that will improve organizational diversity, inclusion and community in the AUR. 

Ernest Wiggins, MD (Chair)
Ann K. Jay, MD (Vice-Chair)
Alison L. Chetlen, DO
Kevin Dao
Carolyn M. DeBenedectis, MD
Ernst Garcon, MD
Gloria Guzman Perez-Carrillo, MD
Nolan J. Kagetsu, MD

Jessica R. Leschied, MBBCh
Gamaliel Lorenzo, MD
Maria D. Martin, MD
Christopher McAdams, MD
Karen Mourtzikos, MD
Reed A. Omary, MD, MS, FAUR
Brian Tung

Well Being Ad-Hoc Committee

Charge: The committee will work to identify sources of burnout specific to radiology faculty and trainees, to develop programs and compile resources that will help cultivate practices which build resilience and foster a health learning and working environment. 

Lily M. Belfi, MD (Chair)
Sarah L. Averill, MD
Julie C. Bulman, MD
Alison L. Chetlen, DO
Lori A. Deitte, MD, FAUR
Michael D. Fishman, MD
L. Alexandre Frigini, MD

Ann K. Jay, MD
Sheryl G. Jordan, MD
Sosamma T. Methratta, MD
Jessica B. Robbins, MD
Usha K. Trivedi, BS
Ryan W. Woods, MD, MPH

Liaisons

AAMC Council of Faculty and Academic Societies (CFAS)

Jocelyn D. Chertoff, MD, MS, FAUR - Senior Representative
Lily Belfi, MD - Junior Representative

AAMC Women's Liaison

Alison L. Chetlen, DO

ABR Representative

Cheri L. Canon, MD

ACR Councilor

Yoshimi Anzai, MD, MPH, FAUR

AMA Representative

Stephen Chan, MD
Shyam Sabat, MD (Alternate)

AMA-CPT Advisory Committee Representative

Andrew J. Degnan, MD
Richard Duszak Jr, MD (Alternate)

AMA-RUC Advisor

Melissa A. Davis, MD 
Gaurang V. Shah, MD (Alternate)

NCRP

Kimberly E. Applegate, MD, MS, FAUR

 

Deputy Editors

N. Reed Dunnick, MD, FAUR (Editor in Chief)

William F. Auffermann, MD, PhD
Omer A. Awan, MD, MPH
Ravikanth Balaji, MD
Leonard F. Berliner, MD
Robert H. Brown, MD, MPH
Jennifer Bullen, MS
Brett W. Carter, MD
Tara M. Catanzano, MD
Jocelyn D. Chertoff, MD, MS, FAUR
Felix S. Chew, MD, MBA
Suzanne T. Chong, MD
Tessa S. Cook, MD, PhD
Julianna Czum, MD
Abraham H. Dachman, MD
Carolynn M. DeBenedectis, MD
Colin P. Derdeyn, MD
Stamatia V. Destounis, MD
Qian Dong, MD
Ritu R. Gill, MBBS
Allison M. Grayev, MD
Richard B. Gunderman, MD, PhD, FAUR
Rajan T. Gupta, MD
Christopher P. Hess, MD, PhD
Susan K. Hobbs, MD, PhD
Hero Hussain, MD
Saurabh Jha, MBBS
Sheryl G. Jordan, MD
Aparna Joshi, MD
Aya Kamaya, MD
Andrew Karellas, PhD
Minhaj S. Khaja, MD, MBA
John Kim, MD
Mark A. Kliewer, MD
Friedrich D. Knollman, MD, PhD
Elizabeth A. Krupinski, PhD
Jonathan B. Kruskal, MD, PhD
Elizabeth Lee, MD
Remy R. Lobo, MD
Dariya Malyarenko, PhD

 

M. Victoria Marx, MD
Elias R. Melhem, MD, PhD
Clarudia R. Mello-Thoms, PhD
Cecilia L. Mercado, MD
Mark E. Mullins, MD, PhD
David M. Naeger, MD, FAUR
M. Elizabeth Oates, MD
Sophie Paqueralt, PhD
Linda J. Probyn, MD
Vijay M. Rao, MD
James V. Rawson, MD, FAUR
Michael P. Recht, MD
Hans G. Ringertz, MD, PhD
Rahim Rizi, PhD
Jessica B. Robbins, MD
Eric M. Rohren, MD, PhD
Gelareh Sadigh, MD
Pina C. Sanelli, MD
David S. Sarkany, MD
Mary H. Scanlon, MD
U. Joseph Schoepf, MD
Kitt Shaffer, MD, PhD
Monica M. Sheth, MD
Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH, FUAR
Andrew Smith, MD, PhD
Jadranka Stojanovska, MD, MS
Christopher M. Straus, MD, FAUR
Min-Ying Su, PhD
Ronald M. Summers, MD, PhD
Alexey Surov
Alexander L. Towbin, MD
Srini Tridandapani, MD, PhD, MBA, FAUR
Yoshito Tsushima, MD
Baris Turkbey, MD
Ashish P. Wasnik, MD
Emily M. Webb, MD
Shane A. Wells, MD
Fu-Zong Wu, MD
Huadan Xue, MD