Board of Directors & Committees

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.

Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH, FAUR - President  Jeffrey G. Jarvik, MD, FAUR - President-elect  Marta E. Heilbrun, MD - Vice-President  Katherine A. Klein, MD - Secretary  Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD, MBA - Treasurer  Reed A. Omary, MD, MS, FAUR Immediate Past President  Stephen Chan, MD  - Past President  Puneet Bhargava, MD, FAUR - Member-at-Large  Brandon P. Brown, MD- Member-at-Large  Nolan J. Kagetsu, MD- Member-at-Large Judy Yee, MD - Member-at-Large  TBD (Ex-Officio) - A3CR2 President  Ruth C. Carlos, MD, MS, FAUR - Chair, GERRAF Program  Tessa S. Cook, MD, PhD  - RAHSR President  Kristen K. DeStigter, MD, FAUR - Chair, International Relations Committee  N. Reed Dunnick, MD, FAUR - Editor, Academic Radiology  Judith A. Gadde, DO - Chair, Communications Committee; AMSER President  Thomas M. Grist, MD - SCARD President Christopher P. Hess, MD, PhD - Chair, Development Committee  Christopher P. Ho, MD - A3CR2 Senior Faculty

Cecilia L. Mercado, MD – ACER President  David M. Naeger, MD, FAUR - Chair, Fellow Nominating Committee  Jessica B. Robbins, MD, FAUR - Chair, Education Committee  Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD, MBA - Chair, Finance Committee  Gelareh Sadigh, MD – Chair, Publications  Pina C. Sanelli, MD - Chair, Membership Committee  Mary H. Scanlon, MD - APDR President  Benjamin D. Spilseth, MD - RRA President  Christopher M. Straus, MD, FAUR - R&E Foundation President  TBD - Chair, Bylaws Committee  Ernest Wiggins, MD - Chair, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee  Hanna M. Zafar, MD - Chair, Strategic Planning 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.

Jeffrey G. Jarvik, MD, MPH, FAUR (Chair) Heba Albasha, MD (A3CR2 Representative) Tessa S. Cook, MD, PhD C. Alexander Grieco, MD Matthew S. Hartman, MD Marta E. Heilbrun, MD Christopher P. Ho, MD

Michelle M. Miller-Thomas, MD Parth Y. Patel, MD (A3CR2 Representative) (Ex-Officio) Deborah L. Reede, MD Jessica B. Robbins, MD, FAUR Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH, FAUR    Srini Tridandapani, MD, PhD, MBA, FAUR

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)
Kara D. Gaetke-Udager, MD
Kathleen Gundry, MD
Katherine A. Klein, MD
Nancy Ann B. Little, MD (A³CR² Representative) (Ex-Officio)
Colin M. Segovis, MD, PhD
Lucy Spalluto, MD
Hanna M. Zafar, MD 

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.

Judith A. Gadde, DO (Chair) Omer A. Awan, MD, MPH Tessa S. Cook, MD, PhD Erin A. Cooke, MD Shannon Falcon, MD  Rebecca Hansen, MD (A3CR2Representative) (Ex-Officio) Christopher P. Ho, MD

Susan D. John, MD Kimberly G. Kallianos, MD Aaron P. Kamer, MD Elizabeth Lee, MD Seng H. Ong, MBBS Christina Shehata Christopher M. Straus, MD, FAUR

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.

Christopher P. Hess, MD, PhD (Chair) Hediyeh Baradaran, MD Ruth C. Carlos, MD, MS, FAUR Tara M. Catanzano, MD Jocelyn D. Chertoff, MD, MS, FAUR N. Reed Dunnick, MD, FAUR Roberto R. Galuppo Monticelli, MD Garry E. Gold, MD Lars J. Grimm, MD Vikas Gulani, MD, PhD Matthew S. Hartman, MD Marta E. Heilbrun, MD Christopher P. Ho, MD Jeffrey (Jerry) G. Jarvik, MD, MPH, FAUR Katherine A. Klein, MD

Eman S. Mahdi, MD, MBChB Mary Mahoney, MD J. Mark McKinney, MD Cecilia L. Mercado, MD Rustain L. Morgan, MD, MS Elizabeth Morris, MD Franklin G. Moser, MD Reed A. Omary, MD, MS, FAUR Pablo R. Ros, MD, PhD, MPH, FAUR Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD, MBA Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH, FAUR Lilja B. Solnes, MD Benjamin D. Spilseth, MD Christopher M. Straus, MD, FAUR

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)  Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH, FAUR Senta M. Berggruen, MD Margaret N. Chapman, MD Alison L. Chetlen, DO Carolynn M. DeBenedectis, MD Ernst Garcon, MD Gloria J. Guzman Perez-Carrillo, MD, MPH, MS Sandhya Jupalli, MD Nolan J. Kagetsu, MD

Jessica R. Leschied, MBBCh Gamaliel Lorenzo, MD Maria D. Martin, MD Christopher McAdams, MD Karen Mourtzikos, MD Juan M. Olazagasti, MD Karuna M. Raj, MD Maya Vella, MD

N. Reed Dunnick, MD, FAUR - Editor, Academic Radiology Omer A. Awan, MD, MPH  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

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.

Jessica B. Robbins, MD, FAUR (Chair) Eric B. England, MD (Vice Chair) Laura L. Avery, MD David A. Bloom, MD Brooke Burkins, MS Tara M. Catanzano, MD Erin A. Cooke, MD Carolynn M. DeBenedectis, MD Carol P. Geer, MD Marion A. Hughes, MD Katherine A. Klein, MD

John R. Leyendecker, MD Remy R. Lobo, MD Ana P. Lourenco, MD Pritesh Mehta, MD Dexter Mendoza, MD Megan K. Mills, MD Seng H. Ong, MBBS Parth Y. Patel, MD (A3CR2 Representative) (Ex-Officio) Pamela W. Schaefer, MD Jeffrey Weinstein, MD

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

David M. Naeger, MD, FAUR  (Chair) Puneet Bhargava, MD, FAUR Caroline W. Carrico, MD, FAUR Stephen Chan, MD Jocelyn D. Chertoff, MD, MS, FAUR Lori A. Deitte, MD, FAUR Jay A. Harolds, MD, FAUR

Donna Magid, MD, MED, FAUR James V. Rawson, MD, FAUR Sravanthi Reddy, MD, FAUR Charles S. Resnik, MD, FAUR Christopher M. Straus, MD, FAUR Darel E. Heitkamp, MD, FAUR Ella A. Kazerooni, MD, MS, FAUR

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, MBA (Chair)  Julius Griauzde, MD Christopher P. Hess, MD, PhD Ylan Khuong, MD (Ex-Officio) Katherine A. Klein, MD Joseph R. Osborne, MD Shyam Sabat, MD Amanda Decker (Ex-Officio)

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.

James V. Rawson, MD, FAUR (Chair)   Janet E. Bailey, MD   Jocelyn D. Chertoff, MD, MS, FAUR   Jeffrey (Jerry) G. Jarvik, MD, MPH, FAUR

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) Jocelyn D. Chertoff, MD, MS, FAUR Angela I. Choe, MD N. Reed Dunnick, MD, FAUR Guillermo Elizondo-Riojas, MD, PhD Carol P. Geer, MD Christopher P. Ho, MD Emily T. Lippincott, MD Maria D. Martin, MD

Theresa C. McLoud, MD, FAUR  Joshua P. Nickerson, MD Reed A. Omary, MD, MS, FAUR Linda J. Probyn, MD Gelareh Sadigh, MD Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH, FAUR Rebecca Stein-Wexler, MD

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) Melissa Anne Davis, MD (Vice Chair)  Kamran Ali, MD Cheri L. Canon, MD Tessa S. Cook, MD, PhD Paul P. Cronin, MBBCh, FAUR Lori A. Deitte, MD, FAUR Christopher P. Hess, MD, PhD Ichiro Ikuta, MD Jeffrey (Jerry) G. Jarvik, MD, MPH, FAUR 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 James V. Rawson, MD, FAUR Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH, FAUR Alex Matthew Westenfield, MD Kathryn W. Zamora, MD, MPH

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.

Pina C. Sanelli, MD (Chair)  Jason J. Naidich, MD, MBA (Vice Chair)  David C. Brandon, MD Glenn C. Gaviola, MD Marta E. Heilbrun, MD Shakib W. Islam, MD (Ex-Officio) Seng H. Ong, MBBS Christopher M. Straus, MD, FAUR Jorge Vidal, MD Corrie M. Yablon, MD

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.

Stephen Chan, MD (Chair) Cheri L. Canon, MD Jocelyn D. Chertoff, MD, MS, FAUR John Eng, MD Aine M. Kelly, MD, MS Lucy Spalluto, MD Gary J. Whitman, MD, FAUR

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.   

Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH, FAUR (Chair)  Sheik Amin, MPH, BA James C. Anderson, MD Omer A. Awan, MD, MPH Tharakeswara K. Bathala, MD Ruth C. Carlos, MD, MS, FAUR Tara M. Catanzano, MD Stephen Chan, MD Jocelyn D. Chertoff, MD, MS, FAUR Paul P. Cronin, MBBCh, FAUR Kristen K. DeStigter, MD Aaron Fischman, MD Judith A. Gadde, DO Lars J. Grimm, MD Richard B. Gunderman, MD, PhD, FAUR Matthew S. Hartman, MD Marta E. Heilbrun, MD Christopher P. Ho, MD Angela L. Huff Tina Hunter Stella K. Kang, MD Katherine A. Klein, MD

Elizabeth A. Krupinski, PhD Cecilia L. Mercado, MD Reed A. Omary, MD, MS, FAUR Maria R. Ponisio, MD Michael P. Recht, MD Jessica B. Robbins, MD, FAUR Neil M. Rofsky, MD Andrew B. Rosenkrantz, MD, FAUR Anna Rozenshtein, MD, MPH David S. Sarkany, MD Mary H. Scanlon, MD Benjamin D. Spilseth, MD Tina D. Tailor, MD Ernest Wiggins, MD Marc H. Willis, DO

Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH, FAUR (Chair)  Gelareh Sadigh, MD (Vice Chair)  Vikas Agarwal, MD Hediyeh Baradaran, MD Maria F. Barile, MD Dhiraj Baruah, MD Kathleen Y. Bhatt, MD Majid Chalian, MD Jennifer Chang, MD Yu-Ming Chang, MD, PhD Avneesh Chhabra, MD Nicole E. Curci, MD Mark C. DeLano, MD Phuong-Anh T. Duong, MD Howard P. Forman, MD Kara D. Gaetke-Udager, MD Tushar Garg, MD Maryam Golshan-Momeni, MD Elaine S. Gould, MD Allison M. Grayev, MD Lars J. Grimm, MD Kate Hanneman, MD, MPH Kevin D. Hiatt, MD Ichiro Ikuta, MD

Jeffrey S. Kempf, MD Asef B. Khwaja, MD Claudia F. Kirsch, MD Kristopher Lewis, MD Brent P. Little, MD Kathryn Lowry, MD Martha B. Mainiero, MD Bahar Mansoori, MD Jonathan Martin, MD Katherine E. Maturen, MD Dexter Mendoza, MD Matthew M. Miller, MD, PhD Taejin Min, MD, PhD Bahram Mohajer, MD, MPH Mark E. Mullins, MD, PhD, FAUR Nariman Nezami, MD Xuan V. Nguyen, MD, PhD Leah A. Palifka, MD Austin Pantel, MD Prabhakar Rajiah, MD, FRCR Jessica B. Robbins, MD, FAUR Pablo R. Ros, MD, PhD, MPH, FAUR Andrew B. Rosenkrantz, MD, FAUR Babak Saboury, MD, MPH

Lonie R. Salkowski, MD, PhD David S. Sarkany, MD Dorothy A. Sippo, MD Elana B. Smith, MD Michael B. Sneider, MD Lilja B. Solnes, MD Natalie G. Stratemeier, MD Mark A. Sultenfuss, MD Zachary T. Trenbeath Adam C. Ulano, MD Dharshan R. Vummidi, MD, FRCR Ashish P. Wasnik, MD Brent D. Weinberg, MD, PhD Robert J. Weinfurtner, MD Jeffrey Weinstein, MD Shane A. Wells, MD Stefanie Woodard, DO Corrie M. Yablon, MD Judy Yee, MD Vahe M. Zohrabian, MD

The committee will educate radiologists and staff on the environmental impact of their practices, foster research on sustainability in diagnostic and interventional radiology, and work to reduce the environmental footprint of the AUR.

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.

Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH, FAUR (Chair)  Matthew S. Hartman, MD Christopher P. Ho, MD Mary H. Scanlon, MD

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 Sarah M. Desoky, MD Elise Desperito, MD Michael D. Fishman, MD L. Alexandre Frigini, MD Brent D. Griffith, MD

Ann K. Jay, MD Sukhman Kaur, MD Sosamma T. Methratta, MD Joshua Mills Amy M. Oliveira, MD Jessica B. Robbins, MD, FAUR Susan Summerton, MD Ryan W. Woods, MD, MPH Jung Yun, MD

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

Shiva Gupta, MD 
Christina Marks, MD (Alternate) 

AMA-RUC Advisor

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

NCRP

Douglas Katz, MD 

 

N. Reed Dunnick, MD, FAUR (Editor in Chief) Osmanuddin Ahmed, MD  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  Aristides Capizzano, MD  Brett W. Carter, MD  Tara M. Catanzano, MD  Teresa Chapman, MD, MA  Jocelyn D. Chertoff, MD, MS, FAUR  Suzanne T. Chong, MD  Linda C. Chu, MD  Tessa S. Cook, MD, PhD    Julianna Czum, MD  Melissa Anne Davis, MD  Carolynn M. DeBenedectis, MD  Colin P. Derdeyn, MD  Kristen K. DeStigter, MD  Stamatia V. Destounis, MD  Qian Dong, MD  Eric B. England, MD  Ritu R. Gill, MBBS  Allison M. Grayev, MD  Lauren Green, MD  Richard B. Gunderman, MD, PhD, FAUR  Rajan T. Gupta, MD  Christopher P. Hess, MD, PhD  Susan K. Hobbs, MD, PhD  Hero Hussain, MD  Paula M. Jacobs, PhD  Saurabh Jha, MBBS  Sheryl G. Jordan, MD  Aparna Joshi, MD  Aya Kamaya, MD  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  Claudia R. Mello-Thoms, PhD  Cecilia L. Mercado, MD  Mark E. Mullins, MD, PhD, FAUR  David M. Naeger, MD, FAUR  Elsie Nguyen, MD  M. Elizabeth Oates, MD  Sophie Paqueralt, PhD  Linda J. Probyn, MD  James V. Rawson, MD, FAUR  Michael P. Recht, MD  Ingrid Reiser, PhD  Rahim Rizi, PhD  Jessica B. Robbins, MD, FAUR  Eric M. Rohren, MD, PhD  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, FAUR  Andrew Smith, MD, PhD  Jadranka Stojanovska, MD, MS  Christopher M. Straus, MD, FAUR  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  Bruce A. Wasserman, MD  Emily M. Webb, MD  Shane A. Wells, MD  Fu-Zong Wu, MD  Huadan Xue, MD