Brink Named Chair of American College of Radiology

Washington, DC — The American College of Radiology (ACR) Board of Chancellors has elected James A. Brink, MD, FACR, as its chair. Also elected were Geraldine McGinty, MD, MBA, FACR, who will serve as vice chair, and Howard B. Fleishon, MD, MMM, FACR, who will serve a second term as secretary-treasurer. The new officers took office at ACR 2016 — The Crossroads of Radiology®, the all-member annual meeting held in Washington, DC. “A long-time advocate for radiology and high-quality patient care, James Brink has shown outstanding leadership in every ACR role in which he has served, most recently as vice chair,” said ACR Chief Executive Officer (CEO) William T. Thorwarth, MD, FACR. “We look forward to his continued outstanding leadership as chair of the ACR Board of Chancellors,” said Thorwarth.         Chair James A. Brink, MD, FACR Brink was nominated by the board Nominating Committee and elected by the Board of Chancellors as its chair. He is radiologist-in-chief at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Juan M. Taveras Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School, both in Boston. An internationally recognized expert in radiation safety, Brink was instrumental in developing the ACR/RSNA Image Wisely® program. He is a past chair of the ACR Commission on Body Imaging, past co-chair of Image Wisely and serves on the Journal of the American ...
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