(Radiology. 2001;220:5-6.)
© RSNA, 2001
William Moreau Thompson, MD, and André J. Duerinckx, MD, PhD, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology 2001-2002 Distinguished Scientists1
Kelly K. Koeller, Capt(S), USN, MC
1 From the Department of Radiologic Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Bldg 54, 14th St at Alaska Ave, Rm M-121, Washington, DC 20306-6000. Received March 19, 2001; accepted March 20. Address correspondence to the author (koeller@afip.osd.mil).
Index terms: Armed Forces Institute of Pathology • Radiology and radiologists • Special Reports
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William Moreau Thompson, MD, will serve as Distinguished Scientist in the Department of Radiologic Pathology at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) from July 1, 2001, to December 31, 2001. Dr Thompson is a professor and the director of imaging research at the University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis. His principal area of interest and expertise is gastrointestinal radiology. He earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, in 1969. He completed his residency in radiology at Duke University Medical Center in 1975. Since the completion of his residency, he has served on the medical staff of Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC, and the University of Minnesota Medical School, where he has occupied the Vilhemina and Eugene Gedgaudas chair of the Department of Radiology since 1989. He has been a visiting professor at the University of California at San Diego Medical Center and Stanford University Medical Center.
Dr Thompson is the author or coauthor of numerous original publications and book chapters in the radiology literature. He is active in numerous national and international societies, including the Association of University Radiologists, the American College of Radiology, the American Roentgen Ray Society, the Minnesota Radiological Society, and the Radiological Society of North America. He is a reviewer for Radiology and the American Journal of Roentgenology. Dr Thompson is a fellow in the American College of Radiology. His commitment to organized medicine has culminated in his selection as president of the Society of Gastrointestinal Radiology, the Association of University Radiologists, the Association of Program Directors in Radiology, and the Society of Chairmen of Academic Radiology, as well as the first vice president of the Radiological Society of North America. He currently serves on the editorial boards of Critical Reviews in Diagnostic Imaging, Current Opinion in Radiology, Contemporary Diagnostic Radiology, and Abdominal Imaging. He has received numerous awards and honors including the James Picker Scholar in Academic Radiology, the Walter B. Cannon Medal from the Society of Gastrointestinal Radiology, and the Gold Medal from the Association of University Radiologists.
André J. Duerinckx, MD, PhD, will serve as Distinguished Scientist in the Department of Radiologic Pathology at the AFIP from January 1 to June 30, 2002. Dr Duerinckx is the chief of radiology at the Veterans Administration North Texas Healthcare System in Dallas and is a professor of radiology and medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. His principal area of interest and expertise is cardiac radiology. He earned his medical degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine in 1986. He completed his residency in diagnostic radiology at the UCLA School of Medicine in 1991. Since the completion of his residency, he has served on the medical staff of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in West Los Angeles, California, and the Olive View Medical Center in Sylmar, California, and has served as associate professor of radiology at the University of California at Los Angeles Health Science Center. In June 2000, he attained his current position on the medical staff of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
Dr Duerinckx is the first editor of MRI of the Cardiovascular System and the editor of Coronary MR Angiography (to be published). He is the author or coauthor of numerous original peer-reviewed publications and book chapters in the area of cardiovascular imaging. Dr Duerinckx serves as the course director for the Cardiovascular Imaging Conference series, cosponsored by the American College of Radiology, American Roentgen Ray Society, and Radiological Society of North America, in cooperation with the North American Society for Cardiac Imaging. He is active in numerous national and international societies, including the American College of Radiology, the North American Society of Cardiac Imaging, the American Heart Association, the Association of Veterans Administration Radiologists, and the Society of Thoracic Imaging. Dr Duerinckx has been selected for fellowship in the American College of Radiology. He has earned numerous awards for his outstanding contributions to radiologic science, including certificates of excellence from the James T. Case Radiological Foundation, selection as a Squibb fellow, and recognition as one of the 10 best radiologists in Los Angeles by Los Angeles Magazine. He is the current editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Cardiac Imaging and has served on the editorial boards of European Radiology and the Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. He is a reviewer for the Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Radiology, Academic Radiology, and European Radiology.
As Distinguished Scientists, Drs Thompson and Duerinckx will actively participate in all educational activities of the Department of Radiologic Pathology at the AFIP and will make a major contribution to the educational and research programs of radiology residents and practicing radiologists worldwide. The Distinguished Scientist program was established in 1983 and is now an integral part of the Department of Radiologic Pathology. The position is federally funded through the American Registry of Pathology but generously supported by contributions from the American College of Radiology, the Radiological Society of North America, the American Roentgen Ray Society, the Association of University Radiologists, and the American Osteopathic College of Radiology. Representatives from each of these organizations, together with a representative from the Association of Program Directors in Radiology, form the Conjoint Committee for Radiologic Pathology at the AFIP and are responsible for selecting the Distinguished Scientist each year.
Any established academic radiologist interested in spending a year studying the correlation between abnormal radiologic images and their underlying abnormal processes is welcome to apply. Those interested should submit a letter of interest outlining the project they would pursue during their time at the AFIP and a copy of their curriculum vitae to Kelly K. Koeller at the address listed herein. Applications for the Distinguished Scientist position for the 2003–2004 academic year must be received by March 31, 2002.
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FOOTNOTES
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The opinions and assertions contained herein are the private views of the author and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Department of the Navy or the Department of Defense.
