演讲人：Vijay Rao, MD, FACR

        The David C Levin Professor and Chair

        托马斯杰斐逊大学 放射科   美国宾夕法尼亚州费城

演讲题目：Changing Role of Radiologists in the Digital Age of Medicine

          数字医疗时代放射科医师的角色变迁

演讲时间：2016年10月10日 15:00-17:00

演讲地点：浙江大学玉泉校区逸夫工商管理楼四楼报告厅

演讲人简介：

    Vijay M. Rao, MD, FACR is the David C Levin Professor and Chair of the Department of Radiology at Thomas Jefferson University. She is a graduate of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India's premier medical school. She completed her radiology residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and has remained in the department faculty ever since. She served as Vice Chair for Education, and as Co-director of Neuroradiology/ ENT division. Upon her appointment as Department Chair in 2002, she became the first woman chair of a clinical department in Jefferson's history.

    Dr. Rao is recognized as one of the leading experts on imaging of the head and neck. She is also very active and widely recognized in health services research in radiology. She has published 193 peer reviewed articles, 11 book chapters and 225 abstracts in medical literature and has edited a popular atlas textbook on MRI and CT of the head and neck. She has given over 250 presentations at national radiology meetings and other academic institutions.

    Dr. Rao has held many leadership roles, including President of the American Society of Head and Neck Radiology, the Association of Program Directors in Radiology and the American Association of Women Radiologists. In 2006, she received the Achievement Award of the Association of Program Directors for her outstanding contributions to radiology education nationally. She served on the Board of Trustees for the RSNA Research and Education Foundation. She is an assistant editor for health care policy and quality section of the American Journal of Roentgenology. In 2005, she was honored by the Philadelphia Business Journal as one of 25 Women of Distinction throughout the region. For many years, she has been chosen by her peers to be included on Philadelphia Magazine’s annual list of Top Doctors and Best Doctors. In 2008 she was honored with an endowed chair. In 2009, Thomas Jefferson University unveiled her portrait for her outstanding leadership and service. In 2011, she was named to the RSNA Board. In 2012, she was appointed to the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Board.