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ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPOINTMENT: JEAN-DENIS LAREDO, M.D.

We are pleased to announce that with the arrival of Dr. Jean-Denis Laredo, we can complete our plan for the Musculoskeletal Imaging Division to be co-directed: Dr. Laredo will share administrative responsibility with Dr. Judy Blebea for that division’s services. Dr. Blebea's superb administrative, clinical, and educational accomplishments and experience will be complemented by Dr. Laredo's introduction of additional perspectives, especially related to musculoskeletal research and his special area of clinical expertise, interventional musculoskeletal radiology. We anticipate exciting collaborations that will further spark growth and innovation in our Musculoskeletal Imaging Division.

A French citizen, Dr. Laredo earned his medical degree in 1981 at the Broussais Medical School, Paris University 6, and a master’s in biology (anatomy) in 1981 from Paris University 5. He is dually certified under the French medical system in rheumatology and diagnostic radiology.

Dr. Laredo is highly esteemed not only in his native France, but also internationally for his subspecialty expertise in interventional musculoskeletal radiology. Since 1993 he has been chief of service for the musculoskeletal imaging service at the Lariboisiere Hospital in Paris; he has chaired that institution’s department of radiology since 2005. Moreover, he has been co-director of the radiology residency program for the Paris Universities system for the past 17 years. Dr. Laredo has also served in leadership roles in various professional societies, including the International Skeletal Society and was president of GETROA (Groupe d’Etudes et de Travail en Radiologie Osteo-Articulaire), the musculoskeletal section of the French Society of Radiology, from 2001-2002.

In addition to his clinical, educational, and administrative responsibilities, Dr. Laredo has been and continues to be a highly respected researcher. He is a member of the National Center of Scientific Research in Paris, where he heads the Experimental Radiology Research Team. Dr. Laredo is credited with significant innovations that have improved the effectiveness of radiology procedures used to diagnose and treat musculoskeletal disorders. For example, Dr. Laredo co-invented and patented a specific process that uses computed tomography scans and magnetic resonance imaging to generate a three-dimensional image of a part of a patient’s anatomy, such as a bone or a muscle. This image generation process creates a model, which in turn can be used to predict its mechanical behavior in situations such as falls incurred by elderly patients. Dr. Laredo’s invention improves the prediction of fracture risk in osteoporotic patients, thus enabling physicians to determine optimal preventive measures and treatment. This research ties in with aspects of Dr. Laredo’s medical practice, which includes the treatment osteoporotic fractures with the image-guided administration of cement (polymethylmetacrylate) through percutaneous injections.

With a dynamic, engaging personality to match his professional capacities, Dr. Laredo will no doubt prove to be a valuable asset to our Department. Please join us in saying, "Bienvenue" ["Welcome"] to Dr. Jean-Denis Laredo.

Passing - We are deeply saddened by news of the passing of one of our stellar colleagues, Dr. Jack Leigh, Jr., who passed away suddenly the weekend of March 8, 2008. As Britton Chance Professor of Radiology and Director of the Metabolic Magnetic Resonance Research and Computing Center (MMRRCC laboratory), Dr. Leigh was a brilliant innovator in research related to magnetic resonance (MR) and optical technologies.

Dr. Leigh earned his BSc in 1961 in Electrical Engineering and his PhD in Biophysics here at the University of Pennsylvania and went on to become a pillar of the University faculty, both as a researcher and educator. He spearheaded the founding of the MMRRCC and served as its director for almost 25 years. His lengthy CV testifies to his prolific accomplishments, as well as honors accrued. In addition to several NIH fellowships, he was a Guggenheim Fellow at Cambridge University (1974-1975), and in 1999 he was inducted as a Fellow into the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, a status reserved for those who have made highly significant contributions in the field.

At this time there are no formal arrangements for services. Informally, the Department of Radiology and the entire Penn community can all pause to honor his memory and mourn his loss.

Following are a list of presentations from HUP residents, fellows, and attendings that received awards at RSNA 2006. Congratulations to all!

Certificate of Merit:

Selected for Radiographics

Trainee Research Prize, Medical Student

Press Coverage:

"Whole-body FDG-PET of little use in breast cancer staging"
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The Penn Radiology Technologist School won the Aunt Minnie Award!

aunt minnie award

The Minnies 2006 final results
11/2/2006

Voting is now completed for the 2006 edition of the Minnies, AuntMinnie's annual event to recognize excellence in radiology.

We offer our congratulations to all the candidates who made it to the final round, and our thanks to everyone who participated. In the 2006 edition of the Minnies, 221 candidates squared off in 13 categories.

Minnies candidates are nominated by AuntMinnie.com members in September of each year. Semifinalists and finalists are selected through a vote by AuntMinnie's expert panel of radiology professionals.

BEST RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST TRAINING PROGRAM

  1. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
  2. (Three candidates in this category tied for second place in the semifinals round.)

    Weber State University, Ogden, UT
    Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
    Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX

    For a full list of 2006 Minnies candidates, click here .


We are very pleased to bring to the attention of the Department the establishment of the "Marc S. Levine Radiology Research Award", so named because of Dr. Marc Levine's work with students over the years.

The award was Established in 2006 by the Department of Radilogy and named for its Chief of the Gastrointestinal Section. The prize is awarded for meritorious research in radiology.

Dr. Levine has previously won the Lindback Award for teaching, and is considered one of the foremost teachers in the Department. He is known amongst the medical students for his patient mentoring which results in admirable productivity and publications; the GI Elective rotation is highly sought after by the Penn medical students for this reason.

Please congratulate Marc on this wonderful and well deserved honor.

To read more on Dr. Levine, please read our Fall 2006 newsletter

The winner of the first Marc S. Levine Radiology Research Award was Jason Liu, for work entitled "Magnocellular and parvocellular visual pathways have different BOLD signal time courses in human primary visual cortex", done with Mark Elliot and Nick Bryan.

The University of Bologna School of Medicine will recognize the accomplishments of Abass Alavi (nuclear medicine) with an Honorary Doctoral Degree in March 2007. The University of Bologna is recognized as the first academic institution established in the western hemisphere and possibly in the world. Currently, it is among the best if not the best medical schools in Italy.

Evan Siegelman (MR chief) received the ISMRM (International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine) 2006 Annual Meeting Outstanding Teacher Award in the area of Advanced Body Imaging. The Annual Meeting Program Committee acknowledges the highest rated speaker in each educational course. Recipients of these awards have been determined by the evaluation scores which attendees gave to the speakers.

Caitlin Carr (former medical student) was chosen by the RSNA Scientific Program Committee to receive the RSNA Trainee Research Prize for the research project she submitted: "The Impact of FDG PET in the Staging of Breast Cancer" in the category "Medical Student".

Members of the Department of Medical Imaging at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center won the PPMC 2006 OPERATIONAL AWARD for their Outpatient Registration And Medical Imaging Patient Flow Improvement Initiative. Kudos to Raina Harrell, Anthony M. Bruno, M.Ed., MPA, Terrence McCafferty, R.N., Lachell Potts, Cherie Porrini-Kuech, MaryFrancis Slobodian, Hernando Mongelos, A.S., Mary Markind, R.N., Janette Perez, and Jacqueline Williams

Andrew Newberg has been selected to receive a "city choice award" from the Philadelphia City Paper after impressing their managing editor during a recent interview. Additionally, he is the only physician in Philly to be photographed to run in this special issue.

Bill Boonn, MD is the winner of the Roger A. Bauman Award for the best resident paper delivered at The Society for Computer Applications in Radiology annual meeting

Radiology benefits from $1 Million from Howard Hughes Medical Institute for Clinical Imaging Training Program. Read more...

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