Jonathan Lewin, chair of the Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, recently began his term as the new president of the Academy of Radiology Research. The academy is an alliance of 28 professional imaging societies, 37 academic radiology departments, 80 patient advocacy groups, and nine industry partners. Its mission is to raise the profile of imaging research and increase the federal government’s imaging research budget. In addition to its advocacy activities, it organizes and hosts symposia and other programs designed to advance and highlight the role of imaging in innovations in the biomedical sciences.
Dr. Lewin is senior vice president, Integrated Healthcare Delivery, Johns Hopkins Medicine; Martin W. Donner Professor and chair, The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; and radiologist-in-chief, The Johns Hopkins Hospital.
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