From the December 2011 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine
Kressel has devoted his career to MR imaging of the abdomen and pelvis. Kressel was among those to develop early clinical applications of fast spin echo MR and contributed significantly to the role of imaging in rectal and prostate tumor staging. He holds a U.S. patent for the externally moveable intracavity probe for MR imaging and spectroscopy.
Kressel has also led efforts to extend the reach of Radiology internationally, with an abbreviated Japanese version of the journal starting quarterly publication in February 2010.
Before assuming his current roles at Beth Israel Hospital and Harvard in 1993, Kressel was chief of the MR imaging section of the Department of Radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. From 1998 to 2000, he also provided administrative and leadership expertise to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, serving as chief medical officer, president and CEO.
An RSNA member since 1977, Kressel served as an editorial board member of Radiology from 1985 to 1991 and is currently on the editorial board of The Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. He was also the editor of Magnetic Resonance Annual and Magnetic Resonance Quarterly. He is the author or coauthor of nearly 200 peer-reviewed scientific reports, books, book chapters and invited papers and has published more than 60 articles in Radiology over the past 30 years.
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American Society of Anesthesiologists Distinguished Service Award: Mark J. Lema
In recognition of exemplary services, Mark J. Lema, M.D., Ph.D. received the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Distinguished Service Award. The award, presented during the association’s Annual Meeting, is the highest honor bestowed on an individual for lifetime achievements and service in the specialty of anesthesiology.
Lema is currently Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, N.Y. He also is Professor and Chair of Anesthesiology at the University of Buffalo, State University of New York, as well as a board member for the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER).
