Washington, D.C. - The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) today announced that Terri Wilson has joined the organization as Director of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Industry Policy. In this role, Wilson will lead both the MITA PET Group and the MITA Molecular Imaging Section.
"PET is an immensely valuable technology, used to evaluate a wide variety of conditions from neurological diseases to cancer to heart disease, and to assess the effectiveness of treatments," said Gail Rodriguez, executive director of MITA. "Terri's intricate understanding of the many applications of this imaging modality will ensure that its value is communicated effectively to key policymakers and regulators."
"I am honored to join an organization that is so committed to the advancement of PET and molecular imaging," said Wilson. "I look forward to working with my colleagues at MITA to advocate for public policies that help promote physician and patient access to these technologies."
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Prior to joining MITA, Wilson held various roles within the nuclear medicine and PET community, most recently as Director of Coverage and Payment Policy for Cardinal Health. She began her career as a technologist in a community hospital in Columbia, MO, before opening and managing a free-standing PET facility. She then spent several years in sales for both radiopharmaceuticals and PET/computed tomography (CT) scanners with Siemens and PETNET Solutions before transitioning to radiopharmaceutical product management and reimbursement. During this time, she also served as MITA's PET Coverage Committee chair and, through the committee's work, helped improve the National Coverage Determination for PET imaging.
Wilson holds a B.S. in Nuclear Medicine from the University of Missouri in Columbia, MO and an M.B.A. with a focus on pharmaceutical marketing from St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, PA.
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The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA), a division of NEMA, is the collective voice of medical imaging equipment, radiation therapy and radiopharmaceutical manufacturers, innovators and product developers. It represents companies whose sales comprise more than 90 percent of the global market for medical imaging technology and radiation therapy. For more information, visit www.medicalimaging.org. Follow MITA on Twitter @MITAToday.
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