From the December 2014 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine

He earned his undergraduate and medical degrees from Indiana University, where he completed his residency in diagnostic radiology and served as a professor and chief of the vascular section. After 20 years at Indiana University, he moved to Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute serving as director of interventional radiology and, ultimately, as assistant medical director of the institute and medical director of clinical research until 2004. After 18 months as branch chief of image-guided intervention in the Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis at the National Cancer Institute, he moved to the University of Arizona, serving as professor in the interventional section of the Department of Radiology.

Becker’s lengthy ABR association includes serving on the ABR Board of Trustees, a position as associate executive director for diagnostic radiology and subspecialties and as ABR executive director. As executive director, Becker ABR’s critical transition from oral to computer-based exams for certification in diagnostic radiology, established two new ABR exam centers and introduced the continuous certification process for ABR’s maintenance of certification program. In addition, he successfully guided ABR’s proposal for a new primary certificate in interventional radiology and diagnostic radiology (IR/DR certificate) through the approval process at the American Board of Medical Specialties.


An RSNA member since 1979, Becker joined the Board of Directors in 2001. Prior to joining the Board, Dr. Becker had served the Society in many other capacities including at RSNA 2000 when he delivered the Annual Oration in Diagnostic Radiology, “The Future of Interventional Radiology.” In 2009, Becker became president of the society.

Becker has served in leadership roles with the Academy of Radiology Research, American Roentgen Ray Society, American College of Radiology, Association of University Radiologists, and numerous local radiologic societies. His 28 years of involvement with the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) included nine years on the executive council. In 1995, SIR re-named its award for the outstanding paper presentation by a young investigator, “The Dr. Gary J. Becker Young Investigator Award.”

Founding editor of the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Dr. Becker has served as a manuscript reviewer, editorial board member, associate editor and editor for more than 20 journals. He has published 226 articles, 36 book chapters and one book.

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