Dr. Rumack received the
award during a ceremony
held at the ARRS 109th
Annual Meeting.
Carol M. Rumack, MD, professor of radiology and pediatrics with tenure at the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine is a recipient of the American Roentgen Ray Society's highest award, the Gold Medal for Distinguished Service to Radiology. Dr. Rumack received the award on April 26 during a ceremony held at the ARRS 109th Annual Meeting in Boston, MA.
Dr. Rumack received her undergraduate and medical degree from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, WI. After completing her pediatric internship at the University of Maryland, Dr. Rumack spent a year at the Johns Hopkins department of pediatric radiology where she decided to switch from pediatrics to pediatric radiology; she completed her radiology residency and fellowship at the University of Colorado.
Dr. Rumack is a pioneer in neonatal brain imaging with ultrasound and she continues to practice neonatal imaging in the high risk NICU. She was awarded fellowship distinction in the American Institute for Ultrasound in Medicine, Society for Radiologists in Ultrasound and the American College of Radiology for her outstanding contributions to radiology and ultrasound.
In 1981, Dr. Rumack was elected as the founding president of the American Association for Women Radiologists. In 2006, she received the highest honor from AAWR, the Marie Curie Award and in 2007 she received the Pioneer Award from the Society for Pediatric Radiology. More recently, she was elected the American College of Radiology president for 2009-2010.
Dr. Rumack has published 51 peer reviewed publications, 17 book chapters and has given 82 invited lectures. She is also the senior editor of the textbook, Diagnostic Ultrasound, which is now in its third edition.
About ARRS
The American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) was founded in 1900 and is the oldest radiology society in the United States. Its monthly journal, the American Journal of Roentgenology, began publication in 1906. Radiologists from all over the world attend the ARRS annual meeting to participate in instructional courses, scientific paper presentations and scientific and commercial exhibits related to the field of radiology. The Society is named after the first Nobel Laureate in Physics, Wilhelm Röentgen, who discovered the x-ray in 1895.
