William G. Bradley, M.D., Ph.D., FACR, chair of the Department
of Radiology at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of
Medicine, has received the highest honor bestowed by the Radiological Society of
North America (RSNA), the largest organization dedicated to radiology science
and education. Designated as a 2003 Gold Medalist, he will be honored at the
society's annual meeting in December. Bradley is the youngest physician
scientist to receive an RSNA Gold Medal.
Presented annually by the RSNA since 1919, Gold Medals are
presented by unanimous vote of the organization's Board of Directors, to
individuals who have demonstrated unusual and exceptional contributions to the
field of radiology.
Considered one of the world's leading experts in magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI), Bradley is the author of more than 160 articles and 18
books, including Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the major textbook in MRI,
now in its third edition. He received the "Best New Book in Bio and Medical
Sciences" award from the Association of American Publishers for the first
edition in 1988.
"Bill Bradley is a consummate clinician and investigator
who has been a leader in applying the powerful new imaging technologies
available today to improved understanding and management of disease," said
Edward W. Holmes, M.D., vice chancellor for Health Sciences and dean, UCSD
School of Medicine. "This is a fitting recognition of his outstanding
contributions."
Colleagues cite Bradley's contributions to imaging, noting
that he has developed innovative magnetic resonance protocols, translating the
novel, complex signals coaxed from the body's tissues by clinical MRI scanners
into meaningful biological indices relevant to function and dysfunction. His
primary research focus has been on the use of MRI in the brain, concentrating on
stroke, hemorrhage, multiple sclerosis, and tumor characterization and improved
resection using intraoperative MRI. His work on normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH)
– one of the few treatable causes of dementia – has shed light on both its
etiology and its diagnosis.
Bradley received his B.S. degree in chemical engineering from
the California Institute of Technology, M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in chemical
engineering from Princeton University, and his M.D. degree from the University
of California, San Francisco. He is board certified in diagnostic radiology with
a certificate of added qualification in neuroradiology from the American Board
of Radiology. Among his honors is the presentation of the Gold Medal from the
Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and the Honorary Member Award of the
Society of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, of which he was president 1988-89.
Bradley was awarded Editor's Recognition Award "With Great
Distinction" from the journal Radiology, and a Gold Medal in 1994
from the journal Clinical MRI. He is a reviewer and/or sits on the
editorial boards of nine journals.
Currently, Bradley is chair of the Commission on
Neuroradiology and Magnetic Resonance Imaging and a member of the Board of
Chancellors of the American College of Radiology. He is a member of the Board of
Directors of the American College of Radiology Foundation and the ACR Institute.
Additional memberships are held in the American Society of Neuroradiology, the
International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, and the Radiological
Society of North America.
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