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Lizbeth Kenny, MD, FRANZCR

Lizbeth Kenny, MD, FRANZCR

A champion of multidisciplinary cancer management, Lizbeth Kenny, MD, FRANZCR, is underscoring the role of radiology in revolutionizing patient care.

Dr Kenny is director of cancer services for the Central Area Health Service in Queensland, Australia.

"Dr Kenny's work is brimming with evidence of her extraordinary ability to deliver excellence, no matter the setting or the scale," said 2009 RSNA President Gary J. Becker, MD. "From her care of the individual cancer patient to her service as interdisciplinary team member and clinical trialist, from her leadership in specialty organizations to her advocacy for radiologists as central members of the cancer care delivery team, she gives it her all."

"I feel quite overcome and humbled by the honor bestowed on me by RSNA," said Dr Kenny. "I have admired RSNA all of my professional life, and it has been a privilege and true pleasure for me to work with the Society closely over these past years. RSNA is a vital organization and will remain at the forefront of maximizing the benefits that radiology can bring to the world community at large." Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Dr Kenny immigrated to Brisbane, Australia, at age 12. She earned her medical degree from Queensland University in 1980 and completed a residency at Royal Brisbane Hospital and specialty training in radiation oncology.

Dr Kenny spent 9 years in private practice before being appointed a senior staff specialist in radiation oncology at Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, a position she has held since 1997. She became director of cancer services at Queensland Health in 2005.

Multidisciplinary collaboration is the most beneficial approach to patient care, according to Dr Kenny, and she touts the advent of new developments in interventional radiology as helping to transform the healthcare system. She served as 2002 president of the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia, an organization encompassing more than 20 specialist, procedure, and cancer-specific groups for clinical cancer care. With the Central Area Health Service, she has helped establish a statewide plan for universal cancer services. She was 2001-2004 chair of the National Assessment of Clinical Cancer Research Grants Applications and currently serves in several capacities for Cancer Australia.

Dr Kenny was president of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) from 2005 to 2007. She also served as dean of the Faculty of Radiation Oncology from 1998 to 2002. During her term as dean, she oversaw development of Australia's National Strategic Plan for Radiation Oncology. She is also chair of the Quality Program in Radiation Treatment Service Delivery.

Active in both research and leadership, Dr Kenny has authored scientific publications on topics including radiology workforce issues, the influence of belief systems on the quality of life of patients with cancer, the conundrum of whole-body CT screening, and radiation therapy trends and practices. She is currently a principal investigator in a number of chemoradiation trials.

The expertise of radiologists in the healthcare system is diminished by overreliance on written reports and "because the referral process requires a specific test to be requested, instead of enabling the radiologist to recommend the most appropriate diagnostic test in the clinical situation," Dr Kenny and RANZCR policy officer Fiona Pacey wrote in a 2005 editorial for the Medical Journal of Australia. "Each individual, whether as patient, referrer, or radiologist, has much to gain and nothing to lose from a commitment to quality diagnostic imaging embedded within clinical investigation, treatment, and management, and with communication that is polite, professional, and informative."

As RANZCR president, Dr Kenny worked to redirect radiologists toward a central role in patient care. Involving radiologists early in diagnosis and management, she has said, will help to ensure the correct tests are ordered and to reduce the burden on the entire medical system. She is committed to legislation changes that will help to make that happen.

Dr Kenny has taken her work beyond Australia's borders to advocate international change for the specialty. An RSNA member since 2007, Dr Kenny serves on RSNA's International Advisory Committee. She has also served on the American Society of Clinical Oncology's International Affairs Committee and the International Relations Committee of the European Society of Radiology (ESR) and has been awarded honorary ESR membership. She has twice been an invited lecturer for the American Society for Radiation Oncology and is an honorary fellow of the American College of Radiology.

For her work in enhancing the practice of radiology from the inside out, RSNA is honored to present Dr Kenny with honorary membership.

Borut Marincek, MD

Borut Marincek, MD

Borut Marincek, MD, is a natural leader helping to guide radiology's advancement throughout the world.

"Dr Marincek personifies the best attributes of a Swiss scientist and humanist—he is not only hard-working, precise, and exquisitely cultured, but also thoroughly gentle, kind and giving," said 2009 RSNA President Gary J. Becker, MD.

Dr Marincek said he is extremely proud and privileged to receive such a distinguished award. "Honorary membership in RSNA is not just a personal honor for me, but it is also a very special honor for my team in our department at the Zurich University Hospital and for the European Congress of Radiology (ECR)," he said. "It will strengthen the transatlantic bonds and common professional interests. As an RSNA member for over 20 years, I am very proud to join those who have been honored by your Society in the past, and I thank all who have chosen me to receive this exquisite recognition."

Dr Marincek is a professor of radiology and chair of the Institute of Diagnostic Radiology at Zurich University Hospital. He is also the first Swiss president of ECR.

Born in 1944 in Solothurn, Switzerland, Dr Marincek received his medical degree from the University of Zurich Medical School. During his residencies at the University Hospitals of Zurich and Berne, he studied pathology, diagnostic radiology, nuclear medicine, and radiation oncology and afterward joined the staff of Berne's Institute of Diagnostic Radiology (IDR).

In 1979, Dr Marincek traveled to the U.S. to pursue a research fellowship in oncologic diagnostic radiology at Stanford University Hospital. He then returned to IDR at Berne as a clinical associate. He achieved the rank of associate professor of radiology at Berne in 1986 and was appointed vice-chair of IDR at Zurich University Hospital in 1987. In 1993 he became a professor of radiology at the University of Zurich, and from 1995 to 1997 he also served as chair of the Institute of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine at Zug Cantonal Hospital. He assumed his current position in 1997.

With research interests mainly in the areas of abdominal and cardiovascular CT and MR, Dr Marincek has authored or edited more than 260 peer-reviewed articles and 45 book chapters or books, including Wie Funktioniert MRI? (How Does MRI Work?) and Emergency Radiology—Imaging and Intervention, published in German, English, and Russian. He is a celebrated mentor of students training in numerous radiologic techniques. He has delivered more than 200 lectures, orations, and invited lectures across the world. Reviewers have praised his proficiency in addressing broad, complex topics with remarkable organization and concision.

An RSNA member since 1987, Dr Marincek is past president and an honorary member of the Swiss Society of Radiology, as well as the 1986 recipient of its Jubilee Award and holder of its 2007 Hanz Rudolf Schinz Medal. He is also an honorary member of the German Radiological Society, Royal Belgian Radiological Society, and European Society of Cardiac Radiology and a recipient of the Distinguished International Member Award of the Society of Gastrointestinal Radiologists. Dr Marincek delivered the Dr Diwan Chand Aggarwal Memorial Oration to the Indian Radiological and Imaging Association, and, as an officer and past president of the European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR), he delivered its 2004 lecture to the Society of Gastrointestinal Radiologists in the U.S. ESGAR is the second largest among the European radiological subspecialty societies.

With Dr Marincek presiding, ECR 2009 in Vienna received an all-time high number of abstract submissions and welcomed a record 18,200 participants from 97 countries, as well as lecturers and moderators from more than 40 countries, under the motto "The Summit of Science." The symbol chosen to represent the congress was an image of a famous Swiss mountain peak—the Matterhorn. Highlights of the meeting included the popular "ESR meets" sessions, where radiologists from Switzerland, Croatia, and Australia and New Zealand presented their latest scientific achievements, and an opening lecture delivered by RSNA President-elect Hedvig Hricak, MD, PhD, Dr(hc).

For his leadership and dedication to the radiologic sciences, RSNA is pleased to present Dr Marincek with honorary membership.

Ho-Young Song, MD, PhD

Ho-Young Song, MD

Ho-Young Song, MD, PhD, has come full circle since his days as a radiology resident in Korea dreaming of standing at an RSNA podium to present a scientific paper.

In the roughly three decades since then, Dr Song has become an internationally recognized authority on interventional and cardiovascular radiology.

"It is good fortune that in my career, my path has intersected with Dr Song's, and, as a result, I have gotten to know this outstanding leader and prolific, yet extremely humble, innovator who holds approximately 20 stent patents," said 2009 President Gary J. Becker, MD.

Dr Song called RSNA a "dream stage," particularly for Asian members with tradition of unfailing dedication to education. "It is a tremendous honor and thrill to have been chosen as an RSNA honorary member," he said. "Since I started my residency in radiology, I have been deeply grateful to have been inspired and nurtured by RSNA and its enthusiastic members, with whom I have a long-standing scientific and personal friendship."

Dr Song is a professor of radiology and section chief of the Department of Vascular and Interventional Radiology at the University of Ulsan College of Medicine in Seoul, Korea, which he joined in 1993. He became a professor in 1998 and chair of the Department of Radiology in 2002 before assuming his current position in 2006.

Under the promotion of the Korean government, Dr Song started the small venture company S&G Biotech, providing expertise for vascular and nonvascular stents, and now serves as the company's advisor.

Dr Song's prolific and innovative research in vascular and nonvascular interventional radiology began at Jeonbuk National University in Jeollabuk-Do, South Korea, where he earned his medical degree in 1979 and returned as an assistant professor of radiology in 1986. During his 7 years at the university, he collaborated with specialists in other disciplines to develop esophageal stents. Dr Song holds American and European patents for self-expanding endovascular stent.

Throughout his prestigious career, Dr Song has traveled extensively and has been a visiting professor at numerous universities in Japan, the U.S., Spain, and Sweden. He has been invited to present at 262 meetings all around the world.

Dr Song has published 16 book chapters and 239 articles, presented 393 scientific papers, received 26 patents, and presented scientific papers from RSNA podiums more than 60 times.

Along with the respect of his peers, Dr Song has earned numerous prestigious awards including three in 2008 alone: the Most Distinguished Scientist Award from the Korean government, the Grand Prize for Academic Achievement from the Korean Medical Association, and the Grand Prize Award for Scientific Paper from the Korean Radiological Society. In 2009, he was presented honorary membership in the 2009 European Society of Radiology. An RSNA member since 1989, Dr Song has received numerous awards for scientific paper and poster presentations at RSNA annual meetings.

Dr Song is an eminent member of the Korean Radiological Society, where he serves on the Scientific and Board Examination Committee. He is also a member of the Korean Society of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Korean Society of Cardiovascular Interventional Radiology, Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe, and Society of Interventional Radiology.

Currently assuming the role of editor of the nonvascular section of the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Dr Song has also served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Journal of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, and Journal of Chinese Interventional Radiology, among other editorial positions.

For his leadership and dedication to the radiologic sciences, RSNA is pleased to present Dr Song with honorary membership.