By Rodney Campbell, ABR Communications Manager October 2025;18(5):9 If there were a job description used when the ABR seeks volunteers to write exam questions, it would include the disclaimer, “No prior experience required.” Jeffrey Cruz, MD, is an exception. Dr. Cruz, who writes vascular and interventional radiology questions for the Diagnostic Radiology Qualifying (Core) Exam,…
By Cheri L. Canon, MD, ABR President; Matthew B. Podgorsak, PhD, ABR Board of Trustees Chair; and Brent Wagner, MD, MBA, ABR Executive Director October 2025;18(5):2 To attain ABR certification, individuals who have completed rigorous prescribed training must demonstrate that they have the knowledge and skill to effectively and safely practice in the radiologic professions….
By Matthew B. Podgorsak, PhD, ABR Board of Trustees Chair October 2025;18(5):5 The ABR is pleased to welcome six new Trustees this month. John Fritz Angle, MD (interventional radiology/diagnostic radiology), Isabel Cortopassi, MD (diagnostic radiology cardiothoracic imaging), Jeff M. Michalski, MD, MBA (radiation oncology), Michelle Miller-Thomas, MD (diagnostic radiology neuroradiology), Sameer Tipnis, PhD (diagnostic medical…
By Rodney Campbell, ABR Communications Manager October 2025;18(5):8 For the third time, the ABR is sponsoring research by early career physicians and physicists through the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Scholars program. This year’s record class includes three ABR awardees, each of whom will receive a $15,000 grant from the ABR. We asked them…
By Toby A. Gordon, ScD, ABR Governor October 2025;18(5):4 When ABR Executive Director Brent Wagner, MD. MBA, reached out to me six years ago about the public member opportunity on the ABR Board of Governors (BOG), I said without hesitation that yes, I was interested. He went on to describe the American Board of Medical…
October 2025;18(5):11 ABR President Cheri L. Canon, MD, recently received the 2025 Lawrence R. Muroff Luminary Award from the American College of Radiology’s Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI) for her “exceptional lifetime achievements, innovation, leadership, and service to the radiology medical specialty.” Dr. Canon is president of the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation (HSF), chief…
By Anne Covey, MD, ABR Trustee October 2025;18(5):6 As yearly transitions take shape, with summer easing into fall and kids going back to school, it is also a time of change at the American Board of Radiology. I have had the incredible honor of serving as a member of the ABR Board of Trustees (BOT)…
By Geoffrey S. Ibbott, PhD, ABR Associate Executive Director for Medical Physics; Kalpana M. Kanal, PhD, ABR Trustee; Matthew B. Podgorsak, PhD, ABR Board of Trustees Chair; and Jennifer Stickel, PhD, ABR Trustee October 2025;18(5):7 Medical physicists sometimes find it valuable to acquire certification in more than one specialty. In fact, as of late September,…
By Brent Wagner, MD, MBA, ABR Executive Director, and Mary S. Newell, MD, ABR Associate Executive Director for Diagnostic Radiology October 2025;18(5):3 The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) represents 24 certifying Member Boards (including the ABR) and establishes an overall framework of standards for physicians and other specialists. These standards apply to both Initial…
By Daniel C. Davis, MD, ABR Trustee; Stephen F. Simoneaux, MD, ABR Governor; Brian J. Davis, MD, PhD, ABR Trustee; Lydia Warg, ABR Associate Director of Exam Services; and Scott Segal, ABR Director of IT August 2025;18(4):3 The Image Quality Committee, which has representatives from all four disciplines the ABR certifies, is one of several…
By Rodney Campbell, ABR Communications Manager August 2025;18(4):8 After 17 years as an ABR volunteer, Will Breeden, MS, wasn’t ready to stop contributing when his term as a committee chair was recently set to end. He had spent all his volunteer time working on Continuing Certification committees, including the past five years as the Online…
August 2025;18(4):9 ABR Trustee Catheryn Yashar, MD, was voted president-elect by the membership of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) in July. Dr. Yashar is a professor of radiation medicine and applied sciences at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), where she also serves as chief medical officer and associate dean for UCSD…
The ABR is a not-for-profit organization and member of the American Board of Medical Specialties. Our mission is to certify that our diplomates demonstrate the requisite knowledge, skill, and understanding of their disciplines to the benefit of patients. Our vision is to positively impact the lives of all patients as the foremost trusted certifying body assuring the highest standards of specialty expertise and professionalism in the radiological sciences.