The Alliance

Dr. Goske is a professor of radiology and pediatrics, a faculty member of the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Her research interests are predominantly focused on medical education, communication with patients and families about medical imaging, pediatric body CT with emphasis on the development of Diagnostic Reference Levels through the Quality Improvement Registry in CT Scans in Children (QuIRCC) through the American College of Radiology’s Dose Index Registry (DIR). Leadership in professional organizations has included the Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR), American College of Radiology (ACR), National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP), and Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Dr. Goske is certified by the American Board of Radiology and has a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Pediatric Radiology.

Dr. Applegate is a professor of radiology and pediatrics and director of practice quality improvement in radiology at Emory University in Atlanta. Dr. Applegate is a leader in radiology—in 2013-2015 she served as the American College of Radiology (ACR) Council Speaker and Past President of the Association of University Radiologists (AUR) and current President of its Research and Education Foundation. She is a member of the National Quality Forum Patient Safety Committee and both the National and International Councils for Radiation Protection (NCRP, ICRP).

Kimberly has received awards that include an ABR Lifetime Achievement Award, ARR Distinguished Investigator, ARRS Scholar, RSNA Editorial Fellowship, SPR Presidential Recognition, and Indiana ACR Chapter Gold Medal.

Dr. Applegate’s research interests are centered in appropriate use of imaging, particularly abdominal imaging; radiation dose, and quality and safety. In 2006, she began work on the Steering Committee for the Image Gently campaign to use radiation imaging in children more appropriately worldwide. She and her husband, Dr. Parker, have three sons: David, and twins Andrew and Eric.

Ms. Butler is a medical physicist specializing in assessing and optimizing patient radiation dose and quality breast imaging while serving in clinical, administrative and regulatory settings. She has been with the American College of Radiology (ACR) since 1998, is currently Senior Director and Medical Physicist in the ACR’s Department of Quality and Safety, and is involved with dose-related projects (e.g., Image Gently and Image Wisely), as well as physics-related activities (e.g., quality control manuals) and BI-RADS®. Ms. Butler is also an adjunct professor at the George Washington University Medical Center.

Dr. Callahan is an associate professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School, director of computed tomography, and division of abdominal imaging, Boston Children’s Hospital. His research interests include CT dose optimization, abdominal imaging and musculoskeletal ultrasound. Dr. Callahan is the Secretary-Elect of the Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR).

A former television anchor and reporter, Shawn directs American College of Radiology daily communications and provides public relations support for the Image Gently campaign. During his 10 years with the College, PR Week magazine has cited the ACR as a “Key Association” in Washington, DC, and featured Shawn in its ”DC Influencer” column. He has co-authored six articles published in major radiology journals regarding health care social marketing. Shawn earned a Master of Arts degree in government from The Johns Hopkins University and Bachelor of Science degree in Communications from Middle Tennessee State University.

Dr. Guillerman is a Professor of Radiology at Baylor College of Medicine and Section Chief of Academic Affairs and Faculty Development in the Department of Pediatric Radiology at Texas Children’s Hospital. His clinical and research interests include pediatric chest, musculoskeletal, and tumor imaging, radiation risk-benefit assessment and communication, clinical trial management and clinical practice guideline development. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR) Research & Education Foundation and co-director of the Center for Diagnostic Imaging of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutic Development Network. He has served on multiple American College of Radiology (ACR) Practice Guideline committees and as the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Representative for the Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging.

Dr. Hernanz-Schulmann is a professor of radiology and pediatrics, is the radiology vice-chair for pediatrics, and is chief of pediatric radiology, and she is the medical director of diagnostic imaging at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. She is the chair of the Pediatric Commission of the American College of Radiology. Her research interests have focused on ultrasound, including gastro-intestinal, GU, and neurosonography. Her clinical focus includes optimization and streamlining of pediatric imaging workup and radiation dose optimization, with particular contributions to Image Gently campaigns in fluoroscopy and CT. Leadership in professional organizations past and present includes the Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR), American Board of Radiology (ABR), and the American College of Radiology (ACR).

Dr. Edward Y. Lee is an associate professor of radiology at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School where he was appointed as the Chief of Thoracic Imaging Division since 2010. His research interests include the assessment and development of MDCT techniques for evaluating congenital and acquired thoracic disorders in the pediatric population. He is the past President of the New England Roentgen Ray Society (NERRS) and current President of the International Society of Pediatric Thoracic Imaging (ISPTI) and the Medical Staff Organization at Boston Children’s Hospital. His leadership in professional organization has included the Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR), American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), and American Board of Radiology (ABR). Dr. Lee is certified by the American Board of Radiology and has a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Pediatric Radiology.

Dr. Lungren is an Assistant Professor and a Clinician Scientist at Stanford University Medical School. He is dual fellowship trained in both pediatric and adult Interventional Radiology, and holds a joint appointment as a staff Interventional Radiologist at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and Stanford University Medical Center. His clinical interests are in pediatric IR does optimization and developing and translating alternatives to fluoroscopically guided therapies in pediatric and adult patients.

A community-based general radiologist, Dr. Person is active in Rutherford Regional Health System leadership. He was a former Air Force Major and recently received the Stuart Mooring Award. Interests include improving the quality of imaging performed at small hospitals and attempting to create an Image Gently community with involvement of local imagers, including chiropractors and dentists.

Dr. Janet Reid is an Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Reid’s prime area of interest is disruptive innovation for education. She created the Cleveland Clinic pediatric radiology educational website with more than 35,000 registrants from 75 countries worldwide. As Director of Radiology Education Research at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, her team evaluates current learning strategies, identifies gaps, and develops innovative solutions housed in a multifaceted Learning Management System (LMS). Her current focus is validation of teaching solutions and development of adaptive learning. Areas of clinical interest are body MRI and oncologic imaging.

Dr. Treves is Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, and currently a member of the Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, as well as a life-member of the American Board of Nuclear Medicine. Following residencies and fellowships at the Royal Victoria Hospital McGill University and Yale Medical School, he founded the Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging at Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) in 1970, where he was division chief until 2011. Dr. Treves also served as Director of the Harvard-Joint Program in Nuclear Medicine and chief of the Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Medical Director of Information Systems at BCH, and as a vice-chairman of IT in the BCH Radiology Department. Furthermore, he founded the Small Animal Imaging Laboratory at BCH. His primary research interests include physiological imaging in children with nuclear medicine and multimodal image fusion. He has published more than 300 original articles, several review articles and book chapters, and a textbook entitled “Pediatric Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging,” the 4th edition published 2014. In addition to nuclear medicine, Dr. Treves has a major interest in systems integration in medical imaging. More recently, he has led initiatives towards radiation dose optimization in pediatric nuclear medicine including the use of advanced image processing. He has played a central role in a multi-institutional effort resulting in the 2010 North American Guidelines for Pediatric Radiopharmaceutical Administered Doses. He then helped lead the effort towards the development of the Pediatric Doses Harmonization Guidelines between the North American group and the European Association of Nuclear Medicine. Dr. Treves is the recipient of several awards including the George V. Taplin Award and the Holman-Kaplan Award from the Society of Nuclear Medicine; Mentor of the Year Award from the American College of Nuclear Physicians, and the Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award from the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.