Radiology CME

Overview: 

The Foremost Radiology Meeting of the Year- The National Diagnostic Imaging Symposium® 

We organize and host the foremost radiology meeting of the year, The National Diagnostic Imaging Symposium, held annually at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort in Florida. The five-day comprehensive multi-track symposium covering ten radiology sub-specialties, taught by over forty faculty giving 110 in-depth lectures, is designed for diagnostic radiologists in clinical practice. Optional workshops in the 5- day breast-imaging track further enhance the learning opportunity for radiologists who screen for and diagnose breast malignancies in their radiology practice.  

Most diagnostic radiologists cover call for their group as part of their duties. Thus, a new 5-day focused emergency and trauma imaging track is incorporated in the National Diagnostic Imaging Symposium for an immersive educational experience which covers cutting-edge topics such as imaging techniques in trauma settings, rapid assessment and diagnosis of emergency conditions, and innovations in CT, MRI, and ultrasound for acute care. Real-world applications and case studies offer practical insights into the implementation of these techniques in clinical practice.  

Attendees are encouraged to freely choose which lectures to attend in the parallel classrooms and are thus able to customize their learning pathway throughout the symposium to optimize their CME experience.  

Expert Radiology Faculty:

Our world-class radiology faculty for National Diagnostic Imaging Symposium: 

Thoracic Radiology

Program Director:
Jared D. Christensen, MD, MBA
Professor and Chair of Radiology
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC

Jonathan H. Chung MD
Professor of Radiology
Divisional Chief of Cardiothoracic Imaging  
University of California, San Diego, CA

Aletta Ann Frazier, MD
Clinical Professor
Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

H. Page McAdams, MD
Professor of Radiology
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC

David M. Naeger, MD, FAUR
Director of Radiology, Denver Health
Professor and Vice Chair of Radiology
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Denver, CO

Musculoskeletal Radiology
Program Director:
Mark W. Anderson, MD
Professor of Radiology
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA

Michael G. Fox, MD, MBA
Professor of Radiology
Mayo Clinic- Arizona
Scottsdale, AZ

Robert D. Boutin, MD
Clinical Professor, Radiology
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA

Abdominal Imaging - Gastrointestinal

Program Director:
Perry J. Pickhardt, MD
Professor of Radiology
Chief, Gastrointestinal Imaging
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health
Madison, WI

Mark Bernstein, MD, FASER
Clinical Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Boston, MA

Victoria Chernyak, MD, MS, FSAR, ESGAR, FACR
Professor of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College
Department of Radiology
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

Michael P. Hartung, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology 
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, WI

Natally Horvat, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY

Nuclear Medicine

David M. Naeger, MD FAUR
Director of Radiology, Denver Health
Professor and Vice Chair of Radiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Denver, CO 

Essentials of Cardiac and Vascular Imaging 

Program Director: 
John S. Pellerito, MD, FACR 
Professor of Radiology and Science Education 
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell 
Vice Chair of Radiology 
Northwell Health 
Manhasset, NY 
Mark Bernstein, MD, FASER 
Clinical Professor 
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine 
Boston, MA 
 
Charles White, MD 
Professor of Radiology 
Chief, Thoracic Imaging 
Vice Chairman of Clinical Affairs 
Department of Radiology 
University of Maryland 

Pediatric Radiology  

Moderator: 
Harprit Bedi, MD 
Clinical Associate Professor of Radiology 
Fellowship Director, Neuroradiology 
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine 
Vice Chair, Radiology Education 
Boston University Medical Center 
Boston, MA 
 
Mahesh Thapa, MD, MEd, FAAP 
Professor of Radiology 
University of Washington 
Seattle Children’s Hospital 
Attending Pediatric Radiologist 
Director | Clinical Operations 
Director | Musculoskeletal Imaging 
Seattle, WA 

Hot Topics Non-interpretive 

Moderator: 
Elliot K. Fishman, MD 
Elliot K. Fishman MD Professorship in Radiology Professor of Radiology, Surgery, Oncology and Urology Johns Hopkins Hospital 
Baltimore, MD 
 
Elizabeth P. Maltin, MD, FACR 
Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology 
Lindenhurst, NY 
 
William A. Mehan Jr., MD, MBA 
Assistant Professor of Radiology 
Harvard Medical School 
Attending Neurologist 
Massachusetts General Hospital 
Boston, MA 

John S. Pellerito, MD, FACR 
Professor of Radiology and Science Education 
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell 
Vice Chair of Radiology 
Northwell Health 
Manhasset, NY 

Neuroradiology for the General Radiologist 

Program Director: 
Harprit Bedi, MD 
Clinical Associate Professor of Radiology 
Fellowship Director, Neuroradiology 
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine 
Vice Chair, Radiology Education 
Boston University Medical Center 
Boston, MA 
 
Mark Bernstein, MD, FASER 
Clinical Professor 
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine 
Boston, MA 
 
William A. Mehan Jr., MD, MBA 
Assistant Professor of Radiology 
Harvard Medical School 
Attending Neurologist 
Massachusetts General Hospital 
Boston, MA 
 
Gul Moonis, MD 
Professor of Radiology 
New York University 
Langone Medical Center 
New York, NY 

Abdominal Imaging - Genitourinary Applications and Beyond

Program Director: 
Elliot K. Fishman, MD 
Elliot K. Fishman MD Professorship in Radiology Professor of Radiology, Surgery, Oncology and Urology Johns Hopkins Hospital 
Baltimore, MD 
 
Mark Bernstein, MD, FASER 
Clinical Professor 
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine 
Boston, MA 
 
Linda Chu, MD 
Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science 
Johns Hopkins Hospital 
Baltimore, MD 
 
Mukesh Harisinghani, MD 
Professor of Radiology 
Harvard Medical School 
Boston, MA

Breast Imaging 

Program Director: 
Michael J. Ulissey, MD, FACR 
Adjunct Professor 
The University of Texas Health 
Sciences Center in San Antonio, TX 
 
Maxine Jochelson, MD 
Attending/ Member  
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Clinical Professor of Radiology/ Weill Cornell Medical College  
New York, NY 
 
Terri-Ann Gizienski, MD, MPHChief of UPMC Clinical Breast Division 
University of Pittsburgh 
Pittsburgh, PA 
 
Daniel Herron, MD 
Dignity Health Advanced Imaging 
Sacramento, CA 
 
Georgia Giakoumis Spear, MD Division Chief of Breast Imaging NorthShore University HealthSystem Clinical Associate Professor of Radiology The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine 
Chicago, IL 

Breast MRI 

Program Director: 
Michael J. Ulissey, MD, FACR 
Adjunct Professor 
The University of Texas Health 
Sciences Center in San Antonio, TX 
 
Allyson L. Chesebro, MD 
Instructor of Radiology 
Harvard Medical School 
Stamatia Destounis, MD, FACR, FSBI, FAIUM, Attending Breast

Radiologist and Managing Partner Elizabeth Wende Breast Care 

Rochester, NY 

Catherine S. Giess, MD 
Giles W.L. Boland Distinguished Chair in Radiology 
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical  
Bonnie N. Joe, MD, PhD 
Professor in Residence 
UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging 
San Francisco, CA 

Advanced Topics in Breast 

Program Director: 
Michael J. Ulissey, MD, FACR 
Adjunct Professor 
The University of Texas Health 
Sciences Center in San Antonio, TX 
  
Allison Zupon, MD 
Imaging for Women, LLC 
Kansas City, MO 
 
Bonnie N. Joe, MD, PhD 
Professor in Residence 
UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging 
San Francisco, CA 

Non-CME Session  

A. Thomas Stavros, MD, FACR