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Yun Peng Huang joined the Department after completing neurosurgery training at Mount Sinai in 1961. His contributions to neuroradiology over the next thirty-five years were remarkable. In collaboration with Wolf, he provided the first anatomic delineation of the venous drainage system of the posterior fossa, a noteworthy achievement. His insightful observations guaranteed his reputation as a world-class neuroanatomist. A most productive member of the Department from 1970 to 1986 was Murray Baron, the first interventional radiologist to perform intraarterial angiographic studies at Mount Sinai. His angiographicanatomic correlation of the changes that occur with endocardial cushion abnormalities was a major accomplishment. Harold Mitty, the current Chief of Interventional Radiology and Urologic Radiology, has spent his entire career at Mount Sinai. A founding member of the Society of Cardiovascular Radiology, he also served as President of the New York Roentgen Society and serves on numerous radiologic journal editorial boards. The author or co-author of more than 150 publications, Mitty runs a fellowship program that is highly sought after by budding interventional radiologists. From the earliest days of ultrasound imaging, Hsu-Chong Yeh has provided outstanding diagnostic services, and in his writings he has made significant contributions to the field. Recruited to Mount Sinai by Wolf in 1961, Jack Rabinowitz left after five years on the staff to become Chief of Radiology at Brooklyn-Cumberland Medical Center, Kings County Hospital, and then Chairman of the Department at the University of Tennessee. He returned “home” in 1978 to become Chairman at Mount Sinai, succeeding his mentor. During Rabinowitz’s tenure, the Department assumed responsibility for radiologic care at City Hospital Center at Elmhurst, Queens Hospital Center, and the Bronx Veterans Administration Medical Center. The residency training program, which included rotations to all of the institutions as well as Mount Sinai, increased to more than forty Residents. There was also a concomitant increase in faculty. Many of the graduating Residents have remained on the faculty: Kathleen Halton is now in charge of the Resident training program; David Mendelson, in addition to his expertise in chest and body imaging, has played a major role in the Medical Center’s efforts to upgrade computer technology. Karen Norton, the pediatric radiologist, and Robert Shapiro, in ultrasound, among others, have joined Peter Som, an acknowledged expert in head and neck radiology, and George Hermann, whose clinical activities include mammography and bone imaging. Rhona Keller has provided stellar gastrointestinal radiologic services for many years. Rabinowitz occupied many prestigious positions during his sixteen years as Chairman. He served as President of the New York Roentgen Society and was Editor-in-Chief of Radiology Today during its entire existence, as well as a reviewer for the American Journal of Radiology. For twenty-five years he was an examiner for the oral examinations for the American Board of Radiology and was Chief Proctor for the written boards. Rabinowitz is the author of two books and fourteen chapters, as well as more than 125 papers. His initial description of the roentgen significance of the pulmonary ligament was an important contribution to the radiologic literature. During Rabinowitz’s tenure, efforts commenced to enlarge and modernize the Department of Radiology. With the opening of the state-of-the-art Radiology Imaging Center in the summer of 1994, Mount Sinai became New York City’s preeminent source for ambulatory, comprehensive radiologic services. Offering a full range of technologically advanced diagnostic capabilities in a single location, the Center has enhanced the delivery of patient care, as well as providing the requisite tools to train tomorrow’s radiologists and facilitating imaging research. In 1995, Burton P. Drayer was appointed the Dr. Charles M. and Marilyn Newman Professor and Chairman of the Department. A nationally recognized authority on the use of Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for the diagnosis of neurological disorders, Drayer came to Mount Sinai from the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, where he was Chairman of the Division of Neuroimaging and Director of MRI. His clinical research interests focus on the normal aging brain and on the use of innovative imaging techniques for the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and brain infarction. The author of nearly two hundred publications, he has written extensively on improving diagnostic specificity in multiple sclerosis and primary brain tumors. Drayer played a leading role or was the initiator of a variety of techniques that are routinely utilized in animal models and patients for applying functional concepts to anatomic CT and MR imaging: intrathecally enhanced CT Cisternography, xenon-enhanced CT scanning for regional cerebral blood flow, brain iron detection using standard MRI, and carotid and intracranial MR Angiography. Drayer holds leadership positions in several radiologic associations; he is Chairman of the Task Force on Appropriateness Criteria for Neuroradiology of the American College of Radiology, Editor of Neuroimaging Clinics of North America, and Chairman of the Public Relations Committee of the Radiological Society of North America. In 2000, he served as President of the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR). He was the founder of the Research Foundation of the ASNR and served as Chairman of the Foundation’s Board from 1995 to 2001. Drayer is currently (2002) President-Elect of the New York Roentgen Ray Society. Drayer is developing programs to
build a service-oriented, user-friendly Radiology Department of the future. The
goals of this “Radiology 2000” initiative include radically altering the
Radiology inpatient physical plant and equipment to match the quality of the
Radiology Imaging Center; transforming Radiology into a digital filmless image
and information management department that pursues clinical excellence;
providing a resource of data management and clinical expertise for the entire
Health System; expanding basic science and research activities; and
reevaluating the education of physicians-in-training to prepare them for the
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