As radiologists you’re trained to look for problems and identify even the smallest most unique issues. You’re trained to be effective, moving swiftly from case to case in order to help more patients. As radiologists though, you’re also expected to be aware of evolutions in the industry and you have a duty to share your unique insights with other radiology professionals. It can be easy to get caught up in the monotony of the day-to-day routine, putting continued education and collaboration opportunities to the back-burner for the sake of productivity.

The time has come again for us to spotlight one of our most well-recognized faculty members and this week we introduce you to William P. Shuman, MD. Serving as one of the International Society for Computed Tomography Board Members, Dr. Shuman brings much more to the table than just his expertise in computed tomography. His leadership in the radiology industry speaks for itself when you read his long list of accolades and see how well-respected he is in the industry. His active Twitter account regularly shares valuable learning material about the CT niche and his expansive following showcases how valuable he is to our industry community.

Back in 2013, Dr. Elliot Fishman led an insightful talk on missed diagnosis in HU imaging and how to avoid them. This 10-minute talk “Pitfalls in the Diagnosis of Renal Tumors: Did I miss That?” has remained one of our most watched talk years later. The video resides in our CME OnDemand section of the ISCT website, in case you haven’t seen it yet, but this year we are excited to see what new material Dr. Fishman will be presenting.

This week, we had the opportunity to interview Dr. Dushyant V. Sahani, who is Associate Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School, and Director of Computed Tomography at Massachusetts General Hospital, in Boston, Massachusetts.  He will be leading our Computed Tomography course, Dual Energy CT Pre-Conference Workshop.  Dr. Sahani has been involved with the ISCT computed tomography meeting since 2007, and we are excited and fortunate in having him play a major role at our meeting.

The ISCT is privileged to have an extensive faculty of imaging experts who have helped us to establish our meetings as one of the most innovative computed tomography meetings in the world. One such member of our faculty, who will be bringing a lot to the table this year is Dr. Jenny Hoang.  We sat down with Dr. Hoang to discuss how she came to be involved with the ISCT and what she believes makes ISCT’s CT symposium so unique. We also explored the talks she will be leading this year and learned more about how she became involved with radiology.

San Francisco has a lot to offer people with all different tastes. When you come to ISCT’s 18th Annual CT Symposium, be sure to add a few extra days to your trip so you can explore all that San Francisco has to offer. We’ve broken down some of the best places to go and things to do, to make everyone in your group happy.