About ACR DSI

ACR DSI senior scientists make up a council of physicians, medical physicists, data scientists and software engineers selected to provide expert support for the activities of the institute. They use their experience and skills in the areas of data science, framework, terminology, methodology and clinical integration to guide AI use case development for the radiological sciences.

ACR DSI senior scientists also serve as institute ambassadors to promote collaborations with other professional organizations, industry, governmental agencies and patient groups around the safe and effective implementation of AI in ways that augment patient care. They are leading educational efforts that broaden the understanding of AI in the radiological sciences for physicians, other health care providers, regulatory agencies and industry. Collaborating with the ACR Center for Research and Innovation, they promote the use of AI in clinical and health services research and population health management, ensure AI is developed and implemented with the diversity of our patient population in mind, and that algorithms are effective for all population demographics and free of unconscious bias in their development.

The ACR DSI senior scientists are:

• Sheela Agarwal, MD, MBA, New York, NY
• Tarik Alkasab, MD, Boston, MA
• Katherine P. Andriole, PhD, Boston, MA
• Bernardo Canedo Bizzo, MD, Boston, MA
• Garry Choy, MD, Sunnyvale, CA
• Curtiland Deville Jr., MD, Baltimore, MD
• Adam E. Flanders, MD, Philadelphia, PA
• J. Raymond Geis, MD, FACR, Fort Collins, CO
• C. Matthew Hawkins, MD, Atlanta, GA
• Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer, PhD, Boston MA
• Matthew P. Lungren, MD, MPH, Palo Alto, CA
• Gregory N. Nicola, MD, Hackensack, NJ
• Chris L. Sistrom, MD, MPH, PhD, Gainesville, FL
• Neil Tenenholtz, PhD, Boston, MA

Panels of professionals with both clinical expertise and background in informatics and data science are developing an array of ACR DSI use cases. These panels primarily focus on the clinical areas of pediatric radiology, neuroradiology, musculoskeletal radiology, abdominal radiology, thoracic cardiology, cardiac radiology, interventional radiology and breast radiology. Additionally, they focus on oncology (including radiation oncology) and quality and safety (including areas related to medical physics, exam protocols and radiation exposure).

Current ACR DSI Data Science Subspecialty Panel chairs are:

• Abdominal │Luther B. Adair, II, MD, DABR, Las Vegas, NV
• Breast Imaging │Bhavika Patel, MD, Phoenix, AZ
• Breast Imaging │Robert Rosenberg, MD, FACR, FSBI, Albuquerque, NM
• Cardiac │Carlo De Cecco, MD, PhD, Atlanta, GA
• Interventional │Jeremy Durack, MD, MS, New York, NY
• Musculoskeletal │Jay W. Patti, MD, Charlotte, NC
• Neuroradiology │Alexander M. Norbash, MD, FACR, San Diego, CA
• Neuroradiology │Christopher T. Whitlow, MD, PhD, MHA, Winston-Salem, NC
• Neuroradiology │Sumit Niogi, MD, Phd, New York, NY
• Neuroradiology │John Tsiouris, MD, New York, NY
• Oncology │ Reid F. Thompson, MD, PhD, Portland, OR
• Pediatric │Steven Blumer, MD, MBA, CPE, FAAP, Wilmington, DE
• Thoracic │Carol Wu, MD, Houston, TX
• Non-Interpretative │ Alexander J. Towbin, MD, Cincinnati, OH
• Non-Interpretative │Adam B. Prater, MD, MPH, Atlanta, GA

ACR Board of Chancellors Chair Geraldine B. McGinty, MD, MBA, FACR chairs the ACR AI Advisory Group. The group convenes representatives of various stakeholder contingents within the radiological professions to ensure ACR DSI and other College initiatives around AI are supported by and supportive of the membership.

The group brings together voices from radiology’s diverse membership communities to ensure that the value each contingent delivers has been recognized and included in the discussion. These include physicians in both private and academic settings, members-in-training, young physicians, radiation oncologists and physicists, and physicians in small and rural practices. Representing a broad spectrum of members maintains the ACR’s position as a credible voice in advocating for patients and helps radiologists embrace their roles as stewards of AI and other advanced tools that may augment our practice.

The group also includes representatives from three ACR commissions: the Commission for Women and Diversity, the Commission on Quality and Safety, and the Commission on Economics. Patient members from the Informatics Committee of the Commission on Patient- and Family-Centered Care are also being recruited to ensure that the needs of our patients are fully considered as AI evolves.

ACR AI Advisory Group members include:

• Chair - Howard B. Fleishon, MD, FACR, Phoenix, AZ
• Christine Abbott, Augusta, GA
• Bibb Allen Jr., MD, FACR, Birmingham, AL
• Katherine P. Andriole, PhD, FSIIM, Branford, CT
• Jamaal Benjamin, MD, PhD, Haverford, PA
• Ruth Carlos, MD, FACR, Ann Arbor, MI
• Amanda Crowell Itliong, Rochester, MI
• Lori Deitte, MD, FACR, Nashville, TN
• Keith J. Dreyer, DO, PhD, FACR, Boston, MA
• J. Raymond Geis, MD, FACR, Fort Collins, CO
• Judy W. Gichoya, MD, Atlanta, GA
• Lauren Golding, MD, Summerfield, NC
• H. Benjamin Harvey, MD, JD, Boston, MA
• Stephen H. Hobbs, PhD, Augusta, GA
• Laura Janisse, MFA, Portland, OR
• Marc D. Kohli, MD, San Francisco, CA
• Amy L. Kotsenas, MD, FACR, Rochester, MN
• Neil U. Lall, MD, Atlanta, GA
• David B. Larson, MD, MBA, Portola Valley, CA
• Johnson B. Lightfoote, MD, FACR, San Dimas, CA
• Mahadevappa Mahesh, MS, PhD, FACR, Baltimore, MD 
• Jean-Philippe Masson, MD, Paris, FRA
• Geraldine B. McGinty, MD, MBA, FACR, New York, NY
• Natasha Monga, MD, Cleveland, OH
• Gregory N. Nicola, MD, FACR, New York, NY
• Robert S. Pyatt Jr., MD, FACR, Chambersburg, PA
• Lindsey Shea, MD, Indianapolis, IN
• Ezequiel Silva III, MD, FACR, San Antonio, TX
• William Small Jr, MD, FACR , Maywood, IL
• An Tang, MD, MSc, Montreal, CAN
• Christoph Wald, MD, PhD, FACR, Nahant, MA
• Monica J. Wood, MD, Cambridge, MA
• Pamela K. Woodard, MD, FACR, St. Louis, MO