Commoditization in Radiology- How to Avoid it Even When it Has Already Happened

The Department of Medical Imaging is pleased to have Frank Lexa, MD, MBA, presenting at our Grand Rounds on Tuesday, June 14th, in the College of Medicine, Room 2117, at 2:00 pm.

Dr. Lexa is a neuroradiologist at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Chief Medical Officer, The Radiology Leadership Institute. He has been honored with several research awards including the Cornelius Dyke award of the American Society of Neuroradiology. He also works outside of academic medicine and is a member of the adjunct faculty of the Wharton School in the marketing department where he has worked for programs in the Global Consulting Practicum for over a decade. Dr. Lexa also holds an appointment as a Professor of Business Development in the Life Sciences at the Instituto de Empresa in Madrid, where he has twice won the prestigious “Prize of Excellence” for outstanding teaching.

Dr. Lexa lectures, consults and writes extensively on issues at the interface of health care and business science. He is the author of over 90 peer-reviewed articles, book and encyclopedia chapters. He served as the first Program Director of Executive Education for the American College of Radiology and has chaired, co-chaired and served on several key national committees and task forces for major organizations in radiology. Currently, he serves as both the Co-Chair of the Future Trends Committee for the ACR and the Chair of the Practice Leaders Committee.