CANCELLED - Medical Imaging Grand Rounds

Wed, 12/18/2019 - 12:00pm

Title: Avoiding Pitfalls in CT Imaging of Abdominal Trauma

Speaker:  Jorge Soto, MD

The Department of Medical Imaging is pleased to have Jorge Soto, MD, presenting at our Grand Rounds on Wednesday, December 18th at 12:00 pm in the AZCC, Kiewit Auditorium.

Dr. Jorge A. Soto is Professor of Radiology at Boston University School of Medicine and Chairman of the Department of Radiology, Boston Medical Center. Dr. Soto completed his medical training at the Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud in Medellin, Colombia, and then completed his residency training in Radiology at the same institution. He subsequently completed his fellowship training in abdominal imaging at Boston University School of Medicine. His primary interests are imaging of traumatic and non-traumatic abdominal emergencies and pancreatico-biliary imaging. Dr. Soto has more than 120 peer-reviewed journal articles, 65 review articles or book chapters, and is the editor of five books.  Dr. Soto is Associate Editor of Abdominal Radiology and serves as reviewer for 11 journals. He has received the Excellence in Educator Award of the Radiological Society of North America five times and has received numerous additional awards and recognitions, including the Marshak Distinguished Lecturer Award of the Society of Abdominal Radiology. In 2018, he was named an Honorary Member of the Sociedad Espanola de Radiologia e Imagenes (SERAM) and is Past President of the New England Roentgen Ray Society. He currently serves as Chairman of the International Outreach Committee of the American Roentgen Ray Society, President-Elect and Fellow of the American Society of Emergency Radiology, Fellow of the Society of Abdominal Radiology and has served as Visiting Professor and an invited speaker in numerous institutions and countries throughout the world.

Presenter: 
Jorge Soto, MD
Event Location: 

AZCC, Kiewit Auditorium

Event Coordinator: 
Mimi Villafanae
(520) 626-2114
Event Contact Department: 
Medical Imaging