Gold medalist RSNA 2008 congratulations LEE F. ROGERS, MD
Lee F. Rogers, MD, is an expert in skeletal trauma imaging in adults and children and a diligent advocate for the responsible practice of radiology.
“Dr Rogers is truly a Renaissance man in radiology—he has served in numerous capacities,” said 2008 RSNA President Theresa C. McLoud, MD.
“To his friends and professional colleagues, he is perhaps most admired for his unfailing good humor, collegiality, and high sense of professionalism. Dr Rogers has had a significant impact on my professional life. He has been a mentor to me and many others over the years.”
Said Dr Rogers, “It is a distinct honor and privilege to receive the RSNA Gold Medal and to have my name added to that impressive roster of outstanding radiologists who have been previously so recognized.”
Dr Rogers served as editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) from 1995 to 2004 and is currently a clinical professor of radiology at the University of Arizona School of Health Sciences in Tucson.
Born in Vermont and raised in Parkersburg, WVa, Dr Rogers received his medical degree from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago in 1959. He then enlisted in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, completing an internship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, and a residency at Fitzsimons General Hospital in Denver, Colo. From 1963 to 1966, Dr Rogers was assigned to the Second General Hospital in Landstuhl, Germany, serving as chief of radiology the last 2 years. He then transferred to Brooke General Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, where he was appointed assistant chief of radiology services.
After leaving the Army in 1967, Dr Rogers entered the private practice of radiology at Baptist Memorial Hospital in San Antonio. In 1968, he began what was to become a distinguished academic career at the University of Texas (UT) Medical School in San Antonio, achieving the rank of associate professor of radiology in 1971. In January 1972, he accepted a position at the UT Health Sciences Center in Houston and was appointed as director of the residency training program.
In July 1974, Dr Rogers returned to Chicago and his alma mater, Northwestern University Medical School, as a professor and chair of the Department of Radiology, positions he was to hold for more than 21 years. He was named Frederick J. Bradd and William Kennedy Professor of Radiology in 1986 and served as a consultant physician to the Veterans Administration Lakeside Hospital in Chicago and as a consultant in radiology to the Surgeon General of the U.S. Air Force.
Dr Rogers was named I. Meschan Distinguished Professor of Radiology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 1995, the same year he accepted the position of editor-in-chief of AJR. His editorials in AJR often called for cooperative standards and integrity among radiologists, and he also often wrote of radiologists’ responsibility to use the gifts of technology and research wisely, advocating scrupulous investigation and ongoing training. In addition, he promoted radiation safety practices for both patients and radiologists, publishing extensive discussions of techniques to reduce both radiation and contrast dose.
An RSNA member since 1966, Dr Rogers has been active in many radiologic organizations and has served as president of the American College of Radiology (ACR), American Board of Radiology, American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), Chicago Radiological Society (CRS), Association of University Radiologists (AUR), and Society of Chairs of Academic Radiology Departments, as well as first vice-president of RSNA.
Dr Rogers has delivered 29 named lectures and served more than 100 visiting professorships. He has published more than 150 articles and 100 editorials and is also the author of three books. His two-volume text, Radiology of Skeletal Trauma, is considered “must” reading by scholars across the world.
Dr Rogers is an honorary member of a dozen radiological societies, including the Texas Radiological Society, American Society of Neuroradiology, Canadian Association of Radiologists, American Association for Women Radiologists, Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR), and Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine. He is an honorary fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists. He has been awarded gold medals from ACR, ARRS, AUR, CRS, and the American Society of Emergency Radiology, as well as the Founder’s Medal of the International Skeletal Society and the SPR Pioneer award.
For his contributions to the field of radiology and his efforts to establish the standards of professional responsibility within the specialty, the RSNA is honored to present its Gold Medal to Dr Rogers.