“It is no good putting in such long, intense hours that you cannot have a life. It is literally killing people, and it almost killed me,” one anonymous rad says. 

Such gatherings are a “cornerstone of modern healthcare,” experts note, bringing together docs of different specialties to discuss complex cases. 

Satoshi Minoshima, MD, PhD, first took on the title in November 2014 and will remain in a clinical role while IR specialist Chuck Ray, MD, PhD, takes over as interim chair.

Frustrated with burnout, mid-career inertia and the allure of temp work, many rads are only doing their minimum duties in order to survive. 

Experts with Indiana University are urging peers to understand the motivations behind expansion and focus on cultural compatibility. 

Umar Mahmood, MD, PhD, currently is chief of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital and a Harvard professor of radiology, will take on the title beginning Feb. 1. 

Radiation oncologists and other specialists wore the devices for six months at two pilot institutions, with promising initial results. 

North Carolina-based Eastern Radiologists announced the move on Tuesday, marking the 46th practice to join SR and eighth in the Tar Heel State. 

In other news, Rutgers has selected a Yale doc as its new radiation oncology chair, RadNet is hiring a former Hologic PR pro, and Rad AI is adding a CFO and CRO. 

“We need a common understanding of what is happening out there. As it stands now, we don’t have fundamental terms defined that are necessary to make informed plans and decisions," one rad says. 

The UAB Department of Radiology has selected internationally recognized rad and researcher Mahmud Mossa-Basha, MD, as its next leader following a national search. 

The two recently convened a panel of multidisciplinary stakeholders to discuss this issue, including radiologists, technologists, informaticists and physicists. 

“It offers proximity to many of our partners, access to top healthcare talent and a strong ecosystem for collaboration," CEO Rich Whitney, MBA, says. 

The Raleigh, North Carolina-based organization, which now goes by Lumexa Imaging, has selected radiologist Russell Stewart, MD, MBA, MS, to fill the key role. 

Christopher Whitlow, MD, is the Ivy League institution's new radiology leader, while John Chiminski joins the RP board, and Catheryn M. Yashar, MD, is set to become ASTRO president.