Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, elected president of the American College of Radiology
Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, has been elected president of the American College of Radiology at its annual meeting in Washington, D.C., the organization announced Monday.
Matsumoto is a professor and former chairman of the University of Virginia’s Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, serving from 2009 to 2024. He also is the outgoing chair of ACR’s Board of Chancellors and served on the college’s Commission on Interventional and Cardiovascular Imaging.
As previously announced, the Mayo Clinic’s Christoph Wald, MD, PhD, MBA, will take over as board chair, while Gregory Nicola, MD, with New Jersey-based Hackensack Radiology, is the new vice chair.
“Dr. Matsumoto is a trusted physician leader with a long record of service to the college and a clear commitment to quality, safety and patient-centered care,” ACR CEO Dana H. Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, said in a statement May 4. “His experience across clinical practice, education and ACR governance will continue to be a valuable resource as we work to advance policies, products and services that help radiologists provide the highest quality patient care.”
In addition, the ACR Council has elected David Larson, MD, MBA, a radiologist and professor with the Stanford University School of Medicine, as the college’s vice president. He is the outgoing chair of the ACR Commission on Quality and Safety and a member of the organization’s board Finance Committee. Larson founded the ACR Learning Network and additionally is director of the Stanford AI Development and Evaluation Lab.
Other newly elected members of the ACR Board of Chancellors include:
- Nina S. Vincoff, MD, with Prisma Health, Greenville, South Carolina, will serve as chair of the Commission on Patient-and Family-Centered Care.
- Andrew K. Moriarity, MD, MBA, with Advanced Radiology Services, Grand Rapids, Michigan, will serve as chair of the Commission on Body Imaging.
- Melissa Lee Chen, MD, with the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, will serve as chair of the Commission on Body Imaging.
- Eric M. Rohren, MD, PhD, with the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, will serve as chair of the Commission on Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.
- Maitray D. Patel, MD, with the Mayo Clinic-Arizona, Phoenix, will serve as chair of the Commission on Ultrasound.
- And finally, Monica J. Wood, MD, with Mount Auburn Hospital, Ambridge, Massachusetts, will serve on the ACR’s Young and Early Career Professional Section.
The newly elected leaders will assume their roles at the conclusion of ACR’s annual meeting on Wednesday, May 6.
Marty Stempniak has covered healthcare since 2012, with his byline appearing in the American Hospital Association's member magazine, Modern Healthcare and McKnight's. Prior to that, he wrote about village government and local business for his hometown newspaper in Oak Park, Illinois. He won a Peter Lisagor and Gold EXCEL awards in 2017 for his coverage of the opioid epidemic.