Linda Moy, MD, resigns as editor of RSNA’s flagship journal, plus more leadership news

Linda Moy, MD, has announced she is stepping down as editor of the Radiological Society of North America’s flagship journal, Radiology.

The RSNA Board of Directors has accepted her resignation, with Moy staying on until Aug. 31. A professor of radiology at New York University, Moy is leaving so she can focus on her new role as inaugural vice chair of AI in NYU’s Department of Radiology. 

“Dr. Moy and her editorial team have been extremely dedicated to advancing the quality and visibility of Radiology during her tenure,” Jeffrey S. Klein, MD, RSNA chair, said in a statement March 10. “We are grateful for her service and wish her well in her new role.” 

The society first selected Moy as editor in late 2021, with her taking on the title in January 2023. RSNA plans to conduct a search process for a new editor, with details to follow soon. At NYU, Moy will seek ways to enhance the specialty’s value, RSNA noted, which comes during a “critically important stage of innovation for radiology and medicine.”

“I look forward to returning to research, clinical work, and mentoring at a time when the complex environment of academic medicine needs to pave the way for deliberate applications of AI technologies and how they will be operationalized,” Moy said in the RSNA announcement. “I will continue to support the important mission of the RSNA; It has been an honor to serve as the editor for the flagship journal of our field.”

New chair in Nebraska

The University of Nebraska Medical Center has named Ryan Lee, MD, MBA, as the next chair of its Department of Radiology, effective Aug. 1. 

Lee departs from a Jefferson Einstein, part of Jefferson Health, where he has served as radiology chair and professor. He holds expertise in the clinical deployment of AI, healthcare economics, and quality and safety, UNMC noted. 

“I am thrilled that we have been able to attract an experienced and visionary academic and clinical physician of Dr. Lee’s caliber to lead the department of radiology,” Bradley Britigan, MD, dean of the UNMC College of Medicine, said in a statement March 12. “He will build on the excellent clinical care provided by the department, while furthering development of its academic programs.”

Lee replaces Matt DeVries, MD, who has served as interim chair since replacing Craig Walker, MD, who left in December 2023 after two decades. The new chair said he sees artificial intelligence as critical to the specialty’s future. 

“AI is going to transform radiology—similar to how voice recognition dictation systems, PACS and cross-sectional imaging revolutionized how we practice,” he said in the announcement. “Given the challenges facing radiology and healthcare in general, this is the time to invest in this technology, so we can give radiologists and other physicians the tools they need to provide better and timelier care.”

ASRT election results

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists announced its election results on March 10, with five officers selected on the 2025-2026 ASRT Board of Directors. 

Here are the additions: 

• Brandon A. Smith, MBA, will be installed as president in June 2025. He is a senior clinical instructor analyst with GE HealthCare in Houston. 
• Marissa Mangrum will serve as president-elect. She’s a program director and assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City and currently serves as VP of the ASRT Board. 
• Shellie Pike will serve as vice president. She’s a registered radiologist assistant with Radiology Consultants of Iowa in Cedar Rapids and currently serves as speaker of the ASRT House. 
• Amanda Grocott, MBA, will serve as secretary. She’s program director for the school of radiography at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, North Dakota. 
• Emily Cash, MBA, will serve as treasurer. She is the imaging director of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

New officers will begin their terms after the 2025 ASRT Annual Governance and House of Delegates Meeting June 19 to 22. Current ASRT President Heather Moore, PhD, will be elevated to chair of the board, and terms for newly elected chapter delegates start July 1. 

Over 2,500 ASRT members cast votes in the election, with the polls open from Feb. 11 to March 4, according to an announcement.

Other announcements

A few more announcements of note, in brief: 

• Vanderbilt University Medical Center Professor Kim Sandler, MD, has been awarded a grant from the American College of Radiology for her research on AI use in lung cancer screening, VUMC said March 12. 
• Meanwhile, VUMC also has promoted Melissa Hilmes, MD, to professor of radiology, the organization announced the same day. 
• And finally, multispecialty radiology provider Envision Healthcare earlier this month announced the appointments of Fredrik Eliasson as chair of its board and Christopher Bradbury as board director. Former chair Steve Nelson departs to become executive VP of CVS Health and president of Aetna.