Timothy L. Swan, MD, elected president of the American College of Radiology

Timothy L. Swan, MD, has been elected president of the American College of Radiology at its annual meeting, the organization announced late Monday. 

A diagnostic and vascular radiologist with the Marshfield Medical Center in central Wisconsin, Swan is a current member of the ACR Board of Chancellors. He’s also a former president of the Wisconsin Radiological Society and American Medical Association CPT Editorial Panel member, with the AMA in 2020 recognizing him for his outstanding contributions.

Swan and other elected leaders will assume their roles at the conclusion of ACR 2025 on Wednesday, May 7. 

“Dr. Swan is an inspiring and untiring leader who has served with distinction in his multiple ACR and professional roles,” CEO Dana H. Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, said in a statement shared May 5. “We look forward to his continued exemplary leadership in his role as ACR president.”

In other ACR board news: 

• Johnson B. Lightfoote, MD, was elected vice president of the ACR. He is medical director of the Department of Radiology at Pomona (Calif.) Valley Hospital Medical Center and outgoing chair of the ACR Commission on Outreach and Professional Opportunity. 
• Kurt A. Schoppe, MD, was elected ACR Council speaker. He is president of Radiology Associates of North Texas in Fort Worth and outgoing ACR Council vice speaker. 
• Eric M. Rubin, MD, was elected ACR Council vice speaker. He is a practicing radiologist with the Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans and the outgoing chair of the ACR Commission on Human Resources, along with outgoing member of the ACR Board of Chancellors. 
• ACR also announced the election of three additional chancellors:
  •  Timothy A. Crummy, MD, MHA, with Madison (Wis.) Radiologists, part of LucidHealth, was elected chancellor-at-large.
  • Mark D. Alson, MD, founding member of Sierra Imaging Associates, Fresno, Calif., was reelected chair of the Commission on General, Small, Emergency and/or Rural Practices.
  • Michele H. Johnson, MD, a professor with the Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn., was elected chair of the Commission on Outreach and Professional Opportunity.

Humanitarian awards

The American College of Radiology Foundation on May 4 also announced the recipients of its Global Humanitarian Award, recognizing those who improve access to radiology services in areas of need. This year’s winners are Frank Minja, MD, and Toma Omofoye, MD. 

Minja, with Emory University in Atlanta, co-founded an interventional radiology program at Muhimbili National Hospital in Tanzania in 2018. The program brings IR teams from around the world for two-week blocks to provide training to local rads. Road2IR, the program’s support organization, aids in funding, along with helping mobilize teams and provide equipment and education. These efforts have since spread to neighboring countries such as Uganda and Rwanda, with 16 IR fellows graduating, providing over 10,000 procedures. 

Meanwhile, Omofoye, with MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, has “significantly advanced” breast cancer care across Africa, Asia, South America and the Caribbean, ACR said. She developed an online breast imaging curriculum designed for lower-income countries, reaching over 225 participants across multiple continents. Omofoye also is helping to advance radiology education in Zambia by supporting the University Teaching Hospital radiology residency program and educating the country’s first breast imaging specialist, ACR noted. 

“Doctors Minja and Omofoye exemplify the spirit of this award through their dedication to helping educate and train radiologists and their teams in underserved countries,” Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, MA, chair of the ACR Board of Chancellors, said in a separate announcement. “The ACR Foundation is proud to recognize the work of these physician role models for their commitment to achieve better health outcomes and improve patient care in these countries.”