Radiologist Cynthia H. Goralnik, MD, died tragically following a car crash on the morning of Dec. 29, 2015, after another vehicle changed lanes without warning. Goralnik, 61, was married and had three children. She had been with SimonMed for eight years.

Three out of four radiology job postings are for private practices, according to a new study published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Radiologist Mehran Salari, MD, has been recognized in the Continental Who’s Who as a “Pinnacle Professional” in the field of healthcare. Salari is a partner at Southfield Radiology Associates in Southfield, Mich.

According to a recent report from the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT), the number of students enrolled in radiography, radiation therapy, and nuclear medicine programs was up in 2015, with the most significant increase coming in nuclear medicine programs.

Following her presentation at RSNA, Beatriz E. Amendola, MD, founder of the Innovative Cancer Institute in South Miami, Fla., spoke with RadiologyBusiness.com about the experience of opening up a private practice.

Emory University has named radiologist Jonathan S. Lewin, MD, the school’s new executive vice president for health affairs. In addition, Lewin will serve as executive director for Emory’s Woodruff Health Sciences Center, president and CEO of Emory Healthcare, and chair of Emory Healthcare’s board of directors. 

The lack of women in diagnostic radiology residencies does not appear to be the result of any sort of discrimination or gender bias against women, at least according to a recent study of one school published in Academic Radiology. 

NEC Display Solutions of America announced this week that Jennifer Cheh is the company’s new vice president of marketing. Cheh was previously Motorola’s director of marketing operations for North America.