Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) radiologist Dr. Umar Mahmood, PhD, has been named president of the board of directors of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the group announced at its 2024 annual meeting in Chicago.
Umar Mahmood, MD, PhD.the RSNA
Mahmood's primary research for the past 30 years has been in molecular imaging and its application to guide precision medicine. At MGH in Boston, he currently serves as chief of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, overseeing the service for multiple hospitals and facilities in the region. A professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School, Mahmood is also director of the Center for Precision Imaging and associate chair of imaging sciences in the department of radiology at MGH.
“Radiology has always been first to embrace new approaches and technologies, leading to improved diagnostic capabilities and patient outcomes,” Mahmood said in connection with the RSNA's announcement. “Through advances in precision medicine, we will continue to work with our oncology colleagues to vastly improve cancer care in the coming years.”
Mahood's career arc has broadly emphasized organizational leadership, research, clinical care, and mentoring, according to the RSNA. Having served on the RSNA board of directors since 2017, as well as chair of numerous RSNA committees, Mahmood became RSNA chair in 2023.
In addition, Mahmood served six years on the RSNA Research and Education Foundation Board of Trustees, which provides millions of dollars in funding for radiology research and education every year and ensures continued innovation in the field, according to the RSNA.
Mahmood has also served as associate editor and consultant to the editor for the journal Radiology. He has authored more than 180 peer-reviewed research manuscripts and numerous reviews, chapters, and editorials.
After earning his bachelor’s degree from the California Institute of Technology, Mahmood achieved his medical degree and doctorate in biophysics and physiology from Cornell University. He also completed doctoral and postdoctoral work in tumor physiology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and went on to complete his radiology residency at MGH in 2001, where he has since served on the faculty at MGH and Harvard Medical School.
