ACNM Lifetime Achievement

Award Presentation

Twyla Bartel, DO, MBA, FACNM

ACNM President

From the Beginning…

This years award goes to an individual who exudes excellence and leadership within the college and the field of Nuclear Medicine.

• Her accomplishments are many and her experience within the ACNM is vast.

• She was born and raised in Tehran, Iran.

• She graduated at the top of her class!!

Education Background

• She received her medical degree from Pahlavi University in Shiraz, Iran.

• Completed her Diagnostic Radiology residency at Presbyterian-University of Pennsylvania Medical Center.

• Completed her Nuclear Medicine fellowship at Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital in Philadelphia.

Personal Life

• She is married to Bizhan Micaily, Professor of Radiation Oncology at Temple University Hospital

• Has two beautiful children

▫ Arash, an attorney

▫ Ida in 3rd year of medical school

Academic Appointments

• Visiting professor - Department of Hematology and Oncology - Hospital of University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

• Was an Associate Professor of Radiology - Drexel University & Clinical Professor of Radiology -Hospital of University of Pennsylvania.

• Staff Nuclear Medicine Physician/Director of Nuclear Medicine Residency, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology -Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA.

Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA

Hospital of University of Pennsylvania

Onward and Upward

• Past President - SNMMI Greater New York Chapter

• Past President - Iranian Cultural Society of America in PA, NJ, and DE

• Member - Board of Governors of Women Executive in Science & Healthcare “WESH”.

Her Work

• Invited Guest Lecture (100+)

• Investigator & Co-Investigator on Grants (+24)

• Publications (+53)

• Abstracts (+227)

• Member of Professional Societies (ACNM, SNMMI, EANM, RSNA, ACR, AAUW, AAMC)

• Editorial Boards (CNM, Nuclear Medicine Communications)

• Reviewer (JNM, CNM, NMC, EJNM)

• Leadership Activities for women in medicine

Nuclear Medicine Advocate• Served in several leadership positions, including

President of Correlative Imaging Council

• Organized several educational courses at the SNMMI Annual & MWM Meetings

• Facilitated training CT for more than 3500 Nuclear Medicine physicians

• Lobbied on Capitol Hill for Nuclear Medicine

Honors and Awards

• Fellow of ACR (FACR), ACNP (1999)

• Fellow of ACNM (FACNM, 2009)

• ACNM President’s Award (2014, 2011, 2007)

• ACNM Best Mentor Award (2008)

• ACNM Distinguished Service Award (2010)

• SNMMI Greater New York Chapter – BersonYalow Award (2010)

• SNMMI Correlative Imaging Council Presidents Award (2011)

SNMMI Presidential Distinguished Educator Award (2012)

Created an organization

for residents as future leaders.

Current Nuclear Medicine Residents

Organization (NMRO)

ACNM Positions• Past President

• Member, Board of Directors Member – 10+ years

• 2000-2006 Editor in Chief of the Scanner

• 2007-Present Chair, Membership Committee

• 1998-2002 Nominating Committee Member

Additional ACNM Contributions

• She started a mentorship program with “Best Mentor Award” where the Mentors received recognition at ACNM Annual Meeting.

• Organized/moderated several scientific programs at ACNM Annual Meeting (initiated scientific abstract presentations)

• Editor of upcoming ACNM electronic newsletter.

Simin Dadparvar, MD, FACNM

Winner of the 2014 ACNM

Lifetime Achievement Award

Dedication

Leadership

Mentor

Excellence

Remarkable

CONGRATULATIONS!!