INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

The Academy Announces Fellow in Health Policy

Steven Seltzer, MD

37 Researchers Named Academy Distinguished Investigators

2016 Academy Gold Medal Recipient: C. Douglas Maynard, MD

Advocacy on the Hill

Summer Newsletter2016

This has been an active summer for the Academy of Radiology Research and while it may seem like not much is getting done in Congress, the Academy continues to grow and make tangible progress on many legislative initiatives. Additionally, we are implementing changes that will not only enhance your membership experience but also build connectivity between our diverse membership groups.

ADVOCACY

The Academy policy statement regarding the National Cancer Moonshot Initiative led to meetings with White House staff and Vice President Biden, where we were afforded the opportunity to illustrate the vital role of imaging technology and the importance of collaboration with the imaging research community. While we expressed community concern with the lack of imaging expertise currently engaged with this vital initiative, within days of our meetings, Vice President Biden made specific mention of imaging and radiology at the annual ASCO meeting. Additionally the Academy was invited by the Vice President’s office to select an imaging expert from our leadership to participate in the National Cancer Moon Shot Summit in Washington DC on June 29th. Academy leadership chose Etta Pisano, MD to represent the Academy and more broadly imaging research at this Summit.

The creation of the federal Inter-Agency Working Group on Medical Imaging (IWGMI) within the White House National Science and Technology Council was catalyzed by the Academy of Radiology Research and supporting this working group is a main focus of our advocacy efforts. The IWGMI is the result of what began as an Academy in-house initiative and our goal moving forward is to facilitate efforts and provide support to the Working Group as they create a road map that will combine the capabilities of many federal agencies to contribute their expertise to further the value that medical imaging can bring to improving the health of patients, driving economic activity and competitiveness. The IWGMI has hosted three listening sessions that I had the opportunity to attend. The first of the sessions focused on the organizational infrastructure (ARR, ACR, RSNA, ISSSR3) that supports the field of radiology and will permit us to design and execute a national medical imaging research investment plan. In the second session, our industry partners (Toshiba, GE, Philips and Siemens) illustrated exceptional technologies that are giving us the tools for the next great advances in imaging research. During the most recent session, our outstanding researchers (Drs. Seltzer, Rosen, Pipe, Leyendecker & Dreyer) articulated a path to consider as IWGMI gains momentum and moves forward. We look forward to providing continuous support to this vital initiative. EDUCATION AND COLLABORATION

We are in the process of creating communication platforms for our diverse membership to connect/mentor with one another as well as further strengthen our many initiatives including: our Medical Technology Showcase,

“Growth, Progress, and Change at the Academy” Update from Renee Cruea, Executive Director

participation in Congressional Health Fairs, and informing our investigators about the research at the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB). These are a few ways that we continue to strengthen our community and expand our outreach and efforts towards continued growth and success.

This month, we welcomed our 100th patient advocacy group bringing our membership close to 200, including Academic Radiology Departments, imaging societies, and industry partners. Our academic membership continues to grow through the continued development of our Council of Early Career Investigators in Imaging (CECI²) and the Council of Distinguished Investigators (DIs). We are also very excited to welcome new staff, including Maria Spencer (Vice President of Public Policy), Ryan Saunders (Executive Administrator and Patient-Centered Policy Advisor) and David Zinn (Senior Director of Communications and Membership). On behalf of the Academy staff I would like to offer Roxanne Yaghoubi, who has served the Academy for six years as a Policy and Programs Manager, our best wishes as she takes on a new opportunity with the Healthcare Leadership Council. As a team, we are excited about the changes and growth ahead.

The Academy continues to be committed to serving as a resource to our Members and to remaining the pre-eminent voice for imaging research advocacy. I appreciate your partnership with the Academy, and hope we will continue to grow together through continued collaboration. I look forward to seeing you at our events during the RSNA meeting, including our recognition of the new class of Distinguished Investigators, the highlight of our year, and the presentation of our third Academy Gold Medal to Dr. C. Douglas Maynard, a founding father of the Academy and lifelong supporter of our efforts. It is absolutely astounding to me the sheer magnitude of support and effort, all voluntary, that Doug continues to provide to the Academy. What the Academy lacks in size and resources we make up for with immeasurable commitment and dedication among the visionaries of imaging research such as Doug, and previous Gold Medal recipients Stanley Baum, MD and Roderic I. Pettigrew, PhD, MD.

Please feel free to contact me directly if you are interested in membership, participation or engagement with our many initiatives.

Warmest Regards,

Renee L. Cruea, MPAExecutive Director

The Academy Announces Fellow in Health PolicyDr. Steven Seltzer

The Academy of Radiology Research is proud to announce Steven E. Seltzer, MD, Chair of the Coalition for Imaging and Bioengineering Research (CIBR), as the Fellow in Health Care Policy at the Academy.

Dr. Seltzer, current Chair of the Coalition for Imaging and Bioengineering Research, is the immediate past-Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Brigham and Women’s Physician Organization, and also served as the Chairman of the Department of Radiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Philip H. Cook Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School from 1997 to 2016. This policy role will be part of Dr. Seltzer’s post Chairman Career that will include mentoring, teaching and health policy.

The Fellow in Health Care Policy is a new role that will provide more sustained involvement by a senior radiologist in the Academy’s advocacy efforts.

“We are very excited to have created this role at the Academy to better utilize the expertise of senior radiologists in the field to provide more continuity and augment our advocacy efforts,” said Renee L. Cruea, MPA, Executive Director of the Academy of Radiology Research. “Who better to serve in this role than Dr. Seltzer, who has a distinguished history with the Academy and with CIBR, as well as a deep knowledge of health care policy.” Dr. Seltzer’s involvement in this role will strengthen the Academy’s ongoing advocacy for increased imaging funding and provide strategic direction for many of the Academy’s initiatives.

“This is a critical time for research advocacy in Washington. As the Academy Health Policy Fellow, I look forward to using my knowledge and

experience to encourage the federal government to increase imaging research funding.”

Dr. Steven Seltzer

37 Researchers Named Distinguished Investigators by the Academy

The Academy is proud to honor the newest members of our Council of Distinguished Investigators. This award celebrates high levels of achievement in imaging research, including at least six cumulative years of funding as the Principal Investigator (PI) of major competitive extramural research grants from the NIH or another federal government agency, and a nomination from their Department’s Chair or Vice Chair of Research. Please join us in honoring these researchers during the Academy’s awards ceremony at the RSNA meeting.

Samuel G. Armato III, PhD The University of Chicago Douglas J. Ballon, PhD Weill Cornell Medicine Matt A. Bernstein, PhD Mayo Clinic Peter Caravan, PhD Massachusetts General Hospital Richard E. Carson, PhD Yale University John W. Chen, MD, PhD Massachusetts General Hospital Li Min Chen, MD, PhD Vanderbilt University Medical Center Anders M. Dale, PhD University of California, San Diego Marcelo F. Di Carli, MD Brigham and Women’s Hospital Maria Angela Franceschini, PhD Massachusetts General HospitalCraig J. Galbán, PhD University of Michigan Robert J. Gropler, MD Washington University School of Medicine Vikas Gulani, MD, PhD Case Western Reserve University Gultekin Gulsen, PhD University of California-Irvine Udo Hoffmann, MD, MPH Massachusetts General Hospital D.S. Fahmeed Hyder, PhD Yale University Jeffrey G. Jarvik, MD, MPH The University of Washington Michael V. Knopp, MD, PhD The Ohio State University Paul J. Laurienti, MD, PhD Wake Forest School of Medicine Michael H. Lev, MD Massachusetts General Hospital Thomas M. Link, MD, PhD University of California San Francisco Bruno Madore, PhD Brigham and Women’s Hospital James K. Min, MD Weill Cornell Medical College/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital John P. Mugler, III, PhD University of Virginia School of Medicine Matthias Nahrendorf, MD, PhD Massachusetts General Hospital Mikael J. Pittet, PhD Massachusetts General Hospital Timothy P.L. Roberts, PhD Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Kathleen Marie Schmainda, PhD Medical College of Wisconsin Youngho Seo, PhD University of California San Francisco Dikoma C. Shungu, PhD Weill Cornell Medicine F. Graham Sommer, MD Stanford University School of Medicine Sheng-Kwei Song, PhD Washington University School of Medicine Phillip Zhe Sun, PhD Massachusetts General Hospital Bachir Taouli, MD, MS Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Shreyas Vasanwala, MD, PhD Stanford University Duan Xu, PhD University of California San Francisco Chun Yuan, PhD The University of Washington Greg Zaharchuk, PhD, MD Stanford University

Congratulations to all Honorees!

The Academy Council of Distinguished

Investigators represents the top 10% of academic Radiology

Department facility.

2016 Distinguished Investigators

CIBR on the Hill: Med Tech Showcase 2016

The Coalition for Imaging and Bioengineering Research (CIBR) held its seventh annual Medical Technology Showcase on Capitol Hill on April 12, 2016. CIBR members have come together annually since 2009 to host this event with the purpose of providing the opportunity to learn about a vast array of innovative imaging technologies from the perspective of the patient, researcher and manufacturer. Our event continues to grow in both attendance and scope. To accelerate the development of innovative technologies, it is essential to ensure that those engaged in policy and funding decisions understand the technology, what we can do, what we should do and what we must do as a research community to continue to improve patient care. This event raises awareness, understanding, and creates an environment that we hope will sustain consistent federal investments into imaging research. Please read our full event summary.

C. Douglas Maynard, MD: 2016 Academy Gold Medal Recipient

The Academy Gold Medal will officially recognize Dr. Maynard’s role in the creation of and continuation of support for the Academy, the establishment of the NIBIB and his visionary leadership in imaging research. Dr. Maynard will receive the Gold Medal at the Academy’s Awards Ceremony during the RSNA meeting. Congratulations, Dr. Maynard!

Patient Advocate Beth Calabotta and her Senator Chuck Grassley (R - IA)

CECI2 members meet with Dr. Pettigrew (NIBIB Director) during Med Tech

The patient advocacy members of our organization are what makes the Academy/CIBR so unique. Their membership, engagement, and participation is unmatched among other coalitions. It is an honor to collaborate with the patients that our community serves. We are thrilled to share with you that CIBR reached its membership milestone of 100 patient advocacy groups with the addition of its newest member, the Sex and Gender Women’s Health Collaborative (SGWHC), which has developed a book on sex and gender in health care as well as registry of health care practitioners. Our dedicated patient advocacy groups partner with CIBR to advocate for increased federal government support of imaging research.

CIBR Reaches Membership Milestone—100 Patient Groups

The Academy Welcomes Our Newest Members!

Albert Einstein College of MedicineUniversity of Arizona

Action to Cure Kidney CancerCuremtrix

Canon, Virtual Imaging, Inc.CureHHTCurePSP

Cystic Fibrosis FoundationSex and Gender Women’s Health Collaborative The International Alliance for Pediatric Stroke

The World Pediatric Stroke AssociationThe Worldwide Syringomyelia & Chiari Task Force Inc.

Our Membership Now Includes:100 patient advocacy organizations50 academic radiology departments28 imaging societies13 industry partners

“The CIBR membership reflects the diversity of the patient constituencies that use imaging for the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of their disease and condition.”

Carolyn C. Meltzer, MDPresident, Academy of Radiology Research

Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and subcommittee chairman Roy Blunt (R-MO) called their $2B increase a “bipartisan compromise” under “very tight budget caps.” Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK-04)

noted that the increase “set a floor - rather than a ceiling - for NIH funding in FY17,” a positive sign for potential negotiations with the Senate later in the process. So will NIH get the additional resources it needs to advance its mission? There is no simple answer. When Congress returns after Labor Day, they will likely pass a Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the government running until after the November elections. The Academy is partnering actively with the Washington research advocacy community in support of increases for the NIH. This is a crazy year politically so stay tuned.

The Academy Wants to Better Position Imaging in Washington, DC3 Ways We are Advocating for You to Position Imaging in the Federal Government

#1 Legislative Report Language to Inventory Imaging Research at NIH and Other Federal Agencies

There are at least $2B worth of reasons why we want Congress to pass spending bills for FY2017. But there is more at stake in the Senate appropriations bills than the much desired (and needed) additional research funding at the NIH and the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB). The Academy worked with our Congressional champions in the House and Senate to make recommendations to the NIH and the Administration that, if passed, will help better position imaging both in the NIH and throughout the federal government.

Senate Recommends $2B Increase to NIH fundingHouse of Representatives Recommends $1.2B Increase to NIH Funding

A $2B Funding Increase for NIH in FY 2017?

Congress has now adjourned for a seven week recess. Before recessing, the House and Senate released their Labor Health and Human Services Appropriations bills, which include funding for NIH.

Our champions were successful in adding report language in the Senate to request that the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) report on its Interagency Working Group on Medical Imaging (IWGMI)-related activities within 180 days after the bill is signed. This report would provide a blueprint that the federal government could use to coordinate imaging research in the federal government in a more meaningful way. Our champions also submitted a recommendation in the proposed bill that the NIH Director provide the Congress with an overview of imaging research throughout NIH including how it collaborates with other government agencies.

#2 Continued Support for the Interagency Working Group on Medical Imaging (IWGMI)

On June 29th, the Interagency Working Group on Medical Imaging (IWGMI) hosted a listening session at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Presenting to the working group on behalf of academic research were James Pipe, PhD, Director, Neuroimaging Research, Barrow Neurological Institute, John Leyendecker, MD Vice Chair of Clinical Operations, Professor, Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern, Keith J. Dreyer, DO, PhD Vice Chairman, Radiology Computing and Information Sciences. Corporate Director, Medical Imaging, PHS, Bruce Rosen, MD, PhD Director, MGH NMR Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Laurence Lamson Robbins Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School and the presentations were summarized and capped off by our very own CIBR Chairman and Fellow Steven E. Seltzer, MD. Early Detection, Precision Diagnosis and Image-Guided Interventions were the core of the messages presented to the Working Group in a way that will encourage their forward momentum as well.

ARR Members presented to the listening session with IWGMI at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

Starting from the left: Carolyn C. Meltzer, MDJames Pipe, PhD

Bruce Rosen, MD, PhDKeith J. Dreyer, DO, PhD

John Leyendecker, MDRoderic I. Pettigrew, PhD, MD

Steven E. Seltzer, MDJerry Sheehan

#3 Academy Advocating for the Role of Imaging in the Cancer Moonshot Initiative:Representing YOU at Cancer Moonshot Meeting with Vice President Biden

“It is an honor to represent radiology at the Cancer

Moonshot Summit. Let’s hope we achieve the goal set for us

by Vice President Biden - to accelerate our fight to prevent

and cure cancer, specifically, to double the rate of progress achieved in the next decade.”

Etta D. Pisano, MD, Executive Committee member

of the Academy

On that same day, the Academy was invited by the Vice President’s office to send an imaging representative to the Cancer Moonshot Summit in Washington, D.C. with Vice President Biden. Academy leadership chose Dr. Etta Pisano, an Academy Executive Committee member, to represent the Academy. Dr. Pisano mentioned that there was a complete consensus at the summit in favor of a central repository for cancer research and patient data. The repository would include clinical, imaging, and biologic data from individual cases, clinical trials, and research. This data would be available to patients and accessible for various purposes, such as scientific research, quality assurance improvement and patient-centered aims. We were one of 300 participants invited to attend this Summit and we hope that momentum and collaboration will continue with the close engagement of experts from within the imaging community.

In closing, none of these advocacy efforts would have been possible without our fantastic volunteer leadership that helps us advocate in multiple places in many ways. The next few weeks and months are filled with uncertainties in the legislative process and the future of NIH funding (not to mention very contentious elections), making it difficult to predict how far any of these efforts will advance. The Academy is your resource on all things related to public policy. Check our website regularly for updates.

Till next time, “A politician thinks of the next election - a statesman of the next generation.” - James Freeman Clarke

Maria Spencer, VP of Public Policy (follow me on twitter at @CIBRPubPolicy)

V.P. Joe Biden mentions Imaging in the Cancer Moonshot: “Enhanced Imaging Technology allows a doctor to see the specific

location and impact of a cancer without entering an operating room.”

NIH-Funded to Diagnostic Radiology Departments Grows by 5% in 2015

Shown below is a chart depicting the history of federal funding from the NIH that goes to diagnostic radiology from 2011 to 2015, as reported by Dr. Stanley Baum from the University of Pennsylvania. This remarkable accomplishment is a reflection of the Academy’s advocacy efforts to increase funding for imaging research. Thanks to the supporters from all over the country who helped advocate for more funding in imaging research, the overall trend is going up. The Academy needs your continuous support to further promote the value of imaging research.

View the full ranking for 2013-2015, please visit our website: www.acadrad.org.

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Millions

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“Our collective voice is stronger than individual

ones, and together we ensure the federal

government recognizes the value of imaging research.”

Cheri Canon, MDThe University of Alabama

at Birmingham

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