Welcoming in the New Year

The New Year always brings change, which opens many doors to new possibilities. In 2022, Imaging Technology News will be working hard to bring its audience exclusive, informative coverage, including the new Clinical Case of the Month section. On many of our pages you also will find QR codes that you can snap a picture of to view extended information on certain topics, including videos, related content and podcasts.

Also, we welcome ITN’s new editorial advisory board members for 2022. These experts have been regular contributors to ITN, and we welcome their expertise and shared knowledge. Be sure to look for future articles, podcasts and editorial roundtables from them, and other key opinion leaders. 

Robert L. Bard, M.D., PC, DABR, FASLMS, medical director, Cancer Diagnostic Imaging Center NYC

Robert L. Bard, M.D., PC, DABR, FASLMS, is active medical director of Cancer Diagnostic Imaging Center (NYC), using advanced 3-D ultrasonographic Doppler imaging to detect cancers in breast, prostate, skin, thyroid, melanoma and other areas. He has extensive credentials as a clinical researcher/validator and has published medical textbooks and science journals. 

Emily Marshall, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Radiology and Clinical Diagnostic Physicist, University of Chicago

Emily Marshall, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of radiology and a clinical diagnostic physicist at the University of Chicago. She serves as a faculty member on the Graduate Program's Committee on Medical Physics at the University of Chicago. Historically, her research has focused on the development of translational radiation dosimetry models for application in the fluoroscopic imaging of pediatric patient populations. Moving forward, her clinical interests emphasize imaging application optimization in pediatric patient populations.

Michael Valante, CTO Digital Pathology, Dell Technologies

Michael Valante is the global business development leader-healthcare, chief technology officer-digital pathology at Dell Technologies. He is an experienced global sales and marketing executive with demonstrated successful history of working in the hospital and healthcare industry, focused in enterprise imaging and healthcare informatics. 

Jef Williams, Managing Partner, Paragon Consulting Partners LLC

Jef Williams is managing partner at Paragon Consulting Partners LLC, leading several service lines including advisory, enterprise imaging and ancillary services. His background as a leader at GE and COO at Ascendian Consulting, combined with more than 15 years of healthcare IT experience, has provided him with a diverse and creative approach to problem-solving and solution design. He specializes in assisting organizations with organizational strategy, operational improvement, software design and selection, and enterprise imaging deployment initiatives.