As Women's History Month comes to a close, we honor contemporary groundbreaker Dr. Christine B. Hendon, associate professor at Columbia University and director of the Structure-Function Imaging Laboratory. Hendon leads development of innovative medical imaging instruments that improve diagnosis and treatment of cancer and cardiac arrhythmias. Learn more about her work and recognition at https://www.engineering.columbia.edu/faculty/christine-hendon.
Dr. Susan M. Bagnoli Truman of the body radiology team is our featured board-certified radiologist. Dr. Truman was certified by the American Board of Radiology after completing a fellowship in abdominal imaging at Yale University Department of Diagnostic Radiology. Thank you for your dedication, Dr. Truman!
The United States first used X-rays in the military during the Spanish-American War in 1898. Elizabeth Fleischman used her expertise in radiography to X-ray wounded soldiers returning from the war, locating bullets and shrapnel among the injured. Her work received a commendation for the Surgeon General of the US. Fleischman was a charter member of the Roentgen Society of the United States, one of the few non-physicians who were members. To learn more about her and see some of her remarkable images, visit https://peoplepill.com/people/elizabeth-fleischman.
Dr. Alexandra L. Muschenheim of the body radiology and breast radiology teams is our featured board-certified radiologist. Dr. Muschenheim was certified by the American Board of Radiology in 2000, after completing a fellowship in cardiovascular and interventional radiology at University of Minnesota Medical School. We're honored to work with you, Dr. Muschenheim!
The only woman to win two Nobel Prizes —and only person to win an award in two different sciences — Madame Marie Curie conducted pioneering research on radioactivity and the use of radioactive isotopes to treat neoplasms. During World War I, she developed mobile X-ray units for field hospitals. Her contributions to the field of radiology are significant, as are the barriers she overcame as a woman in science. Read more about her as our celebration of Women's History Month continues. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1903/marie-curie/facts/
Dr. Angela Tai of the body imaging and breast imaging teams is our featured board-certified radiologist. Dr. Tai was certified by the American Board of Radiology in 2009 after completing a fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology. Thank you for your kindness, Dr. Tai!