We are thrilled to present an outstanding lineup of plenary speakers who are leaders in the field of radiology. These experts bring groundbreaking insights, innovative research, and deep clinical experience to the forefront. From pioneering advancements in medical imaging technologies to shaping the future of patient care, our plenary speakers will offer invaluable perspectives that challenge conventional practices and inspire new approaches.
Dr. Bharti Khurana
Imaging of Intimate Partner Violence
Friday April 4: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MADr. Bharti Khurana is an associate professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School, an emergency radiologist at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the founding director of the Trauma Imaging Research and Innovation Center (TIRIC). Her clinical and research efforts involve accurate and meaningful imaging interpretation with rapid application of clinical knowledge for patients in the emergency department. She is the director of the Intensive Review of Emergency Radiology CME course at Harvard Medical School and a research faculty in the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She is the author of over 130 peer-reviewed articles, the section editor for UpToDate, and the editor of the Emergency Radiology COFFEE case book. Dr. Khurana is a fellow of the American College of Radiology and the American Society of Emergency Radiology.
She is a scholar of the prestigious Diagnostic Excellence Program at the National Academy of Medicine. With an impressive array of accolades, Dr. Khurana has been honored as the Most Distinguished Physician of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), the American College of Radiology (ACR) Innovation Award, and the three-time recipient of the Distinguished Honored Educator Award by the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Dr. Khurana graduated from Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India, and did her residency in diagnostic radiology and fellowship in musculoskeletal radiology at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Dr. Àlex Rovira
Update on Typical and Emerging Imaging Findings in Multiple Sclerosis
Friday April 4: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Dr Àlex Rovira is a full-time neuroradiologist, who gained his MD in 1983 at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. After formal training in Radiology at Vall d’Hebron University Hospital (Barcelona), he undertook a visiting fellowship at Shands Hospital (Gainesville, University of Florida) in 1989. In 1990, he became a staff neuroradiologist at the Section of Neuroradiology at Vall d’Hebron Hospital (Barcelona, Spain).
He is specialized in diagnostic neuroradiology, and head and neck radiology, with a particular interest in demyelinating diseases, stroke, neuro-oncology, and neurodegenerative disorders.
Dr Rovira is the Director of the Section of Neuroradiology at University Hospital Vall d’Hebron, and of the Neuroradiology Research Group at Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), Barcelona (Spain).
He is currently chair of Referral Guidelines Subcommittee of the European Society of Radiology and of the ESNR Green Committee, and member of the Steering Committee of MAGNIMS (European Multicenter Collaborative Research Network on MRI in MS). He is on the editorial boards of Neurology, Neuroradiology and Canadian Association of Radiologist Journal.
He is Honorary Lecturer at University College of London, and served as associate Professor of Radiology and Neuroimmunology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, and as Honorary Associated Professor at University College of London.
He also served as President of the European Society of Neuroradiology (2016-2018), as President of the Spanish Society of Neuroradiology (2009-2015), on the Lucien Appel Prize Award Jury of the European Society of Neuroradiology (2006-2012), as Editor of Neuroradiology in the Spanish Journal of Radiology, as Director of the 10th and 11th Cycles of the European Course of Neuroradiology (2008-2012), as Chairman of MAGNIMS (2012-2018), and member of the Research Committee of the European Society of Radiology, of the Executive Committee of the Spanish Society of Radiology (2014-2022), of the World Federation of Neuroradiological Societies (2018-2022), and of the International Society of Radiology (2020-2023).
Dr Rovira has authored/co-authored more than 580 articles (Scopus; total citations 26.000; h-index: 85), 30 book chapters or monographs, and more than 500 invited conference presentations. He is also the editor of three books: “Essential Radiology” (Panamericana 2019), “Clinical Neuroradiology” (Springer 2019), and “Controversies in Radiology” (Aran 2020). He has been invited as Visiting Professor at the University of Toronto, McGill University (Montreal), Lysholm Department of Neuroradiology (UCL, London), Ottawa University, and University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill).
He is an honorary member of the European Society of Neuroradiology, the Bulgarian Society of Neuroradiology, the Paulista Society of Radiology, and of the Polish Society of Radiology.
Dr Rovira has made relevant contributions on the value of MRI as a biomarker in different neurological disorders, in particular in autoimmune central nervous system disorders.
Dr. Andrea Rockall
Imaging with Impact in Suspected Ovarian Cancer
Saturday April 5: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Andrea Rockall is Clinical Chair in Radiology at Imperial College London and Honorary Consultant Radiologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, with clinical expertise in genito-urinary imaging. After graduating from medical school at King’s College London, and completion of MRCP (internal medicine), Prof Rockall trained in radiology at St Mary’s Hospital and University College Hospital, London. She was awarded the Rohan Williams Medal (Gold Medal) for the FRCR examination. Prior to her current position at Imperial College London, she worked at Barts and The London NHS Trust the Royal Marsden Hospital.
She has served as Chair of the Female Pelvic Imaging group of ESUR, member of ORADS steering committee, Chair of the ESR National Societies Committee and is currently President of the European Society of Radiology.
Dr. Efrén Flores
Decoding Health Equity in Radiology
Saturday April 5: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Dr. Efrén J. Flores is an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and serves as faculty in Thoracic Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). He currently serves as Vice-Chair for Mass General Brigham (MGB) Radiology Diversity Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), and as the founding Director of the Radiology Inclusion and Systemic Equity (RISE) Center at MGB Radiology. Dr. Flores is a nationally recognized health services researcher focused on health equity and advancing access to care among historically underserved communities. His work is guided by the overarching goal of fostering trust and a sense of belonging. In recognition of his clinical, research, and outreach efforts, Dr. Flores has been recognized by numerous awarded grants, invited presentations, and peer-reviewed publications.
In recognition for his work, Dr. Flores was selected as one of the inaugural National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Scholars in Diagnostic Excellence in 2021, and he currently serves on several institutional and national committees, including as a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) Committee on the Use of Race and Ethnicity in Biomedical Research, Co-Chair of the Health Equity Committee for the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) and as Associate Editor of Health Equity for the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR).
Dr. Perry Pickhardt
Colorectal Cancer: A Radiologist’s Perspective
Sunday April 6: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Dr. Perry J. Pickhardt graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1995. From 1995-1999, he was a resident in diagnostic radiology at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University in St. Louis. After residency training, Dr. Pickhardt served in the U.S. Navy, spending one year as the Department Head of Radiology, U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and three years as the head of GI-GU Imaging at the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) in Bethesda, MD. Dr. Pickhardt joined the Abdominal Imaging Section at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in 2003, and was promoted to full professor in 2009. He continues to serve as the Chief of Gastrointestinal Imaging and was previously Medical Director of Cancer Imaging. His work in abdominal imaging has resulted in over 500 scientific publications in the peer-reviewed literature, with an h-index >90 and i10 index >401.
He has served as PI on multiple NIH RO1 grants, has authored over 100 book chapters and textbooks, and has delivered over 500 invited talks. He has received seven best paper awards at the Annual Meeting for the SAR and was named “Most Influential Radiology Researcher” by auntminnie.com in 2016 and 2023.