Harvey L. Neiman, MD, FACR, chief executive officer of the American College of Radiology passed away on June 5, 2014.
[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_crop","fid":"25002","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image media-image-right","id":"media_crop_3953008591197","media_crop_h":"0","media_crop_image_style":"-1","media_crop_instance":"2219","media_crop_rotate":"0","media_crop_scale_h":"0","media_crop_scale_w":"0","media_crop_w":"0","media_crop_x":"0","media_crop_y":"0","style":"height: 265px; width: 200px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 1px; float: right;","title":"Harvey L. Neiman, MD, FACR (photo courtesy of the American College of Radiology)","typeof":"foaf:Image"}}]] Harvey L. Neiman, MD, FACR, chief executive officer of the American College of Radiology (ACR), died after a long struggle with illness on June 5, 2014. Considered a medical visionary, Neiman leaves a lasting legacy on the radiology field as a luminary and leader. Neiman propelled the ACR to one of the world’s largest and most influential medical specialty societies.He spearheaded ACR co-founding the Image Wisely and Image Gently campaigns, which raised awareness of opportunities to lower radiation dose in medical imaging. He also guided the development of the Dose Index registry, which assists imaging practices in tracking, optimizing and benchmarking dose in patient scans. These are a just a few of the long list of achievements Neiman accomplished during his 40 year tenure with the ACR.He was a recipient of the Gold Medal award from both the ACR and the Radiological Society of North America, as well as the Distinguished Service Award from the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound, a foundation which he helped found and served as president for. He recently received the Béclère Medal, the highest honor awarded by the International Society of Radiology, and was the first to be awarded the RLI Leadership Luminary award.Here, five professionals in the imaging community reflect on Dr. Neiman’s significant and lasting contribution to the radiology industry.
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