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The purpose of The Society of Gastrointestinal Radiologists shall be to furnish leadership and to foster advances in diagnostic, interventional, gastrointestinal and abdominal radiology; to afford a forum for the exchange of knowledge pertaining to research, practice and education in gastrointestinal and abdominal radiology; to stimulate investigation and teaching in the methods of preventing and treating diseases; to enhance the study and practice of gastrointestinal and abdominal radiology by establishing lectureships, scholarships, and foundations in gastrointestinal and abdominal radiology; to provide sponsorship for a variety of educational activities including providing joint sponsorship to those CME activities which seek to advance knowledge in diagnostic, interventional, gastrointestinal and abdominal radiology, and which meet all ACCME Essentials; and to afford recognition to those who have contributed to the field of gastrointestinal and abdominal radiology by extending membership in the Society, and bestowing to them research, scientific, and recognition awards.

The Society of Gastrointestinal Radiologists was founded in 1971 under the leadership of Drs. Alexander R. Margulis and Richard H. Marshak, who organized a founding committee composed of themselves, H. Joachim Burhenne, William Seaman, and Walter Whitehouse. These individuals were motivated by a strong belief that the many new developments in the field of gastrointestinal radiology had created a need for an organization which could meet annually to review research and disseminate new knowledge to radiologists interested in this aspect of radiology.

Since this Society was dedicated to the advancement of gastrointestinal radiology, it was deemed appropriate to establish an annual lecture in memory of Walter B. Cannon, the pioneer physiologist who initiated gastrointestinal radiology as a result of his study of esophageal peristalsis of a goose at Harvard University Medical School in 1898. The first Walter B. Cannon Memorial Lecture was given in 1972. This lecture is presented by a medical professional who has made outstanding contributions to knowledge of the gastrointestinal tract and abdomen.

In 1972, the Walter B. Cannon Medal was established to honor individuals who have made exceptionally significant contributions to gastrointestinal radiology.

Since 1974, the Society has sponsored an annual postgraduate course in gastrointestinal radiology. The course objectives are to review contemporary technical and diagnostic information on abdominal imaging including fluoroscopy, ultrasound, CT scanning, magnetic resonance imaging and interventional procedures; and to present current research in all areas of abdominal imaging.

President	Richard M. Gore, MD Evanston Hospital-Dept. of Radiology 2650 Ridge Ave. Evanston, IL 60201-1718
President-Elect	Peter Mueller, MD Massachusetts General Hospital Dept of Radiology/White 2 Fruit St. Boston, MA 02114
Secretary-Treasurer	Jay Heiken, MD Mallinckrodt Institute 510 S Kingshighway St. Louis, MO 63110
Senior Director	C. Daniel Johnson, MD Mayo Clinic Arizona Diagnostic Radiology 13400 E Shea Blvd Scottsdale, AZ 85259
Junior Director	Alec Megibow, MD NYUMC Radiology 560 First Avenue New York, NY 10016
Past President	Richard L. Baron, MD University of Chicago Department of Radiology, MC2026 5841 S. Maryland Ave. Chicago, IL 60611
Executive Director	Lynne K. Tiras, CMP International Meeting Managers, Inc. 4550 Post Oak Place, Suite 342 Houston, TX 77027
Cannon Medal Committee	Peter Mueller, MD, Chair Giovanna Casola, MD Fergus V. Coakley, MD Eduard de Lange, MD
Postgraduate Course and CME Committee	Richard Baron, MD, Chair Koenraad Mortele, MD William Small, MD (workshops) Benjamin Yeh, MD Frank Miller, MD Judy Yee, MD Marc Levine (film panel) Peter Mueller, MD (Scientific) Richard Baron, MD (Advisor) William W. Olmsted, MD, CME Director
Scientific Program Committee	Richard Gore, Chair William Olmsted, MD, CME Director Peter Choyke, MD, SUR CME Representative
Nominating Committee	Dan Johnson, MD, Chair William Thompson, MD Dennis Balfe, MD
Finance Committee	John McGahan, MD, Chair Richard Gore, MD - President William Thompson, MD - Corp. Support Director Jay Heiken, MD - Secretary-Treasurer Dan Johnson, MD - Sr. Director at Large Bonnie Joe, MD, PhD Perry Pickhardt, MD Giles Boland, MD
International Education Committee	Dushyant Sahani, MD, Chair Peter Mueller, MD, Team Captain Perry Pickhardt, MD Angela Levy, MD
Research Committee/ NIH	Steven E. Seltzer, MD, Chair Fergus Coakley, MD Jonathan Kruskal, MD
Membership Committee	Jay Heiken, MD - Chair Ali Shirkhoda, MD Judy Yee, MD Andrew Taylor, MD
Visiting Professorship Committee	Aliya Qayyum, MD, Chair Michael Macari, MD Ann Fulcher, MD
Dodds/Meyers Research Grant Committee	Benjamin Yeh, MD, Chair Mark Baker, MD Perry Pickhardt, MD Betty Meyers, MD, Phillip H. Meyers Award ad hoc member Michael Davis, MD and Archie Williams (E-Z-EM), Phillip H. Meyers Award ad hoc member
Merger Committee	Richard Baron, MD, Chair Alec Megibow, MD, Co-Chair Igor Laufer, MD Fred Lee, MD Ruedi Thoeni, MD
ACR Councilor	Robert K. Zeman, MD
ARC CME Committee	William Olmsted, MD, CME Director Peter Choyke, MD, SUR Representative