ASER 2021 NOMINATIONS
Our society has an amazing wealth of talented and committed members who are passionate about advancing our specialty. From this pool, our nominating committee has proposed the following slate for our leadership team in the coming year (which commences during our annual meeting).
It’s time for your vote!
We ask that you vote on the overall executive committee slate, and also that you select one of our three outstanding candidates for our open Director-At-Large position. The DALs are intended to represent our members at Executive Committee meetings and deliberations.
Read our candidates’ bios below.
Nominees for the term beginning at the 2021 meeting will be voted on electronically by the membership through a link that is provided below.
Deadline for voting is Monday, May 31, 2021.
Executive Committee Members for 2020-2021 Term
President: Joel Gross
President Elect: Jamlik-Omari Johnson
2nd VP: Suzanne Chong
Treasurer: Martin Gunn
Secretary: Clint Sliker
Past President: Jorge Soto
2021 Program Chair: To Be Determined
Automatic Renewal to Executive Committee:
ACR Councilor – Mark Bernstein (Year 3)
ACR alternate councilor – Clark West (Year 3)
DAL – Felipe Munera (Year 3 of 3)
DAL – Krystal Archer-Arroyo (Year 2 of 3)
DAL – Scott Steenburg (Year 2 of 3)
Election Slate for 2021-2022 Term:
DAL – Open for vote (1)
DAL Candidates:
- Tarek Hanna
- Robin Levenson
- Ken Linnau
The ASER EC extends its sincere appreciation to Dr, Ferco Berger for his commitment and support of the ASER EC in the role of Director-At-Large.
Biographies for DAL Candidates
Dr. Tarek Hanna
Dr. Tarek Hanna is an Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Division of Emergency and Trauma Imaging at Emory University, as well as Program Director of the Emory Emergency Radiology fellowship. He has been a practicing emergency radiologist for 10 years, in private practice, teleradiology, and academia. Since 2013, Dr. Hanna has served on multiple different ASER committees (Research, Fellowship Education, Grants, Website and Social media, Teleradiology ad hoc, Scientific Program Subcommittee, Program Committee). He currently Chairs both the Website and Social Media Committee, as well as the Scientific Program Subcommittee.
Over the past five years, along with many engaged ASER volunteers, Dr. Hanna has worked to modernize and streamline the scientific program offerings at the annual meeting, grow ASER’s social media presence, and develop a standardized curriculum for Emergency Radiology fellowships. He is currently working with society leaders to build an online educational platform that would make the ASER’s high-quality educational content available around the world on-demand.
Dr. Hanna is passionate about writing and research, having contributed to 100 abstracts and co-authored 65 papers. He is active in committee service in RSNA and ACR, and lectures locally and nationally. As a Director at Large, he would strive to help facilitate ASERs growth, and its continual transformation to optimally benefit members, the field of Emergency Radiology, and our patients. His varied experiences in research, education, and administration will help inform his tasks as a Director at Large in serving different constituencies.
Dr. Robin Levenson
Robin Levenson MD is an Assistant Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School and the Director of Emergency Radiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She serves on numerous ASER committees including the Annual Meeting Program, Scientific Program Subcommittee, Resident Education Committee, Website and Social Media Committee, and is the current chair of the ASER Bylaws Committee. She helped create the annual Women in ASER networking event which takes place at the annual meeting as a way to help support and connect women radiologists with an interest in Emergency Radiology.
Dr. Levenson is also an active committee participant in other societies, including RSNA and ARRS, and is an Emergency Radiology representative to the ABR Essentials of Diagnostic Radiology Certifying Exam Committee. She has given talks on Emergency Radiology related topics both locally and nationally, including at RSNA, ARRS, ASER, and SAR. Dr. Levenson has a strong interest in further promoting recognition of, involvement in, and advancement of Emergency Radiology and ASER, and she would be honored to represent the general ASER membership as a Director-at-Large.
Dr. Ken F. Linnau
Born and trained as a medical doctor in Austria, Ken F. Linnau MD, MS, FASER moved to the U.S. over twenty years ago, and is currently an Associate Professor of Emergency Radiology at the University of Washington in Seattle. He works clinically at Harborview Medical Center, the only level 1 trauma center for the region. Fellowship training in Emergency Radiology and Health Services Research at the University of Washington in Seattle provide Ken with the expertise for his practice.
Ken F. Linnau is a long-term member of ASER (since 2001) and during that time has served on multiple committees of the Society including Education, International, Program, and Scientific. As an established researcher in health services and translational sciences, Ken has performed multi-center studies across the United States and Europe. He will bring strong collaborative research relationships with diverse biomedical researchers at large universities and companies to the leadership of the Society. Dr Linnau’s unique background and commitment to patient care, public health, and education will strengthen the Emergency Radiology Community in academic and non-academic settings.