Cheryl DuBose, Ed.D., R.T.(R)(CT)(MR)(QM)(ARRT), and David C. Madoff, M.D., FSIR, FACR, FCIRSE, have been appointed to four-year terms on the Board of Trustees of The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). The two will fill positions vacated by Ann Obergfell, J.D., R.T.(R)(ARRT), and Kenneth Chin, M.D., FACR, who each completed two four-year terms on the Board, the maximum that ARRT’s bylaws allow.
DuBose is Department Chair and MRI Program Director of the Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Services, and Associate Professor, at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas. She spent more than 20 years as a radiologic technologist, earning ARRT credentials in Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and Quality Management. She has been an educator for more than 15 years.
DuBose earned a B.S. degree in health services administration from Macon State College in Macon, Georgia, and a master of science degree in radiologic sciences from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. She earned her doctorate in educational leadership at Arkansas State University.
An author or co-author of multiple journal articles and textbook chapters, DuBose has also presented at local, regional, national, and international conferences. In addition to being a member of many radiological societies and serving on multiple professional and university committees, she is past president of the Association of Collegiate Educators in Radiologic Technology and a member of several editorial review boards. DuBose served as an MRI Delegate in the American Society of Radiologic Technologists House of Delegates meetings from 2013 through 2017, and she served on ARRT’s MRI Examination Committee from 2009 through 2014.
“MRI technology is rapidly advancing,” DuBose says, “and the role of the technologist is changing to meet these new challenges and opportunities. MRI safety and the quality of patient care are my top concerns. I’m looking forward to this new opportunity to serve our profession.”
Madoff is Vice Chairman for Academic Affairs and Professor of Radiology at Weill Cornell Medicine and an attending physician at New York – Presbyterian/Weill Cornell in New York. An internationally recognized expert in interventional oncology, he earned his B.A. from Emory University in Atlanta and his M.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. Madoff completed an internship in internal medicine and a residency in radiology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, then did fellowship training in vascular and interventional radiology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He was on faculty at MD Anderson Center for a decade before becoming Division Chief of Interventional Radiology at Weill Cornell in 2011.
World-renowned for his work on preoperative portal vein embolization, Madoff has a strong background in clinical care and has treated many patients who have complex oncological problems. He is a leader in academic interventional radiology and has spoken at many national and international meetings. He wrote or co-wrote more than 120 peer-reviewed scientific articles, has written more than 30 book chapters, and served as co-editor of three textbooks. Madoff also served as Deputy Editor for two of the world’s leading imaging journals, Radiology and the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. He is active in many major radiological societies and is Program Chair for the coming 2018 World Conference on Interventional Oncology.
“As a practicing Interventional Radiologist, I believe it’s important to make sure that the credentialing procedures and the technologists themselves are up to date with the latest interventional radiology techniques,” Madoff says. “Credentialing by ARRT is an effective method of increasing technologists’ education in terms of interventional radiology training and awareness. By working with ARRT’s Board, I feel I’ll be one of the liaisons to getting that accomplished.”
Obergfell is a Professor and Dean of the College of Health and Human Services at Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW). She earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of Louisville School of Law in Louisville, Kentucky, and she holds additional degrees in health service management and radiologic sciences. Before joining IPFW, Obergfell founded a radiography program at St. Catharine College in St. Catharine, Kentucky, and served as Founding Dean of its School of Health Sciences. She holds an ARRT credential in Radiography.
Chin is an Interventional Radiologist in Los Angeles, California. He is the Medical Director of the San Fernando Valley Interventional Radiology and Imaging Center, a RadNet freestanding interventional radiology facility. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed his radiology residency at UCLA Medical Center. Chin has been in practice for more than 35 years. He has held leadership positions for radiology societies at the local, state, and national levels, including serving as President of the Los Angeles Radiological Society and the California Radiological Society. He is a Fellow of the American College of Radiology and the Society of Interventional Radiology.
ABOUT ARRT
The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists promotes high standards of patient care by recognizing qualified individuals in medical imaging, interventional procedures, and radiation therapy. Headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, ARRT evaluates, certifies, and annually registers more than 330,000 radiologic technologists across the United States.
ARRT is governed by a board of 10, including five technologists nominated by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists, the national professional membership organization representing all areas of the radiologic sciences. A sixth technologist is nominated from a professional membership society identified by ARRT based on its current needs. The remaining four are physicians nominated by the American College of Radiology, the principal membership organization of radiologists, radiation oncologists, and clinical medical physicists in the U.S.
For more information, visit www.arrt.org.