Jay Heiken (President)
Jay P. Heiken, MD, FACR, is Professor of Radiology at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine, where he also is Director of Abdominal Imaging. He earned his bachelor's degree at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, where he graduated magna cum laude before receiving his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, New York. Dr. Heiken completed his internship in internal medicine at Emory University Affiliated Hospitals in Atlanta, Georgia, and his residency in radiology at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York, New York. He completed a fellowship in abdominal radiology at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri.

Dr. Heiken is a member of the Board of Directors of the Society of Gastrointestinal Radiologists (SGR) and the Board of Trustees of the International Cancer Imaging Society (ICIS). He is a past President of the Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance (SCBT/MR) and has served as Chair of the Gastrointestinal Subcommittee of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Scientific Program Committee. He currently is a member of the RSNA Refresher Course Committee and serves on 3 committees of the American College of Radiology including the Committee on Abdominal Imaging, the Commission on Research and Technology, and the Appropriateness Criteria Expert Panel on Gastrointestinal Imaging. He is an examiner for the American Board of Radiology and a member of the editorial board of Abdominal Imaging and the Korean Journal of Radiology.

Dr. Heiken has co-authored more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, 50 book chapters and invited publications, and has edited and co-authored 5 books. He has presented scientific papers at conferences across the United States, lectured as a visiting professor in more than 25 national and international universities, and has taught more than 170 courses and symposia. Dr. Heiken has received the Cum Laude Award and the Hounsfield Award of the SCBT/MR for scientific papers. He has received the Resident's Distinguished Teaching Award from the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology and the Visiting Professor Award from the Society of Gastrointestinal Radiologists.

Wolfgang Schima (Vice President)
Wolfgang Schima, MD, MSc is Associate Professor of Radiology at the Medical University of Vienna, where he serves as Vice Division Head of Diagnostic Radiology. He earned his medical degree at the University of Vienna, where he completed his residency in radiology at the University Hospital. In 1995 he was appointed staff member at the Department of Radiology at Medical University. He completed a research fellowship in abdominal MR imaging at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in 1995/96. In 1997 he was appointed Associate Professor and Vice Division Head of Diagnostic Radiology at the Medical University of Vienna. In 2005 he earned a Master's Degree (MSc) in Health Care Management at the Danube University, Austria.

Dr. Schima is on the Board of Directors of the European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR), he has served as Executive Secretary of the Austrian Radiologic Society (ÖRG), since 2001 he is member of the examining board of the Austrian Radiologic Society, where he now serves as the Chief of the Abdominal Radiology Working Group.

His main interest is imaging in abdominal oncology. Dr. Schima has co-authored more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, 48 book chapters and review articles and has co-edited 4 books. He has presented more than 250 invited lectures across Europe and the USA.

Liliane Ollivier (President Elect)
Liliane Ollivier studied medicine at the University of Paris and graduated in Radiology in 1979. She has been working as Senior Consultant Radiologist in the Department of Diagnostic Imaging of the Institut Curie, the cancer centre of Paris, since 1987.

Her main interest is clinical research trials and assessment of tumour response, focused on breast cancer as 80% of the patients of the Institut Curie are treated for breast cancer. She is also involved in research in breast cancer in high-risk women, geriatric oncology and global patient care in oncologic radiology.

She is a member of the French Society of Radiology (1980), became a member of the College of French Teachers in Radiology (CERF) in 2003 and President of the Radiologists of the French Cancer Centres in 2006. She was elected a Fellow of ICIS in 1999.

Conor Collins (Secretary)
Conor Collins qualified in Medicine (University College, Dublin and St. Vincent's University Hospital) in 1983 after which he trained in general medicine (MRCPI 1986) and radiology (FRCR 1991, FFRRCSI 1991). Following post-Fellowship training at Westminster, Royal Brompton, Royal Marsden and Hammersmith Hospitals he was appointed consultant radiologist at Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester (1994) and hon. lecturer in radiology, University of Manchester (1997). He took up his current appointment as consultant radiologist at St. Luke's Hospital and St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin in 1999 where he is now clinical director of radiology.

His main interest is Oncology Imaging particularly the role of PET CT in the diagnosis, staging and assessment of treatment response in cancer. He has published 50 articles as author and co-author in addition to giving numerous invited lectures.

Mike King (Treasurer)
Mike King qualified in medicine in 1971 and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists in 1977.  In 1979, he was appointment to the consultant staff at the Royal Marsden Hospital, together with Westminster Hospital.  He served nine years on the Editorial Board of the British Journal of Radiology, becoming Editor in Chief between 1992 and 1995.  He served as an Officer and a Member of Council for the British Institute of Radiology until 1995.  In 1996, he was elected to the Examining Board of the Royal College of Radiologists and became Senior Examiner in Final FRCR in 1999.  Subsequently he has acted as Royal College of Radiologists External Examiner in Pakistan and Hong Kong, and in 2004 will join the Examining Board of the College of Surgeons in Ireland.

Robert Hermans (Past President)
Robert Hermans (1962) studied medicine at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. He spent practical training periods in several hospitals in Belgium and South-Africa. He was promoted cum laude to medical doctor (MD) in 1987. After his medical studies, he entered the radiology training program at the University Hospitals of Leuven, Belgium, and became certified radiologist in 1991. He was appointed staff member in the Department of Radiology at the same institution in 1992.

His main interest is head and neck radiology. In 1997, he spent a visiting fellowship in the Department of Radiology of Shands’ Teaching Hospital in Gainesville (University of Florida). In 1998, he obtained the degree of doctor in medical sciences (PhD) at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, with a thesis on laryngeal cancer imaging. He was appointed Assistant Professor in 1998, and Associate Professor in 2000, in the faculty of Medicine of the same university. In 2004, he was promoted to Professor. He published up till now over 120 articles, as author or co-author, on head and neck imaging, and imaging of the tumoral micro-environment, as well as 6 book chapters.

He is editor of the books 'Imaging of the larynx' and 'Head and Neck Cancer Imaging', published by Springer, and associate editor of the 'Encyclopedia of Medical Imaging', published by NICER. He is invited at a regular basis as lecturer in national and international radiology meetings. He is member of the executive committee of the European Society of Head and Neck Radiology (ESHNR).

Sheila Rankin (Past President)
Sheila Rankin is Consultant Radiologist at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London. She graduated from Guy’s Hospital and the University of London in 1972, and completed her radiology training at King’s College Hospital, London, and Boston.

Dr. Rankin obtained her American Radiology Board in 1980 and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists in 1980. She has been on the editorial board of Clinical Radiology and is currently deputy editor of Cancer Imaging.

Dr. Rankin is an examiner for the Royal College of Radiologists for Parts I and II of the FRCR, and has been an external examiner in Hong Kong and Sri Lanka.

Her major interest is imaging in oncology, particularly related to positron emission tomography.

Jelle Barentz (Past President)
Professor of Radiology and Vice-chairman for Research in the Department of Radiology of the University Medical Center Nijmegen, The Netherlands. He received his M.D. cum Laude from the University of Utrecht in 1980, and obtained his Ph.D. in medical research in 1990 on MR imaging of the Urinary Bladder. Academically he is a recognized expert and well known speaker in MR imaging of urogenital and pelvic diseases as evidenced by numerous peer reviewed publications and invitations for presentations at most international meetings. His research includes body-MR imaging of oncologic diseases in general, with emphasis on tumor angiogenesis and tumor specific contrast agents.

The highlight of his scientific career is illustrated with the SCBT&MR Lauterbur Award in 1999, senior author of the SCBT&MR In-training Award 2003, and 3 First Price awards (1994, 2001, 2002) from the Society of Uroradiology.

Dr. Barentsz organizational capacities are demonstrated by his position as Founding Member and President-Elect of the International Cancer Imaging Society, President of the European Society of Urogenital Radiology, and his Chairmanship of the Scientific Exhibits Committee of the European Congress of Radiology from 1999-2002.

Massimo Bellomi (Past President)
Graduated in Medicine and Surgery on July 21, 1975, Prof. Bellomi was fellow at the Clinical Medicine Department directed by Prof. N. Dioguardi from 1972 to 1977; he won a grant of the University of Milan and obtained his Postgraduate Diploma in Liver Diseases at the University of Ferrara.

From 1977 to 1980 was resident at the Institute of Radiology of the University of Milan; won two grants of the Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori and obtained his postgraduate degree in Radiology and Radiotherapy. From 1981 to 1994, as Lecturer of the Institute of Radiology of the University of Milan, has worked as Assistant at the Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori. On June 7, 1994 was appointed Director of the Division of Radiology at the European Institute of Oncology. On November 2, 1998 he became Associate Professor of Radiology of the University of Milan.

Daniel Vanel (Past President)
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Rodney Reznek (Editor-in-chief of Cancer Imaging, Past President, Founder)
Professor Reznek graduated with honours from the University of Cape Town in 1972, became a Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists in 1980 and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1990. He is the author/co-author of over 200 publications. He is a past Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Radiology, Section Editor of European Radiology, Editor of Cancer Imaging and on the editorial board of two other journals. He is co-founder and Past President of the International Cancer Imaging Society. He has served on the Education and Faculty Boards of the Royal College of Radiologists and been chairman of the Scientific Programme Committee. He has held Visiting Professorships in several countries and given eponymous lectures in the USA, China, and the UK.

Dame Janet Husband DBE (First President, Founder)
Professor Janet Husband and Professor Rodney Reznek founded the International Cancer Imaging Society in 1998. Professor Husband was the first President of the Society. She is Head of the Department of Diagnostic Radiology at the Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey. Since her appointment there in 1980 she has led pioneering clinical research both in CT and MRI in cancer care. Professor Husband has published over 200 scientific papers and books, and lectured extensively throughout the world. A Personal Chair of Diagnostic Radiology was conferred upon her by the University of London in 1996, and in the Queen’s Jubilee Birthday Honours List she was awarded an OBE in recognition of her contribution to the development of cancer imaging.

Maureen Watts (ICIS Secretary)
Maureen Watts is the Administrative Secretary of ICIS and oversees the business administration of the Society. She is based at the Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey, where she works as the Personal Assistant to the Department of Diagnostic Radiology. Each year Maureen helps the Organising Committee of ICIS members to co-ordinate the Annual Teaching Course and provides administrative support to the Officers of the Society.