Richard L. Wahl, MD
Director, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
Elizabeth E. Mallinckrodt Professor of Radiology
Chair, Department of Radiology
Professor of Radiation Oncology
Clinical Expertise:
Nuclear MedicineResearch Centers:
Precision Radiotheranostics Translation CenterLab:
Wahl LabClinical Interests
PET/CT imaging, radiopharmaceutical therapies, nuclear imaging
Research Interests
Quantitative imaging, radioimmunotherapy, imaging the immune system, multi-modality imaging
Link to Publications
Education History
Fellowship
Nuclear Medicine, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis; Immunology Research Fellow, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Immunology Research Fellow, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Residency
Diagnostic Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Medical Degree
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Undergraduate
Wartburg College
Associations
President, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
American Association for Cancer Research
American Association of Physicians
American Board of Nuclear Medicine
American College of Nuclear Physicians
American College of Radiology
American Federation for Clinical Research
American Medical Association
American Roentgen Ray Society
American Society for Clinical Investigation
Central Society for Clinical Research
Institute of Clinical PET
Maryland Radiological Society
Michigan Radiological Society
National Academy of Medicine
Radiological Society of North America
Society of Nuclear Medicine, Central Chapter
Awards
2023 Alumni Achievement Award, Washington University Medical Center Alumni Association
2018 Georg Charles de Hevesy Award, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2018 Saul Hertz Lifetime Achievement Award, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2015 Member, National Academy of Medicine
2008 Honorary Doctorate of Science, Wartburg College
2007 International Award for Excellence in Published Clinical Research, Endocrine Society and Pfizer Award
2005 Most Influential Radiology Researcher, Aunt Minnie Award
2001 Distinguished Scientist, Academy of Molecular Imaging
1996 Fellow, American College Nuclear Physicians
1995 Distinguished Alumnus Award, Wartburg College
1986 Marc Tetalman Memorial Award, Society of Nuclear Medicine
America’s Top Doctors, Castle Connolly