Woodard Awarded Gold Medal from Cardiovascular Imaging Society

Pamela K. Woodard, MD, received a Gold Medal from the North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI), recognizing a lifetime of service and continued support for cardiovascular imaging education and research. She serves as the Elizabeth E. Mallinckrodt Professor of Radiology and director of WashU Medicine Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR).

Woodard established and led the Advanced Cardiac Imaging CT/MR Program for many years before stepping into her current leadership role. Her research in cardiovascular imaging has made a significant translational impact, including her work as a lead in a landmark study that established a new standard of care for diagnosing blood clots in the lungs. Her NIH- and other federally funded research currently focuses on targeted molecular PET imaging of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease, and cardiac MRI.

A revered educator, Woodard has led the T32 clinician-scientist training program to educate radiology residents and fellows in translational imaging research — Training Opportunities in Translational Imaging Education and Research (TOP-TIER) — since its inception.

Woodard holds several leadership positions and accolades, currently serving as president of the Academy of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research (the Academy), chair of the board of trustees of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) R&E Foundation, and an advisory board member of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT). She previously served as the president of the American College of Radiology (ACR), NASCI president, NASCI Board of Directors member and a member of the program planning committee and corporate development. She was named the 2021 RSNA Outstanding Researcher and received the 2015 Distinguished Investigator Award given by the Academy. She has several patents and has served on study sections for the NIH.

She is a fellow of several professional organizations, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science, NASCI, ACR, American Heart Association, SCCT, Society for Cardiovascular MR, and American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.

Woodard received the Gold Medal at the organization’s annual meeting in Minneapolis.