Richard L. Wahl
Richard L. Wahl | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | physician |
| Known for | PET/CT medical research |
Richard L. Wahl, a nuclear medicine physician,[1] is the Elizabeth Mallinckrodt Professor and Chairman of Radiology, and Director of the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine. He is known for his work in PET/CT imaging.[2]
Early life and education[edit]
Wahl attended Washington University for medical school, then did residency training at the University of Michigan.
Career[edit]
Wahl subsequently went on to become the Director, Division of Nuclear Medicine/PET at Johns Hopkins University.[3] In 2003, he was the first recipient of the Henry N. Wagner Professorship in Nuclear Medicine at Hopkins.[4][5]
Medical research[edit]
Wahl is known for his extensive research in molecular imaging with positron emission tomography (PET) and hybrid PET/CT imaging. He was the editor of one of the early textbooks in PET/CT Imaging.
References[edit]
- ^ Applied Radiology. Anderson Pub. 2007.
- ^ University of Michigan. Office of the Vice President for Research (1994). Research Report to the Board of Regents. The Office.
- ^ The Michigan Alumnus. UM Libraries. 1994. pp. 5–. UOM:39015071120342.
- ^ Henry N. Wagner (December 23, 2007). A Personal History of Nuclear Medicine. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 139–. ISBN 978-1-84628-072-6.
- ^ Hopkins Radiologist Richard Wahl Appointed to New Professorship in Nuclear Medicine.