IUPESM Fellow: M Mahesh

M. Mahesh

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
United States of America

Service

  • President - American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM).
  • Treasurer and Newsletter Editor for the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM).
  • Serving IOMP EXCOM as Science Committee Chair and served on various committees
  • Served as 2nd Vice-President of Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
  • Faculty Senate Chair for the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (>3000 Faculty).
  • Elected as Vice-President of IOMP from 2025-2028 and to become President of IOMP from 2028-2031.

Achievement

  • Single author of textbook - MDCT Basics - Technology, Image Quality and Radiation Dose (book also translated to Japanese).
  • Pioneer role in CT research, focus on radiation dose optimization.
  • Pioneer in communicating benefits and risks of medical imaging procedures with general public or media.
  • Published >150 peer-reviewed articles and given >100 international invited talks.
  • Elected Council Member of National Council of Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) (1 out of 100 council member).
  • President of Maryland Radiological Society (2nd person to lead a state radiology society).
  • Chair of Medical Physics Commission and Board of Chancellors for the American College of Radiology (ACR).
  • Associate Editor for the Journal of American College of Radiology (JACR).
  • Board member of Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT).
  • Member of the Radiation Control Advisory Board for the State of Maryland (RCAB).
  • Co-chair of scientific program committee for ICMP conference in Mumbai, India
  • Co-chair of scientific program committee for the IUPESM World Congress on Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering
  • Elected member of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP).
  • Subject Matter Expert & Consultant for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
  • Member of Small Group of Experts on Medical Exposure - United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR).

Honours & Awards

  • Edith H. Quimby Award for Lifetime Achievement in Medical Physics from AAPM
  • John C. Villforth Lecturer - Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD)
  • Fellow of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)
  • Fellow of the American College of Radiology (ACR)
  • Fellow of the American College of Medical Physics (ACMP)
  • Fellow of the Society of Cardiovascular CT (SCCT)
  • Fellow of the International Organization of Medical Physics (IOMP)

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