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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