The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), whose members include manufacturers of medical imaging equipment, announced Philip Squair as its new vice president of government relations. He will lead the association’s advocacy and lobbying efforts, according to Sept. 6 release from NEMA.

Bruce J. Tromberg, PhD, has been selected as the director of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), one of the 27 agencies that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Tromberg will oversee a 230-person staff and a portfolio of 800 grants dedicated to imaging and technologies to improve the detection, treatment and prevention of disease.

On Tuesday, Sept. 4, the CDC released its first guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in children—the first evidence-based set of recommendations for healthcare professionals in the United States.

Michelle Dorsey, MD, the chief of radiology at the Phoenix VA Health System in Arizona, has been awarded a White House Leadership Fellowship. Dorsey is the first Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) physician and radiologist to earn the fellowship. She will join the White House Office of Management and Budget for the Customer Experience Cross-Agency Priority (CAP) Goal.

Receiving 59 percent of votes, Steve Ferrara, MD, made history as the first radiologist in the United States to win a contested primary race. Ferrara secured the GOP nomination for the open U.S. House seat in Arizona’s Phoenix-based 9th Congressional District, which is expected to be a high-profile race in November.

Using 3D-printed endoscopic models can help trainees grow more comfortable performing interventional radiology procedures, according to a new study published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

Diagnostic radiology residents report limited time, interest and mentor opportunities as barriers to research, according to a new study in the Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal.

Radiologist Steve Ferrara, MD, won the Republican primary for the open U.S. House seat in Arizona’s Phoenix-based 9th Congressional District. If elected, Ferrara will be the first radiologist to serve in Congress.