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Radiological Society of North America honors Mayo Clinic professor emeritus
J. William Charboneau, M D, received the 2017 Gold Medal from the Radiological Society of North America.
The medal — the highest honor bestowed by the society — recognizes individuals who have rendered unusual service to the science of radiology.
Charboneau, emeritus professor of radiology at Mayo Clinic, described the honor as gratifying and humbling.
“Being recognized by one’s peers in this way is both a high honor and it’s a very precious thing,” Charboneau said in a Mayo Clinic-issued press release. “I feel gratitude to the society for selecting me for the award. It’s clearly the highlight of my professional career — a moment I will always highlight and cherish.
“I also feel gratitude for the team at Mayo that made this possible and the colleagues worldwide, where we all work together,” he added. “I share this award with these collaborators, with these co-workers, with these colleagues throughout the world. [Although] I’m getting the Gold Medal, it’s really about us. It’s a story about us, and I thank them for that work that we all did together.”
Richard Ehman, M D , diagnostic radiologist at Mayo Clinic and president of the Radiological Society of North America board of directors, presented the award to Charboneau. The Gold Medal recognizes Charboneau’s expertise in diagnostic ultrasound, as well as his contributions to image-guided treatment of kidney, lung, liver and bone cancers, Ehman said.
“He is a world-renowned clinician, educator and visionary who helped translate many advanced applications of imaging and intervention,” Ehman said. “His innovations, leadership and advocacy were instrumental in the introduction and adoption of image-guided percutaneous tumor ablation.”