Thomas L. Pope, Jr, MD, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology 2003–2004 Distinguished Scientist

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Thomas L. Pope, Jr, MD, will serve as the Distinguished Scientist in the Department of Radiologic Pathology at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) from July 1, 2003, to December 31, 2003. Dr Pope is Professor of Radiology and Orthopedics at the Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston). His principal area of expertise is musculoskeletal radiology, with special interests in sports injuries and joint disease. He earned his MD degree from the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) in 1978. He completed his internship in 1979 and his residency in radiology in 1982 at the University of Virginia School of Medicine (Charlottesville). Since completion of his postgraduate training, he has served on the staff of the University of Virginia School of Medicine and the Bowman Gray School of Medicine (Winston-Salem, NC). He has been affiliated with the Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston) since 1997 and joined the full-time faculty in January 1999 after a brief venture into private practice. He attained fellowship in the American College of Radiology (ACR) in 1997. He has delivered over 280 presentations either as a visiting professor at 28 national and international medical centers or as a speaker at major radiologic science symposiums. He is the author or co-author of 132 original scientific publications, eight books, and 24 book chapters in the radiology literature on topics ranging from sports medicine and joint diseases to chest radiology and mammography. He is active in numerous national and international societies, including the ACR, American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), International Skeletal Society, and Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). He is on the executive board of the Southern Medical Association and is president-elect of the Southern Radiological Conference. He is a reviewer for the American Journal of Roentgenology, Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography, Radiology, Skeletal Radiology, and numerous other scientific journals. Dr Pope currently serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of the Southern Orthopaedic Association and Applied Radiology. He has been recognized for exceptional talent as an educator of medical students and radiology residents and was twice selected for the Robley Dunglison Award at the University of Virginia as Clinical Teacherof-the-Year. He was awarded an endowed professorship as the Boerhaave Professor of Radiology at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands. His participation as the Distinguished Scientist will enhance the educational programs and help fulfill the mission of the Department of Radiologic Pathology at the AFIP. The Distinguished Scientist program was established in 1983 and is an integral part of the Department of Radiologic Pathology. The position is generously supported by contributions from the ACR, RSNA, ARRS, Association of University Radiologists, and American Osteopathic College of Radiology. Representatives from each of these organizations, together with a representative from the Association of Program Directors in Radiology, form the Conjoint Committee for Radiologic Pathology at the AFIP and are responsible for selecting the Distinguished Scientist each year. Any established academic radiologist interested in spending 6 months studying the correlation between abnormal radiologic images and their underlying pathologic processes is welcome to apply. Those interested should submit a letter of interest outlining the project they would pursue during their time at the AFIP and a copy of their curriculum vitae to Kelly K. Koeller at the address listed herein. Applications for the Distinguished Scientist position for the 2005–2006 academic year must be received by January 31, 2004.