History of SCMR
Leading up to the historic 20th annual scientific session, SCMR will be recounting special events and occurrence in our brief but important history . More information coming soon...
Excerpt from "History of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging" published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) Imaging by Gerald M Pohost, MD, FACC, FAHA
"There was so much potential for the application of magnetic resonance approaches to the cardiovascular system that I organized several annual meetings sponsored by the American Heart Association in collaboration with Charlie Higgins, MD, a pioneer in cardiovascular radiology at the University of California at San Francisco. These meetings became increasingly more popular and after several years I brought up the concept of establishing another Society focused on cardiovascular magnetic resonance. The response was mixed. Some were very much against it, but the majority was for it. Professor Donald Longmore, MD, a highly respected surgeon and MRI physician from the Royal Brompton Hospital in London was the most supportive. Accordingly, we proceeded to organize a new Society similar to the way in which we had organized the original SMRM. We developed a Board, an Executive Committee, a Journal (theJournal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance or JCMR), an annual meeting and several committees. That Society is growing and has been instrumental in providing an educational and scientific mission. It has an annual meeting every January and it is truly international. It has chapters in most continents including the latest chapter in Latin America. While there aren’t any Nobel Laureates in key Society positions yet, Mansfield, Lauterbur and Ernst have been honorary members of the editorial board of the JCMR."
Excerpt from "History of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging" published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) Imaging by Gerald M Pohost, MD, FACC, FAHA
"There was so much potential for the application of magnetic resonance approaches to the cardiovascular system that I organized several annual meetings sponsored by the American Heart Association in collaboration with Charlie Higgins, MD, a pioneer in cardiovascular radiology at the University of California at San Francisco. These meetings became increasingly more popular and after several years I brought up the concept of establishing another Society focused on cardiovascular magnetic resonance. The response was mixed. Some were very much against it, but the majority was for it. Professor Donald Longmore, MD, a highly respected surgeon and MRI physician from the Royal Brompton Hospital in London was the most supportive. Accordingly, we proceeded to organize a new Society similar to the way in which we had organized the original SMRM. We developed a Board, an Executive Committee, a Journal (theJournal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance or JCMR), an annual meeting and several committees. That Society is growing and has been instrumental in providing an educational and scientific mission. It has an annual meeting every January and it is truly international. It has chapters in most continents including the latest chapter in Latin America. While there aren’t any Nobel Laureates in key Society positions yet, Mansfield, Lauterbur and Ernst have been honorary members of the editorial board of the JCMR."
Past Presidents
Gerald Pohost: 1996 - 1998
Dudley Pennell: 1998 - 2000
Nathaniel Reichek: 2000 - 2002
Robert Balaban: 2002 - 2004
Warren Manning: 2004 - 2006
Stefan Neubauer: 2006 - 2008
Charles Higgins: 2008 - 2009
Christopher Kramer: 2009 - 2010
Eike Nagel: 2010 - 2011
Scott Flamm: 2011 - 2012
Andrew Arai: 2012 - 2013
Albert de Roos: 2013 - 2014
Orlando Simonetti: 2014 - 2015
Victor Ferrari: 2015 - 2016
Dudley Pennell: 1998 - 2000
Nathaniel Reichek: 2000 - 2002
Robert Balaban: 2002 - 2004
Warren Manning: 2004 - 2006
Stefan Neubauer: 2006 - 2008
Charles Higgins: 2008 - 2009
Christopher Kramer: 2009 - 2010
Eike Nagel: 2010 - 2011
Scott Flamm: 2011 - 2012
Andrew Arai: 2012 - 2013
Albert de Roos: 2013 - 2014
Orlando Simonetti: 2014 - 2015
Victor Ferrari: 2015 - 2016
Past Meetings
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Programs
JCMR Supplements
Awards
Favorite Memories of Past Leaders
Programs
JCMR Supplements
Awards
Favorite Memories of Past Leaders