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Prof. Charles Kahn

Dr. Charles Kahn is Professor and Vice Chairman of Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania.  He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, his M.D. at the University of Illinois, and completed radiology residency at the University of Chicago, where he served as chief resident.  He earned a Master of Science in Computer Sciences from the University of Wisconsin in 2003.  He served on the faculty of the University of Chicago and the Medical College of Wisconsin before moving to his current position at Penn.  He is a Board-certified, practicing radiologist with expertise in body CT and ultrasound.  Professional interests include health services research, decision support, artificial intelligence, information standards, and knowledge representation.  He served two terms as Co-chair of the DICOM Standards Committee, and was 2012-2013 President of the American Roentgen Ray Society.  Honors include the Gold Medal of the American Roentgen Ray Society and elected Fellowship of the American College of Radiology, the American College of Medical Informatics, and the Society for Imaging Informatics in Radiology.  He is author of more than 110 scientific publications, and has given more than 100 invited lectures.  He is the Editor of RSNA’s new journal, Radiology: Artificial Intelligence.