Ruth Carlos Honored With American Roentgen Ray Society’s Gold Medal
The American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) proudly announces that former ARRS president Ruth C. Carlos, MD, MS, FACR, has been awarded the 2025 ARRS Gold Medal.
The highest accolade bestowed by North America’s first radiological society, the ARRS Gold Medal has been honoring illustrious service to radiology for more than four decades. The ARRS Gold Medal is awarded to physicians with a substantial record of service and who continue to render distinguished service to both the practice and science of medical imaging and its allied sciences.
Ruth Carlos was installed as the 119th president of ARRS during the 2019 Annual Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, succeeding Philip Costello, MD. She was honored as this year’s ARRS Gold Medalist on Sunday, April 27 during the opening ceremony of the 2025 ARRS Annual Meeting at California’s Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina.
Ruth Carlos, MD, MS, FACR, is a professor of radiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and associate chair of research faculty development for the department of radiology. She is a board-certified radiologist specializing in abdominal imaging.
Dr. Carlos also serves as the director of research in outcomes and care delivery for the Center for Imaging Biomarkers and Innovation in Integrated Diagnostics (CIMBID) at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
A distinguished leader and pioneer in the field of radiology, Dr. Carlos has held several prestigious leadership positions that have shaped the direction of radiology research and practice. She is the first woman editor-in-chief of a major radiology journal, the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR), which guides the management and practice of radiology. She has served as president of ARRS, the Association of University Radiologists (AUR), and the Radiology Alliance for Health Services Research in Radiology. Currently, she chairs the GE AUR Research Radiology Academic Fellowship (GERRAF), a national program supporting early-stage investigators in health services research and care delivery.
Dr. Carlos’ influence extends to national policy, evidenced by her role as co-chair of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Care Delivery Research (CCDR) Development Committee, and she lends her expertise as a thought leader to the National Academy of Medicine, the National Quality Forum, and the Joint Commission. Her wealth of expertise spans health services research and policy, health equity, and structural racism. Most recently, her work has focused on social genomics, the negative biological effects of social and economic marginalization and imaging biomarkers.
Dr. Carlos has received numerous awards and honors. She is an elected fellow of the American College of Radiology (ACR), as well as the Society of Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance (SCBT-MR). She has received the AUR Gold Medal, the Distinguished Educator Award from the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), and the Stanford Medicine X Research Challenge Grand Prize. A funded investigator of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), she has been recognized for her research by induction into the Academy of Radiology Research Council of Distinguished Investigators, reflecting top 10% of all academic radiology faculty and awarding of the Paul C. Hodges Excellence Award.
Dr. Carlos received her medical degree from the University of Chicago, where she also completed her diagnostic radiology residency. She then completed an abdominal imaging fellowship at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She also holds a master’s degree from the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan.
Tanya Moseley Receives American Roentgen Ray Society Distinguished Educator Award
ARRS is also proud to announce Tanya W. Moseley, MD, as the 2025 ARRS Distinguished Educator. The ARRS Distinguished Educator award recognizes outstanding individuals in the field of medical imaging who have a proven record of improving radiological education and remain committed to creating and implementing new and innovative educational activities.
ARRS’ Distinguished Educator award celebrates truly inspirational teachers—like Dr. Moseley— dedicated to education that results in improved participant performance, ultimately leading to enhanced patient outcomes. She was recognized as our 2025 Distinguished Educator during the opening ceremony of the ARRS Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA.
Newly installed ARRS president Deb Baumgarten with 2025 Distinguished Educator Tanya Moseley, and immediate past president Angelisa Paladin at the ARRS Annual Meeting at Marriott Marquis Marina in San Diego, CA.
Tanya Moseley exemplifies transformative leadership in radiology education, making her an exceptional choice for our Distinguished Educator. Following her distinguished tenure at MD Anderson Cancer Center as professor of breast imaging and breast surgical oncology, she now brings her visionary leadership to the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where she serves as vice chair of faculty development, division chief of breast imaging, and breast imaging fellowship director.
Her impact on radiology education has been both innovative and profound. As director of MD Anderson’s breast imaging fellowship program, she developed comprehensive curricula that have influenced generations of specialists. Her leadership of the Breast Imaging Technologist Continuing Education Committee demonstrated her commitment to technologist advancement, while her work as clinical image reviewer for multiple American College of Radiology accreditation programs underscores her dedication to maintaining the highest educational standards.
For more than two decades, Dr. Moseley’s contributions to the ARRS have transformed radiological education. Through her service on key educational committees and roles as case-based breast imaging chair and AJR SA-CME Consultant Editor, she has fundamentally shaped the organization’s educational direction. Her pioneering vision led to the creation of the first multi-vendor tomosynthesis certification course, demonstrating her exceptional ability to build collaborative educational programs. As architect and director of the ARRS Longitudinal Course Series, she continues to advance innovative approaches to radiology education.
Dr. Moseley’s leadership influence extends from institutional to national levels. In her role as chair of the FDA’s National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee, she helps establish national quality standards. Her leadership of both MD Anderson’s Diagnostic Imaging Council on Gender Inclusion Committee and the Society of Breast Imaging’s Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Alliance reflects her commitment to creating a more inclusive field that elevates both trainees and faculty.
What truly sets Dr. Moseley apart is her comprehensive approach to education and leadership. Through strategic academic appointments across multiple institutions, she has created vital connections between breast imaging, surgical oncology, and clinical sciences. Her extensive committee service encompasses scientific programming, faculty achievement, quality improvement, and executive leadership, demonstrating her profound impact on medical education and practice.
Her teaching excellence has garnered prestigious recognition, including the University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award and induction into the University of Texas Shine Academy of Health Science Education. Her influence reaches globally through international breast imaging observership programs and visiting professorships.
Dr. Moseley’s educational philosophy rests on seven core principles: clinical excellence in teaching, innovative program development, rigorous quality standards, interdisciplinary collaboration, dedicated mentorship, technological advancement, and an unwavering commitment to diversity and inclusion in medical education.
Her selection as ARRS Distinguished Educator recognizes a career dedicated to transforming radiology education and leadership. Dr. Moseley’s exceptional ability to combine clinical expertise with innovative teaching methods, while championing mentorship, quality, and inclusivity, makes her the ideal recipient of this honor. Her career exemplifies the highest standards of an educator-leader who shapes the future of radiology through both educational excellence and visionary leadership.
ARRS Names 2025 Honorary Member: Salvador Amézquita Pérez
Drs. Paladin, Pérez, and Baumgarten at the 2025 ARRS Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA.
And, finally, ARRS is happy to report that Dr. Salvador Amézquita Pérez, president of Sociedad Mexicana de Radiología e Imagen (Mexican Society of Radiology and Imaging), will receive honorary ARRS membership on day one of the society’s 2025 Annual Meeting in San Diego.
A distinguished army veteran and vascular and interventional radiologist with more than two decades experience in clinical practice and medical education, Dr. Pérez has chaired the radiology and imaging department at Hospital Central Militar (Central Military Hospital) in Mexico City since 2019, following his seven- year tenure as deputy department chair. He has been a prominent figure in the Mexican Society of Radiology and Imaging (SMRI), receiving the Award for Academic Excellence in 2018. Previously, Dr. Pérez served SMRI as treasurer (2018-2020) and general secretary (2020-2022). He will remain SMRI President until 2026.
ARRS looks forward to welcoming Dr. Pérez and his colleagues to the 2025 ARRS Annual Meeting in San Diego as part of the Global Exchange Featuring Mexico. The global exchange includes the ARRS-SMRI Sunday Featured Course, “Advances in Cardiac Imaging,” focused on techniques and considerations for evaluating structural heart conditions and coronary artery anomalies. This session will address non-atherosclerotic coronary artery narrowing, CT’s role in transcatheter mitral valve replacement and adult congenital heart disease, CT perfusion and FFR-CT for myocardial ischemia, as well as CT in TAVR before and after surgery.
Since its founding in 1946, SMRI has focused its mission on maintaining high levels of academic and scientific partners, while working with radiology groups across the country on annual courses and weekly, on-site ultrasound and general radiology meetings. In recent years, SMRI has organized international events with the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and the European School of Radiology. SMRI also maintains a technical school for radiologists—the oldest and most prestigious in Mexico. Anales de Radiología México, founded in 2002, is the country’s only publication of its kind specializing in radiology.
The mission of the ARRS Global Partner Society Program is to build long-standing relationships with key leaders and organizations in the worldwide imaging community—increasing awareness of our society’s services in specific nations, while raising the stature of Global Partner Societies among ARRS members. Every year, the ARRS Annual Meeting Global Exchange incorporates one partner society into the educational and social fabric of our meeting. ARRS members then reciprocate at the partner society’s meeting that same year.