Degrees:

B.Sc. 1963;      M.D. 1968;    B.Sc. (Med) 1968

L.M.C.C. 1970, Licentiate of and registered with the Medical Council of Canada #30194 25/6/70

Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners (U.S.A.) 1969

F.R.C.P.(C) 1973, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada #1206

 

Honours

F.ACR. 1983,            Fellow of the American College of Radiology

F.AIUM   1985,         Fellow of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine

FSRU 1990,               Fellow of the Society of Radiologist in Ultrasound

O.C. Inducted as an Officer of the Order of Canada for Health Care as of April 2008 by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean, Governor General of Canada

Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal – May 12, 2012, Given at Government House by Lieutenant Governor Phillip S. Lee.

 

Education: University of Manitoba – Medical school and Diagnostic Radiology. One year travelling SERF fellowship under Professor Ian Donald, Queen Mother’s Hospital Glasgow, Scotland. Clinical Assistant, Department of Midwifery 1971-72

 

Licences: Registered to practice with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba (22/8/1969) #09-791, State of Minnesota (Nov 1978) #24,490 and North Dakota (31 July 1992) #6461

 

UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENT: UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA

Radiology –                             Professor – 1985 to present

Obstetrics & Gynaecology –     Professor – 1989 to present

Anatomy –                             Professor – 2003 to present

 

 

 

NON HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS

Maples Surgicenter

Medical director of Imaging – April 2011 – present

 

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:

Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba (750 beds, tertiary care hospital)

Staff Radiologist, Ultrasound Section – Jan 1996 – present

Professor and Head, Department of Radiology – March 1990 – Dec 1995

Head, Section of Diagnostic Ultrasound, July 1973 – 1991

Active staff – Department of Radiology (Ultrasound) June 1975 – present

 

Beausejour Hospital, Beausejour, Manitoba (rural hospital)

Head of Radiology

Consulting Staff 1980 – present

Flin Flon General Hospital, Flin Flon, Manitoba

Head of Ultrasound 1980 – present

 

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS:

Professional:

Journals

Member, Editorial Board,

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine; November 1981-1994

The Journal of Medical Ultrasound 1994 –

Society of Ultrasound in Medicine of the Rep. of China, Journal 1994 –

International Advisory Board, International Journal of Ultrasound, 1995 – 2003

Journal of Digital Imaging – 1997 – 2004

Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography – 2001- 2008

Diagnostic journal www.diagnosticjournal.info 2009 – 2012

Reviewer,

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound 1977 – 1981

American Journal of Roentgenology 1980 – 1985

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine 1981 – 2002, 2004 – present

Journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology 1991 – 1996

Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography 2004 – 2014

Radiology 2004 – 2015

Journal of Reproductive Medicine 2009 – 2015

 

Medical Advisory Board

Platypus (Program Listing Abnormality on Prenatal Ultrasound) 1994

SonoWorld, (the global portal for ultrasound education) July 2007

 

SOCIETIES:

Radiology Society of North America (Largest association of Radiologists and industry in the world)

Member, Education Materials Editorial Review Panel 1979 – 1982

Member, Program Committee, Subcommittee on Ultrasound 1986 – 1989

Chairman, Program Committee, Subcommittee on Ultrasound 1990 – 1992

Member, Committee on Health Policy 1995 – 2002

Categorical course lecturer – 1995 – 2008

 

American College of Radiology

Member, Committee on Ultrasound Technology, 1979

Member, Committee on Professional Self-Evaluation and Continuing Education, 1979

Member, Committee on Biological Effects, 1982 – 90

Member, Committee on Education and Training, 1988- 1999

Member, Committee on Ultrasound Technology of the Commission on Human Resources, 1982 – 1989

 

Canadian Association of Radiologists

Member, Steering Committee of the Canadian Association of Medical Ultrasonographers, 1978-1980

Member, Committee on Ultrasound, 1979-1987

Member, Committee on Radiological Technicians, 1979- 1990

Member, Committee on Manpower, 1977-1986

Member, Committee on Nuclear Medicine and Related Sciences, 1975-1979

Canadian Heads of Radiology Representative 1992 – 1995

Member of Council 2004 – 2007

President Elect 2007 – 2009

President May 2009 – 2011

Past President 2011-2013

 

CAR Related committees

Health Canada – Ad Hoc Group of Experts on Medical Isotopes June 09-

CAR rep to the National Specialists Forum 2010-

CAR rep to the MIIMAC (Medical Isotope and Imaging Advisory Committee) 2010-

 

Manitoba Association of Radiologists

Treasurer 2001

Secretary 2003

President 2004- 2008

 

 

Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound (International membership of 1007 members promoting the science and industry of diagnostic ultrasound in Radiology)

Founding member 1979

Board of Directors, 1979 – 1982

Treasurer, 1985 – 1987

President-Elect, 1988

President 1989-1990

Corporate Liaison Committee Chairman 1992 – 1998

Corporate Affairs Committee 2001-2004

Fellowship committee 2002 – 2004

Fellowship Committee Chair and Member of Council 2005 – 2008

 

American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine

Member, Board of Governors, 1978-1984

Scientific Program Chairman, Annual Meeting Dallas 1977, Montreal 1979

Chairman, Central Program Committee (first committee chair to plan conventions), 1979-1982

Chairman, Publications Committee, 1984-1986

Member, Bioeffects Committee, 1978-1980

Chairman, Membership Committee, 1982-1985

Secretary, Executive Board, 1983-1984

Member, Fellowship Committee 1995-

Member, Research and Education Committee 1995- 1998

Member, Accreditation Committee 1996- 2001

Member, Membership Committee 1998- 2002

Member, Regionalization Committee 1998 – 2002

 

American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

Member, Abdomen Test Committee 1991 – 97

 

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

Member, Test Committee, 1980 – 1989

 

Federal and Provincial Committees

PROVINCE OF MANITOBA,

Provincial Ultrasound Advisory Committee Chairman 1980-1981, Member 1981 – 1991

Member, Technical Subcommittee, 1981 – 1991

Provincial Imaging Committee,

University of Manitoba Representative 1991 – 1995

Chairman, Computer and Information Subcommittee 1993 – 2007

 

HEALTH AND WELFARE CANADA,

Federal – Provincial Diagnostic Imaging Advisory Group, Member 1981 – 1986

MIIMAC committee of CADTH, member October 2010 – December 2012

(CADTH – Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health)

(MIIMAC – Medical Isotopes and Imaging Modalities Advisory Committee)

 

Health Sciences Centre

DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY

Department Head, 1990 – 1996

Head, Section of Diagnostic Ultrasound 1969 – 1991

Chairman, Credentials Committee, 1983 -1989

 

University of Manitoba

Chairman, Department of Radiology 1990 – 1995

Head, Section of Diagnostic Ultrasound, 1973 – 1991

Chairman, Promotions and Tenure committee, Dept. of Radiology, 1988 – 1991

Undergraduate education, MO course leader, Radiology

 

Red River Community College

Diagnostic Medical Sonography Advisory Committee, 2014 – present

 

Medical School Reunion

Co chair of the reunion committee for 10^th, 25^th, 30^th, 40^th ,43^rd and 50^th reunions

 

Corporate Affiliations

Elscint Ultrasound Division – Haifa Israel

• senior consultant on new product development and testing 1985 – 1990
• company bought by Diasonics and then General Electric

General Electric Corporation – Ultrasound Division

• member of the Medical Advisory Board 1996 – 2012
• Consultant
• Lecturer

Zonare Medical Systems

• member of the Medical Advisory Board 2002 – 2014
• Consultant & Lecturer

Imaging Courses Organized

HSC Ultrasound course – 2-week intensive program

• 1973 – ~1986
• 3 times a year for up to 15 participants each course
• lectures and demonstrations

HSC/UoM Ultrasound Fellowship program – 1 year

• 1975- present
• a university sanctioned imaging fellowship for 1 fellow a year

Ultrasound at Vail – 1 week course

• 1980-1990
• in conjunction with Drs Michael Johnson (UCMC Denver) and Peter Cooperberg (UBC Vancouver)
• assisted in organization and presenting lectures

Northern Imaging – 3 days course

• 1980-1990
• intensive lectures and discussion groups
• in conjunction with Dr Bill Charbonneau (Mayo Clinic)

Ultrasound Day – the Three Amigas – January 2010 – Fort Gary Winnipeg

• 5 days of lectures for sonographers and physicians
• 100 registrants

 

Non Professional

Shaarey Zedek Synagogue (The largest Conservative synagogue in Western Canada. Currently 1100 family members)

Member, Board of Management, 1975-1978, 1981-1983, 1994 – 2009

Executive 1995 – 2004

Vice President 1997-1999

President 1999- 2001

Hired all the senior positions (Rabbi, Assistant Rabbi, Cantor, Executive Director) and planned for a merger with another synagogue

Chairman, Long range planning committee 1999 – 2005

Chairman, Board of Governors 2007 – 2009

Member, Past Presidents Committee 2002 – president

 

Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University

Board of Management – 1997 – 1998

 

Jewish Federation of Winnipeg

(The central organization responsible for all facets of the Winnipeg Jewish community of 16,000 individuals. The President is the face of the organization for political, management, future planning, fund raising etc.)

Member of Board, 2000

Member of Executive committee 2001-2004

Vice-President, Community Planning 2003-4

Senior Vice-President/ Secretary-treasurer 2003 – 2005

President –December 2005 – December 2007

Board of Governors – 2009 – present

 

UIAFC – United Israel Appeal Federations Canada

Member of the Board 2005 – 2009

Member of the Strategic Review committee 2005 – 2006

 

Jewish Foundation of Manitoba

Member of the Board 2005 – 07

 

Asper Jewish Community Campus

Member of the Board 2005 – 09

 

Conservative Yeshiva Rabbinical School of Canada

Board of Governors 2008- 2014

 

The Saul and Claribel Simkin Centre (The Sharon Home Inc.) (A Manitoba Jewish Personal Care Home for 200 residents)

Board of Governors 2011 –

Chairman of the Kafka Task Force – 2012

Chairman of the Board – 2012 – 2014

Chair of the Fundraising committee 2015 –

 

Professional supervision

PhD Advisory committee

2012 – Kelli Berzuk. Evaluation of increasing awareness of pelvic floor muscle (PFM) function on pelvic floor dysfunction. Internal examiner. Doctor of Urogyne-colorectal Medicine. 7 June 2012.

1997 – Radhika Sivaramakrishna Breast Image registration using a textural transformation

M.Sc. supervisor

1998    Audrey MacDonald Motion of the shoulder joint in utero.

Published Concepts in Fetal Movement research Haworth Press 1993

B.Sc. (Med) supervisor

• Sherry Parkhurst – co-sponsor (J.McCosham) Prolactin in pregnancy

1994-96 Brent Zabolotny – co-sponsor (J.McCosham). “Quantitative analysis of fetal growth by three dimensional ultrasound and maternal prolactin secretion during pregnancy”

1996-97  Kenny Maslow “Effects of Oral Contraceptives, Intrauterine Devices, Prostaglandin E2 and Ibuprofen on Periovulatory Myometrial Contractions.”   Awarded prize For the Best Project in Immunolgy, Endocrinology, Dermatology, Psychiatry or Oncology (Novartis Prize in Medicine)

1998- 00 Leanne Docking “Myometrial contractility and the role of adenomyosis in secondary infertility”

• Deepak Bhayana “ Adenomyosis – a clinical, sonographic and pathological study”
• Monica Bhayana “Adenomyosis – an analysis of modes of treatment.” Completed 1 summer

2002-04  Carrie Palatnick “The incidence of RPOC in post TA patients.” Awarded the Leonard Kruger Centennial Award” – Special Merit Award

 

 

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS:

 

Manitoba and Canadian Medical Association (Honorary member)

Canadian Association of Radiologists

American College of Radiology (Fellow)

American Roentgen Ray Society

American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (Fellow)

Association of University Radiologists

Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound (Fellow)

Radiological Society of North America

American Fertility Society

 

HONORARY SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS:

 Toronto Radiological Society

Northwest Radiological Society

World Federation of Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology

Spanish Association of Diagnostic Ultrasound

Venezuela Association of Ultrasound

Pioneer Award of American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine 2003

Chilean Radiological Society

 

GRANTS AND AWARDS

 

1) Manitoba Medical Service Foundation Inc. Grant – White Cross Guild Grant

“Follow-up Study for Fetuses of Prenatal Females Exposed to Diagnostic

Ultrasound”    April 1977     E.A. Lyons, N.W. Choi

2) Presidential Recognition Award, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine,

August 1981

3) FELLOW, American College of Radiology, September 1983

4) First Prize (Clinical) Scientific Exhibit – CAR Convention – Ottawa 1987          “Endovaginal Sonography in Early Pregnancy”

5) Adenomyosis and Fibroids. A sonographic Pathologic correlation – poster RSNA 2001 Cum Laude award.

6) Joseph Holmes Clinical Pioneer Award of the AIUM – June 2003 presented at the AIUM/WFUMB meeting, Montreal Canada.

7) A Phase IIb randomized clinical trial comparing transluminal angioplasty (PTA) vs no PTA in those with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, demonstrated chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) and identifiable stenosis. Manitoba Health research Council. Applied for Sept 30,2011