50th Eugene P. Pendergrass Lecturer
We are pleased to welcome Curtis P. Langlotz, MD, PhD, as our 50th Pendergrass Lecturer.
Dr. Langlotz is a Professor of Radiology, Medicine, and Biomedical Data Science, and Senior Associate Vice Provost for Research at Stanford University. He also serves as a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), and Director of the Center for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Imaging (AIMI Center) at Stanford. The AIMI Center supports over 200 affiliated faculty from across Stanford who develop machine learning systems aimed at clinical deployment. The AIMI Center’s open data program has released more than 20 AI-ready data sets, including a joint release of the largest-ever public dataset comprising over 200,000 chest radiographs and the associated reports.
Dr. Langlotz’s has published over 200 scholarly articles and is the author of the book “The Radiology Report: A Guide to Thoughtful Communication for Radiologists and Other Medical Professionals,” a collection of best practices for radiology reporting. His NIH-funded laboratory develops novel machine learning methods to detect disease and eliminate diagnostic imaging errors. He has led many recent national and international efforts to improve the quality of medical imaging, including the RadLex™ terminology standard, the Radiology Playbook of exam codes, and the Medical Imaging and Data Resource Center, a federally funded imaging research repository.
He is a founder and past president of the Radiology Alliance for Health Services Research (RAHSR) and has served as president of the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM), and the College of SIIM Fellows. He is a fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics, the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, and the Society of Imaging Informatics in Medicine. He is a former board member of the Association of University Radiologists (AUR), the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) and the Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM). He currently serves as President of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Dr. Langlotz is a recipient of the Lee B. Lusted Research Prize from the Society of Medical Decision Making and the Career Achievement Award from the Radiology Alliance for Health Services Research. He and his trainees have received numerous scientific awards, including seven best paper awards and five research career development grants. He has founded three healthcare IT companies, including Montage Healthcare Solutions, which was acquired by Nuance Communications in 2016.
Raised in St. Paul, Minnesota, Dr. Langlotz received his undergraduate degree in Human Biology, Master’s in Computer Science, MD in Medicine, and PhD in Medical Information Science, all from Stanford University.