For Immediate Release
November 8, 2010
American Society of Head and Neck Radiology
Presents Gold Medal to Wendy R. K. Smoker, M.D. during 44th Annual Meeting
The American Society of Head and Neck Radiology (ASHNR) awarded its 2010 Gold Medal to Wendy R.K. Smoker, M.D. on October 7, 2010 during the 44th Annual Meeting at the Hilton Americas Hotel in Houston, Texas.
Dr. Smoker was born in Evanston, Illinois while her parents were graduate students in Chemistry at Northwestern University. After living in Pennsylvania for a few early years, she returned to Park Ridge, Illinois and completed grade school and high school before attending the University of Iowa. While at Iowa she completed undergraduate and graduate degrees, medical school training and all of her radiology training.
Dr. Smoker subsequently joined the faculty at the University of Iowa as an Assistant Professor, relocated to the University of Utah in 1986 as an Associate Professor, and, in 1990, accepted a position as Professor and Director of Neuroradiology at the Medical College of Virginia. She returned to the University of Iowa in 2001 where she is currently Professor of Radiology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery as well as Director of the Division of Neuroradiology.
Dr. Smoker has lectured widely, both nationally and internationally more than 300 times and is highly regarded as an outstanding educator. She has been on the AFIP faculty for many years and has received numerous teaching awards. She has been a reviewer for more than 10 major journals, served as Deputy Editor for Radiology, and was on the Editorial Advisory Board for the American Journal of Neuroradiology for many years. She has authored 135 articles, 44 book chapters, and 128 scientific and educational exhibits, winning many awards over the years for these exhibits. Dr. Smoker has served on numerous committees for at least 15 societies, serving on the executive committees of many of these societies, and was the ASHNR president in 1998.
Dr. Smoker has been, and continues to be, an inspiration to her colleagues and trainees. She is highly admired as a scholar and for her many years of service and contributions to the ASHNR. The ASHNR is very proud to present its 2010 Gold Medal to Dr. Wendy R.K. Smoker as a symbol of her outstanding achievements and fostering the field of head and neck radiology.
For more information on the ASHNR Gold Medal, or the society in general, contact Business Manager Ken Cammarata at:
American Society of Head and Neck Radiology
2210 Midwest Road, Suite 207
Oak Brook, IL 60523-8205
Phone: 630/574-0220, ext 226
FAX 630/574-0661
Email: kcammarata@asnr.org
