The American Roentgen Ray Society has announced two additions to the
American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) team. Mark E. Lockhart, MD, MPH, and Patrick M. Colletti, MD, were appointed associate editors of
AJR. The term for both posts starts on July 1, 2007 and finishes on June 30, 2008.
Dr. Lockhart is an associate professor of radiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital. He is currently a reviewer for the
AJR, Journal of the American College of Radiology, Ultrasound Quarterly, and
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.Dr. Lockhart sits on numerous committees for several national medical associations, including the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM), the Society for Radiologists in Ultrasound, and the Society of Uroradiology. He is an abstract reviewer for the interventional ultrasound section of the AIUM, and involved in the American College of Radiology/American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine collaborative subcommittee for ACR Practice Guidelines for the Performance of Vascular Ultrasound for Postoperative Assessment of Dialysis Access.
"It will be a challenge for me to meet and exceed the high standards set by this editorial staff and continue to move the AJR forward. I look forward to working with the many dedicated reviewers who donate their effort to make this journal great", said Dr. Lockhart.
Dr. Colletti is a professor of radiology and medicine at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine and chief of MRI at the LAC+USC Imaging Science Center in Los Angeles.
He currently serves as an assistant editor for
Current Cardiology Review and
Radiology, and is on the editorial advisory board for
The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal.Dr. Colletti is the president of the Los Angeles Radiological Society and sits on the advisory board for the Institute for Magnetic Resonance Safety, Education, and Research (IMRSER).
"I am excited about working for this well-respected journal. My goals are to create editorials on cardiac imaging and regular reviews of specific areas pertaining to the specialty," said Dr. Colletti.
