Biography / David B. Hackney, MD / Represents American Society of Neuroradiology (ASN)
Education:
Dr. Hackney attended medical school at Cornell University Medical College and did his residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the University of California, San Diego.
Achievements:
He has been named one of "America's Top Doctors" by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., "Best Doctors in America" by Best Doctors, and "Best Doctors" by Boston Magazine.
Dr. Hackney is certified in Diagnostic Radiology and in Neuroradiology. He joined the faculty in Neuroradiology at the University of Pennsylvania, rising to Professor of Radiology in 1996. In 2001, he became Acting Section Chief of Neuroradiology and chaired of the Department of Radiology Committee on Appointments and Promotions. While at Penn, he served in numerous capacities in faculty governance, including Chair of the Faculty Senate. He joined BIDMC in 2003, as Professor of Radiology, Director of Faculty Development for the Radiology Department and Chief of Neuroradiology at BIDMC, as well as Assistant Dean for Faculty Development at Harvard Medical School. He has served HMS co-chairing the Faculty Development Working Group for the Medical Education Reform process, and chairing the Faculty Diversity Committee. Dr. Hackney has published over 100 original manuscripts, as well as editorials, reviews and chapters, and hundreds of abstracts.
He has served on numerous NIH federal advisory boards including the Trauma Task Force, the Diagnostic Radiology Study Section (DMG), the Training Grant and Career Development Committee (NST) for the National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and special emphasis panels for the NCI. He has also served as a Consultant at the federal Food and Drug Administration, Radiological Devices Panel and the Medical Devices Advisory Committee, and for the Veteran's Administration State of the Art Conference on Traumatic Brain injury.
He is Vice President of the American Society of Neuroradiology, and a fellow of the American College of Radiology and the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. He has been named one of "America's Top Doctors" by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., "Best Doctors in America" by Best Doctors, and "Best Doctors" by Boston Magazine. Dr. Hackney's research interests include MR imaging of spinal cord injury and image processing approaches to brain tumor volume measurement and characterization.
