Biography / Valerie P. Jackson, M.D., F.A.C.R. / Represents American College of Radiology (ACR)

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Education:

Dr. Jackson graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine and completed her radiology residency there in 1982.

Achievements:

Dr. Jackson has been the author of over 100 publications and numerous book chapters. She has been an author and editor for one of the major breast imaging textbooks, Diagnosis of Diseases of the Breast, (2nd edition Bassett LW, Jackson VP, Fu, KL, Fu YS, Elsevier Saunders, 2004).

Dr. Jackson, graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine and completed her radiology residency there in 1982. She has been on the faculty at Indiana University School of Medicine since the completion of her residency and is currently the John A. Campbell Professor of Radiology. She was the Residency Program Director for ten years and became Interim Chairman of the Department of Radiology in January, 2003. She was named Chairman of the Department of Radiology in July, 2004. Dr. Jackson has been involved in research, education, and national service, primarily in the area of breast imaging, for many years. She was a member of the American College of Radiology Board of Chancellors from 1996 - 2003, serving as the Chair of the Commission on Education. She is a Past President of the Society of Breast Imaging and of the American College of Radiology. She is currently on the Board of Trustees of the American Board of Radiology, in charge of the breast imaging section.

Dr. Jackson has been the author of over 100 publications and numerous book chapters. She has been an author and editor for one of the major breast imaging textbooks, Diagnosis of Diseases of the Breast, (2nd edition Bassett LW, Jackson VP, Fu, KL, Fu YS, Elsevier Saunders, 2004). She has given numerous presentations on breast imaging nationally and internationally.

 
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