Biography / Carolyn Cidis Meltzer, MD FACR / Represents APDR/AUR/SCARD
Education:
She is board-certified in both Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, with subspecialty certification in Neuroradiology and advanced training in positron emission tomography (PET).
Achievements:
Dr. Meltzer has authored approximately 140 peer-reviewed publications and more than 30 invited works and 250 presentations at scientific conferences.
Dr. Carolyn Meltzer received her medical degree from The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 1987 and subsequently completed her postdoctoral medical training at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. She is board-certified in both Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, with subspecialty certification in Neuroradiology and advanced training in positron emission tomography (PET). In 1994, she was recruited to the University of Pittsburgh, where she rose through the ranks to Professor of Radiology with secondary appointments in Psychiatry and Neurology. There, she served as Chief of the Division of Neuroradiology and held several other leadership and administrative appointments including Medical Director of the PET Facility and MR Research Center, and Vice Chair for Radiology Research. In 2002, Dr. Meltzer participated as a fellow in the national Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program for Women (ELAM).
In 2005, Dr. Meltzer joined Emory University School of Medicine, where she is currently the William Patterson Timmie Professor and Chair of Radiology. Dr. Meltzer also serves as an Associate Dean for Research to provide oversight of the School of Medicine Research Core Facilities and integration of imaging research resources across the campus.
Dr. Meltzer has authored approximately 140 peer-reviewed publications and more than 30 invited works and 250 presentations at scientific conferences. Her NIH-supported research has emphasized applying novel advanced imaging strategies to better understand brain structure-function relationships in normal aging, late-life depression, and Alzheimer’s disease. She is also known for her role in leading the clinical evaluation of the first combined PET/CT scanner. Dr. Meltzer currently serves as PI of an NIH P50 grant that supports an In vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging Center at Emory.
Reflective of a strong commitment to education, Dr. Meltzer has mentored numerous undergraduate and post-graduate scientist and physician trainees in translational imaging research, and has served on the advisory committees of several training grants.
She previously chaired the Education Committee for the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) 2005-2009; during her tenure as chair, the committee developed a web-based interactive curriculum to reflect the full scope of practice.
Dr. Meltzer’s commitment to furthering the effectiveness of imaging in translational research, clinical practice and training the next generation of professionals has manifest in several venues. Among numerous national/international positions currently held include Past President of the ASNR, oversight of the Neuroradiology Commission within the American College of Radiology’s Board of Chancellors, member of the board of the Association of University Radiologists.
