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Henry N. Wagner Jr., M.D. |
David J. Yang, PhD. |
Saad Zakko, M.D.
Henry N. Wagner Jr., M.D.
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
A pioneer in nuclear medicine and past president of
the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Henry N. Wagner Jr., MD, has spent
nearly five decades helping to define and promote the specialty. His
groundbreaking work in the applications of nuclear medicine to pulmonary
and coronary artery disease and his studies of brain chemistry with
radio-labeled tracers have led to significant advances in these fields.
Dr. Wagner is the director of the Division of
Radiation Health Sciences at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore,
where he has worked since 1958. He is a professor emeritus of radiology
and radiological sciences at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and a
professor of environmental health sciences at the School of Hygiene and
Public Health. While attending Johns Hopkins
University, Dr. Wagner completed his bachelor's degree, medical degree,
internship and residency. In 1955, he accepted a clinical associate
position with the National Institutes of Health (NIH). After
participating in a special fellowship in London, he returned to Johns
Hopkins as an instructor and chief medical resident of the Osler Medical
Service.
Dr. Wagner's contributions to nuclear medicine have
brought him numerous honors and awards, and he has three honorary
degrees. In 1972, Dr. Wagner was the recipient of the First Vikram
Surhabel Gold Medal from the Society of Nuclear Medicine of India, and
in 1993 he received the First Annual Society of Nuclear Medicine
President's Award for outstanding contributions to nuclear medicine.
An internationally renowned expert in nuclear
medicine, Dr. Wagner serves as a consultant and advisor to a number of
scientific, policy and legislative bodies. He is an advisory expert for
the Network of World Health Organization Collaborating Centers and a
member of the NIH Ad Hoc Advisory Board on PET. He is also a member of
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Panel for Radiology Devices and
the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Wagner is a consultant in nuclear
medicine to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, and a
national consultant in nuclear medicine to the Surgeon General of the
United States.
A prolific researcher and writer, Dr. Wagner is author
or co-author of more than 800 publications, including peer-reviewed
journal articles, books and chapters. He is a member of several
editorial boards and many medical and radiological societies, and an
honorary member of the British Institute of Radiology (2000).
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David J. Yang, PhD.
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
David J. Yang, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of
Experimental Nuclear Medicine and the Director of Pharmaceutical
Development at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in
Houston, TX. In addition, Dr. Yang has a dual appointment as an
Associate Professor with The University of Houston School of Pharmacy
and The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
Prior to this position, Dr. Yang was Assistant Professor and Assistant
Chemist of Nuclear Medicine at M.D. Anderson. Dr. Yang has spearheaded
research in developing new radiopharmaceuticals for cancer diagnosis,
monitoring, and therapy. He is a world-recognized expert in radio
pharmacology. Dr. Yang has extensively published in the area of
radiopharmaceutical imaging and therapy. He has published more than 75
articles and books, holds 34 patents and has presented at more than 100
conferences worldwide. An essential part of Dr. Yang's current R&D
effort is in the development of new functional radiological contrast
materials and internal radio therapeutics for Nuclear Medicine. Dr. Yang
holds a Ph.D. from Northeast Louisiana University in Medicinal Chemistry
and a B.S. from Taipei Medical College in Pharmacy.
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Saad Zakko, M.D.
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Dubai Hospital
Dr. Saad Zakko has been the Director of Nuclear
Medicine at Dubai Hospital since 1986. Present positions for Dr. Zakko
include IAEA expert (International Atomic Energy Agency), Vienna, Senior
Lecturer, Dubai Medical College, Member of the Editorial Board, World
Journal of Nuclear Medicine, Member of the International Counsil,
American Society of Nuclear Cardiology and Adjunct Faculty Member,
College of Health Sciences, Sharjah University. Dr. Zakko received his
M.B.ChB from Baghdad Medical College and MSc. Nuclear Medicine from St.
Thomas Hospital London, U.K. In February 2005, Dr. Zakko was the
receipient of the Specialist Achievement Award for Imaging presented by
Arab Health Awards 2005.
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