S9E06 My Informatics Journey with Dr. David Avrin - Part 1

About this episode

Dr. David Avrin shares his extensive journey and contributions to medical imaging informatics.

Dr. David Avrin, MD, PhD, is a pioneering leader in medical imaging informatics with decades in digital biomedical imaging, twice serving as Chair of RISC/SCAR/SIIM during pivotal eras in PACS development and Imaging Informatics conception. A Professor Emeritus at UCSF, he helped integrate PACS and EMR systems, advanced clinical and educational workflows, and authored foundational work including numerous peer-reviewed papers. He created the first human dual-energy CT images, led major informatics initiatives as UCSF Vice Chair, founded UCSF's ACGME Clinical Informatics Fellowship, and served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Digital Imaging . A Fellow of both ACR and SIIM and recipient of SIIM's inaugural Gold Medal, he remains one of the field's most influential innovators. Note: The is the first of two episodes. The second episode will release on January 14th, 2026 You can find our podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcast, or anywhere else you subscribe to podcasts. Please help us out by leaving a review! Visit us at https://siim.org/page/siimcast Special Thanks to @RandalSilvey of http://podedit.com for editing and post processing support.

People in this episode

Host: @RandalSilvey

Guest: Dr David Avrin

Topics covered

• medical imaging informatics
• digital biomedical imaging
• PACS development
• Imaging Informatics
• clinical workflows
• educational workflows

Keywords

• ACR
• SIIM
• dual-energy CT
• clinical informatics fellowship
• Journal of Digital Imaging

Mentioned in this episode

Products: PACS, EMR systems

Books & works: S9E06 My Informatics Journey with Dr. David Avrin, Gold Medal

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