The American Board of Radiology Foundation (ABRF) recently announced the election of its new chair, Glenn S. Forbes, M.D., radiologist, Mayo Clinic. During Dr. Forbes’s two-year term, he will lead the Foundation in fulfilling its mission, which is to demonstrate, enhance, and continuously improve accountability to the public in the use of medical imaging and radiation therapy.
“I’m truly honored and highly enthusiastic about my privilege to serve in this role,” says Dr. Forbes. “As professionals in diagnostic radiology, radiation oncology, and medical physics, we support an entity that has a sole commitment to the public good. This entity will continue to promote our professionalism, which reflects our devotion to lifelong learning and selfless service to patients.”
Dr. Forbes joined Mayo Clinic in 1977 and is a professor of radiology in Mayo Medical School. At Mayo he has served as chair of the Department of Radiology, chair of the Executive Board of Mayo Clinic Rochester, member of the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees of Mayo Clinic, CEO of Franciscan Skemp Healthcare of Mayo Health System, and medical director of Government Relations and Public Affairs. He currently serves as medical director for Mayo Clinic Imaging Solutions, the business unit within Mayo Clinic’s diversified activities. He is past president and gold medalist of the American Society of Neuroradiology, past first vice president of the Radiological Society of North America, and fellow of the American College of Radiology.
