Dr Eliot Siegel is a leader in the world of radiology, imaging informatics and artificial intelligence applications in medicine. He is also a professor and vice chair of information systems at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, and the Chief of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine for the Veterans Affairs Maryland Healthcare System; and managing director as well as professor of computer science and biomedical engineering at the undergraduate campuses of the University of Maryland.
Dr Siegel has written over 300 articles and book chapters about PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication Systems) and digital imaging, and has edited six books on the topic including Filmless Radiology and Security Issues in the Digital Medical Enterprise.
He has given more than 1000 presentations throughout the world on a range of topics which involves the use of computers in medicine and artificial intelligence.
Dr Siegel was symposium chair for the Society of Photo-optical and Industrial Engineers (SPIE) Medical Imaging Meeting for three years, and has been honoured as a fellow in that organisation as well as the American College of Radiology.
