Azam Niroomand-Rad

Professor, Clinical Physics Director, Georgetown University, Washington D.C., USA

Membership of Professional Societies:

AAPM, American Association of Physicists in Medicine.
IOMP, International Organization for Medical Physics.
IUPESM, International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine
RSNA, Radiological Society of North America.
ASTRO, American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.
NYAS, New York Academy of Sciences.
ACR, American College of Radiology.
ACMP, American College of Medical Physics.
ACSO, American Society of Clinical Oncology.

Selected Awards and Honours:

1966-1968 Recipient of full academic Scholarship, Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, NY.
1968-1970 Recipient of academic Scholarship from State Univ. of N.Y. at Albany, Albany, NY.
1970 Graduated Summa Cum Laude, State University of N.Y. at Albany, Albany, NY.
1980 Recipient of Affirmative Action Fellowship Award from MSU, E. Lansing, MI.
1981-1983 Recipient of National Research Service Award in Medical Physics at the UW, Madison, WI.
1983 Recipient of "Distinguished Alumni Award", Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, NY.
1990 Recipient of AAPM Travel Award.
1991 Recipient of AAPM International Affairs Travel Award.
1997 Fellow of American Association of Physicists in Medicine, AAPM.
2001 Honorary Doctor of Science Degree, Cazenovia College, N.Y.

IOMP Professional Activities since 1990: Co-Organizer of the following International Courses/Workshops:

April 1992, Islamabad, Pakistan.
August 1993, Warsaw, Poland.
May 1994, Tehran, Iran.
September 1995, Istanbul, Turkey.
September 1996, Rabat, Morocco.
June 1997, Moscow, Russia.
May 1998, Cairo, Egypt.
June 1999, San Paulo, Brazil.
June 1999, Cluj, Romania.
May / June 2000, Bangkok, Thailand
Jan/Feb 2001, Dhaka, Bangladesh
March 2002, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
April 2002, Havana, Cuba

Member of IOMP Education and Training Committee (1991-2000).
Chair, IOMP Education and Training Committee (1997-2000).
Co-Chair, Int'l Advisory Committee for World Congress 2000 (1997-2000).
Member, IOMP Ad-Hoc Awards and Honors Committee (1998-1999).
Member, IOMP Publication Committee (1999-Present).
Co-Chair, IOMP Awards and Honors Committee (1999-2000).
Member, Scientific Program Committee, Int'l Symposium on Code of Practice in Medical Radiation Dosimetry, IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency), 2001 - 2002
Consultant, IAEA, Education and Training of Medical Physicists in Africa, 2000- Present
Vice-President, IOMP (2000 - 2003)
President, IOMP (2003 - 2006)
Member, IOMP International Advisory Council, 2001- Present.
Member, IUPESM Congress Coordinating Committee, 2001-Present.
Member, IUPESM Education and Training Committee, 2001 - Present.
Member, IUPESM International Council for Science (ICSU) Liaison Committee, 2001 - Present.
Member, IUPESM Administrative Council, 2001 - Present.
Member, IUPESM Public and International Relations Committee, 2001 - Present.
Member, International Advisory Committee, South East Medical Physics Workshop, Malaysia, 2001
Member, Advisory Committee, Int'l Conference on Medical Physics & Radiation Safety, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai, India, November 26-29, 2001.
Member, Ad-Hoc Comm., IOMP By-Laws Revision Comm., 2001 - Present
Chair, Ad-Hoc Comm., IUPESM Policy and Procedure, 2002 - Present.
Organizer, First USA-Cuba International Conference in Medical Physics, Havana, Cuba, April 2002
Helped to Establish national medical physics associations for: Pakistan, Iran, Morocco, Egypt, Bangladesh, Nepal, Malaysia,

Within the AAPM professional activities, Dr. Niroomand-Rad was a member or chair of several committees, organizer of scientific meetings, course director and also served as liaison to several countries' scientific and professional communities.

Dr. Niroomand-Rad is the author or co-author of five chapters in medical physics books, co-inventor on two patents, and editor or editorial board member in several journals. She is author or co-author of more than 35 peer reviewed papers.