CRS News & Events

Doctor Abraham H. Dachman to Receive Chicago Radiological Society’s Gold Medal

January 21, 2019

Chicago, IL - The Chicago Radiological Society will honor Abraham H. Dachman, MD, FACR, FSAR, Professor of Radiology, University of Chicago Medicine, with the Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor the Chicago Radiological Society can bestow upon a member. The Distinguished Service Award, or Gold Medal, will be presented to Doctor Dachman at the February 21, 2019 CRS Meeting, recognizing his many years of service to radiology as well as his leadership in organized medicine on both the state and national levels. A native of Brooklyn, Doctor Dachman received his undergraduate degree in 1974 from the Yeshiva University in New York ... Read More

Welcome from the 2018-19 CRS President

September 25, 2018

Welcome to the 2018-2019 season of the Chicago Radiological Society! It is my great privilege to serve as President of the Chicago Radiological Society this year and I am excited to share with you that we have an excellent program lined up this season, organized by Dr. Ejaz Rahim (Program Chair) and Dr. Matthew Harkenrider (Radiation Oncology Committee Chair). With outstanding educators, highly accomplished researchers, and leaders in organized radiology on the docket, this year’s program is sure to be of interest to trainees and experienced practicing physicians alike. The ever popular “poster session” returns in January, giving our homegrown ... Read More

Michael J. Racenstein, MD, FACR to Receive Chicago Radiological Society’s Gold Medal

February 14, 2018

Chicago, IL - The Chicago Radiological Society (CRS) will honor Michael J. Racenstein, MD, FACR, Chair of the Department of Radiology and Director of Breast Imaging Services at Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, with the presentation of the Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor the Chicago Radiological Society can bestow upon a member. The Distinguished Service Award or Gold Medal will be presented to Dr. Racenstein at the March 15, 2018, CRS Meeting, recognizing his many years of service to radiology and breast imaging as well as his leadership in organized medicine on local, state and ... Read More

Welcome from the 2017-18 CRS President

January 18, 2018

As President of the Chicago Radiological Society (CRS), I would like to warmly welcome you to our 2017-2018 season! We have a wonderful slate of speakers lined up this year courtesy of Program Director/Vice President, Ejaz Rahim, MBBS, MD from Jesse Brown VA Medical Center. Bojan Petrovic, MD, NorthShore University HealthSystem, is our Secretary-Treasurer and President-Elect. He adds strong experience to our chapter’s governance. I would also like to thank Jonathan Strauss MD, MBA, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, our Immediate Past-President, for leading us through the 2016-2017 season. Under his leadership, our attendance reached its highest peak in recent years. We are ... Read More