CRS News & Events

Dr. Edward Melian to Receive Chicago Radiological Society’s Gold Medal

April 17, 2017

The Chicago Radiological Society (CRS) will honor Edward Melian, MD, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at Loyola University Chicago's Stritch School of Medicine, 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. Melian at the April 20, 2017, CRS Meeting to recognize his outstanding leadership in organized medicine and his many years of dedicated service to radiation oncology and radiology. Born in the Canary Islands, Edward Melian grew up in Akron, Ohio, and went on to graduate from ... Read More

Welcome from the 2016-17 CRS President

September 28, 2016

As President of the Chicago Radiological Society (CRS), I would like to warmly welcome you to our 2016-2017 season! We have a wonderful slate of speakers lined up this year courtesy of Program Director Vanessa Wear, MD, who is also our President-elect. Bojan Petrovic, MD has begun his term as Secretary-Treasurer and Vice President. With this strong and experienced team our chapter's governance is in good hands. I would also like to thanks Kenneth Pierce, MD, our immediate Past-President, for leading us through the 2015-2016 season. Under his leadership, our attendance reached its highest peak in recent years. We are proud ... Read More

Aruna Vade, MD Receives Chicago Radiological Society’s Gold Medal

April 10, 2016

Chicago, IL - The Chicago Radiological Society (CRS) will honor Aruna Vade, MD, FACR, Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics at Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine, 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. Vade at the April 21, 2016, CRS Meeting to recognize her outstanding leadership in organized medicine on local, state and national levels and her many years of dedicated service to radiology. Born and schooled in India, Dr. Vade received her medical degree ... Read More

2016 CRS Resident Scientific Poster Session is 1/21/16 – Deadline is 12/21

November 18, 2015

The Chicago Radiological Society (CRS) is soliciting abstracts for the 2016 Resident Scientific Poster Session, which will be conducted from 4:30 - 6:00pm during the CRS Meeting, Thursday, January 21, 2016, Room 500, Searle Conference Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL. Winners will present their work electronically during the dinner portion of the meeting, which begins at 6:30pm. The deadline for abstract submission is Monday, December 21, 2015. Abstracts must be submitted online, and may have been presented previously. Diagnostic Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Oncology topics are welcome. You will be notified by email by Monday, December 28, 2015 if ... Read More