RLI Taking the Lead Podcast

In this episode of the RLI’s Taking the Lead, host Geoffrey Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR sits down with Scott Bundy, MD, FACR, CEO and Chair of Strategic Radiology, to explore the defining principle that has shaped his career - an ownership mentality. From his early days growing up in the Midwest where baseball, hard work, and team dynamics were foundational to his career in private practice, Dr. Bundy sh...

From his early years growing up in postwar Germany to shaping global conversations around radiology informatics and AI, Christoph Wald, MBA, MD, PhD,  has built a career defined by curiosity, craftsmanship, and a deep commitment to service. In this episode, he sits down with host Geoffrey Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR, for a wide-ranging and thoughtful conversation that traces his journey from a childhood...

In this episode, Woojin Kim, MD, Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Medical Information Officer at HOPPR, shares his remarkable journey from his early years navigating life in the U.S. as an undocumented immigrant to becoming one of radiology’s most influential innovators in imaging informatics and AI. Drawing on formative experiences, arriving in the U.S. as an undocumented child, learning English...

From her Mayberry‑like childhood in rural Virginia to pioneering MRCP and leading one of the nation’s largest academic radiology departments, Ann S. Fulcher, MD, Chair of Radiology at Virginia Commonwealth University, has built a career defined by service, integrity, and curiosity. In this episode, she sits down with host Geoffrey Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR, for a warm and deeply personal conversation t...

Before leading Mayo Clinic’s digital transformation, John D. Halamka, MD, MA was a teenage engineer scavenging defense-contractor dumpsters for computer parts and a Stanford student who helped prototype early multimedia networks long before the internet entered everyday life. In this episode, he sits down with host Geoffrey Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR to trace his remarkable journey across emergency medi...

In this special episode honoring the legacy of William G. Bradley Jr., MD, PhD, FACR, sponsored by the California Radiological Society Foundation, host Geoffrey Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR, sits down with Christine B. Chung, MD, Chair of the Department of Radiology at UC San Diego and President-Elect of the International Skeletal Society, for a rich and inspiring conversation on leadership, mentorship, a...

Join host Geoffrey Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR, for a candid and wide-ranging conversation with Mitchell D. Schnall, MD, PhD, FACR—Professor of Radiology and Senior Vice President for Data and Technology Solutions at Penn Medicine. A highly accomplished radiology researcher and leader, Dr. Schnall served for 12 years as Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Radiology at the University of Pennsylva...

Join host Geoffrey Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR, for an engaging conversation with Mary H. Scanlon, MD, FACR, Professor of Clinical Radiology, Vice Chair of Education, and Director of Emergency Radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. A long-time residency program director and past president of the Association of Program Directors in Radiology (APDR), Dr. Scanlon reflects on her inspir...

In this episode of Taking the Lead, host Geoffrey Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR, sits down with Robert L. Mittl Jr., MD, FACR, a neuroradiologist at Charlotte Radiology in Charlotte, NC, Chief Quality Officer at US Radiology Specialists, Chair of the US Radiology National Physician Leadership Board, and member of the US Radiology Corporate Board. After graduating from Washington University Medical School i...

Join host Geoffrey Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR, as he talks with Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, MA, FACR, FSIR, FAHA. A distinguished interventional radiologist, Dr. Matsumoto is the former Chair of the Department of Radiology at the University of Virginia and currently serves as Chair of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Board of Chancellors. A prolific scholar, he has authored over 300 publications and d...

Join host Geoffrey Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR, as he engages in an inspiring conversation with Matthew P. Lungren, MD, MPH, Chief Data Science Officer for Microsoft Health & Life Sciences. Dr. Lungren, an academic pediatric interventional radiologist with a strong interest in global healthcare, literature, and competitive swimming, discusses his transition from medicine to focusing on AI in healthca...

In this first annual William G. Bradley Memorial RLI Taking the Lead episode, sponsored by the California Radiological Society Foundation, host Geoffrey Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR, talks with Denise R. Aberle, MD, Professor of Radiological Sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and Professor of Bioengineering in the UCLA Samueli School of Engin...

Join host Geoffrey Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR, as he sits down with Dr. Michael P. Recht, MD, the Louis Marx Professor and Chair of the Department of Radiology at NYU Langone Health and current president of SCARD, the Society for Chairs of Academic Radiology Departments.  A visionary leader in academic radiology, Dr. Recht shares insights on balancing clinical productivity and academic research, emphasi...

In this inspiring episode, host, Geoffrey Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR, talks with Pat Basu, MD, MBA, trailblazing business leader, entrepreneur, and physician with an unwavering commitment to enhancing the American healthcare system. Dr. Basu has been recognized for his exceptional leadership and contributions, receiving the AMA's National Excellence Award for Leadership, and the Chicago Business 40 Unde...

In this episode, host, Geoffrey Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR, talks with Vivian S. Lee, MD, PhD, MBA, Executive Fellow and Senior Lecturer at Harvard Medical School. A radiologist and researcher, Dr. Lee recently served as President and Founder of Verily Health Platforms,  where she helped build multiple successful start-ups, CEO of the University of Utah's Health System and Dean of the School of Medicine...

In this episode, host, Geoffrey Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR, talks with Michael D. Dake, MD, Senior Vice President for Health Sciences and Professor of Medical Imaging, Surgery and Medicine at the University of Arizona. 

We are flipping the script for this very special 60th episode of Taking the Lead.  Join Rasu B. Shrestha, MD, MBA, Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer - Atrium Health, as he turns the tables on Geoffrey Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR and gives him a taste of his own medicine through an artful series of questions that reveal the man behind the microphone.

Join us as the RLI Celebrates the ACR Centennial with two very special episodes featuring two panels of radiology leaders representing different career stages and perspectives.  In this second episode, host Geoffrey Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR, talks with four radiologists all within the first 10 years following completion of their training.  They share their most rewarding, frustrating and surprising mo...

Join us as the RLI Celebrates the ACR Centennial with two very special episodes featuring two panels of radiology leaders representing different career stages and perspectives.   In this first episode, host Geoffrey Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR, discusses the evolution of the field of radiology with five experienced radiology leaders, representing radiologists who began their careers in the 1970s or 1980s...

In this episode, host, Geoffrey Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR, talks with William R. Brody, MD, PhD, Professor and President Emeritus at The Johns Hopkins University and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.  ********** RLI Taking the Lead listeners can save 12% on the 2023 RLI Summit, taking place September 29 – October 1 at the Seaport Hotel in Boston.  To take advantage of this exclusive listener o...

In this episode, host, Geoffrey Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR, talks with Yoshimi Anzai, MD, MPH, Professor of Radiology, co-director of Women in Health, Medicine, and Sciences and Director of Value and Safety for Enterprise Imaging at the University of Utah.

In this episode, host, Geoffrey Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR, talks with James A. Brink, MD, FACR, Radiologist-in-Chief at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Chair of Radiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Chief of Enterprise Radiology at the Mass General Brigham Health System, and the Juan M. Taveras Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School. 

In this episode, host, Geoffrey Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR, talks with Lauren Parks Nicola, MD, Chief Executive Officer of Triad Radiology Associates in Winston Salem, NC, Chair of Radiology at Forsyth Medical Center, and Chief Medical Officer of Strategic Radiology’s Patient Safety Organization (PSO).

In this episode, host, Geoffrey Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR, talks with Dr. Gabriel Krestin, emeritus Professor of Radiology at Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands.  Dr. Krestin served as professor and chair of the Department of Radiology at Erasmus University Medical Center for 25 years.

Join host Geoffrey Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR, as he talks with Jonathan B. Kruskal, MD, PhD, FSAR, FACR, current Chair of the Department of Radiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School.