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Richard L. Duszak, MD

Richard L. Duszak, MD

Chair

Department:
SOM-Radiology

Email:
rduszak@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 815-5615

Biography

Richard Duszak, MD is Professor and Chair of the Department of Radiology in the School of Medicine at UMMC. Past Council Speaker and current member of the Board of Chancellors of the American College of Radiology (ACR), Duszak currently chairs the ACR’s Commission for Leadership and Practice Development and oversees its Radiology Leadership Institute. He is a longtime leader in physician payment policy, including former CPT Editorial Panel executive member, and has served on editorial boards of several medical journals and a daily metropolitan newspaper. Recognized by the Academy for Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research with its prestigious Distinguished Investigator Award, Duszak has been honored as a fellow of the ACR, the Society of Interventional Radiology, and Radiology Business Management Association. With scholarship focusing on radiology health policy, he has authored over 300 peer-reviewed publications and delivered over 500 invited lectures. Duszak came to UMMC from Emory University where he served as Professor and Vice Chair of Radiology. Prior to that, he served as Founding Chief Executive Officer of the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute. He previously spent nearly two decades in private practice, serving as president of a large group in his home state of Pennsylvania.

Education

University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA), Interventional Radiology Fellowship1995
Duke University (Durham, NC), Diagnostic Radiology Residency1994
WellSpan York Hospital (York, PA), Transitional Internship1990
The Pennsylvania State University (Hershey, PA), MD, Medicine1989
LaSalle University (Philadelphia, PA), BA, Biology1985

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Interventional Radiology, American Board of Radiology11/1996 - Present
Certification, Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of Radiology06/1994 - Present

Current Positions

Professor, School of Health Related Professions, Department of Radiologic Sciences09/2023 - Present
Department Chair, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology07/2022 - Present
Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology07/2022 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Adjunct Professor, Emory University, Emory University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology07/2022 - 01/2024
Director, Imaging Policy Analytics for Clinical Transformation (IMPACT) Research Center, Emory University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology07/2019 - 06/2022
Affiliate Senior Research Fellow, Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute, Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute05/2016 - 06/2023
Professor, Emory University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology09/2015 - 06/2022
Vice Chair, Emory University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology01/2014 - 06/2022
Associate Professor, Emory University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology2014 - 2015
Interim Director, Division of Community Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology2014 - 2015
Chief Medical Officer, Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute2013 - 2016
Associate Professor, University of Tennessee, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology2012 - 2013
Senior Research Fellow, Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute2012 - 2016
Founding Chief Executive Officer, Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute2012 - 2013
Director of Radiology Research, Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, Department of Radiology2010 - 2013
Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology2009 - 2012
Medical Director, Baptist Memorial Hospital DeSoto, Department of Radiology2007 - 2010
President, West Reading Radiology Associates2003 - 2006
Treasurer, West Reading Radiology Associates2000 - 2003