Poussaint Elected to RSNA Board of Director

“It is an honor to be nominated to serve on the RSNA Board of Directors. The RSNA has a legacy of excellence in pioneering research and technological innovation, with a steadfast commitment to patient care and education,” Dr. Poussaint said. “I am privileged to be able to work alongside dedicated colleagues to strengthen partnerships within the global radiology community. We are embracing the expansion of medical imaging innovations including quantitative imaging, clinical translation and novel techniques and advancements. The integration of precision medicine with radiogenomics, molecular theranostics and informatics-based artificial intelligence holds significant promise. I am excited about what the future will bring.”

Dr. Poussaint is the radiologist-in-chief and the Lionel W. Young Chair of the Department of Radiology at Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH). She is a professor of radiology at the Harvard Medical School (HMS). Before joining BCH as an attending neuroradiologist in 1993, Dr. Poussaint was an attending neuroradiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).

An accomplished researcher, Dr. Poussaint is principal investigator and director of the Neuroimaging Center (NIC) of the NIH-funded Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (PBTC) and is director of BCH Neuro-Oncologic Imaging. She also served as the chair of the BCH Institutional Review Board. She is chair of the HMS Radiology Executive Committee and past vice chair of the HMS Faculty Council. She has additionally served on numerous hospital and medical school committees.

Recognized as a leader in her field, Dr. Poussaint is a Fellow of the American College of Radiology (ACR) and a Fellow of the American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology (ASPNR). She is a past president of the ASPNR, where she has actively volunteered throughout her career, and she was awarded an ASPNR gold medal in 2017. She is the third past president of the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR). She is past chair of the Radiology Section of the National Medical Association.

Throughout her career, Dr. Poussaint has lent her leadership and expertise to RSNA serving on the Scientific Program Committee for neuroradiology and head and neck topics. She has been a frequent moderator and session faculty member at the annual meeting.

Dr. Poussaint received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount Holyoke College (magna cum laude) where she was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Dr. Poussaint earned her medical degree, with honors from Yale University School of Medicine, where she was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. After an internship in pediatrics at Yale-New Haven Hospital, Dr. Poussaint completed her residency in diagnostic radiology and a fellowship in neuroradiology at MGH.