Dr. Siegel is a thought leader in the world of radiology and imaging informatics and artificial intelligence applications in medicine. He is currently Professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, and also works for the Veterans Affairs Maryland Healthcare System, in Baltimore, MD as well as adjunct professor of computer science and biomedical engineering at the undergraduate campuses of the University of Maryland. He is a pioneer and co-founder of United Theranostics, a company created to bring state-of-the-art radiopharmaceuticals to patients for cancer therapy. Under his guidance, the VA Maryland Healthcare System became the first filmless healthcare enterprise in the World. He has written over 300 articles and book chapters about PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication Systems) and digital imaging, and has edited books on the topic, including Filmless Radiology and Security Issues in the Digital Medical Enterprise. He has given more than 1,000 presentations throughout the world on a range of topics involving the use of computers in medicine and artificial intelligence. Dr. Siegel was symposium chairman for the Society of Photo-optical and Industrial Engineers (SPIE) Medical Imaging Meeting for three years and has been honored as a fellow in that organisation as well as the American College of Radiology and the Society of Imaging Informatics in Medicine. He is also a Board member of Carestream Health and serves on advisory boards in medical imaging. He us Risk Management Committee member. Former directorships (last 3 years): Carestream Health.
