Reston, Va. (May 9, 2013) — Robert E. Schaaf, M.D., has been inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Radiology (ACR). The induction took place at a formal convocation ceremony during the recent ACR Annual Meeting and Chapter Leadership conference May 4-8, 2013, in Washington, D.C.
Schaaf is CEO and managing partner at Wake Radiology Consultants, P.A. in Raleigh, N.C. He is a member of the ACR and the North Carolina Medical Care Commission. Schaaf also serves on the board of directors for the North Carolina Medical Society, Medical Mutual Insurance Company and Wake Forest University Law School. Schaaf received his medical degree from Tufts University Medical School in Boston.
One of the highest honors the ACR can bestow on a radiologist, radiation oncologist or medical physicist is recognition as a fellow of the American College of Radiology. ACR Fellows demonstrate a history of service to the College, organized radiology, teaching or research. Approximately 10 percent of ACR members achieve this distinction.
The ACR is a national nonprofit association serving more than 34,000 radiologists, radiation oncologists, interventional radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians and medical physicists with programs focusing on the practice of radiology and the delivery of comprehensive health care services.
To arrange an interview with Dr. Schaaf, please contact Heather Curry at 703-390-9822 or PR@nullacr.org.
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About ACR
The ACR is a national professional organization serving more than 34,000 radiologists, radiation oncologists, interventional radiologists and medical physicists with programs focusing on the practice of radiology and the delivery of comprehensive health care services.
About Wake Radiology
Founded in 1953, Wake Radiology is the Triangle’s leading provider of outpatient medical imaging. As the region’s largest imaging practice, Wake Radiology brings together the knowledge of more than 50 radiologists who perform nearly 600,000 diagnostic and interventional procedures each year. Physicians come from the finest universities and teaching hospitals in the country, and are board certified by the American Board of Radiology. They offer subspecialty imaging expertise in women’s and breast, pediatric, orthopedic and sports, neuroradiology (brain and spine), body (abdomen, chest and cardiac) and emergency imaging well as interventional radiology and vein care. Wake Radiology has 19 outpatient locations and provides imaging services at WakeMed Health and Hospitals, Maria Parham Medical Center and Franklin Regional Medical Center. Wake Radiology is the only multi-site freestanding provider in the Triangle to earn the American College of Radiology’s prestigious Breast Imaging Center of Excellence (BICOE) designation and first in the nation to be certified by the International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) for bone density studies. It is also the first in Wake County to offer dedicated pediatric imaging services and operates the area’s only freestanding PET-CT facility. Throughout its 60-year history, the practice has invested in advanced technologies to perform a full range of leading-edge imaging studies to detect, diagnose and stage disease, including nuclear medicine and MRI. Wake Radiology has long been at the forefront of low-dose radiation safety and eliminating unnecessary or duplicate exams. This approach improves patient outcomes while reducing the total cost of effective care. For more information, visit wakerad.com