ARLINGTON, VA (April 15, 2025) — The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) will present Past President Eric Williamson, MD, MSCCT with the 2025 SCCT Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Service at the SCCT 20th Annual Scientific Meeting (SCCT2025) on Friday, July 18 at the Palais des congrès de Montréal, QC, Canada.
The SCCT Gold Medal Award is a service award that recognizes SCCT members who have exemplified leadership and a record of commitment and contributions to SCCT’s mission.
“It is with great pleasure that we present Dr. Eric Williamson with the 2025 Gold Medal Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Society,” said SCCT President Maros Ferencik, MD, PhD, MSCCT. “This medal recognizes Dr. Williamson’s exemplary leadership of SCCT, including his many contributions as president 2021-2022 and his key role and influence on SCCT education, serving as faculty or giving talks more than 40 times in the past 8 years alone.”
During his time serving in leadership roles on the SCCT Education and CME Committees, Dr. Williamson prioritized achieving and maintaining accreditation for the Society and has been instrumental in the continued high-quality delivery of SCCT’s Board Review Course, one of the cornerstones of the Society’s education.
"Above all, his leadership and vision for expanding and improving SCCT’s technologist education has been transformative for the Society and our technologist membership,” Dr. Ferencik said. “We offer our heartfelt congratulations and gratitude to Dr. Williamson on behalf of our members and staff for his vision and continued dedication.”
Dr. Williamson is professor of radiology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota and a founding member of SCCT. He is a former division chair of cardiovascular radiology and medical director of CT operations at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Williamson currently serves as associate chair for radiology informatics at Mayo Clinic Rochester and supervises the Radiology Artificial Intelligence program.
Dr. Williamson has a subspecialty interest in cardiac and vascular CT and cardiac MRI, focusing on imaging of structural heart disease. He is co-editor of two textbooks, the Mayo Clinic Guide to Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and Computed Tomography of the Cardiovascular System.
He is a co-recipient of the Alexander Margulis Award for Scientific Excellence from the Radiological Society of North America, as well as the Outstanding Cardiac Teacher award from the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
For more information about Dr. Eric Williamson and the Gold Medal Award, please visit https://scct.org/page/GoldMedalAward.
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About the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Founded in 2005, the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) is the international professional society devoted to improving health outcomes through effective use of cardiovascular computed tomography (CCT). SCCT is a community of physicians, scientists and technologists from over 85 countries advocating for access, research, education and clinical excellence in the use of CCT. For more information, please visit https://scct.org.
About the 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of SCCT (SCCT2025)
SCCT2025 – the preeminent meeting focused on cardiovascular CT – will be held July 17 - 20, 2025 in Montréal, Canada. The SCCT Annual Scientific Meeting is designed to engage physicians, trainees, technologists and healthcare professionals in a complete overview of the cardiovascular CT field. Planned sessions are targeted for all levels, from new practitioners to experienced providers. Sessions range from general overviews to state-of-the-art research and expert discussions. For more information, please visit https://scct.org/SCCT2025.
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