timeline of the American society of neuroimaging (ASN)

1977

• First meeting of new Society held in Hilton Head, South Carolina 
• Executive Office located in Atlanta 
• The Society was not restricted to neurologists - First Executive Committee included neuroradiologists and neurosurgeons - During this meeting, the main focus was on computerized tomography; however, the Society emphasized importance of educational courses and seminars which would provide members with cutting edge technology to better care for their patients

William H. Oldendorf, MD
ASN President 1978-1979

1978

• Annual meeting held in Hilton Head, South Carolina 
• The first examination by a national organization in the field of neuroimaging given. Organized by Dr. William Kinkel - 100 physicians took the exam
• Neurosonology voted in by Board to be a part of the Society 
• Number of CT scanners in the US exceeds 800

1979

• Annual meeting held in Ponte Vedra, Florida
• Professor Sokoloff speaks at annual meeting in Jacksonville, Florida on Positron Emission Tomography (PET) 
• Functional imaging of brain blood flow was also represented by Professor Niels Lassen 
• Noninvasive cerebrovascular ultrasound examination 
• Allan McLeod Cormack and Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield, developers of CT, awarded Nobel Prize 
  Organizational meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary
• Real-time carotid ultrasound introduced

William R. Kinkel, MD
ASN President 1980-1982

1980

• Annual meeting held in Cerramar, Puerto Rico
• Members introduced to Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), later known as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). 
• Society’s Executive Office was moved from Atlanta to Dent Neurologic Institute in Buffalo 
• Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) developed
• Formal neuroimaging fellowship for neurology residents begins at the Dent Neurologic Institute in Buffalo

1981

• Society’s name changed to American Society of Neuroimaging (ASN) 
• First William H. Oldendorf Essay Award was presented to John C. Mazziotta for his work with PET 
• Dr. Martin Reivich was guest speaker at annual meeting 
• Austrian Society of Neuroimaging was born in Vienna - Dr. William Kinkel represented American Society of Neuroimaging at this important event
• John Mazziotta, MD is the Oldendorf Award Recipient

Jack O. Greenberg, MD
ASN President 1982-1984

1982

• Transcranial doppler ultrasonography (TCD) developed

1983

• Annual meeting held in Scottsdale, Arizona 
• During seventh annual meeting, the Society’s new name, American Society of Neuroimaging, was first used 
• Magnetization transfer - First human studies
• Death of Felix Bloch, a developer of magnetic resonance imaging
• Stephen Lukes, MD is the Oldendorf Award Recipient

1984

• Annual meeting held in Boca Raton, Florida
• First certification examination in Neurosonology given
• Magnetic resonance imaging became commercially available
• Ilydio Polachini, MD is the Oldendorf Award Recipient

William H. Stuart, MD
ASN President 1985

1985

• Annual meeting held in Innisbrook, Florida
• Society continued interest in clinical applications of positron emission tomography (PET)
• SPECT clinically used (Mid 1980's)
• Robert Coffey, MD is the Oldendorf Award Recipien

Lawrence D. Jacobs, MD
ASN President 1986-1988

1986

• Annual meeting held in Clearwater Beach, Florida
• The William M. McKinney Research Award in Neurosonology was established
• Ultrastable lipid-coated microbubbles developed
• Fast spin-echo pulse sequences - First human study
• John Chawluk, MD is the Oldendorf Award Recipient

1987

• Annual meeting held in Tampa, Florida
• First concurrent meeting with Stroke Society was held - Guests included Niels Lassen, John Sterling Meyer, Abass Alavi and Vladimir Hachinski - Professor Lassen discussed use of SPECT in stroke
• Lawrence N. Brass first recipient of McKinney Research Award
• Executive Office relocated to Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Magnetic resonance angiography developed
• Lawrence N. Brass is the McKinney Award Recipient
• Claudia Kirsch is the Oldendorf Award Recipient

Leon D. Prockop, MD
ASN President 1988-1990

1988

• Annual meeting held in Tampa, Florida
• Dr. William Kinkel organized first MRI certification exam
• John Livingston, D is the McKinney Award Recipient

1989

• Annual meeting held in Orlando, Florida
• Professor Helmut Lechner of Graz, Austria, sponsored joint meeting of South-East European Society for Neurology and Psychiatry in Salzburg, Austria
• Proton spectroscopy introduced
• Paul Franke, MD is the McKinney Award Recipient
• Amiram Katz, MD is the Oldendorf Award Recipient

William M. McKinney, MD
ASN President 1990-1992

1990

• Annual meeting held in San Diego, California
• A second joint meeting between ASN and South-East European Society for Neurology and Psychiatry held in Venice, Italy
• Journal of Neuroimaging founded as the official Journal of ASN. Dr. Prockop named Founding Editor-in-Chief
• Philip C. Njemanze is the McKinney Award Recipient
• Scott T. Grafton, MD is the Oldendorf Award Recipient

1991

• Annual meeting held in Orlando, Florida
• A third joint meeting was held between ASN and South-East European Society for Neurology and Psychiatry in Salzburg, Austria
• Claudia Harer, MD is the McKinney Award Recipient

1992

• Annual meeting held in San Francisco, California
• ASN and South-East European Society for Neurology and Psychiatry held a fourth joint meeting in Graz, Austria
• Diffusion-weighted MRI applied clinically
• Death of William H. Oldendorf, pioneer of CT scanning and leader in neuroimaging field
• Georg Becker, MD is the McKinney Award Recipient
• Walter Kozachuk, MD is the Oldendorf Award Recipient

James F. Toole, MD
ASN President 1992-1994

1993

• Annual meeting held in Orlando, Florida
• American Society of Neuroimaging admitted to the Specialty and Service Society of the American Medical Association
• 20th anniversary of installation of first CT scanner in North America
• Tan N. Pham, MD is the McKinney Award Recipient

Joseph C. Masdeu, M.D., Ph.D.
ASN President 1994-1996

1994

• Annual meeting held in Beverly Hills, California
• 99m Technetium ECD introduced for study of seizures by SPECT
• Katherine Haggag, MD is the McKinney Award Recipient

1995

• Annual meeting held in San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Linda J. Wilkerson becomes Executive Director
• Neuroimagers Victorious in Naples Florida
• Power Doppler ultrasound introduced
• Brain disease deaths in US down 37 percent from 1979, according to Centers for Disease Control
• Andrei Alexandrov, MD is the  Oldendorf Award Recipient
• Volker Knappertz, MD is the McKinney Award Recipient

John C. Mazziotta, MD, PhD
ASN President 1996-1998

1996

• Annual Meeting held in Oakland, California
• American Medical Association recognized American Society of Neuroimaging as an official member and established seats in the House of Delegates
• Triple-headed or ring units introduced for SPECT
• The Journal of Neuroimaging was first published as the offical journal of ASN

Ilydio Polachini, MD
ASN President 1997-1999

1997

• ASN proud to celebrate its 20th Anniversary Annual meeting held in San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Society rapidly grown from original 30 members to organization of nearly 700 members
• First established neuroimaging society
• First physician examinations for CT, MR, and Neurosonology
• Multidisciplinary approach 
• Journal of Neuroimaging
• Newsletters
• Awards for outstanding research
• Annual Meetings
• AMA membership with a seat in the House of Delegates
• Neuroimaging training and Credentialing
• Major influence in: medical care; training; establishment of standards; examinations; reimbursement; medical legal issues
• Antonio Alayon, MD is the McKinney Award Recipient
• Salman Azhar, MD is the McKinney Award Recipient

1998

• Annual Meeting held in Orlando, FL
• For the first time ASN offered computerized, on-line MRI/CT certification examinations
• Spearheaded an effort to develop accreditation guidelines for MRI centers in conjunction with the American Academy of Neurology and the American College of Cardiology
• Dr. Disya Ratanakorn was presented with the McKinney Award while she was a fellow in neurosonology at Wake Forest College
• Dr. Rob Bakshi was presented with the Oldendorf Award for his research involving the use of the brain positron emission tomography (PET) in the study of Multiple Sclerosis
• Ilydio Polachini Jr., MD services as the ASN president

Charles Tegeler, MD
ASN President 1999-2001

1999

• Annual Meeting held in Scottsdale, AZ
• Charles H. Tegeler, MD starts his term as the ASN president
• Dr. Andrew Demchuk was presented with the McKinney Award for his paper "The Accuracy and Differential Diagnosis of Arterial Occlusion with transcranial Doppler."
• Dr. Saadat Kamran was presented with the Oldendorf Award for his paper "Hyperintense Vessels Sign (HVS) on FLAIR: Significance and Utility in the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Stroke."

2000

• Annual Meeting held in San Juan, PR
• Dr. Ioannis Christou was presented with the McKinney Award for his paper "Timing of Recanalization after TPA Therapy Determined by Transcranial Doppler Correlates with Clinical Recovery from Ischemic Stroke."
• Dr. Bruno Maton was presented with the Oldendorf Award for his paper "Reproducibility of 1H-MRSI Measurements of Normal Human Hippocampus at 1.5-T: Clinical Implications."
• Ioannis Christou, MD is the McKinney Award Recipient
• B. Maton, MD is the Oldendorf Award Recipient

John Chawluk, MD
ASN President 2001-2003

2001

• Annual Meeting held in Las Vegas, NV
• Charles H. Tegeler, MD finishes his term as the ASN president
• ASN expands its membership to include multiple medical specialists, technicians, students, and others interested in the neuroimaging field that would benefit from ASN services.
• ASN announces its new partnership with Sage Science Press
• www.asnweb.org is launched
• Li-Ming Lien, MD is the McKinney Award Recipient
• David Moore, MD, PhD is the Oldendorf Award Recipient

2002

• Annual Meeting held in Tampa, FL
• 25th Anniversary Poster
• Lise Labiche, MD is the McKinney Award Recipient
• Tudor Jovin, MD is the Oldendorf Award Recipient

B. Todd Troost, MD
ASN President 2003-2005

2003

• Annual Meeting held in New Orleans, LA

2004

• Annual Meeting held in Phoenix, AZ

Rohit Bakshi, MD
ASN President 2005-2007

2005

• Annual Meeting held in Orlando, FL
• Jayanta Roy is the McKinney Award Recipient

2006

• Annual Meeting held in San Diego, CA

Camilo Gomez, MD
ASN President 2007-2009

2007

• Annual Meeting held in Miami, FL

2008

• Annual Meeting held in Tucson, AZ
• Satnam Nijjar is the Prockop Award Recipient
• Qaisorr Shah is the Qureshi Award Recipient

Lawrence Wechsler, MD
ASN President 2009-2011

2009

• Annual Meeting held in Orlando, FL
• Neema Mohit, MD is the Oldendorf Award Recipient
• Stafford Conway, MD is the Prockop Award Recipient
• Jefferson Miley, MD is the Qureshi Award Recipient

2010

• Annual Meeting held in San Francisco, CA

Dara Jamieson, MD
ASN President 2011-2013

2011

• Annual Meeting held in Fort Myers, FL

2012

• Annual Meeting held in Miami, FL

Laszlo Mechtler, MD
ASN President 2013-2015

2013

• Annual Meeting held in Las Vegas, NV

2014

• Annual Meeting held in Sarasota, FL

2015

• Annual Meeting held in Carefree, AZ

Michael Hutchinson, MD, PhD
President 2015-2017

2016

• Annual Meeting held in Orland, FL

2017

• Annual Meeting held in Los Angeles, CA

David Liebeskind, MD, FAHA, FAAN
President 2017 - 2019

2018

• Annual Meeting held in Austin, TX

2019

• Annual Meeting held in Rio Grande, PR

Andrei Alexandrov, MD, RVT, NVS
President 2019 - Present

2020

• Annual Meeting held in Atlanta, GA