Jeffrey S. Klein, M.D., Named Chair of the RSNA Board

CHICAGO — Jeffrey S. Klein, M.D., was named chair of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Board of Directors today at the Society’s annual meeting.

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Jeffrey S. Klein, M.D.

Dr. Klein, a renowned expert in lung cancer staging and detection, is the A. Bradley Soule and John P. Tampas Green and Gold Professor of Radiology at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, in Burlington, Vermont.

After receiving his bachelor’s degree from Brooklyn College, Dr. Klein earned his medical degree at the State University of New York Health Downstate Medical Center. He completed an internship at the Staten Island University Hospital, a residency at the State University of New York (SUNY) Kings County Hospital Center in Brooklyn, and a fellowship in thoracic radiology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center.

As RSNA chair, Dr. Klein pledges to work with the board to further innovation and education in diagnostic imaging and image-guided intervention.

“The RSNA will continue to lead via our efforts to promote the best science and education through our leading journals, to connect industry leaders with our members, to provide core and cutting-edge educational opportunities for our discipline and to offer an outstanding annual scientific and technology-focused annual meeting experience for our attendees both in person and virtually,” he said.

Dr. Klein began his academic radiology career in 1988 as a clinical instructor of radiology and assistant professor in residence at the UCSF School of Medicine. In 1990, he became an assistant professor in residence at the San Francisco General Hospital.

From 1993 to 1995, Dr. Klein was a clinical associate professor, chief of thoracic imaging and associate director of the residency training program in the Department of Radiology at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. He then joined the University of Vermont College of Medicine, where he served as vice chair of the Department of Radiology from 1998 to 2000 and chief of thoracic imaging from 2000 to 2010. Dr. Klein was named to the endowed professorship in 2006. From 2005 to 2010, he served as associate dean for continuing medical education at the University of Vermont College of Medicine.

An RSNA member since 1984, Dr. Klein has served on numerous RSNA committees including the Scientific Program Committee, Education Exhibits Committee, Corporate Relations Committee, Digital Roadmap Content Steering Committee, Refresher Course Committee and Research and Education (R&E) Grant Committee. He is chair of the Margulis Award for Scientific Excellence Committee and the Finance Committee. Dr. Klein has also served on the Education Council and is chair of the Publications Council.

In 2018, Dr. Klein joined the RSNA Board of Directors. He has served as RSNA Board Liaison for Publications, the Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Public Information Committee, Professionalism Committee, Resident and Fellows Committee, Quality Improvement Committee, RSNA/American College of Radiology (ACR) Image Wisely Committee and RSNA/ACR Public Information Website Committee. He became Secretary-Treasurer in 2023.

Dr. Klein held several leadership positions with the Society of Thoracic Radiology (STR), where he served as president from 2005 to 2006. He served on the ACR committee on CT accreditation from 1998 to 2008 and as an examiner for the American Board of Radiology.

Dr. Klein was editor of RSNA’s journal RadioGraphics from 2012 to 2020 and was editor-in-chief of the Journal of Thoracic Imaging from 1999 to 2004. He has been a manuscript reviewer for Radiology and RadioGraphics, as well as the American Journal of Roentgenology, Journal of Thoracic Oncology, Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology and Cancer. Dr. Klein currently serves as consultant to the editor for Radiology Advances, RSNA’s open access journal.

Dr. Klein is a recipient of the RSNA Honored Educator Award and the STR Lifetime Achievement Award. He received a Radiology Editor’s Recognition Award for reviewing with special distinction in 2010, as well as RadioGraphics Editor’s Recognition Award with special distinction (2023) and the RadioGraphics Editor’s Recognition Award with distinction (2024). He was listed on Best Doctors in America in 2014, 2017 and 2019.

Esteemed for his dedication to radiology education, Dr. Klein has also received teaching awards from the UCSF Medical Center, the University of Vermont College of Medicine and SUNY Downstate.

Dr. Klein has authored nearly 130 research articles, reviews, chapters and editorials. He has been an invited author, presenter or lecturer at more than 140 regional, national and international meetings, seminars and conferences. Dr. Klein has authored 29 book chapters and has been a guest editor for Interventional Chest Radiology. He has also developed numerous materials for textbooks and multimedia and has presented several scientific sessions and posters.

Dr. Klein was part of an expert panel convened by the U.S. Department of Justice regarding the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act of 1990, a group that developed a protocol for high-resolution CT examinations of Navajo uranium miners.

From 2001 to 2005, Dr. Klein represented Vermont on the American College of Chest Physicians Council of Governors, and from 2002 to 2010, he was a member of the Data Safety and Monitoring Board for the Lung Cancer Screening Trial of the National Cancer Institute. He was elected to membership in the Fleischner Society for Thoracic Imaging and Diagnosis in 2011.