McMaster professor to receive prestigious award in Ireland

[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/Somers_Sat.jpg” caption=”Sat Somers”]When McMaster University radiologist Sat Somers receives an Honorary Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland next week, he will put his profession under an x-ray.

The former chair of the Department of Radiology, and head of Gastrointestinal Radiology will be honoured on Oct. 1 at the annual scientific meeting of the Faculty of Radiologists of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He will be awarded a Fellowship which recognizes those who are outstanding in the field of radiology and related sciences. Others who have received the College's highest honour include medical scientists Joseph Lister and Louis Pasteur.

Somers will then give the Haughton Lecture for physicians and health care professionals on the challenges and opportunities facing radiology, and the need for professional collaboration with other medical sciences.

“Developments in medical science should not be bogged down by turf wars between subspecialties. We have many opportunities to work together for improved patient care,” he said.

“New technologies are allowing radiologists to move from macro imaging to the molecular level, and this is opening up all kinds of opportunities for us to work with new groups of medical scientists in developing more efficient and effective research results,” said Somers. As an example, he said changes in animal models during the development of malignancies can be followed using new imaging techniques rather than autopsies.

While in Dublin, he will also be speaking on improved techniques for using newer technologies such as MRI, ultrasound, and PET, as well as new uses for old tests using barium as a contrast agent.

Somers, 62, received his medical degree in Sheffield, England, and completed his residency in radiology at McMaster before joining the faculty in 1975. The professor was chair of the department from 1998 to 2004. He is a member of many professional organizations and national and international committees, and is currently a co-investigator in a multi-centre study: The Canadian Crohn's Relapse Prevention Trial.

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[img_inline align="right" src="http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/Somers_Sat.jpg" caption="Sat Somers"]When McMaster University radiologist Sat Somers receives an Honorary Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland next week, he will put his profession under an x-ray.<p><br />
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The former chair of the Department of Radiology, and head of Gastrointestinal Radiology will be honoured on Oct. 1 at the annual scientific meeting of the Faculty of Radiologists of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.  He will be awarded a Fellowship which recognizes those who are outstanding in the field of radiology and related sciences.  Others who have received the College&#039;s highest honour include medical scientists Joseph Lister and Louis Pasteur. <p><br />
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Somers will then give the Haughton Lecture for physicians and health care professionals on the challenges and opportunities facing radiology, and the need for professional collaboration with other medical sciences.<p><br />
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"Developments in medical science should not be bogged down by turf wars between subspecialties. We have many opportunities to work together for improved patient care," he said.<p><br />
<br />
"New technologies are allowing radiologists to move from macro imaging to the molecular level, and this is opening up all kinds of opportunities for us to work with new groups of medical scientists in developing more efficient and effective research results," said Somers.  As an example, he said changes in animal models during the development of malignancies can be followed using new imaging techniques rather than autopsies.<p><br />
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While in Dublin, he will also be speaking on improved techniques for using newer technologies such as MRI, ultrasound, and PET, as well as new uses for old tests using barium as a contrast agent.<p><br />
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Somers, 62, received his medical degree in Sheffield, England, and completed his residency in radiology at McMaster before joining the faculty in 1975. The professor was chair of the department from 1998 to 2004. He is a member of many professional organizations and national and international committees, and is currently a co-investigator in a multi-centre study: <i>The Canadian Crohn&#039;s Relapse Prevention Trial</i>.

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