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International Invited Speakers

• Professor Victoria Chernyak

  • Professor of Radiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
    Co-Chair of LI-RADS Steering Committee, American College of Radiology
    United States

  Victoria Chernyak, MD, MS is Professor of Radiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Co-Chair of the LI-RADS Steering Committee for the American College of Radiology. She is an internationally recognized expert in liver imaging and has played a leading role in the development, clinical integration, and global dissemination of LI-RADS. Her research focuses on imaging-based diagnosis, staging and prognostication of hepatocellular carcinoma, structured reporting and imaging biomarkers.

  Dr. Chernyak serves as Deputy Editor of Radiology and Editor of Radiology in Training. Her contributions to education and research have been recognized with multiple honors, including the 2021 Richard H. Marshak International Lecturer Award (Society of Abdominal Radiology), 2025 Honored Educator Award (Radiological Society of North America) and fellowships from the American College of Radiology, Society of Abdominal Radiology, Society for Advanced Body Imaging and European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology.

• Professor Matthew Davenport

  • William Martel Professor of Radiology and Professor of Urology
    Service Chief and Vice Chair in the Department of Radiology, Michigan Medicine
    United States

  Matthew Davenport MD MBA FSAR FSABI FACR is the William Martel Professor of Radiology and Professor of Urology, and Service Chief and Vice Chair in the Department of Radiology at Michigan Medicine. He is an internationally recognized expert on renal mass imaging and the safety and efficacy of radiographic contrast material. He Co-Chairs the Oversight Committee of multicenter research groups working within the SAR and founded and Chairs the Radiology and Data System (RADS) Steering Committee for the ACR. He is a co-author on national policy statements, has published over 250 manuscripts, is frequently interviewed regarding important issues in Radiology (WSJ, NYT, NBC, Fortune, Forbes, etc), and co-directs the Weiser Center for Prostate Cancer. His primary clinical interests include high-value care and urologic imaging.

• Professor Stuart Taylor

  • Professor of Medical Imaging, University College
    Emeritus NIHR Senior Investigator and Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
    London, United Kingdom

  Stuart Taylor is an emeritus NIHR Senior Investigator and Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in the UK. He is Professor of Medical Imaging at University College London and has a clinical and research interest in Gastrointestinal Radiology. He has published over 380 peer reviewed publications, participated in many clinical guidelines and given numerous international lectures. His main research interest is imaging Crohn’s disease and he was lead author on the METRIC Trial. He is current vice president of the European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology, immediate past chair of the ESGAR Research Committee and Editor in chief of the British Journal of Radiology.