CAR 2026 Program

Work-work Imbalance and Burnout: Wicked Problems and Difficult Solutions

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Dr. Frank Lexa
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Frank J. Lexa, MD, MBA, FACR is an academic neuroradiologist from Pennsylvania. He began his career with a visiting position at the Université de Bordeaux and has been a Professor of Radiology with additional leadership roles at several medical schools including the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Arizona. He has been honored with several major scientific research awards including the Cornelius G. Dyke Memorial award of the American Society of Neuroradiology.
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Imaging from Africa: A Canadian radiology group’s experience providing support to Mercy Ships

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Dr. Gregory Raymond
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

Dr. Greg Raymond is a Clinical Professor, University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, and a Partner with Medical Imaging Consultants (MIC), in Edmonton Alberta. MIC is a group of 120 partner and associate radiologists providing radiology services for multiple hospitals and 15 clinics in the greater Edmonton area, and the group is responsible for the Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Resident and Fellow training programs and medical student teaching at the University of Alberta.
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RadEqual: Leveraging the Power of our Community to Advance our Profession

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Dr. Geraldine McGinty
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Dr. Geraldine McGinty did her medical training in Ireland at the University of Galway and then came to the USA for residency at the University of Pittsburgh where she was Chief Resident. Her fellowship was in Women’s Imaging at the Massachusetts General Hospital. In 2000, she completed an MBA at Columbia University. She is an internationally recognized expert in imaging economics. In May 2018 she was elected as the Chair of the ACR’s Board of Chancellors, the first woman to hold this office.
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Contrast Reactions in 21st Century: A Multidisciplinary Review of the 2025 CAR Update

1:15 PM – 2:30 PM

Dr. Adam Byrne
University of Ottawa

Dr. Adam Byrne is originally from St. John’s, Newfoundland, where he graduated from Memorial University with a M.Sc. in Biochemistry. He worked on several research projects afterwards, including the metabolism of adipose tissue at Memorial University before moving to novel detection of HPV infection at Newfoundland Public Health Labs. He returned to medical school at Memorial University before completing his Pediatrics residency at the University of Ottawa.
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Dr. Andreu Costa
Dalhousie University

Dr. Andreu Costa is an academic abdominal radiologist at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre in Halifax and Professor at Dalhousie University. Dr. Costa was Section Head of the QEII Abdominal Imaging division from 2015-2022, Central Zone US Modality Lead from 2014-2019, and the current body US/CT call lead at the QEII. Dr. Costa specializes in hepatopancreaticobiliary and oncologic imaging. His research interests include diagnostic test performance, quality improvement, and clinical practice guidelines.
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Dr. Magali Pham
Université de Montréal

Dr. Pham has worked at the Montreal Heart Institute since 2015, after completing a fellowship in Thoracic Imaging and Intervention at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She also holds a Master’s degree in Healthcare Quality, Patient Safety and Risk from Queen’s University. Her final MSc project was a review and analysis of premedication protocols for contrast reaction, which she and her team also presented as a poster at the CAR AM 2021.
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Facilitator: Dr. Iain Kirkpatrick
University of Manitoba

Dr. Iain Kirkpatrick is a Professor of Radiology at the University of Manitoba, where he is the Section Head of Abdominal Imaging. Dr. Kirkpatrick completed his residency at the University of Manitoba, followed by a fellowship in Abdominal Imaging at Stanford University. Dr. Kirkpatrick also practices cardiovascular radiology and is the Director of CT, Radiography and Interventional Radiology at St. Boniface General Hospital in Winnipeg.
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Unknown GU Case Seminar

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Dr. Meghan Lubner
University of Wisconsin

Dr. Meghan Lubner is a professor of radiology in the Abdominal Imaging and Intervention section at the University of Wisconsin. She is currently serving as the Modality Director of Clinical Computed Tomography, co-director of the CT research program, and associate section chief of abdominal imaging and intervention. She is also a member of the faculty for the ACR Institute of Radiologic Pathology (AIRP) and serves as associate section chief of the Genitourinary and Gastrointestinal sections.
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