Morton A. Bosniak, M.D. (page 2)
The title page of the January 1986 edition of Radiology, launching the Stateof-
the-Art series with an article by Dr. Bosniak introducing the CT classification
system of renal cysts.
NYU received its first CT, the EMI 5005 whole-body scanner, on March 21, 1978. At that time we were already behind other radiology departments in CT research and clinical care. It took a while to accumulate material, but rapidly we began to publish research reports based on this new modality. Having faith in his young (at that time) staff’s abilities, Dr. Bosniak conceived the first (as yet unnamed) Head-to-Toe imaging course in 1981. The purpose of this course was not only to present NYU as a real “contender” in the world of CT, but also to provide the opportunity to invite the then current leaders in CT to New York to showcase our highquality work. It was a combination of faith and bravado — in many ways the essence of New York. This year marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of that course, which appropriately bears his moniker.
Those of us in the body section of NYU who have worked, learned, argued, and agreed with him are also privileged to have been inspired, educated, mentored, encouraged, challenged, and supported by him. At other times he pushed, and even occasionally exasperated, us, but we can never imagine our professional lives and academic careers without Dr. Bosniak as a role model and leader. We only hope that our current Abdominal Imaging Section can maintain the level of intensity and integrity that Dr. Bosniak embodies.
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