Full Name
Dr. John Lichtenberger
Organization/Company
American College of Radiology Institute for Radiologic Pathology
Speaker Bio
John P. Lichtenberger III, MD
Chief of Cardiothoracic Imaging, The George Washington University
John P. Lichtenberger III, MD, is Vice Chair for Education, Chief of Cardiothoracic Imaging and Professor of Radiology at the George Washington (GW) University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, DC. He serves as Associate Section Chief of Cardiothoracic Imaging at the American Institute for Radiologic Pathology (AIRP). A Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force (USAF) Reserve, he also holds appointments as Associate Professor of Radiology and secondary appointment in Pathology at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) in Bethesda, Maryland.
After earning his undergraduate degree in Molecular Biology from Princeton University, Dr. Lichtenberger was commissioned as an officer in the United States Air Force in 2001 and entered medical school at USU. After earning his medical degree in 2005, Dr. Lichtenberger completed residency in diagnostic radiology at David Grant Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California. He went on to complete a fellowship in thoracic and cardiac imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.
After serving as Chief of Cardiothoracic Imaging at David Grant Medical Center, he was selected as Director of Preclerkship Radiology Curriculum at USU and joined the cardiothoracic faculty at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, as Chief of Cardiac MRI. Upon completion of his military service in 2018, he became Chief of Cardiothoracic Imaging at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, DC. He became Vice Chair for Education in the Department of Radiology in 2023.
In 2015, Dr. Lichtenberger joined the faculty in Thoracic Radiology and Cardiac Radiology sections at the AIRP in Silver Spring, Maryland. In 2016, he was selected to serve as Senior Editor for the Cardiovascular and Thoracic section of Rad-Path Dx, an e-Learning program of the American College of Radiology. He was then promoted to Editor-in-Chief of Rad-Path Dx in 2019 and he became Associate Section Chief of the Cardiothoracic Section of the AIRP. He has written over 40 peer-reviewed publications focusing on cardiac and thoracic neoplasms with radiologic-pathologic correlation. He has edited a textbook in radiology, “Expert DDX: Chest 2nd Edition” and contributed as an author to several books, most notably “Diagnostic Imaging: Chest 2nd and 3rd eds.” and “Diagnostic Imaging: Cardiovascular 2nd ed.”
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Staff Physician Teacher of the Year, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (2016)
USAF Physician Educator of the Year (2016)
USAF Radiologist of the Year (2016)
Defense Meritorious Service Medal (2018)
Golden Apple Award (Teacher of the Year), Diagnostic Radiology Residency, the George Washington University Hospital (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Non-Medicine Attending of the Year, Internal Medicine Residency, the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (2023)
RSNA Honored Educator Award from the Radiological Society of North America (2019)
Chief of Cardiothoracic Imaging, The George Washington University
John P. Lichtenberger III, MD, is Vice Chair for Education, Chief of Cardiothoracic Imaging and Professor of Radiology at the George Washington (GW) University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, DC. He serves as Associate Section Chief of Cardiothoracic Imaging at the American Institute for Radiologic Pathology (AIRP). A Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force (USAF) Reserve, he also holds appointments as Associate Professor of Radiology and secondary appointment in Pathology at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) in Bethesda, Maryland.
After earning his undergraduate degree in Molecular Biology from Princeton University, Dr. Lichtenberger was commissioned as an officer in the United States Air Force in 2001 and entered medical school at USU. After earning his medical degree in 2005, Dr. Lichtenberger completed residency in diagnostic radiology at David Grant Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California. He went on to complete a fellowship in thoracic and cardiac imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.
After serving as Chief of Cardiothoracic Imaging at David Grant Medical Center, he was selected as Director of Preclerkship Radiology Curriculum at USU and joined the cardiothoracic faculty at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, as Chief of Cardiac MRI. Upon completion of his military service in 2018, he became Chief of Cardiothoracic Imaging at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, DC. He became Vice Chair for Education in the Department of Radiology in 2023.
In 2015, Dr. Lichtenberger joined the faculty in Thoracic Radiology and Cardiac Radiology sections at the AIRP in Silver Spring, Maryland. In 2016, he was selected to serve as Senior Editor for the Cardiovascular and Thoracic section of Rad-Path Dx, an e-Learning program of the American College of Radiology. He was then promoted to Editor-in-Chief of Rad-Path Dx in 2019 and he became Associate Section Chief of the Cardiothoracic Section of the AIRP. He has written over 40 peer-reviewed publications focusing on cardiac and thoracic neoplasms with radiologic-pathologic correlation. He has edited a textbook in radiology, “Expert DDX: Chest 2nd Edition” and contributed as an author to several books, most notably “Diagnostic Imaging: Chest 2nd and 3rd eds.” and “Diagnostic Imaging: Cardiovascular 2nd ed.”
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Staff Physician Teacher of the Year, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (2016)
USAF Physician Educator of the Year (2016)
USAF Radiologist of the Year (2016)
Defense Meritorious Service Medal (2018)
Golden Apple Award (Teacher of the Year), Diagnostic Radiology Residency, the George Washington University Hospital (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Non-Medicine Attending of the Year, Internal Medicine Residency, the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (2023)
RSNA Honored Educator Award from the Radiological Society of North America (2019)
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