Michael N. Patlas, MD, FRCPC, FASER, FCAR, FSAR, is a Professor and Chair, Department of Medical Imaging, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. He is an Editor-in-Chief for Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal and five radiology books, and author of over 255 peer-reviewed papers, editorials, and book chapters. He presented 280 invited lectures and scientific and educational abstracts. His Editorial Board memberships (past or current) include journals such as AJR, Diagnostic & Interventional Imaging, La Radiologia Medica, Emergency Radiology, CPDR, Current Radiology Reports and Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science. Dr.Patlas is a Past-President of Canadian Emergency, Trauma and Acute Care Radiology Society. He is an honored fellow of the American Society of Emergency Radiology, the Canadian Association of Radiologists, and the Society of Abdominal Radiology. Dr.Patlas received Gold Medals from the European Society of Emergency Radiology in 2022, and from Canadian Association of Radiologists in 2025. He is an Honored Member of the Association of Radiologists of Ukraine and Society of Emergency Radiology, India.