Michael N. Patlas, MD, FRCPC, FASER, FCAR, FSAR, is a Professor and Chair, Department of Medical Imaging, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. Michael leads the largest academic medical imaging department in Canada with over 500 talented faculty members and trainees. He is an Editor-in-Chief for Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal and five radiology books, and author of over 220 peer-reviewed papers, editorials, and book chapters. Michael presented 262 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, Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology, Current Radiology Reports and Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science. Dr.Patlas is a 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 Medal from the European Society of Emergency Radiology in 2022, and Medal of Excellence from the Canadian Emergency, Trauma and Acute Care Radiology Society in 2024. He is an Honored Member of the Association of Radiologists of Ukraine and the Society of Emergency Radiology, India.