Richard Duszak, MD is recognized nationally for contributions in radiology, health policy advocacy and research, leadership, practice management, and education. Professor Emeritus at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), he recently served as Tenured Professor and Chair of the Department of Radiology and more remotely as president of a large private practice.
Former elected Council Speaker and now member of Board of Chancellors of the American College of Radiology (ACR), Dr. Duszak serves as Chief Medical Office of the ACR’s Radiology Leadership Institute.
An outspoken supporter of evidence-based policy, Dr. Duszak previously served on the executive committee of the CPT Editorial Panel. Recognized for his expertise as an author, lecturer, and litigation consultant in healthcare fraud and abuse, Duszak has helped develop and refine artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to identify false claims, preliminarily interpret imaging, and repurpose mammograms to assess cardiovascular risk—all aligned with his multidisciplinary approach of developing novel techniques to extract meaningful and actionable information from patient records and claims data.
Recognized by the Academy for Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research with its Distinguished Investigator Award and the Association of University Radiologists with its Radiology Alliance for Health Services Research Achievement Award, Duszak has been honored as a fellow of the ACR, a fellow of the Society of Interventional Radiology, and as the first ever physician fellow of the Radiology Business Management Association. His scholarly pursuits focus largely on health policy and more recently data science and AI. He has authored over 300 peer-reviewed papers and delivered over 600 invited lectures. He has served on editorial boards of several medical journals and a daily metropolitan newspaper. Over his career, he helped secure over $9 million in research funding.
A graduate of the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Duszak completed his residency in diagnostic radiology at Duke University and fellowship in vascular and interventional radiology at the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to his leadership at UMMC, he served as Professor and Vice Chair for Health Policy and Practice in the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences at Emory University and Founding Chief Executive Officer and later Chief Medical Officer of the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute. Before his mid-career transition into academia, he spent nearly two decades in private practice.
Richard Duszak, MD 