Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD, MBA, FSABI, FACR, FAAR, FNASCI, FAHA

Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD, MBA, FSABI, FACR, FAAR, FNASCI, FAHA

Is a physician-scientist whose pioneering research helped drive the shift from invasive catheter angiography to modern CT angiography for vascular and cardiovascular care. His work spans technical innovation, clinical validation, and policy, moving CT from promising laboratory methods to broadly accessible standards of practice. His advocacy contributed to national recognition and reimbursement for early CTA procedures through his representation of the ACR at the RVS Update Committee, culminating in the establishment of the first eight CTA CPT codes in 2001.

An early architect of CTA’s clinical ascent, Dr. Rubin introduced techniques such as curved planar reformation for arterial visualization, thin-slab MIP for lung nodule visualization, perspective volume rendering for immersive interpretation, and automated approaches for lung nodule detection. He introduced CT angiography to the interventional radiology, vascular surgery, and cardiothoracic surgery communities, illustrating its unique benefits and building trust to transition from diagnostic catheter angiography.

Since 2020, he has led the University of Arizona’s Department of Radiology & Imaging Sciences as Chair and Professor and serves as Service Chief of Medical Imaging at Banner University Medicine in Tucson. Prior to joining the U of A, he served as the George B. Geller Endowed Professor and Chair of Radiology at Duke University. The first 22 years of his career were spent at Stanford University, where he co-founded and led one of the nation’s first clinical 3-D Laboratories, created the Section of Cardiovascular Imaging, and served as Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs.

Within the Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance (SCBTMR), now the Society for Advanced Body Imaging, his engagement spans more than three decades. He first presented to SCBTMR as a third-year resident in 1992, receiving three Hounsfield Awards and six Cum Laude Awards over the following decade. He joined the Executive Committee in 2007 and served as President from 2011 to 2012.

Dr. Rubin has authored more than 300 publications and is a principal investigator on more than $12 million in NIH funding, Dr. Rubin is currently MPI on a $2.4 million National Cancer Institute grant studying how artificial intelligence can streamline the interpretation of chest, abdomen, and pelvis CT examinations. He is a named inventor on six U.S. patents related to vascular image analysis and visualization. He has edited or co-edited six books that helped shape practice standards, including CT and MR Angiography: Comprehensive Vascular Assessment (2008), co-edited with SABI Gold Medalist Neil Rofsky.

In addition to his presidency of SCBTMR, his leadership portfolio includes past presidencies of the Fleischner Society and the North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging. He currently serves as President and Board Chair of the International Society for Computed Tomography and as Vice President of the Association for Academic Radiology. His invited presentations include the RSNA Opening Session Plenary in 2011, the European Congress of Radiology Presidential Plenary in 2024, the Charles T. Dotter Lecture at the American Heart Association in 2008, and the opening plenary for the Japan Radiological Society in 2024.

Dr. Rubin co-founded TriVascular, Inc. and Informatics in Context and has advised over 25 med-tech and imaging companies, complementing his academic roles with translational impact. He is deeply committed to mentoring trainees and junior faculty. A founding board member of the ACR Radiology Leadership Institute, he has organized and taught more than 20 national leadership courses for the RLI and hosts the podcast Taking the Lead, which has surpassed 100,000 downloads across 71 episodes.

He earned a BS with honors in chemistry and biology from the California Institute of Technology, an MD from the University of California San Diego, and completed radiology residency and a body imaging fellowship at Stanford University. He holds an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, where he was a Fuqua Scholar and class commencement speaker.