Ronald L. Arenson, MD

ron.arenson@radiology.ucsf.edu
Telephone: (415) 476-1537
Facsimile: (415) 476-0616

Ronald Arenson, MD, is chairman of the Department of Radiology and the Alexander R. Margulis Distinguished Professor of Radiology at the University of California, San Francisco. He holds degrees from Duke University (BA in Mathematics) and New York Medical College (MD).

Arenson was a systems engineer for IBM from 1963 through 1970. After serving in the Navy at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, he joined the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania in 1976. At Penn, he served as associate chairman of Clinical Services, Radiology, and was the interim vice-provost for Computing. He also served as president of the medical staff.

Arenson has conducted research and written extensively on Radiology Information Systems and Picture Archival and Communication Systems. His special interests include picture archival and communication systems, workload and finances in radiology, the future of academic radiology and research training He is a fellow in the American College of Medical Informatics, in the American College of Radiology, and in the Society of Computer Applications in Radiology.

Arenson is past president of the medical staff at UCSF, past chairman of the Credentials Committee, past chairman of the Electronic Communications Committee of the RSNA, and past president of the Society of Chairman of Academic Radiology Departments. He is also past President of the Academy of Radiology Research. Dr. Arenson is currently Vice-president of the Association of University Radiologists and is also vice-president of the International Society of Strategic Studies in Radiology.

As chairman, Arenson oversees four institutions, the main campus at Parnassus, San Francisco General Hospital, the Veterans Administration Medical Center and Mt. Zion Hospital plus the Center for Molecular and Functional Imaging at China Basin Landing.