Hedvig Hricak is Chair, Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, a member of the Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, and Professor, Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, New York, NY. She is renowned for translating and pioneering applications of novel imaging technologies that address pressing clinical needs, particularly in oncology. She is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and has received two honorary doctorates, the David Rall Medal for Distinguished Leadership at the NAM, numerous gold medals and other awards and has served/serves on many academic/government national and international advisory boards.