Val Runge, MD

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CURRICULUM VITAE 

Prof. Dr. med. Val M. Runge, MD​

Education
1978 B.S., Stanford University (Chemistry, with honors)
1982 M.D., Stanford Medical School
1985 Diagnostic Radiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Faculty Positions
1986-1988 Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
1988-1990 Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
1990-2001 Rosenbaum Endowed Chair, University of Kentucky
2002-2010 Centennial Endowed Professor (Chair), Texas A&M
2010-2013 John Sealy Endowed Chair, UTMB (sabbatical, 2012-13)
2013-2015 Visiting Professor, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
2015-current Prof. Dr. med., University of Bern, Switzerland

Honors
Phi Beta Kappa
Dyke Memorial Award, American Society of Neuroradiology
Executive Council Award, American Roentgen Ray Society
Silver Medal, Society of Nuclear Medicine
Fellow of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
Harry Fischer Award, Contrast Media Research Society
Who’s Who in America, 2009-16, Who’s Who in the World 2015-16

Publications
Medical Texts – Editor for 21 medical texts (most recent listed): Essentials of Clinical MR (Thieme 2011 – 1st edition, German edition – 2011, Chinese edition – 2012, Turkish edition – 2013, 2nd edition – 2019), The Physics of Clinical MR Taught Through Images (Thieme 2005 – 1st edition, German edition – 2007, Turkish edition – 2008, 2nd edition – 2009, German 2nd edition – 2011, 3rd edition – 2014, 4th edition – 2018, Springer Nature 2022 – 5th edition), Imaging of Cerebrovascular Disease (Thieme 2016, Chinese edition – 2017), Neuroradiology: The Essentials with MR and CT (Thieme 2015, 2nd edition – 2020)
Original Research - > 230 publications in high profile medical journals including Radiology, Investigative Radiology, European Radiology, JMRI, AJNR, AJR, Blood and Circulation

Presentations
> 800 scientific and invited presentations at national/international meetings and medical schools across North America, Europe, Australia, Japan, S. Korea, Southeast Asia, Taiwan and China

Other Activities
Editor-in-Chief: Investigative Radiology (since 1994) – 10.065 Impact Factor (2021), the second highest ranked diagnostic radiology journal (by the JCR, CiteScore and the SJR)
Critical Questions Regarding Gadolinium Deposition in the Brain and Body After Injections of the Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents, Safety, and Clinical Recommendations in Consideration of the EMA's Pharmacovigilance and Risk Assessment Committee Recommendation for Suspension of the Marketing Authorizations for 4 Linear Agents
(Invest Radiol 2017;52: 317–323)
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MR contrast media safety
United Press International
Science Daily
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Review of The Physics of Clinical MR Taught Through Images, 5th edition 
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Review of Imaging of Cerebrovascular Disease
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