Celebrating Women’s History Month
By Office of Communications & Marketing | Mar 7, 2023
Gender disparity in radiology is more significant than in many other medical specialties. According to Radiology Business, globally, one in three radiologists is female. Health Imaging indicates that female trainees comprised only 26 percent of U.S. radiology residents over the past 12 years. An Association of American Medical Colleges 2017 study published in Radiology Today showed that, although women represented more than 50 percent of the 21,338 medical school enrollees for the first time, radiology remains one of the few medical specialties still dominated by men.
Brooklyn, NY - SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University proudly presents Deborah L. Reede, M.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Radiology, as its featured Women’s History Month profile.
Dr. Reede is a leading expert in head and neck radiology. She received her medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University and post-graduate training in radiology at SUNY Upstate and New York University Medical Center, where she completed her residency and a fellowship in head and neck radiology. After completing her training, she joined the New York University Medical Center staff and was quickly promoted to Associate Professor.
Dr. Reede joined Long Island College Hospital (LICH) in 1987 and SUNY Downstate’s faculty in 1988. At LICH, she was Vice Chair of the Department of Radiology in 1988 and later Site Director and Chair in 2007. Following the LICH and Downstate merger in July 2013, Dr. Reede was appointed Chair of Radiology at SUNY Downstate. Since joining Downstate, she has held numerous administrative and leadership roles.
Gender disparity in radiology is more significant than in many other medical specialties. According to Radiology Business, globally, one in three radiologists is female. Health Imaging indicates that female trainees comprised only 26 percent of U.S. radiology residents over the past 12 years. An Association of American Medical Colleges 2017 study published in Radiology Today showed that, although women represented more than 50 percent of the 21,338 medical school enrollees for the first time, radiology remains one of the few medical specialties still dominated by men.
Dr. Reede is a pioneer and devoted graduate medical education and administration leader. At LICH, she was the Radiology Program Director and, over the years, served in several administrative positions: Vice Chair, Associate Chair, Site Director, and Chair. At Downstate, Dr. Reede is the Chair of Radiology. She is a member of the Graduate Medical Education Committee and the GME Program Monitoring Committee. Her leadership and foresight brought the Training Administrators for Graduate Medical Education (TAGME) certification to coordinators at Downstate, allowing for the recognition of their role in managing residency programs.
Nationally, Dr. Reede served as an ACGME Accreditation Appeals Committee member and was on the Initial Certification Advisory Committee for the American Board of Radiology Core Examination.
Dr. Reede served on the Association of Program Directors In Radiology (APDR) Board of Directors and eventually became the President in 2016. ADPR organizes residency and fellowship program directors and coordinators to optimize trainees’ educational experience. She oversaw the APDR response to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) revision of the standard program-specific requirements in radiology and the APDR response to the American Board of Radiology proposed core exam. In 2021, Dr. Reede was honored by the Association of Program Directors in Radiology with the APDR Achievement Award.
Dr. Reede also served as President of the American Society of Head and Neck Radiology from 1997-1998 and, in 2012, received the organization’s highest honor, the Gold Medal Award. She is a senior member of the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR), the Society of Thoracic Radiology, and a member of RSNA.
As a trailblazer in the field, Dr. Reede is instrumental in the mentorship and development of radiology professionals and was a critical innovator in the emerging head and neck radiology field. Her dedication to graduate medical education includes significant contributions to scientific literature, as evidenced by the numerous scholarly activities and national presentations produced by the residents with whom she collaborated. She has presented 114 exhibits at national meetings, 54 of which have received significant awards. Dr. Reede has given nearly 400 presentations at local, national, and international meetings and published over 80 academic articles.
Dr. Reede will be among the SUNY Downstate 5th Annual Dr. Dale Blackstock Award honorees later this week.
We salute Dr. Deborah Reede for her work, dedication to her craft, mentoring upcoming generations of radiologists, and the legacy she created.
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Contact: Dawn S. Walker
917.439.9666 | 347.533.2071
dawn.walker@downstate.edu
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