Benjamin Felson, MD
1819: Founding of the Medical College of Ohio, precursor to the UC College of Medicine. School becomes the oldest medical school west of the Alleghenies.
821: Founding of the Commercial Hospital and Lunatic Asylum, first teaching hospital of the Medical College of Ohio. It later drops "Lunatic Asylum" from its name in 1861.
1852: Miami Medical College founded.
1869: Cincinnati Hospital opens to replace the Commercial Hospital of Cincinnati.
1896: Medical College of Ohio officially becomes a part of UC.
1908: Miami Medical College and the Medical College of Ohio merge to form the Ohio-Miami Medical College.
1914: Christian R. Holmes is named dean of the College of Medicine
1919: Ohio-Miami Medical College renamed the UC College of Medicine.
1951: Internationally renowned radiologist Benjamin Felson, MD, named director of radiology.
1960:.UC given executive control of Cincinnati General Hospital.
1967: UC Medical Center is created and includes the colleges of medicine, nursing and pharmacy, and University Hospital, Christian R. Holmes Hospital and the Health Sciences Library.
1972: Robert Lukin, MD, named director of neuroradiology at UC.
1973: Jerome Wiot, MD, is named chair of radiology. Under his leadership the department established its technological leadership, acquiring the first CT scanner in the region.
1982: Cincinnati General Hospital renamed University of Cincinnati Hospital.
1993: Robert Lukin, MD, is named chair of radiology, bringing more technological leadership in imaging and placing more focus on research.
1994: Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati assumes management of UC Hospital and later renames it University Hospital.
1999: UC creates a College of Allied Health Sciences, which joins nursing, pharmacy and medicine in making up the UC Medical Center.
2006: UC Medical Center adopts the name "Academic Health Center" to better reflect its scope of services.
2009: Jannette Collins, MD, MEd, FCCP, named chair of radiology.
History/Timeline
It was under the direction of Benjamin Felson, MD, that the training program for radiologists at Cincinnati General Hospital flourished to become one of the outstanding teaching programs for clinical radiology in the nation.
Felson was named director of radiology in 1951, a position he held until 1973. A graduate of the UC College of Medicine who received his radiology training at Cincinnati General Hospital, he was internationally renowned as a radiologist.
In 1973, Felson was succeeded by Jerome Wiot, MD. Wiot was also a graduate of the UC College of Medicine and received his radiology training at Cincinnati General Hospital. He was an exceptional leader and served as president of the American Board of Radiology, the American College of Radiology and the American Roentgen Ray Society.
It was during his two decades as chair that the department established its technological leadership, acquiring the first CT scanner in the region. Wiot stepped down as chair in 1992 and remains an active faculty member today.
Both Felson (1985) and Wiot (1992) received the Daniel Drake Medal, considered the highest honor awarded by the UC College of Medicine.
Robert Lukin, MD, succeeded Wiot in 1993. Lukin was also a graduate of the UC College of Medicine and received his radiology training at Cincinnati General Hospital. Lukin served as the director of neuroradiology from 1972 until being appointed chair. Lukin is nationally renowned for his work in neuroradiology, serving as president of the American Society of Neuroradiology and trustee of the American Board of Radiology.
Lukin continued the tradition of excellence in clinical training and technological leadership in imaging and was instrumental in placing more focus on research. He stepped down as chair in 2008—the same year he was awarded the American Society of Neuroradiology’s highest award, the Gold Medal.
Jannette Collins, MD, MEd, FCCP, succeeded Lukin in 2009. Collins is a graduate of the Medical College of Ohio, where she was first in her class. She completed both her internship and radiology residency at University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison. She completed a chest radiology fellowship at Yale University.
She also completed fellowships in medical education research with the Association of American Medical Colleges Group on Education Affairs, radiology journalism with the American Journal of Roentgenology and executive leadership in academic medicine at MCP Hahnemann University.
Prior to being appointed chair, Collins was on the faculty at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, where she was a professor with tenure in the department of radiology and affiliate professor in the department of medicine.
While on the faculty at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Collins served as the residency program director and the associate vice chair of education with responsibilities for all educational programs in the department of radiology, as well as assistant dean for graduate medical education in the college of medicine.
Over 330 radiologists have been trained in the UC radiology residency program. In addition, over 100 radiologists have completed fellowships in neuroradiology, body imaging and nuclear medicine. Graduates include 13 department chairs and many others in key academic and leadership positions across the country.