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SRPC Medical Imaging is proud to announce that Dr. John Fulco, MD, FSIR, has been named the 2010 Society of Interventional Radiology Gold Medalist!
Society of Interventional Radiology 2010 Gold Medalist
SOURCE: Society of Interventional Radiology – January 2010
The Society of Interventional Radiology’s (SIR) Gold Medal is awarded to a member who has helped ensure the future of interventional radiology by advancing the quality of medicine and patient care.
JOHN D FULCO, MD, FSIR (Partner – Schenectady Radiologists, PC, Schenectady, NY)
After attending the Citadel, the Military College of South Caroline, John Fulco, MD, FSIR, began his scientific education in 1965 with a BA in biology/chemistry from Long Island University, New York. He went on to earn his Doctor of Medicine and Surgery at Long Island Jewish-Hillside Medical Center (Downstate Medical School). He was Intern of the Year there in 1974-1975 and, in his final year, served as Chief Resident. He completed his fellowship in cardiovascular and interventional radiology at Tufts-New England Medical Center, with a focus on angiography. He subsequently received both diagnostic and interventional certificates. He then returned to New York and is pas Chief of Staff of the Ellis Health System and past President of the Medical Society of the County of Schenectady. He has received tremendous recognition for his accomplishments throughout his career, including the Medical Society of the State of New York’s President’s Citation – in recognition of dedicated community service (November, 1990), and the SIR Service Award for his work as SIRPAC Chair (2005-2008).
Dr. Fulco has shown true commitment to furthering Society goals from the time he first became a SIR member. He has served in a range of roles, including sitting on 10 Society committees and subcommittees that govern issues from hospital outreach to long range planning. He has, perhaps, made his greatest impact as SIR Representative on the American Medical Association House of Delegates (HOD). Combining this role with his position as Chair of the AMA Section Council on Radiology, Dr. Fulco has ensured that issues faced by interventional radiology are understood and addressed by the AMA, and that the Society continues to be well-represented in the HOD.
Those who have worked with Dr. Fulco in service to the Society know him for both his boundless energy and his unique gift for political engagement. George A. Fueredi, MD< FSIR, who has served as an SIR alternate delegate to the AMA with Dr. Fulco over the past 10 years says, “In that item, I have seen countless examples of Dr. Fulco’s dedication to and advocacy for SIR and our members. Dr. Fulco has shown all of us that being political is as necessary for our success as being well-read and well-trained.”
Brian F. Stainken, MD, FSIR, SIR President, has also worked closely with Dr. Fulco as an alternate SIR delegate to the AMA. “Undoubtedly one of John’s greatest accomplishments has been the seat at the AMA for the SIR that was ratified in 1991.” Notes Dr. Stainken. “John’s tireless efforts and personal determination prevailed despite a general unreceptive environment.”
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