2025 ISMRM Annual Meeting
NAMED LECTURERS
Kim Butts Pauly, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA
Kim Butts Pauly, Ph.D., is a professor of radiology at Stanford University, where she also serves as the director of the Radiological Sciences Laboratory and interim vice-chair for Research. She earned her Ph.D. in biophysical sciences from the Mayo Graduate School and has since become a leading expert in MRI-guided focused ultrasound, particularly in its applications for cancer, neurosurgical, and psychiatric applications. Her research focuses on the development of non-invasive therapies using real-time MRI guidance, revolutionizing precision medicine.
Her current research includes optimizing MRI techniques for brain applications and exploring thermal and mechanical effects of focused ultrasound. She has published extensively in top journals, with influential papers like “MR Thermometry” and “Rapid MR‐ARFI Method for Focal Spot Localization During Focused Ultrasound Therapy.” Her work continues to shape the future of imaging-guided therapies, furthering advances in medical treatments.
Distinguished Awards
Fellow, ISMRM (2009)
Distinguished Investigator, The Academy of Radiology Research (2012)
Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (2015)
More info can be found here. https://profiles.stanford.edu/kim-pauly?tab=bio
Reza Razavi, M.D.
King’s College London
London, United Kingdom
Reza Razavi, M.D., is a professor of paediatric cardiovascular science at King’s College London (KCL), a paediatric cardiologist at Guy’s & St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT), and CEO of Fraiya Ltd., a startup developing AI-enabled pregnancy ultrasound technologies.
Dr. Razavi qualified in medicine at St. Bartholomew’s Medical School in 1988. He later trained in paediatrics and paediatric cardiology at GSTT and started a career in research at KCL.
His research is focused on cardiovascular imaging, and his team have led a number of innovations including first-in-man MRI-guided cardiac catheterisation procedures and MRI of the foetal cardiovascular system. He has also been the director of two major research centres, the Wellcome Trust and Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council Centre for Medical Engineering (2010-2021) and the Innovate UK Medical Imaging and AI Centre for Value Based Healthcare (2019-2024).
He has held several leadership positions at KCL including head of Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering (Jan 2007 – Feb 2017), assistant principal (Research & Innovation, July 2015 – Feb 2017), and vice president (Research, March 2017 – Dec 2022).
He is the past chair of the British Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and the Cardiac Study Group of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
Distinguished Awards
He has had honorary professorships at University of Cincinnati/Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Monash University.
In 2019, he was awarded the Combined Royal Colleges Medal and Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society for contributions to the field of medical imaging.
In 2023, he was awarded the Fellowship of King’s College London.
More info can be found here: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/reza-razavi
Shintaro Ichikawa, M.D., Ph.D.
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
Hamamatsu, Japan
Shintaro Ichikawa, M.D., Ph.D., is a leading expert in diagnostic radiology, specializing in abdominal imaging and advanced MRI techniques, including MR elastography and IVIM-DWI. He completed his medical training and residency at the University of Yamanashi, followed by clinical fellowships and academic appointments in Japan and the U.S. He has been a visiting scholar at the University of California, San Diego, and currently serves as an associate professor at Hamamatsu University.
Dr. Ichikawa is an active member of several prestigious radiological societies and has earned numerous awards for his research, including honors from the Radiological Society of North America and the Japanese Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. He has published over 85 peer-reviewed papers and continues to contribute to advancements in medical imaging.
Distinguished Awards
- Cum Laude, European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR) 2021 Annual Meeting and Postgraduate Course
- Certificate of Merit, 104th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of RSNA, 2018
- Itai Research Award, Japan Radiological Society, 2015
- Bayer Encouragement Award, Japanese Society of Abdominal Radiology, 2015
- Best Paper Award, Japanese Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 2013
- Distinguished Reviewer, Abdominal Radiology (2017, 2020, 2021)
- Peer Review Excellence Award, Abdominal Radiology, 2023
- Excellent Reviewer Award, Japanese Journal of Radiology (2017, 2020, 2023)
- Distinguished Reviewer Award, Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences (2019, 2020, 2022)