AAPM bestows awards upon UW physicists

Four UW medical physicists faculty have been recognized by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM). Kalpana Kanal, PhD, DABR, FAAPM, FACR, FSABI, Kristi Hendrickson, PhD, DABR, FAAPM, Jessica Fagerstrom, PhD, MEd, DABR, and Stephen Bowen, PhD, DABR, FAAPM, have received awards at the 67th AAPM Annual Meeting and Exhibition in Washington, DC. The awards were bestowed on July 28th, 2025. 

Professor Kanal has been honored with the prestigious Edith Quimby  Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her distinguished career and decades of impactful contributions to medical physics. Through her work in clinical practice, research, education, and professional service, she has helped shape the field.

Since joining the Department of Radiology in 2000, Dr. Kanal has established herself as a leader in diagnostic physics, advancing groundbreaking research, imaging techniques and mentoring the next generation of medical imaging professionals. Dr. Kanal is the program director of the UW imaging physics residency, and also section chief of diagnostic physics. 

Professor Hendrickson, the Alexander Rodney Muir Professor in Radiation Oncology and director of the Medical Physics Residency Program, received the Society of Directors of Academic Medical Physics Programs (SDAMPP) Distinguished Program Director Award.

Professor Stephen Bowen and assistant professor Jessica Fagerstrom were honored as recipients of AAPM Fellow Awards.

Congratulations to all our award recipients, and thank you for your continued excellent contributions to the UW Radiology team and the field of radiology!