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Dr. Ernest J. Ring, MD
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The VIVA ATLAS Award
A Teacher, Leader And Scholar
"If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants"
- Isaac Newton
The VIVA™ ATLAS award is a distinction bestowed upon an extraordinary individual who has demonstrated leadership, mentorship, and scholarly activity that have profoundly affected the care of patients with vascular disease. VIVA™ is proud to recognize Dr. Ernest J. Ring as the recipient of this year’s prestigious award.
The VIVA™ ATLAS Award Presentation
Wednesday, October 20 8:05 AM
Ironwood Ballroom
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Dr. Ernest J. Ring stands out as one of the most respected and admired leaders in the field of interventional radiology. A procedural pioneer, esteemed teacher and mentor, astute politician, effective administrator and life-long influence on countless careers and lives, Ernie Ring is a peerless champion in the eyes of interventionalists around the world. Whether in the halls of government, offices of academic institutions or hospital angiography suites, he is known as a tireless and selfless worker who strives for the best out of himself and his team. Founder of the SIR Foundation, he has been honored as a Gold Medalist (2001) and received the Leaders in Innovation Award (2008) from SIR.
Dr. Ring earned his medical degree at Wayne State University School of Medicine and was the winner of its Distinguished Alumni Award in 1982. He was a resident in radiology and fellow in angiography and interventional radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital and subsequently he was Chief of Interventional Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine before being named Professor of Radiology at the University of California, San Francisco in 1982. At UCSF, he served as Vice Chair of the Department of Radiology (1994-2004); Associate Dean of the School of Medicine (1997-2001); Chief of Radiology at San Francisco General Hospital (2001-2004), and Chief Medical Officer of the UCSF Medical Center (2004-2008). From 1992 to 1998, he was a member of the Board of Chancellors of the American College of Radiology.
His primary clinical and research interest has been the treatment of liver disease and the adaption of catheter-based procedures to the biliary tract and portal vein. His appreciation of the importance of investigative research for the development and acceptance of interventional therapies is well recognized. Designed to provide support to junior faculty members early in their careers, the SIR established the Dr. Ernest J. Ring Academic Development Grant Program to allow opportunities, resources, and time to conduct research. From the perspective of a generation of interventionalists however, his most enduring contribution is his sustained commitment to quality education and training. A hall of fame teacher inside or out of the classroom, during formal didactic lectures or angio club bull sessions, he is universally praised for his clear, straight-forward communication style that effectively compels learning. It is pleasure to acknowledge the career accomplishments of an interventional oracle with the presentation of the 2010 ATLAS Award to Ernest J. Ring.
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