ASHNR History

The American Society of Head and Neck Radiology (ASHNR) was founded in Chicago, Illinois on November 12, 1976. The society was the outgrowth of an on-going annual post- graduate course headed by Dr. Galdino Valvassori of Chicago. His "permanent" co-faculty for eight years preceding the formal organization of the society included Drs. William Hanafee (Los Angeles), Daniel H. Johnson, Jr. (New Orleans), and Guy D. Potter (New York.) These four individuals formed the original core group of the ASHNR.

The society was incorporated under the laws of Louisiana on March 18, 1977 and sponsored its first post-graduate course on Radiology in Otolaryngology and Ophthalmology in Los Angeles, California in May, 1977. Subsequent to that date, the Society has sponsored annual courses in Head and Neck Imaging in a variety of cities both nationally and internationally for more than two decades. The goals of the ASHNR are enumerated in the Section entitled "Constitution and By-laws."