American Society of Head and Neck Radiology (ASHNR)

The American Society of Head and Neck Radiology (ASHNR) is an independent professional society, 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.

The purposes of the society include:
• Advancing knowledge
• Stimulating interest
• Promoting research
• Improving methods of Head and Neck Imaging
• Hosting the premier Head and Neck Imaging meetings for the presentation and dissemination of Head and Neck Imaging knowledge
• Fostering the continued development of Head and Neck Imaging as an art and science