Michael P. Recht MD

Michael P. Recht, MD was named the Louis Marx Professor and Chairman of the Department of Radiology at NYU Langone Medical Center (NYULMC) in 2008. Prior to this, he spent 16 years at the Cleveland Clinic, where he served as Chairman of the Department of eRadiology (2002 to 2007) and Chairman of Business Development of the Imaging Institute (2007-2008). Since his arrival at NYULMC, Dr. Recht has focused on strengthening the Radiology Department’s translational research program, and improving clinical care and education.

Under his leadership he and his team have undertaken several projects including: the establishment of a new IT infrastructure to improve image quality and communications; multiple process improvement projects to improve clinical service across several imaging modalities; new models of integration with clinical services, and new customer service initiatives.