William T. Thorwarth, Jr MD, FACR

William T. Thorwarth Jr., MD, is a distinguished leader in the radiology community with expertise in economics and health policy who has helped bring patient-centered care to the forefront of the specialty. As Chief Executive Officer of the American College of Radiology (ACR) since 2014, Dr. Thorwarth has helped shape radiology’s transition to value-based care. He previously established himself as a renowned diagnostic and interventional radiologist through a 30-year career at Catawba Radiological Associates in Hickory, NC. During that time, he also served on the board of directors of the Frye Regional Medical Center, including as chair in 1995.

Dr. Thorwarth received his medical degree from Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in Hanover, NH. He completed an internal medicine internship and a junior resident year at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA, followed by a diagnostic radiology residency at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine. He began his career as an emergency room physician in New Bern, NC, where he developed a solid background in clinical medicine and deep insight into how to best communicate with referring physicians. A dedicated contributor to organized radiology, Dr. Thorwarth served on the RSNA Board of Directors and the R&E Foundation Board of Trustees. During his tenure as RSNA Board liaison for publications and communications, Dr. Thorwarth worked with the RSNA-ACR Public Information Website Committee to develop and expand RadiologyInfo.org, the patient information website jointly produced by RSNA and ACR.

Dr. Thorwarth is a past president of ACR and served as chair of the ACR Economics Commission and as a member of the ACR Board of Chancellors. He is currently a member of the Journal of the American College of Radiology editorial board. Working across specialties, he is the chair of the Specialty Society CEO Coalition and secretary-treasurer of the Council of Medical Specialty Societies Board of Directors.