Words cannot express how this moment felt. To be recognized for the work I do in the #KansasCity community to fight for #breastcancer care/access & my love of the Chiefs is a dream come true. I’d appreciate your vote for @NFL Fan of the Year. Go Chieeeeefs! ❤️💛 #ChiefsKingdom

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USA! USA! USA! 🇺🇸 #FIFAWorldCup

This week, the ACR delegation to @AmerMedicalAssn is in Chicago for the House of Delegates #AMAmtg. In this #ACRRadvocacyReport, we’re sharing highlights from our hands on #MedStudent exhibit. #ACRMSS #radvocacy

Potential inclement weather was not going to stop us celebrating our inspirational cancer survivors at @GildasClubKC National Cancer Survivors Day! 🎉 I am so humbled to serve on the Gilda’s Club Kansas City Board representing The University of Kansas Cancer Center. This community partnership is crucial to ensure patients receive the care and support that they need, and so many are dedicated to ensure this comes to fruition. Incredible representation also included Turning Point, a community resource of The University of Kansas Health System, and PIVOT (Patient and Investigator Voices Organizing Together), a patient research advocacy program a part of KU Cancer Center that allows the sharing of ideas and research that may lead to improved treatment and therapies to better meet patients’ needs and improve quality of life. To learn more and see how you can benefit from these amazing resources/participate: Gilda’s Club KC: gildasclubkc.org Turning Point: kansashealthsystem.com/healt… PIVOT: kucancercenter.org/research/… #NCSD2026 #Cancer #Care #Hope #Community

The first of my FIVE chosen has been revealed!🤩 This is a fantastic and interesting article regarding the effects of signaling! Click below to learn more!👇 #JACR #RadRes @futureradres

It was such a fun and meaningful evening at @BigSlickKC in the name of pediatric cancer patients receiving care at @ChildrensMercy. An incredible $4,241,814 was raised which truly exemplifies the generosity of the #KansasCity community. #Proud #BigSlickKC

It was an inspiring evening celebrating the awardees at The @samrodgerskc Heart of the Community Awards Gala, including Dr. Vincent Key, an Orthopedic Surgeon at The University of Kansas Health System. Dr. Key is a trailblazer in his field both locally and nationally, and he has done so much for the Kansas City community from providing free and reduced cost medical services to free athletic physicals to underserved high school students. He is also a dedicated team physician for The @Royals for 16 years, and has been recognized as “The Best in Major League Baseball” twice during his tenure. He was also inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2024 due to his innumerable contributions to sports medicine. Sincerest congratulations to Dr. Key on this well deserved honor! 🎉

Honoring #MemorialDay. We were so fortunate to have a wonderful weekend but will never lose sight of why we observe and are eternally grateful to those who sacrificed so much so we can have the prolific freedoms we have today. 🇺🇸

Honoring #MemorialDay 🇺🇸

This past week, Joe and I had the pleasure of attending the inaugural @samrodgerskc Heart of the Community Awards Gala. It was so amazing for the community to come together to honor the legacy of Dr. Rodgers and his mission of providing high-quality, compassionate, and affordable healthcare for all. I fervently feel that strong relationships and partnerships with federally qualified health centers such as Sam Rodgers are imperative to ensure timely access to quality care for all patients, bridging the gap to healthcare inequities. As previously overseeing breast imaging at Sam Rodgers, this health center is near and dear to my heart, and I know how tremendously hard its staff works with the resources they have to take the best care they can of patients. It was also great to see that @KUHospital supported the event, understanding the importance that it takes all of us to ensure the needs of our #KansasCity community are met. I feel very fortunate to work in a city and for a health system that comes together to put patients first. #Gratitude

AI is changing healthcare. When @JoannaStern spent a year testing 100 AI products for her new book, Koios SmartUltrasound™ caught something on her own scan that her doctor needed to see. Now featured in @WSJ and on the @TODAYshow. Swipe 👉 to see why physicians like @amykpatel trust Koios for breast and thyroid ultrasound. 📖 Read Joanna's story: lnkd.in/gwNnFDpd Ready to bring SmartUltrasound™ to your practice? Link in bio. Save time. Save lives. Be Koios confident.

Thank you for your leadership, Dr. Smetherman! The American College of Radiology is working vociferously on behalf of the house of radiology and radiation oncology! #radvocacy

Thank you for your leadership, Dr. Smetherman! 👏👏👏 #radvocacy

🩻Radiology is basically the perfect breeding ground for imposter syndrome. You’re expected to know everything, miss nothing, make decisions in seconds, and somehow still feel calm when a scan looks like abstract art at 2 AM. Listen to the most recent episode of ✨Contrast & Clarity✨ with the @JACRJournal now! 🍏shorturl.at/oWsF8

#KansasCity lost a true queen yesterday. @CynthiaNewsome was an incredible person and force of nature. I had the pleasure of first meeting her in 2019 when we passed 3D screening mammography legislation in Missouri. She went above and beyond to amplify this information through her voice and media platform so that women were informed and encouraged to receive the screenings they now had access to without co-pay or deductible. That was just the kind of person she was; an advocate through and through, driven by her own breast cancer diagnosis, offering hope and encouragement to so many. That was also evident in her co-founding Awesome Ambitions, empowering so many girls to achieve their full potential. May she rest in peace and we always remember all of the lives she touched and simply made better. #RIP

It's important for radiology leaders to come together to solve challenges within the specialty. The ACR-RBMA Practice Leadership Forum is an excellent opportunity for leaders to do just that. Learn how with the #ACRBulletin.🔗 bit.ly/4tIEY9O #ACRRLI

It was an immense honor to be The @UMKC Commencement Speaker yesterday addressing the Schools of Medicine, Law, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing and Health Studies, Business, Education, Social Work and Psychological Sciences, and Humanities and Social Sciences. My sincerest gratitude to Chancellor Agrawal and Provost Lundgren for the invitation and kind introduction. I know I was to deliver an inspiring speech, but honestly, the graduates inspired me. The following were my closing remarks: “I will leave you with a quote from famous Missourian Walt Disney. He said, “All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” You have shown great courage and fortitude to get to where you are today. So, class of 2026, go out there, embrace the world, seize new opportunities. Don’t be afraid of change. Keep an open mind. Be resilient. Be bold. Be brave. Be humble. Stay hungry. The best is yet to come. My sincerest congratulations to the Class of 2026!” 🎉

Thank you to all who participated in #ACRHillDay2026! #radvocacy

Congratulations! 🎉 #JACR

This week is National Women's Health Week. @womenshealth leads this yearly health observance to empower women to prioritize their health through checkups and screening. Take a look at how the @RadiologyACR supports this week by recommending women start their annual screening starting at age 40. #NWHW 🔗 bit.ly/3L9Gnpm @DrDMonticciolo @DSmethermanMD @BreastImaging