RSNA 2024 Gold Medalist: James P. Borgstede, MD
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An international expert in US, socioeconomics, government relations, quality, and safety, James P. Borgstede, MD, ardently advocates for patients and radiology worldwide.
“Dr. Borgstede is a role model for all of us, a master radiologist and teacher who selflessly contributes to our profession,” said RSNA President, Curtis P. Langlotz, MD, PhD. “His volunteer work has improved peoples lives locally, nationally, and internationally.”
Currently an emeritus professor of radiology at the University of Colorado, Dr. Borgstede served as professor and vice chairman of the department of radiology from 2008 through 2021, serving the School of Medicine Clinical Leadership Council and the Compliance Committee, taking a key role in contract negotiations.
The University of Colorado honored Dr. Borgstede’s service and excellence in teaching with many awards during his career, including Outstanding Clinical Radiologist, the Hospital President’s Award for Leadership and the Sky’s the Limit Patient Experience Award. In 2021, the university established the James P. Borgstede Endowed Chair in Radiology in honor of his significant contributions to the radiology department.
Dr. Borgstede is a past president and former Board chair of RSNA. He joined the Board of Directors in 2013, serving as the Board liaison for international affairs, representing RSNA around the world. He is also a past president of the American Board of Radiology, the American College of Radiology (ACR), and the International Society of Radiology.
Dr. Borgstede has also been a steadfast supporter of the RSNA R&E Foundation, serving on the Board of Trustees, the Corporate Giving Subcommittee, the Finance Committee and as chair of the Foundation.
Dr. Borgstede has been a strong contributor to his local community, serving as president of the Colorado State Board of Medical Examiners and the Colorado Physician Health Program, a peer assistance program for physicians. He held committee or leadership positions in several regional organizations, including the Colorado Radiological Society (CRS), El Paso County Medical Society, Rocky Mountain Radiological Society and the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound.
He is a past member of the multispecialty American Medical Association Relative Value System Update Committee, where he chaired the research subcommittee. Dr. Borgstede has served on the editorial board for the Journal of the American College of Radiology and served many years on the editorial advisory board for American Family Physician.
During his tenure as ACR chair and president, Dr. Borgstede established the Committee on International Service, visiting Grace Children’s Hospital in Port-au-Prince four times as part of the Haiti Radiology Project, to help re-establish the residency program there following the earthquake.
His interest in international radiology service led Dr. Borgstede to personally arrange and complete two international service projects in the Philippines and Cameroon. His family purchased and delivered diagnostic medical sonographic equipment to local hospitals and provided training for the staff.
Widely recognized for his contributions to the specialty, Dr. Borgstede earned gold medals from the ACR and the CRS—the first awarded by that society. He was awarded the William T. Thorwarth Award for Excellence in Economics and Health Policy by the ACR and in 2019, RSNA recognized Dr. Borgstede’s contributions to radiology education with an Honored Educator Award.
Dr. Borgstede earned his medical degree at the University of Illinois Chicago. He completed his residency at the University of Colorado Health Science Center, where he began his career as a clinical staff radiologist. He later completed a fellowship at the University of California, San Diego.
“Dr. Borgstede is a role model for all of us, a master radiologist and teacher who selflessly contributes to our profession,” said RSNA President, Curtis P. Langlotz, MD, PhD. “His volunteer work has improved peoples lives locally, nationally, and internationally.”
Currently an emeritus professor of radiology at the University of Colorado, Dr. Borgstede served as professor and vice chairman of the department of radiology from 2008 through 2021, serving the School of Medicine Clinical Leadership Council and the Compliance Committee, taking a key role in contract negotiations.
The University of Colorado honored Dr. Borgstede’s service and excellence in teaching with many awards during his career, including Outstanding Clinical Radiologist, the Hospital President’s Award for Leadership and the Sky’s the Limit Patient Experience Award. In 2021, the university established the James P. Borgstede Endowed Chair in Radiology in honor of his significant contributions to the radiology department.
Dr. Borgstede is a past president and former Board chair of RSNA. He joined the Board of Directors in 2013, serving as the Board liaison for international affairs, representing RSNA around the world. He is also a past president of the American Board of Radiology, the American College of Radiology (ACR), and the International Society of Radiology.
Dr. Borgstede has also been a steadfast supporter of the RSNA R&E Foundation, serving on the Board of Trustees, the Corporate Giving Subcommittee, the Finance Committee and as chair of the Foundation.
Dr. Borgstede has been a strong contributor to his local community, serving as president of the Colorado State Board of Medical Examiners and the Colorado Physician Health Program, a peer assistance program for physicians. He held committee or leadership positions in several regional organizations, including the Colorado Radiological Society (CRS), El Paso County Medical Society, Rocky Mountain Radiological Society and the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound.
He is a past member of the multispecialty American Medical Association Relative Value System Update Committee, where he chaired the research subcommittee. Dr. Borgstede has served on the editorial board for the Journal of the American College of Radiology and served many years on the editorial advisory board for American Family Physician.
During his tenure as ACR chair and president, Dr. Borgstede established the Committee on International Service, visiting Grace Children’s Hospital in Port-au-Prince four times as part of the Haiti Radiology Project, to help re-establish the residency program there following the earthquake.
His interest in international radiology service led Dr. Borgstede to personally arrange and complete two international service projects in the Philippines and Cameroon. His family purchased and delivered diagnostic medical sonographic equipment to local hospitals and provided training for the staff.
Widely recognized for his contributions to the specialty, Dr. Borgstede earned gold medals from the ACR and the CRS—the first awarded by that society. He was awarded the William T. Thorwarth Award for Excellence in Economics and Health Policy by the ACR and in 2019, RSNA recognized Dr. Borgstede’s contributions to radiology education with an Honored Educator Award.
Dr. Borgstede earned his medical degree at the University of Illinois Chicago. He completed his residency at the University of Colorado Health Science Center, where he began his career as a clinical staff radiologist. He later completed a fellowship at the University of California, San Diego.