RSNA 2024 Outstanding Researcher: Jeffrey G. Jarvik, MD, MPH
Jarvik
Outstanding Researcher Award recipients have made significant contributions to radiology Research over the last 15 years that have fundamentally changed the future of the field.
Internationally renowned spine imaging researcher, Jeffrey G. Jarvik, MD, MPH, is a professor with joint tenure in the Department of Radiology and the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle. He is an adjunct professor of orthopedics and sports medicine in the UW School of Medicine, and an adjunct professor of pharmacy in the School of Pharmacy.
“The results of Dr. Jarvik’s research permeate everyday practice,” said RSNA President, Curtis P. Langlotz, MD, PhD. “His innovative approach to practical research questions has led to new insights and reporting methods that reduce healthcare costs and improve the appropriateness of medical imaging.”
Dr. Jarvik is particularly interested in research that will inform the common, practical concerns and decisions facing radiologists. This interest led him to research back pain because it affects nearly everyone during their lifetime. Dr. Jarvik was the principal investigator of the Lumbar Imaging With Reporting of Epidemiology (LIRE) Trial that was part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Health Systems Research Collaboratory, an NIH initiative to foster pragmatic clinical trials. He has maintained continuous federal funding since 1998.
With a focus on excellence, Dr. Jarvik works to improve both the rigor and relevance of radiology research and to promote the practice of evidence-based medicine. He directs the NIH-funded UW Clinical Learning, Evidence and Research (CLEAR) Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Comparative Effectiveness, Cost and Outcomes Research Center (CECORC) at UW. He has led or collaborated on numerous technology assessments using multidisciplinary teams involving multiple medical and surgical specialties and non-clinical disciplines of biostatistics, economics, epidemiology and health services. He has published studies on technology assessment and back pain in several high-impact journals including the Journal of the American Medical Association, The Lancet and the New England Journal of Medicine.
Dr. Jarvik received early career support from a GE-AUR Radiology Research Academic Fellowship (GERRAF) and an RSNA Research Seed Grant. Throughout his career he has supported both programs, serving on the GERRAF Board of Review and in numerous roles at RSNA including chair of the Research Development Committee and the Annual Meeting Program Planning Committee, and as faculty for the Clinical Trials Methodology Workshop.
A founding member and past president of the Radiology Alliance for Health Services Research, Dr. Jarvik was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015. He also received the Foundation Award for Outstanding Contributions in Research from the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR), the Distinguished Investigators Award from the Academy of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research (formerly the Academy of Radiology Research), the Association of Academic Radiologists (formerly the Association of University Radiologists) gold medal, and the RSNA Honored Educator Award.
Dr. Jarvik earned his bachelor’s and medical degrees at the University of California, San Diego. He completed a residency in diagnostic radiology and a fellowship in neuroradiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He later secured a career development award from the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar Program and earned a master’s degree in public health in health services from UW.
Internationally renowned spine imaging researcher, Jeffrey G. Jarvik, MD, MPH, is a professor with joint tenure in the Department of Radiology and the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle. He is an adjunct professor of orthopedics and sports medicine in the UW School of Medicine, and an adjunct professor of pharmacy in the School of Pharmacy.
“The results of Dr. Jarvik’s research permeate everyday practice,” said RSNA President, Curtis P. Langlotz, MD, PhD. “His innovative approach to practical research questions has led to new insights and reporting methods that reduce healthcare costs and improve the appropriateness of medical imaging.”
Dr. Jarvik is particularly interested in research that will inform the common, practical concerns and decisions facing radiologists. This interest led him to research back pain because it affects nearly everyone during their lifetime. Dr. Jarvik was the principal investigator of the Lumbar Imaging With Reporting of Epidemiology (LIRE) Trial that was part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Health Systems Research Collaboratory, an NIH initiative to foster pragmatic clinical trials. He has maintained continuous federal funding since 1998.
With a focus on excellence, Dr. Jarvik works to improve both the rigor and relevance of radiology research and to promote the practice of evidence-based medicine. He directs the NIH-funded UW Clinical Learning, Evidence and Research (CLEAR) Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Comparative Effectiveness, Cost and Outcomes Research Center (CECORC) at UW. He has led or collaborated on numerous technology assessments using multidisciplinary teams involving multiple medical and surgical specialties and non-clinical disciplines of biostatistics, economics, epidemiology and health services. He has published studies on technology assessment and back pain in several high-impact journals including the Journal of the American Medical Association, The Lancet and the New England Journal of Medicine.
Dr. Jarvik received early career support from a GE-AUR Radiology Research Academic Fellowship (GERRAF) and an RSNA Research Seed Grant. Throughout his career he has supported both programs, serving on the GERRAF Board of Review and in numerous roles at RSNA including chair of the Research Development Committee and the Annual Meeting Program Planning Committee, and as faculty for the Clinical Trials Methodology Workshop.
A founding member and past president of the Radiology Alliance for Health Services Research, Dr. Jarvik was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015. He also received the Foundation Award for Outstanding Contributions in Research from the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR), the Distinguished Investigators Award from the Academy of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research (formerly the Academy of Radiology Research), the Association of Academic Radiologists (formerly the Association of University Radiologists) gold medal, and the RSNA Honored Educator Award.
Dr. Jarvik earned his bachelor’s and medical degrees at the University of California, San Diego. He completed a residency in diagnostic radiology and a fellowship in neuroradiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He later secured a career development award from the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar Program and earned a master’s degree in public health in health services from UW.