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Dr. Shellock is a physiologist with more than 17 years of experience conducting laboratory and clinical investigations in the field of magnetic resonance imaging. He is an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Radiology at the University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, the Founder of the Institute for Magnetic Resonance Safety, Education, and Research (www.IMRSER.org), and serves as a Special Employee to the Food and Drug Administration. As a commitment to the field of MRI safety, bio effects, and patient management, he created and maintains the internationally popular web site, www.MRIsafety.com that currently has over 19,500 registered users.
Dr. Shellock is a Member of the Committee for Standards and Accreditation of the Commission on Neuroradiology and MR for the American College of Radiology, the Safety Committee for the International Society for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and a member of the Sub-Committee on MR Safety and Compatibility for the American Society for Testing and Materials. Additionally, he has served in advisory roles to government, industry, and other policy-making organizations. Dr. Shellock is a Reviewing Editor for several medical and scientific journals and was recently appointed Associate Editor for the Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Dr. Shellock’s memberships in professional societies include the American College of Radiology, the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, the Radiological Society of North America, the California Radiological Society, the Hawaii Radiological Society, and the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. He is a member and Fellow of the American College of Sports medicine.
Dr. Shellock has published five textbooks, over 50 book chapters, more than 160 peer-reviewed articles, and over 190 scientific abstracts. His books include the Magnetic Resonance Procedures: Health Effects and Safety (considered a best seller with over 7,000 copies sold to date) and the Reference Manual for Magnetic Resonance Safety: Update 2002. Notably, each year a new Reference Manual for Magnetic Resonance Safety is revised to include the latest safety recommendations and guidelines as well as information for implants and devices.
Dr. Shellock is a recipient of a National Research Service Award from the National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and has received numerous research grants from governmental agencies and private organizations. He is currently participating in MR safety research at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation that is funded by a grant awarded from the National Institutes of Health.
Dr. Shellock is frequently invited to lecture, both nationally and internationally. He has provided plenary lectures on MR safety to numerous medical and governmental organizations including the Radiological Society of North America, the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, the American College of Radiology/American Roentgen Ray Society, the American Society of Neuroradiology, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Oklahoma Heart Institute, the Head and Neck Radiology Society, the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (FDA), the Magnetic Resonance Managers Society, the American Heart Association, the American Society of Neuroimaging, and the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance.
Dr. Shellock’s company, Magnetic Resonance Safety Testing Services specializes in the assessment of MR safety and MR compatibility of implants and devices as well as the evaluation of electromagnetic field-related bioeffects and the development of new clinical MR imaging applications for low-field (0.2-Tesla), high-field, and very-high-field strength (8.0-Tesla) MR systems (www.MagneticResonanceSafetyTesting.com).
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