Douglas S. Katz, MD

Douglas S. Katz, M.D., F.A.C.R., F.A.S.E.R., F.S.A.R., is the Vice Chair for Research in the Radiology Department of NYU Long Island, and is Professor of Radiology (Scholar Track – Clinical).  He has co-authored nearly 1000 publications + abstracts, with over 10, 000 citations on Google Scholar, and an h-index of 51. He has co-written and/or co-edited multiple books. He has been attending of the year seven times at his institution (five times in radiology, most recently in 2022, and twice in internal medicine), and in 2023 was given the NYU Long Island School of Medicine’s Dean’s Award for Excellence in Clinical Research/Scholarship.

     Dr. Katz has co-authored over 100 award-winning exhibits/posters. He was the 1999 RSNA’s Editorial Fellow, and he has been on the editorial boards of both Radiology and the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), for many years now, and from 2003-2007 was one of three Deputy Editors of Radiology.  Most recently, he joined the editorial board of Emergency Radiology, and he is also on the editorial board of RadioGraphics. He has organized and moderated numerous sessions at major national and international radiology meetings. He has received numerous local and national/international awards for his academic activities. He has been an Honored Educator of the RSNA four times, most recently in 2022, and then in 2023 became a Lifetime Honored Educator. 

     Dr. Katz has lectured widely since fellowship. In 2016, he became co-course director of the American College of Radiology’s emergency radiology course.

     Dr. Katz is heavily involved in multiple local, regional, national, and international radiology organizations, where he has held several leadership roles.  He is also heavily involved in radiology and general resident/medical education.  He has mentored numerous undergraduate and medical students, as well as countless residents, and he has been mentoring junior and mid-level faculty within and outside of his institution for many years, and has a long-standing role on medical school promotions committees.