Annual Duluth Breast Imaging Conference

Stamatia Destounis, MD, FACR is the managing partner at Elizabeth Wende Breast Care in Rochester, New York where she has practiced as a breast radiologist since 1993. Dr. Destounis participates with several radiology committees nationally and is a past board member of the Eastern Division of the American Cancer Society. She is involved with clinical research in Breast Ultrasound, Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Mammography and Breast MRI.

She has published several peer review articles in radiology journals and has written several chapters on the subject of breast imaging. She is an invited speaker nationally and internationally for radiology seminars on breast disease topics, as well as her clinical research. She serves on various committees with organizations including SBI, ACR and RSNA and is a reviewer for several peer review journals. She is the Chair for the ACR Breast Commission and the Chair for the ACR Breast MRI Accreditation Committee. She also serves on several committees for RSNA and the Communication Task force for SBI.

Dr. Gizienski is the director of breast imaging of Magee Women's Hospital of Cranberry, PA.  Cranberry is located north of the city of Pittsburgh.  She has previously been a speaker on all breast imaging modalities including stereotactic biopsies, ultrasound guided biopsies, MRI biopsies, breast ultrasound, MRI and tomosynthesis.  She has spoken throughout the United States and also other countries such as Italy, Japan and Korea.   Dr. Gizienski received her medical degree from Pennsylvania State University and completed her residency and breast imaging fellowship at the University of Virginia.  She is interested in Automated Breast Ultrasound  for dense breast tissue and extent of disease in newly diagnosed patients, and all types of breast biopsies.

Linda Greer, MD is a breast radiologist in Phoenix, AZ. She has practiced there since 1993, and has been a dedicated breast imager since 1996. She was one of the first adopters of tomosynthesis, and one of the first to convert completely to synthesized 2D imaging. She led live tomosynthesis training courses for years, then helped develop an online 8 hour training program, making it easier for radiologists to complete the mandatory 8 hour training. She has lectured both nationally and internationally on tomosynthesis, synthesized 2D imaging, 3DQuorum, tomosynthesis guided biopsies, and is currently involved in research using artificial intelligence.

Dr. Rosen is a breast surgical oncologist in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, where he has been in practice for over 25 years. A nationally recognized expert in oncoplastic surgery, Dr. Rosen has been on the faculty for the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS), the School of Oncoplastic Surgery, and the National Consortium of Breast Centers. Dr. Rosen is also dedicated to creating national standards for quality outcomes in breast cancer surgery, which has led to his chairmanship of the NQMBC (National Quality Metrics for Breast Centers) and his participation on the Patient Safety and Quality Committee for the ASBrS. Dr. Rosen is a board member of the TARGIT Collaborative Group, a national organization of breast surgeons and radiation oncologists dedicated to advancing Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) for breast cancer treatment. He is a partner of Targeted Medical Education (TME), a group of national breast cancer leaders who collaborate with industry to promote physician education and research. He is the former CMO of ETON Pharmaceuticals and the current CMO of ClearCut Medical. Locally, he is the medical director for the breast centers at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, where he also served as Chief Medical Officer for 20 years, and AMITA/Alexian Brothers Medical Center.

Warren Freier is a US Food and Drug Administration certified Mammography Inspector. His career in radiation activities spans 4 decades.  He conducted the first MQSA inspection in the nation.  Mr. Freier received his Bachelor of Science degree in Radiology at Mary College in Bismarck ND in 1977 and was a Clinical Instructor for the same program at St. Alexius Medical Center. He then completed an internship in Radiation Oncology at the University of Minnesota. He has been practicing for 46 years within the Radiation Sciences in the areas of diagnostic imaging, therapeutic oncology, quality management and regulatory oversight. Most recently, he finished a 30-year career as a North Dakota Radiation Control Program Environmental Scientist conducting radiation safety inspections throughout North Dakota.

Tammy Coryell, RT(R)(M) is currently a Women’s Health Specialist with Hologic where she has worked for 15 years.  Prior to that she was an independent mammography consultant and also worked with BioLucent, the MammoPad company prior to the acquisition by Hologic.  Tammy worked as a state mammography inspector for the Department of Health and Senior Services in Missouri and was the imaging supervisor of a large breast center in Springfield MO.  She has been a mammographer since 1985.  Tammy created a positioning video with a grant from Hologic and donated to the ASRT called “Finding a New Groove” which won a Telly Award. 

Miranda became registered with the ARRT as a Radiologic Technologist in 1998 and specialized in Mammography in 1999. She spent the first 8 years working her way up from staff technologist to lead technologist before accepting a Clinic Manager Role with Diagnostic Imaging Centers, P.A. in Lee’s Summit, Missouri in 2006. After 10 years in that role, Miranda took a leap of faith in 2017 and began working as an Independent Mammography Positioning Specialist and Educator. Most of her time was spent teaching for Medical Technology Management Institute (MTMI) on the Initial Mammography Training team as well as traveling the US to provide hands-on positioning workshops. Miranda also worked part-time as Corporate Supervisor in the Mammography Department at University Health, Kansas City, Mo where she collaborated with the Lead Interpreting Physician to ensure all breast imaging protocols, workflows, quality control, and quality assurance issues/concerns were addressed and managed per MQSA/ACR guidelines. In February of 2023, Miranda accepted the position of Director of Women’s Imaging Education at MTMI. In this role, Miranda oversees and manages the Women’s Imaging portfolio of courses and events. Miranda is passionate about women’s health education and continues to provide hands-on positioning workshops as well as teaches several MTMI programs such as Initial Mammography Training, Essential Skills for Quality Mammography, Conquering MQSA and ACR and many more CEU webinars.   

Risk Assessment Clinical Program Manager
Volpara Health

Leigh is versed in clinical operations and regulations developed over the span of more than twenty years in the Medical Imaging clinical setting. Accomplished in creating a Personalized Medicine program in a community hospital type setting by focusing on systematic screening processes and applying guide-line based medicine to patients at high risk for hereditary cancers, lung cancer and cardiac events resulting in prevention and early detection.