Alexander Margulis

Alexander R. Margulis (March 31, 1921 – September 7, 2018) was a Serbian American physician who was a professor of radiology at Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University. He was formerly the Associate Chancellor and Chairman of Radiology at University of California, San Francisco. Over 8 of his papers have each been cited over 100 times.

Early life and education Margulis was born 31 March 1921 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. At the time of the German invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941, he was a medical student in Yugoslavia. In 1944 he and his family escaped from Nazi persecution by joining the only ship of refugees to leave from Naples, Italy to the United States during World War II. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1950, followed by a residency in radiology at the University of Michigan. The couple have a son and two grandchildren.

Publications He has published over 280 peer-reviewed scientific articles. He has also authored or co-authored 21 books: He has been President of the Society of Gastrointestinal Radiology, the Association of University Radiologists, the San Francisco Radiological Society 1967. the Society of Chairmen of Academic Radiology Departments, the California Academy of Medicine, and the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) established the Alexander R. Margulis Award for Scientific Excellence in 2012 in his honor. The Margulis Society at the University of California, San Francisco, was founded in his honor. In 2013, Margulis received the Leadership Luminary Award from the Radiology Leadership Institute of the American College of Radiology. In 2014 Margulis was appointed to the rank of Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor by the French President. He holds the University of California Medal and the Gold Medal of the Rediological Society of North America.