Marvin Haskin

Marvin Edward Haskin (May 28, 1930 – March 1, 2009) was a physician, professor, and chair of the diagnostic radiology department at Hahnemann University for 22 years. He was an author, editor, and researcher in the field of radiology. He was a pioneer in the use of teleradiology.

Early life and education Haskin was born May 28, 1930,

He designed the radiology department at Hahnemann including one of the first digital imaging rooms in the Philadelphia region. He oversaw the installment of one of the first CT scanners in Philadelphia in 1974. He pioneered the use of teleradiology, the transmission of patient radiological images for interpretation by a radiologist not at the same location. and was interred at West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.

Personal life He was married twice, first to Mary Singer Haskin, and then to Pamela Herr Haskin, whom he met when she worked as his editor at W.B. Saunders. He had one son.

Publications Haskin authored or edited fifteen books, including Roentgenologic Diagnosis and Surgical Radiology. He published nine book chapters, 84 professional journal papers, and presented over 100 times at scientific conferences.