Introducing . . . CAR President-elect John Radomsky
CAR FORUM 1998;42(3):4
© 1998 Canadian Association of Radiologists

The president-elect of the CAR, Dr. John Radomsky, is a community-based radiologist practising in Red Deer, Alberta. With the CAR's current focus being to build strong connections among all radiologists, both academic and community-based, John hopes to provide the strong leadership needed. John grew up in Alberta, graduated from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in California and completed his radiology residency at Foothills Hospital in Calgary. He is a past president of the Alberta Society of Radiologists and has been active in the CAR for many years as a divisional councillor, chair of the divisional councillors and secretary-treasurer. He is also a fellow of the American College of Radiology. John brings this wealth of experience to his new role as president-elect of the CAR.
John has a love of the outdoors and over the years has shared this with his wife Nellie, a family physician, and their daughter Alena. Nellie has a special interest in chronic pain and abuse issues and is involved in speaking and writing both for the medical profession and the general public. Her book, Lost Voices: Women, Chronic Pain and Abuse (Hayworth Press), has been described as "an important contribution to the tidal wave of humanism in medicine." Their daughter Alena is a junior Fédération internationale de ski alpine ski racer who attends school and trains in Banff. John's outdoor pursuits include hiking, skiing, camping and canoeing. John and Nellie have spent many summer vacations canoeing the old fur-trade routes along the Churchill River system. Over the years John has been an avid pilot, and his love of flying has taken him across Canada several times, from Vancouver Island to Newfoundland and north to the Arctic, Yukon and Alaska. His pursuit of excellence in aviation has led to an airline transport pilot's licence. In the last few years, he has added motorcycling to his interests, and he often rides his motorcycle to work at rural hospitals.
John has been active in his community as a long-time member of the Red Deer Optimist and Flying Clubs. He has served as chairman of the local airport commission, president of the Red Deer Ski Club, and founding president of the Red Deer International Air Show.
During his term as president John hopes to address many issues, including loss of professional autonomy, inadequate capital funding, inadequate manpower, teleradiology and corporate intrusion into the practice and ownership of radiology. As a staunch advocate of the CAR, he believes it is the only organization to promote the interests of all Canadian radiologists and to represent the specialty at a national level.