Dr. Holman served as Chairman of the Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School from 1988 to 1997. During this time, his leadship was treasured by faculty and other colleagues, residents, and staff alike.
Dr. Holman held degrees from the University of Wisconsin (BS), Washington University (MD) and Harvard University (AM). He began his career at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital (now Brigham and Women's Hospital) in 1970. His research interests were related to brain and cardiovascular applications of radiotracers. He served as president of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, vice chairman of the Board of Nuclear Medicine, chairman of the Residency Review Committee for Nuclear Medicine, president of the Massachusetts Radiological Society, and secretary/treasurer of Telequest, Inc.
After his retirement in 1997, Dr Holman served as Chairman Emeritus for Academic Affairs and continued as distinguished Philip H Cook Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School.
His commitment to the educational mission of our department led to the development of BrighamRAD, which offers several electronic teaching resources including the Atlas of Myocardial Perfusion SPECT and the Atlas of Brain Perfusion SPECT.
We miss him dearly, both as a mentor and a friend.
