H. K. HUANG SHORT BIOGRAPHY
H. K. (Bernie) Huang, FRCR(Hon.); FAIMBE; Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering; Director, Division of Imaging Informatics, Department of Radiology; and Director MS Program, Medical Imaging and Imaging Informatics, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Chair Professor of Medical Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; and Honorary Professor, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, The Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Dr. Huang pioneered in picture archiving and communication system (PACS) and imaging informatics research. He developed the PACS at UCLA in 1991, and the hospital-integrated PACS at UCSF in 1995, and started imaging informatics research in 1999. Dr. Huang has taught at Georgetown University (1971–80); University of Iowa (1981–82); UCLA (1982–92); UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco (1992–99); Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2000–present); and the University o f Southern California (2000–present). His current research interests are in tele-imaging and telemedicine, fault-tolerant PACS server, PACS ASP model, Internet 2, PACS-based CAD and surgery, imaging informatics, image recovery during disaster, image integrity, Data Grid, grid computing, HIPAA compliance, patient tracking system, radiation therapy information system, PDA Web-based image management and distribution, ePR, and image-guided minimally invasive spinal surgery. He has co-authored and authored eight books, published ...
