David E. Kuhl

David Edmund Kuhl
Born	October 27, 1929 (1929-10-27) (age 82) St. Louis, Missouri
Nationality	American
Fields	radiology;nuclear medicine
Institutions	University of Pennsylvania University of Michigan
Alma mater	University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Known for	positron emission tomography
Notable awards	Japan Prize in 2009

David Edmund Kuhl (born October 27, 1929 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American scientist specializing in nuclear medicine.^[1] He is well known for his pioneering work in positron emission tomography. Dr. Kuhl served as the Chief of the Division of Nuclear Medicine at the University of Michigan for 20 years and retired on June 2011.

Education

He obtained M.D.from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1955 and then completed his residency at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in 1962. During his time at Penn he developed a new method of tomographic imaging and constructed several tomographic instruments. These tomographic imaging techniques he invented were further developed in 1970s and now called positron emission tomography.

Honors

• 1976 Nuclear Pioneer^[1] (awarded by the Society of Nuclear Medicine)
• 1981 Ernst Jung Prize
• 2001 Kettering Prize
• 2009 Japan Prize^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Bonte, Frederick J. (1976), "Nuclear Medicine Pioneer Citation, 1976: David E. Kuhl, M.D.", Journal of Nuclear Medicine 17 (6): 518–519 
2. ^ 2009（25th）Japan Prize Laureates

External links

• Profile at University of Michigan Health System
• 2009 Commemorative Lecture : Dr. David E. Kuhl on YouTube (Japan Prize)

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Date of birth	October 27, 1929
Place of birth	St. Louis, Missouri
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