John Lysack

John Lysack

MSc, LLM, MD, FRCPC

Positions

Clinical Professor

Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Radiology

Vice Chair (Education)

Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Radiology

Director of Head and Neck Imaging

Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Radiology

Member

Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute

Affiliations

Clinical Professor

Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Clinical Neurosciences

Clinical Professor

Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

Clinical Professor

Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Oncology

Contact information

Email

jtlysack@ucalgary.ca

Web presence

Publications

LinkedIn

Phone number

Office: 403.944.1969

Background

Educational Background

LLM, Osgoode Hall Law School, 2021

Fellowship (Neuroradiology), Harvard Medical School, 2007

MD, Queen's University, 2000

MSc (Engineering), Queen's University, 1996

Biography

Dr. Lysack is the Director of Head and Neck Imaging at the University of Calgary and is the Director of Imaging Research at the Ohlson Research Initiative. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada where he served as a Founder in Neuroradiology. Dr. Lysack is board certified in both Diagnostic Radiology and Neuroradiology by the American Board of Radiology and is a senior member of the American Society of Head and Neck Radiology.

Research

Areas of Research

Imaging of Head and Neck Cancer
Summary of Research

Development of imaging techniques and processes to improve diagnostic accuracy and clinical outcomes in patients with head and neck cancer.

Awards

  • The Dr. R.D. Johns Award for Outstanding Effort in Radiology Resident Education, University of Calgary. 2022
  • Best Academic Half Day Teaching Award, Radiology Residency Program, University of Calgary. 2020
  • The Dr. R.D. Johns Award for Outstanding Effort in Radiology Resident Education, University of Calgary. 2019
  • Best Academic Half Day Teaching Award, Radiology Residency Program, University of Calgary. 2019
  • Best Academic Half Day Teaching Award, Radiology Residency Program, University of Calgary. 2017
  • Founder, Neuroradiology, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. 2012
  • Chief Fellow in Neuroradiology, Massachusetts General Hospital. 2006
  • RSNA Roentgen Resident Research Award, Radiological Society of North America. 2005
  • RSNA Roentgen Resident Research Award, Radiological Society of North America. 2004
  • CIHR Resident Research Award, Canadian Institutes of Health Research. 2003
  • CSCI Resident Research Award, Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation. 2003
  • Henry Kaufman Memorial Prize in Medicine, Queen’s University School of Medicine. 2000
  • Thomas & Louise Brown Research Scholarship, Queen’s University School of Medicine. 1998

Publications

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