ANTHONY RICHARD BENEDETTO
Occupation: Scripture-based and secular dispute resolution
Born: El Paso, Texas 19 December 1946
Education: Texas A&M University, Nuclear Engineering (B.S. ’68, M.Eng. ’70, Ph.D. ’84); Sul Ross State University (M.B.A. ’76); South Texas College of Law (’05)
Certifications: American Board of Science in Nuclear Medicine (’79); American Board of Radiology, Medical Nuclear Physics (’80); American College of Healthcare Executives, Healthcare Administration (‘98); Certified Christian Conciliator (candidate)
Career:
Tony Benedetto began his work career in 1970 as an active duty US Army power reactor health physicist. In 1972 he transferred to the soon-to-be-decommissioned Walter Reed Army Medical Center and became a medical health physicist. In 1973 he transferred to William Beaumont Army Medical Center as RPO and nuclear medicine physicist. In 1977 he left active duty for an appointment as Assistant Professor at UT Health Science Center in San Antonio. He made a final transition into diagnostic radiology physics in 1984 when he transferred to the UT Medical Branch in Galveston.
While active as a Texas medical physicist, Tony was licensed by the State of Texas. He ultimately advanced to tenured Professor at the UT Medical Branch in Galveston. When a new chairman did not share his vision of Tony’s career path, Tony moved into radiology administration in 1995 as Professor and Director of Radiology at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. After moving back to Houston, Tony worked for two years at MD Anderson Cancer Center as a senior radiology administrator guiding a Six Sigma project to “fix the Film Library”, following which General Electric recognized his achievement by designating him a Six Sigma Black Belt. Tony had brief stints in industry, with ADAC Laboratories (1994-1995) and with Guidant Corporation (2002-2003).
A glass ceiling in healthcare abruptly made its presence known in 2002, so he decided to become a lawyer. Tony entered law school in 2003 and graduated in 2005. He anticipates receiving notice that he passed the July 2005 Texas bar exam, in which case he will be licensed as an attorney in Texas. However, he decided during law school to not be a lawyer after all, so he has established Woodlands Conciliation Center, LLC, a solo practice exclusively limited to scripture-based and secular dispute resolution (anything he can do to keep clients out of the courtroom). He was recently accepted as a candidate in the certification program of the Institute for Christian Conciliation, successful completion of which will result in the award of the Certified Christian Conciliator credential.
Tony was active as a health physicist and medical physicist in the US Army Reserve for many years and will retire in 2006 as a Colonel, having been awarded the “A” proficiency designator by the US Army Surgeon General.
Publications [Up to 15]:
Benedetto AR, Nusynowitz ML: A technique for the preparation of Tc-99m red blood cells for evaluation of gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Clin Nucl Med, 1983; 8:160-162.
Benedetto AR, Landry Jr AJ: Radiation hazards associated with syringes used to store and dispense xenon-133. Health Phys, 1984; 46:1141-1143 (cited and discussed in 1986 Yearbook of Nuclear Medicine).
Benedetto AR, Harris CR, Neff RD: Measurement of absorbed doses from radionuclide solutions mixed intimately with the FBX dosimeter. Health Phys, 1985; 49:455-457 (cited and discussed in 1987 Yearbook of Radiology).
Benedetto AR: Employment in nuclear medicine during pregnancy (teaching editorial; invited). J Nucl Med Technol, 1986; 14:218-224.
Benedetto AR, Dziuk TW, Nusynowitz ML: Population exposure from nuclear medicine procedures: measurement data. Health Phys, 1989; 57:725-731.
Benedetto AR, Carey JE, Dworkin HJ, Lane RG, Nath R: Dose Limits for Individual Members of the Public from Radiation Exposure from Patients Who Have Received Radionuclide Therapy (Commentary No. 11). National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Bethesda, Maryland, 1995.
Benedetto AR, Dunnington JS, Oxford-Zelenske D: Using Six Sigma to improve the Film Library. Radiology Mgmt, 2002; 24(3): 26-35.
Benedetto AR: Six Sigma—not for the faint of heart. Radiology Mgmt, 2003; 25(2): 40-53.
Benedetto AR: Adapting manufacturing-based Six Sigma methodology to the service environment of a radiology film library (summary of ACHE Fellow Thesis, selected as 2001 ACHE Fellow “Thesis of the Year”). J Healthcare Mgmt, 2003; 48(4): 263-280.
Benedetto AR: The impact on “the vanishing trial” if people of faith were faithful to religious principles of settling disputes without litigation (submitted for publication).
Benedetto AR: Not just "x-rays" today: Recommendations for admissibility of modern radiology images (STCL research paper; in preparation for publication).
Benedetto AR: How to obey the law of evidence for radiology images (in preparation for publication in a radiology journal).
Awards: Fellow—American College of Nuclear Physicians, American College of Radiology, American College of Healthcare Executives, American Association of Physicists in Medicine; “A” Proficiency Designator, US Army Surgeon General; Fellow Thesis of the Year (2001), American College of Healthcare Executives; Senior Member, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Activities:
Director, 1988 Summer School (Computers in Medical Physics)
Chairman, Nuclear Medicine Committee (1983-1986)
Legislation and Regulation Committee (1987-1993)
Chairman, Publications Committee (1993-1995)
Radiation Protection Committee (1991-1994)
Ad Hoc Committee on Electronic Archival and Communications (1993-1995)
Additional Professional Organization Activities:
American Board of Science in Nuclear Medicine
Chairman, Examination Committee
Chairman, Development Committee
President (1987-1989)
American College of Nuclear Physicians
Nuclear Medicine Science Committee
QA and Practice Certification Committee
Publications Committee
Ad Hoc Committee on SPECT Quality Control
American College of Radiology
Committee on Government Affairs, Commission on Physics
Committee on Standards and Accreditation, Commission on Nuclear Medicine
Health Physics Journal
Associate Editor
Book reviewer and referee
Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Editorial Board
Book reviewer and referee
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Scientific Committee 46-10, Assessment of Occupational Exposures from Internal Emitters
Chairman, Scientific Committee 90, Precautions in the Management of Patients Who Have Received Diagnostic and Therapeutic Amounts of Radionuclides
Society of Nuclear Medicine
Chairman, Nuclear Medicine Science Syllabus Subcommittee
Audiovisuals Subcommittee
Committee on Self-Assessment
Advertising Subcommittee
Vice Chairman, Scientific Program Committee
Finance Committee
Board of Trustees
Vice Chairman, Commercial Affairs Committee
Chairman, Advertising Subcommittee
Publications Committee
Bylaws Committee
Civic Activities: Volunteer Arbitrator, Better Business Bureau; Volunteer Mediator, Harris County and Montgomery County Dispute Resolution Centers; Galveston County Science Fair judge
Avocations and Special Interests: All types of non-adversarial dispute resolution; golf, eco-travel, golf, photography, golf, cooking, golf
Family: Wife—Gayle Storey; Daughters—Michele Dickerson and Noel Benedetto