History of the Department of Radiology at Baylor University Medical Center

Herbert L. Steinbach, MD

Over the past 100 years, the radiology department has grown from a 1-man physician department to a department of 46 physicians, 28 residents, and 5 fellows (men and women); from 1-hour exposure time for a single film to total-body computed tomography (CT) scans in seconds; from photographic plates to high-resolution monitors.

However, much about the relationships among physicians and hospitals seems to repeat. This tendency will be evident as the history of radiology at Baylor University Medical Center (BUMC) is told through the stories of the 4 chiefs of service before me, all of them strong but with very different personalities. We look to the past for guidance to fulfill our mission to provide excellent and compassionate care for our patients.