Dr. Henry N. Wagner, Jr. is an international authority on nuclear medicine

His pioneering work in imaging brain neuroreceptors paved the way for groundbreaking research in addiction and drug design, and increased understanding of the physiology and pathophysiology of the brain. During his 56-year association with Hopkins, he has trained more than 500 radiologists, internists, physicians, and scientists, eight of whom have held the position of president of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, which Dr. Wagner has also led. Dr. Wagner currently directs the School of Medicine's Division of Radiation Health Sciences, is a principal professor at the Applied Physics Laboratory, and is professor of environmental health sciences at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. In 1993 Dr. Wagner was awarded the First Annual Society of Nuclear Medicine President's Award for Outstanding Contributions to Nuclear Medicine, and the Georg Von Hevesy Award in 1985. A member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, he is an honorary member of both the British Institute of Radiology and the Radiological Society of North America. Dr. Wagner received a MD from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.