Our Team

RCG PRINCIPALS



James H. Thrall, MD
James H. Thrall, MD

Radiologist-in-Chief at Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Thrall was appointed to Radiologist-in-Chief at the Massachusetts General Hospital in 1988 and, at the same time, is the first person to hold the Juan M. Taveras Professorship of Radiology at the Harvard Medical School. He continues these appointments today and serves on the Executive Committee of the Harvard Departments of Radiology. Dr. Thrall has worked extensively on the development of telemedicine systems and chairs the International Medicine Committee of the Massachusetts General Hospital. He has co-founded two companies in partnership with MGH to provide teleradiology and telemedicine services.

Giles Boland, MD
Giles Boland, MD

Vice Chairman of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Boland’s areas of specialty include PACS, Teleradiology, Voice Recognition, RIS, and the enterprise digital solution to PACS and RIS integration. He has conducted approximately 40 presentations in over 15 countries on these topics. As a practicing radiologist, his interests lie in Abdominal Imaging and Interventional Radiology. Dr. Boland is an Advisor to the World Health Organization, Geneva Switzerland and a reviewer for multiple scientific journals including New England Journal of Medicine, Radiographics, American Journal of Roentgenology and Journal of Intensive Care Medicine.

Keith J. Dreyer, DO, PhD
Keith J. Dreyer, DO, PhD

For over 20 years Dr. Dreyer has been a leading expert on PACS. Dr. Dreyer brings significant expertise to the RCG, focused on Internet based medical image distribution, voice recognition, electronic medical records, and Internet/CD-ROM based medical education. As the Vice Chairman of Radiology Informatics and the Corporate Director of Medical Imaging, Dr. Dreyer has lead Massachusetts General Hospital through numerous digital imaging initiatives. Additionally, Dr. Dreyer is widely published and serves as a clinical and technical advisor for several major medical imaging companies.

Dr. Dreyer's accomplishments are extensive and include:  PACS installation at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, image distribution solution for Partners HealthCare System, and the creation of the MGH Advanced Imaging Laboratory.


Patrick Jordan, MBA

Chief Operating Officer at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Mr. Jordan is responsible for the successful fiscal recovery of a 250 bed community teaching facility. His responsibilities include liaison to the Hospital Board of Trustees and Partners HealthCare System operating committees. Additionally he leads the following functional areas: Information Systems, Human Resources, Food Service Operations, Security, Volunteer Services, Materials Management, Purchasing, Parking, Safety and Facilities and Environmental Services. Mr. Jordan has 5 years senior radiology leadership experience.

Denise S. Palumbo, RN, MSN
Denise S. Palumbo, RN, MSN

Administrative Director of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Ms. Palumbo is responsible for the day-to-day operations and strategic management of Radiology, the second largest department at MGH which has over 500 physicians and staff and is responsible for over 410,000 patient exams annually. Ms. Palumbo brings a strong clinical background to the role with a focus on leadership development, competency based training and patient safety.

Sonny Patidar, MD, MBA
Sonny Patidar, MD, MBA

Dr. Patidar is a practicing radiologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital / Instructor at the Harvard Medical School, and is actively involved in the radiology business and management aspects of the department. He is a seasoned entrepreneur as a founder of medicalrecords.com, as well as two other internet based e-health companies. He has been involved in the entrepreneurial aspects of radiology as the founder of a mobile diagnostic imaging company. He completed his diagnostic radiology residency at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center campus of Harvard Medical School with a fellowship focus in MRI/Cross-Sectional Imaging at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Dr. Patidar received his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering at Boston University, then worked as an investment banker for Goldman, Sachs in New York. He attended the University of Chicago MBA program concentrating in finance, and then completed medical school at the University of Health Sciences, Chicago Medical School.

Daniel I. Rosenthal, MD, FACR
Daniel I. Rosenthal, MD, FACR

Vice Chair and Professor of Radiology, Associate Radiologist-in-Chief, Director, Skeletal Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Rosenthal‘s professional and research interests have focused on his interest in disease of the skeleton and locomotor system. He has also been involved in the development of new therapeutic treatments for osteoid osteomas, as well as Gaucher’s disease. Recently, he has helped the department become one of the pioneers in digital imaging and teleradiology. He is a dedicated and highly regarded teacher and was recognized by the Laurence L. Robbins Teaching Award.

Sanjay Saini, MD

Dr. Sanjay Saini is a Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School and the Vice Chairman for Finance in the Department of Radiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital where he practices abdominal radiology with an academic focus on liver imaging with CT and MR. From 2004 to 2006 he served as the Timmie Professor and Chairman of Radiology at Emory University. He is an author or coauthor of more than 300 peer-reviewed publications and three books and has lectured extensively around the world. Dr. Saini received his BA from Duke University, an MD from Tufts University School of Medicine, an MBA from the Sloan School of Management at MIT, and an MSc (Hon) from Harvard University. His radiology residency and fellowships were completed at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Robert M. Sheridan RT(R)
Robert M. Sheridan RT(R)

Title: Director

Mr. Sheridan has a dual role as Director of Interventional Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital. Mr. Sheridan is responsible for the day-to-day operations and strategic management of Interventional Radiology, performing over 15,000 procedures annually. As Director of the Radiology Consulting Group, Mr. Sheridan brings a strong clinical background to the role with a focus on leadership development, charge capture, competency based training, inventory management, operational efficiency and patient safety.

Lara Henshaw Archer, MS, MBA, DR
Lara Henshaw Archer, MS, MBA, DR

Title: Managing Director

As the Managing Director of the Radiology Consulting Group (RCG) Ms. Henshaw Archer's responsibilities include business development, strategic direction and the overall management of RCG. Lara brings extensive radiology experience in the areas of strategic planning, operations re-engineering, and IT strategic planning from 7 years consulting internationally with RCG. Lara is well known for her expertise and breadth of knowledge in issues affecting the successful clinical integration of IT systems.

Previously, Ms. Henshaw Archer was a Senior Radiographer at Guy's & St. Thomas', London.

Lara holds a BS in Diagnostic Radiology from South Bank University in London and a MS in Information Systems and a MBA from Northeastern University in Boston.


RCG SENIOR LEADERSHIP


Carmen Alvarez
Carmen Alvarez

Title: Manager, Training & Educational Solutions

Areas of Expertise: Project Planning, Operations Improvement & Workflow Analysis

Education: Human Services with concentration in Management, Lesley University Cambridge MA

Sarah Bochenek
Sarah Bochenek

Title: Project Manager

Zahabia Electricwala, BDS, MHS
Zahabia Electricwala, BDS, MHS

Title: Senior Manager, Client Consulting Services

Areas of Expertise: Operations Re-engineering, Project Planning, Workflow Analysis

Education: Bachelors in Dental Surgery, Nair Hospital Dental College, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India
Masters in Health Science, Health Finance and Management, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA







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Annette Lapointe RT (R)

Title: Operations Manager, Teleradiology Operations






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Brian Minich

Title: Manager, Data Systems


Alan Schweitzer, MEE
Alan Schweitzer, MEE

Title: Chief Technology Officer

Areas of Expertise: PACS and Voice Recognition Strategic Planning, Networking, Radiology Information Systems

Education: Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics – Cornell University
Masters in Electrical Engineering – Cornell University



RCG CONSULTANTS



Tarik Alkasab, MD, PhD
Tarik Alkasab, MD, PhD

Title: Abdominal Imaging and Interventional Radiology
Imaging Informatics
Massachusetts General Hospital
Imaging Department

Alison Berry
Alison Berry

Title: Director of Physician Operations
Massachusetts General Hospital
Imaging Department

Max A. Gomez, MPH
Max A. Gomez, MPH

Title: Director, Quality Management & Education
Massachusetts General Hospital
Imaging Department

Christie James, MS
Christie James, MS

Title: Senior Consultant

Areas of Expertise: financial aspects of practice management, including billing, coding, compliance, insurance relations.

Education: Master of Science in Organizational Development, Antioch New England Graduate School

D. Joshua Merrill
D. Joshua Merrill

Title: Business Acumen Officer
Quality Management & Education
Massachusetts General Hospital
Imaging Department

Michael Zalis
Michael E. Zalis, MD

Title: Director, CT Colonography
Assistant Radiologist, Abdominal Imaging & Intervention
Massachusetts General Hospital
Imaging Department