Dr. Lauren Golding has been named chief medical officer (CMO) of Strategic Radiology's Patient Safety Organization. Strategic Radiology is a national coalition of privately owned independent radiology practices.
Golding will lead the coalition's strategic initiatives to promote clinical collaboration and continuous clinical quality improvement, including intrapractice image exchange, blinded peer improvement, and shared clinical best practices, Strategic Radiology said.
Golding is a private-practice radiologist based in Winston-Salem, NC. She has a national reputation based on her work with the American College of Radiology on health policy and reimbursement issues. She is a pediatric radiology and breast imaging specialist and currently serves as chief executive officer of Triad Radiology Associates, a group of 51 radiologists.
![Axial images from unenhanced calcium score cardiac CT (left) and curved planar reformation images from CT angiography (right) show that higher long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with greater coronary artery calcium and more obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). Top row: Images in a 68-year-old male patient with higher 10-year mean ambient air pollution exposure (7.9 μg/m3 for particulate matter measuring ≤2.5 μm in diameter [PM2.5] and 17.4 parts per billion [ppb] for NO2) with extensive CAD (coronary artery calcium score [CACS] >1,000 and obstructive CAD [≥70% diameter stenosis]). Bottom row: Images in a 57-year-old female patient with lower 10-year mean ambient air pollution exposure (6.3 μg/m3 for PM2.5 and 4.6 ppb for NO2) with no CAD (CACS = 0 and no obstructive stenosis).](https://img.auntminnie.com/mindful/smg/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/06/hanneman.r6SMLzkezo.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
