About Jean Weigert
EDUCATION
Abdominal Imaging Fellowship
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY
1984-1985
Diagnostic Radiology Residency
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY
1981-1984
Internship
Overlook Hospital, Summit, NJ
1980-1981
Medical Degree
SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY
1977 – 1980
Undergrad – Molecular Biology
Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
1972-1976
PROFESSIONAL DISTINCTIONS
- Fellow of the American College of Radiology (FACR) – one of the highest honors in radiology, awarded to physicians who have made significant contributions in clinical excellence, research, and professional service
- Fellow of the Society of Breast Imaging (FSBI) – recognizing national expertise and leadership in breast imaging
LEADERSHIP & HONORS
- Chair, ACR Accreditation Committee for Mammography
- Vice President, National Consortium of Breast Centers
- President, Radiological Society of Connecticut (2013–2015)
- Healthcare Heroes Physician of the Year – Hartford Business Journal
- Champion of “Exposing the Secret” Award – Are You Dense, Inc.
MEMBERSHIPS/ORGANIZATIONS
- Diplomat American Board of Radiology – 1984
- American College of Radiology, Member – 1985 – Present
- Accreditation Committee for Mammography – 2015 – Present
- Chair – 2015 – Present
- Mammography Reviewer – 1993 – Present
- Senior Mammography Reviewer – 2003 – Present
- Accreditation Committee for Body Ultrasound – 2012 – Present
- Body Ultrasound Image Reviewer – 2012 – Present
- The Radiological Society of Connecticut, President – 2013 – 2015
- American Roentgen Ray Society, Member – 2004 – Present
- Radiological Society of North America, Member – 1985 – Present
- American Association of Women Radiologists, Member – 1983 – Present
- Society of Breast Imaging, Member – 1995 – Present
- The American Society of Breast Disease, Member – 2004 – 2014
- American Journal of Roentgenology – Editorial Board Women’s Imaging Section 2005 – Present
AWARDS
- The Hartford Business Journal Healthcare Heroes – Physician of the Year, 2014
- Are You Dense, Inc. Champion of “Exposing the Secret” Award, 2012
- The Hartford Business Journal Healthcare Heroes – Innovator in Medicine, 2009
PUBLICATIONS
Weigert, J. M. (2016), The Connecticut Experiment; The Third Installment: 4 Years of Screening Women with Dense Breasts with Bilateral Ultrasound. Breast J. doi:10.1111/tbj.12678
Weigert, J and Steenbergen, S. The Connecticut Experiments Second Year: Ultrasound in the Screening of Women with Dense Breasts The Breast Journal. (2015) 21(2), 175-180.
Weigert JW and Steenbergen S. The Connecticut Experiment: The Role of Ultrasound in the Screening of Women with Dense Breasts. The Breast Journal (2012) 18(6), 517-122.
Weigert JW and Kieper DA. Editorial: Current and Future Roles of Molecular Breast Imaging in the community-Based Breast Center. Imaging Med (2012) 4(4), 383-387.
Weigert JM, Bertrand ML, Lanzkowsky L, et al. Results of a Multi-Center Patient Registry to determine the Clinical Impact of Breast-Specific gamma Imaging, a Molecular Breast Imaging Technique AJR January 2012 198:W69-W75;doi:10,2214.
Brem RF, Ioffe M, Rapelyea JA, Yost KG, Weigert JM et al. Invasive Lobular Carcinoma: Detection with Mammography, Sonography, MRI, and Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging. AJR 2009 February (192), 379-383.
Chapter in Bone Disease in Rheumatology Editors: M. Maricic and O. Gluck Lippincott and Wilkins, Philadelphia PA 2005. Measurement of Bone Mineral Density: DXA and QCT. Nelson D.A. Weigert J.M. Mosley-Williams A.D.
Weigert JM, A Review of Current Therapeutic Options for Osteoporosis. Journal of Women’s Imaging. Vol. 6(2):2004, 57-64.
Daphne J. Theodorou, Stavroula J. Theodorou, Michael P. Andre, Derek Kubota, Jean M. Weigert, and David J. Sartoris, Quantitative Computed Tomography of Spine: Comparison of 3-Dimensional and 2-Dimensional Imaging Approaches in Clinical Practice. Journal of Clinical Densitometry. Volume 4, Number 1, pp 57-62, 2001.
Weigert JM, Bachman, DM, Osteoporosis and Women’s Imaging. Journal of Women’s Imaging. Vol. 2(3): 112-116, 2000.
Weigert JM, Cann CE, Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) in Obese Patients: Are Normal Values Really Normal? Journal of Women’s Imaging. Vol. 1(1); 11-17, 1999
Goldman LP, Weigert JM, Corrosive Substance Ingestion: A Review. AM J. Gastro 1984 Vol. 79: (2) :85-90
Badawy SZ, Weigert JM, Marshall LD, Quenca VG
The Relationship between Obesity and Testosterone-Binding Globulin Levels in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PC0). Dign. Gynecol Obstet 1980 Spring: 2(1):43-46
