B. G. Brogdon
Gil Brogdon, M.D., grew up on an Arkansas farm unsullied by electric lights or indoor plumbing. He attended the state university, earning two baccalaureate degrees. In 1952, he received his M.D. from the University of Arkansas School of Medicine where he was later named a Distinguished Alumnus. His radiological training, which began in Arkansas, was completed at the Bowman-Gray College of Medicine from where he later received a Distinguished Achievement Award. He was certified by the American Board of Radiology in 1956. After serving as a Regular Officer in the U.S. Air Force, Dr. Brogdon began a 43-year academic career, which has included appointment as radiologist-in-charge of diagnostic radiology at Johns Hopkins and as professor and chairman of the departments of radiology at the University of New Mexico and the University of South Alabama. Dr. Brogdon is past president and life member of the Southern Radiological Conference, past president and gold medalist of both the Association of University Radiologists and the American College of Radiology. He also has been awarded the Gold Medal of the American Roentgen Ray Society, the Schinz Medal of the Swiss Society of Medical Radiology, the Medal of Honor of Leopold-Franzens University of Innsbruck, the Medal of the International Skeletal Society, and the Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art, First Class. Dr. Brogdon’s interest and experience in forensic radiology spans almost four decades. He has received the Hunt Award and the Distinguished Fellow Award and Medal from the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Forensic Sciences and is a member of the board of trustees of the Forensic Sciences Foundation. Dr. Brogdon is the author or co-author of 280 publications including the 1998 classic, Forensic Radiology,published by CRC Press.
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