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Luis Humberto Ros Mendoza
Dr. Luis H. Ros Mendoza, a third-generation member of a family of radiologists, is Head of the Radiodiagnosis Department at Miguel Servet University Hospital in Zaragoza.
Awarded the “A” Ibérica for Merit in Study, in the gold and silver categories corresponding to elementary and higher secondary education, a national prize recognizing the best academic records in the country, he pursued medical studies in Zaragoza, his hometown, obtaining 25 distinctions of honor and five high grades.
Extraordinary Degree Award; after obtaining one of the top ranks in the MIR exam, he completed his residency in the Radiology Department at Miguel Servet Hospital.
Assistant physician in the Radiology Department of the Valle de Hebrón Health City in Barcelona for four years, he subsequently completed his training as a Research Fellow at the University of Florida (Gainesville, FL, USA).
Full Professor at the university, he has served as Invited Visiting Professor of Radiology at Harvard University (Boston, MA, USA) and as Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology at the University of Florida and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland (Ohio, USA).
Dr. Ros Mendoza served as President of the Scientific Committee of the Spanish Society of Radiology (1998–2002), as well as President of the National Commission of Radiodiagnosis. He was the first and, to date, the only radiologist to have been part of the Standing Committee of the National Council of Specialties in Health Sciences (2014–2025), advisory bodies to the Ministry of Health and Education on training matters.
Editor-in-Chief of the journal Radiología between 2018–2022, he was a member of the editorial board of Insights into Imaging, the official publication of the European Society of Radiology, being nominated as “Reviewer of the Year” in 2021. Associate Editor of NotiCIR, the electronic bulletin of the Interamerican College of Radiology, he has been recognized on several occasions as “Distinguished Reviewer” by the journal Abdominal Radiology.
Fellow and member of the Executive Committee of the European Society of Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Radiology (ESGAR), he has been part of the Abdominal Radiology Committee of the European Congress of Radiology, and has served as faculty in the activities of the European School of Radiology (ESOR) and the Interamerican College of Radiology (CIR).
Passionate about teaching and a distinguished communicator, he has delivered more than 300 invited lectures at various national and international courses and congresses.
With more than one hundred and twenty publications, eight books, and over forty book chapters, he was honored by the Spanish Society of Radiology with the Professional Career Award in 2016 and, in 2021, with the Award for the Most Cited Publication in Radiology. In 2018, the working group he leads received the Radiology Service Award for the best national initiative promoting excellence in radiological practice.
Elected in 2017, upon the proposal of the country’s Medical Colleges, as one of the “25 Ambassadors of Spanish Medicine,” he received the Gold Medal of the Spanish Society of Medical Radiology in 2024.
"200 Distinguished Figures in Radiology"
On Wednesday, November 5, the presentation of the book “200 Distinguished Figures in Radiology,” authored by Dr. Luis H. Ros Mendoza, will take place at the Illustrious Official College of Physicians of Zaragoza.
The book is based on a series of short biographies of distinguished radiologists who have passed away, which have been published monthly since 2009 in the bulletin of the Interamerican College of Radiology (CIR), an initiative of its founding editor Miguel Stoopen.
Character by character, in chronological order, we witness the most relevant milestones in radiology: the initial experiments with vacuum tubes, the discovery of X-rays, the description of natural radioactivity, the development of linear tomography and the image intensifier, technical advances in the field of breast imaging, the introduction of the principles of magnetic resonance and computed axial tomography, the development of vascular interventional radiology… also reflecting, in this historical progression, the evolution of this new discipline in our country: the precursors and pioneers, the founding of the initial Spanish Society of Radiology and Medical Electrology, as well as its journal, its subsequent definition as an independent specialty, and the birth and evolution of the modern fields of vascular radiology and neuroradiology.
Within its pages appear physicians, radiology technicians, physicists, engineers, researchers, Nobel laureates… We encounter the first woman considered a martyr of radiology, the orthopedic surgeon who authored the first book on radiology, the discoverers of the various imaging techniques, the first African American radiologist to pass the board examination in the specialty, and the first African American woman to lead a radiology department in her country. We also meet the first radiologist who faced a computer in a diagnostic challenge back in the 1970s, as well as the great innovators of the specialty.
Names that are part of the eponyms of many radiological signs, diseases, or medical instruments, authors of the classic radiology books that contributed to the training of a significant number of specialists.
n these portrayals of distinguished figures, the aim is not to be exhaustive, but rather to present in an engaging way not only their professional careers and contributions, but also their personal and human side. An added value of the book lies in the personal anecdotes that highlight this human aspect of the characters, making us feel especially close to them.
n this journey through history, the biographies are organized by chronological ages that adapt the brief history of radiology to the concepts of Ancient, Medieval, Modern, and Contemporary Ages, thus distinguishing different sections: first, a series of relevant figures are considered, the so-called fathers of medicine, whose fundamental contributions were essential for the evolution of medical science in its various facets; subsequently, the pioneers and discoverers of radiology, the stage of expansion of the discipline, the stage of technological revolution, and finally the digital era.
n sum, a work prepared with the intention of being useful and practical, as well as didactic, contributing to defining the most significant moments in the history and evolution of our specialty.
The book, published exclusively as a gift and not for profit, is available in its digital version to all radiologists, both Spanish and Latin American, who request it through SERAM or CIR.
Dr. Luis Ros Mendoza is Head of the Radiology Department at Miguel Servet University Hospital in Zaragoza and Full Professor at the university. He was awarded the Gold Medal of SERAM in 2024.
