Dan is a Senior Consultant with The Hayes Group. His focus is on improving team effectiveness, enhancing change processes, and fostering the full expression of team members’ talents to maximize job satisfaction and performance. Dan’s coaching expertise is informed by his extensive leadership experience in academic radiology and healthcare management, where he has worked with multidisciplinary teams to drive organizational change and performance improvement.
Dan’s distinguished career spans over 30 years in academic radiology and healthcare leadership. He held faculty appointments at Yale University, Duke University, and the University of Pennsylvania, and served as Associate Director of the Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for 10 years. Board-certified in both Radiology and Psychiatry, Dan is currently Professor Emeritus of Radiology at Duke University. He has published over 90 peer-reviewed articles and served as principal investigator on numerous NIH and industry-funded grants. His leadership roles in medical departments and federal agencies have equipped him with deep expertise in strategic planning, program development, and managing diverse teams in both research and clinical environments.
In addition to his academic and clinical work, Dan has made significant contributions to organized medicine. As Science Adviser to the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), he founded and chaired the Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers Alliance, a global coalition of stakeholders from academic institutions, pharmaceutical companies, regulatory agencies, and patient advocacy groups. His leadership at the National Cancer Institute earned him two NIH Director’s Awards for Extraordinary Leadership. Dan has also received the Gold Medal Award from the Association of University Radiologists and the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Vermont College of Medicine.
Dan earned his MD from the University of Vermont Medical School, with post-graduate training at Yale-NH Hospital and Duke University. His broad expertise in healthcare leadership, strategic planning, and team development makes him a valuable advisor to executives and organizations seeking to enhance their leadership effectiveness and drive successful change.
