Dr.John A. Kaufman is the Frederick S. Keller Professor of Interventional Radiology at the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland. A native of Boston. Dr. Kaufman worked at the Massachusetts General Hospital from 1991 until 2000, when he joined the Dotter Institute. He became Institute Director in 2012, and in 2017 the inaugural Chair of the Dotter Department of Interventional Radiology. He stepped down from this role in 2023 to become Chief Medical Officer for Cook Medical, while maintaining an active clinical and academic practice in IR. His Scopus h-index is 52. An Associate Editor for Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, he has served as Chair of the American Heart Association (AHA) Council on Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, President of the SIR, Chair of the SIR Foundation, President of VIVA Physicians, and Chair of the OHSU Professional Board. He is the President-Elect of the American Board of Radiology (ABR). Dr. Kaufman chaired the SIR/ABR Primary Certificate Task Force that lead to recognition of IR as a primary specialty of the American Board of Medical Specialties. He has been recognized with the Gold Medals by both the SIR and Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe.