Harold Litt named new editor of RSNA's cardiothoracic imaging journal
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has named cardiac imager Harold Litt, MD, PhD, the new editor of Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging. He has been serving as the interim editor of the journal since late 2025 when founding editor Suhny Abbara, MD, took over as Radiology editor-in-chief.
Litt is a professor of radiology at the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, and chief of cardiac imaging at the Imaging Institute at Cleveland Clinic Florida. He also serves as director of research for the diagnostics institute there.
"A renowned cardiothoracic specialist, Dr. Litt has been with the journal from the very beginning. His proven editorial leadership and dedication as deputy and interim editor, coupled with deep experience guiding high-impact consensus work and a broad multidisciplinary research portfolio, uniquely position him to lead the journal with integrity, vision and relevance for the global imaging community,” Tina Young Poussaint, MD, RSNA board liaison for publications, said in a statement.
Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging is a peer-reviewed, bi-monthly journal first launched in 2019. Litt has served as the publication's deputy editor since the beginning.
“I am grateful to RSNA for the opportunity to lead this important journal into the future. As editor, I will continue to advocate for high-impact research and publication of manuscripts designed to help radiologists understand and implement the latest research and guidelines. I would also like to focus on more rapid turnaround and dissemination of science in emerging areas and further emphasize the concept of improving health and patient outcomes, both in our scientific and educational content," Litt said in the same statement.
Litt is well known for his work in the field of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) research. In addition, he has authored or co-authored nearly 200 peer-reviewed articles, editorials, reviews and book chapters. He served as senior author of the widely cited RSNA Consensus Statement on Reporting Chest CT Findings Related to COVID-19.
Litt founded and directed the CT core imaging facility at the University of Pennsylvania for nearly 20 years. He previous served as the associate editor for Academic Radiology and was an American Journal of Roentgenology assistant editor at large for cardiovascular imaging. He also was a reviewer for numerous journals, including Radiology, The New England Journal of Medicine and others.
Litt is also an active member of numerous cardiology and radiology societies, including the American Heart Association, Society of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance, American Roentgen Ray Society, the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, American College of Radiology, North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging, the American College of Radiology Imaging Network and the Pennsylvania Radiological Society.
International outreach education has always been important to Litt. As Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging readership and authorship becomes more international, he hopes to increase engagement for the journal around the world.
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