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The UAB Department of Radiology presents the 13th Annual Barfield-Carter Lecture honoring Melson Barfield-Carter, M.D. and featuring Susan Ackerman, M.D., FACR. Dr. Ackerman will be discussing "Breaking Barriers."

Dr. Ackerman is a professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences at Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), where she is the vice chair for clinical affairs in Radiology and the director of the ultrasound division.

The annual Barfield-Carter Lecture honors Dr. Melson Barfield-Carter. She was named chair of UAB's Department of Radiology in 1945, making her the first woman department head at UAB Medical Center. 

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