Michael Recht is the Louis Marx Professor and Chair of the Department of Radiology at NYU Langone Health. Dr. Recht studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and completed a residency in Radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was Chief Resident. He completed an interventional fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania, an MR fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh, an Osteoradiology fellowship at the University of California at San Diego and 10 months in the Siemens MR research division in Erlangen, Germany.

His major clinical research foci have been the imaging of articular cartilage, the development of rapid MR protocols for the musculoskeletal system using novel methods of image acquisition and reconstruction, including machine learning reconstruction and most recently, use of data analytics and informatics to optimize value and workflow within a radiology department. His commitment to research is exemplified by his previous service as Chairman, Musculoskeletal Committee, American College of Radiology Imaging Network; Chairman, Research Committee, Society of Skeletal Radiology; Chairman, Program Committee for the International Skeletal Society; recipient of the President Award of the International Skeletal Society; and authorship of over 130 peer reviewed publications and over 100 scientific abstracts.

Dr. Recht is also committed to developing new educational models, exemplified by his leadership of the development of an online radiology residency core curriculum, and being one of the founders of the National imaging and Informatics Curriculum and Course.  His combined interests in research, education and value have led to the funding of two NIH grants, “Discovering the Value of Imaging: A Collaborative Training Program in Biomedical Big Data and Comparative Effectiveness Research for the field of Radiology” and “Implementation and Evaluation of a Regional Image Share Network”.