Ann Jay, MD, Appointed Director of Head and Neck Imaging
Ann K. Jay, MD, has been named director of head and neck imaging for the Department of Radiology at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (VP&S). Jay’s appointment further enhances Columbia’s international reputation for excellence in multidisciplinary head and neck care.
Jay is a board-certified neuroradiologist currently on the faculty of Case Western University. She will begin her role as professor of radiology and director of head and neck imaging at Columbia on January 4, 2027.
A nationally recognized leader, educator, and clinician, Jay previously served as chief of the Division of Neuroradiology and director of head and neck imaging at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Her scholarship in the field includes numerous publications and presentations on sinonasal disease, skull base imaging, temporal bone disorders, head and neck cancer, and other areas of neuroradiology. She is also a co-author of the “Head and Neck Imaging” chapter in the sixth edition of Bailey's Head and Neck Surgery—Otolaryngology.
“We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Jay to Columbia next year,” said Hediyeh Baradaran, MD, MS, professor of radiology and chief of the Division of Neuroradiology. “Her expertise in head and neck imaging and passion for education will be tremendous assets to our team. I’m excited for the energy, expertise, and leadership she will bring as we continue to grow and advance our division.”
Jay is also a highly accomplished educator, dedicated mentor, and leader in radiology education. At MedStar Georgetown, she served as vice chair of education for the Department of Radiology and, for nearly a decade, as program director of the Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program. She has been recognized repeatedly for her teaching, including Georgetown University School of Medicine's Golden Apple Award and the Department of Radiology's Teacher of the Year Award. Her extensive work with medical students, residents, and fellows on scholarly projects has resulted in publications and presentations at national meetings, including award-winning work presented at the American Society of Head and Neck Radiology.
Jay’s national leadership positions include serving on the Board of the American College of Radiology's (ACR) Radiology Leadership Institute and as co-chair of the ACR Leadership Essentials Course. She also serves as co-chief of the Neuroradiology section at the ACR Institute for Radiologic Pathology (AIRP). She has also held leadership positions with the Association of Academic Radiology and the American Society of Head and Neck Radiology and serves on committees of the American Board of Radiology related to neuroradiology certification and examinations.
Jay received her medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine. She completed a diagnostic radiology residency at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, followed by a two-year fellowship in neuroradiology at the University of Pennsylvania. She subsequently joined the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania before returning to Georgetown in 2009. Most recently, she has served as professor of radiology at University Hospitals/Case Western Reserve University.
Jay's arrival adds to Columbia’s deep history of leadership in the field of neuroradiology, which includes the development of the subspecialty under Cornelius Dyke, MD, at the Neurological Institute of New York. Columbia is also known for establishing the first neuroradiology fellowship in the United States, under Juan Taveras, MD, who also co-authored the first comprehensive text on the subspecialty. More recently, the Department of Radiology and NewYork-Presbyterian expanded their state-of-the-art MRI Center to become one of the largest of its kind in the country, with seven scanners housed in one location to serve the clinical and research community at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.