Honour for nuclear medicine specialist
- Wits Alumni Relations
Professor Aldo Serafini acknowledged for years of excellence.
Dr Aldo Serafini (MBBCh 1966) has been awarded the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award on 29 April 2024.
The award was presented by the Marquis Who’s Who, a publisher of biographical profiles since 1898. The acknowledgment recognises individuals “who have achieved greatness in their industry. These individuals have excelled in their field for at least 20 years.”
Dr Serafini is described as an “accomplished listee”, with many years of experience in his professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes he has accrued in his field. Individuals profiled are selected based on reference value, while factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all considered during the selection process.
The citation reads:
“A pioneer in the field of nuclear medicine, Dr Serafini began his medical studies in the 1960s with the intent of becoming an obstetrician. However, he quickly discovered an interest in general medicine and, subsequently, nuclear medicine. After earning an MBBCh from the University of the Witwatersrand in 1966, Dr Serafini completed an internship as well as residencies in internal medicine and nuclear medicine through the UM/Jackson Memorial Hospital and became certified through both the American Boards of Nuclear Medicine and Internal Medicine and Council of Nuclear Cardiology. In 1972, he joined the faculty of the University of Miami in the Department of Radiology and Medicine, where he went on to serve as attending staff and as director for the Division of Nuclear Medicine from 1979 to 1990 and after that continued to serve for over 53 years as a full-time professor of radiology and medicine until his retirement.
During those ensuing years, Dr Serafini gained valuable expertise in medical administration through various directorial roles with Jackson Memorial Hospital, the University of Miami Hospitals and Clinics, the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine's Radiation Control Center, the University of Miami's MRI Center, South Shore Hospital in Miami Beach, and Cedars Medical Center. Likewise, he parlayed his considerable expertise to students as a visiting professor at such universities as the University of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, University of Pavia, the Bowman Gray Center for Medical Education, Wake Forest University's School of Medicine, the University of Pretoria, the University of the Witwatersrand, and the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine, through which he served as an instructor, assistant professor, associate professor, and professor before being bestowed the rank of professor emeritus. Alongside his work at the University, Dr Serafini is an attending staff member at the University of Miami Hospital, the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Clinic, and Jackson Memorial Medical Center.”
Full citation can be read here.
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