ASNC President-Elect Delivers Call to Action: ‘Let’s Innovate Together”

Jamieson M. Bourque, MD, MHS, FASNC, delivered the President-elect address at ASNC2025 in Orlando, Florida, USA.

Last week at ASNC2025 in Orlando, Florida, ASNC President-elect Jamieson M. Bourque, MD, MHS, FASNC, presented his vision for 2026 to nuclear cardiology professionals from 94 countries.

The President-elect Address is a long-standing tradition at the ASNC Annual Scientific Session and Exhibition – an opportunity for attendees to get better acquainted with their next president, to learn about opportunities to participate in their Society, and to lay out a plan for the year ahead.

Dr. Bourque shared highlights of his professional journey so far – from Duke University, then on to the University of Virginia, where he is now a professor of medicine and radiology; medical director of the nuclear cardiology, stress, and echocardiography labs; and head of a research program focused on microvascular disease, exercise, and predictive analytics.

‘Inspired by Pioneers … Innovating Our Future’

From Dr. Bourque’s President-elect Address at ASNC2025

As ASNC convened its 30th Annual Scientific Session, Dr. Bourque invited members to pause for a moment to be “inspired by the pioneers who created our field. … We will build on the foundation they laid as we innovate for our future.”

Now, he announced, “is an exciting time in nuclear cardiology” because of the advances that are gaining traction across the field. While the tools and opportunities needed to maintain nuclear cardiology’s importance are available, Dr. Bourque explained, the key to driving those advances forward will be innovating together.

Dr. Bourque’s vison for his presidency includes focusing on –

• Opportunities in artificial intelligence;
• Supporting and enhancing nuclear functional imaging in ischemic heart disease;
• Expanding and refining applications in systemic diseases; and
• Seeking meaningful collaborations with industry, other societies, elected officials, and partners around the world.

‘For ASNC to Have the Greatest Impact, You Need to Get Involved!’

How You Can Get Involved at ASNC! From Jamieson M. Bourque, MD, MHS, FASNC, President-elect Address.

Dr. Bourque concluded his address by calling on ASNC members to get involved in their Society. Member engagement, he emphasized, is necessary for ASNC to have the greatest impact.

“Nuclear cardiology’s pioneers ensured the field has been an important pillar of cardiovascular medicine, and our ASNC family has kept us on course,” Dr. Bourque said. “We have the tools and opportunities, so get involved! Let’s innovate together for our future!”

Did you miss Dr. Bourque’s speech? Do you want to watch again? 

ASNC2025 registrants may watch Dr. Bourque’s address on the Meeting App through Thursday, Sept. 18.