Challenger Center Founding Director
Professor of Radiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Charles S. Resnik, M.D. is the brother of Challenger Space Shuttle Mission Specialist Judith Resnik. Dr. Resnik is a Professor of Radiology and Orthopaedics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He is the Section Chief of Musculoskeletal Radiology in the Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC). He has been the Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program Director at UMMC for 35 years. Dr. Resnik is a long-time member of the International Skeletal Society, and he is a past president of the Society of Skeletal Radiology (SSR) and of the Association of Program Directors in Radiology (APDR). He has served on and chaired many committees in these and other national organizations.
Dr. Resnik has received the APDR Achievement Award and a Lifetime Service Award from the American Board of Radiology. He has been a long-time faculty advisor for the American Alliance of Academic Chief Residents in Radiology, and he is a recognized mentor for the Association of Academic Radiology, APDR, and SSR. He has served on the editorial board of two major radiology journals and is a manuscript reviewer for many other journals. Dr. Resnik has more than 120 publications in peer-reviewed journals and has made more than 275 presentations as an invited speaker all over the world. His areas of expertise include imaging of musculoskeletal trauma, imaging of arthritis, and residency program administration. He has received an Excellence in Teaching Award from the UMMC Department of Diagnostic Radiology.
