The Man Who Stalked Einstein (34 page)

Bruce J. Hillman, MD
, has distinguished himself as a health services researcher, clinical trialist, and
author of both medical articles and short stories published in elite magazines and
journals. He is professor and former chair of radiology at the University of Virginia
School of Medicine. He has published over 300 medical articles, book chapters, and
editorials, including his 2010 book for the lay public,
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice: How Medical Imaging Is Changing Health Care
(Oxford University Press). Dr. Hillman has served as editor-in-chief of three medical
journals, including his current position with the
Journal of the American College of Radiology
. He was deputy editor of the online literary and humanities journal
Hospital Drive
, and has published eight short stories in such journals as
The Connecticut Review
,
Compass Rose
, and
Aethlon, the Journal of Sports Literature
.

Birgit Ertl-Wagner, MD, MHBA
, is professor of magnetic resonance imaging at the Ludwig-Maximilian University and
a neuroradiologist at the Grosshadern university hospital in Munich, Germany. Her
research focus lies in the realm of neuroscience with an emphasis on functional neuroimaging.
She has authored or coauthored over 130 original articles, review articles, and book
chapters. She has also written five textbooks in German (four on radiological topics
and one on quality management), all of which are in their second editions. Dr. Ertl-Wagner
is married to the historian Bernd C. Wagner. They live in Munich, Germany, with their
three children. Their family conversations often focus on the intersections of medicine,
technology, and the humanities.

Bernd C. Wagner, PhD
, is a senior manager in the IT service industry following a successful career in
consulting and corporate strategy. He studied history and philosophy in Munich, Germany,
and Edinburgh, UK, and the University of Bochum, Germany, where he wrote his thesis
on the topic “IG Auschwitz.” He authored a book based on his thesis detailing the
involvement of German industry in the genocide conducted at Auschwitz, and he was
coeditor of two books on related topics.