Leaders & Achievers 2022
DR. MARTHA MAINIERO
Radiologist, Rhode Island Medical Imaging Inc.
DR. MARTHA MAINIERO has always been interested in the intersection between science and the human body. In her work as both an educator and a breast radiologist at Rhode Island Medical Imaging Inc. – she has worked for the Warwick-based medical provider for 27 years – Mainiero has both educated the next generation and worked with people in a field that she cares about.
“It’s a disease we can treat,” she said, and considers radiology a hopeful field, as it is one where breast cancers can be detected early.
Mainiero recommends entering radiology for aspiring leaders and doctors, having enjoyed the opportunity to help young people with their careers.
“We have great doctors who like to work with patients and harness technology. We really listen and learn from everyone,” she said.
‘We really listen and learn from everyone.’
Doctors, she cautioned, do have to be willing to keep an open mind and change their opinions if necessary. Mainiero has found it useful to work closely with the teams she has had at the time, doing her best to work toward the same outcomes as everyone else.
In addition to being a professor at the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Mainiero has also held several hospital leadership positions. For 18 years through 2019, Mainiero served as the residency program director at Rhode Island Hospital. She now serves as the hospital’s medical director for the Anne C. Pappas Center, a position Mainiero has held since 2007.
Additionally, Mainiero was president of the Medical Staff Association at Rhode Island Hospital from 2014 through 2016, and was awarded the Rhode Island Hospital Milton Hamolsky Outstanding Physician of the Year award in 2019.
Mainiero has published more than 50 peer-reviewed papers and currently serves as an associate editor for the Journal of Breast Imaging. “Never stop learning,” Mainiero said, further advising others to stay engaged and communicative.
Mainiero is also helping to advocate for newer technology for her hospital, understanding that physicians and hospitals must change with technology, particularly in a field such as hers.
“We need people who recognize that we’re the ones who need to manage it as a tool for patient care, and humanize it so that it’s for the patient,” she said.
