Tim Hunter, MD, MSc

Tim B. Hunter, MD, MSc is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Medical Imaging (formerly Department of Radiology). He served as Chair of the Department of Radiology at The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson from 2008 - 2011. Dr. Hunter retired in 2014.

Dr. Hunter received his medical degree from Northwestern University in 1968. After serving in the U.S. Navy from 1969 until 1971, he completed his residency in diagnostic radiology at the University of Michigan in 1974. He joined the College of Medicine faculty in 1975. Dr. Hunter’s areas of special interest in radiology are musculoskeletal imaging and medical devices.

Additionally, Dr. Hunter has served as author of the the Arizona Daily Star Sky Spy column for more than fifteen years. An amateur astronomer since 1950, he is a member of the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association and co-founder of the International Dark-Sky Association, a nonprofit recognized as the leading advocate for protecting the nighttime environment from light pollution. Hunter is the author of several books in the medical field and has received multiple awards for his work addressing light pollution.