Michael John Benzaia, an actor known for portraying medical professionals on an array of television shows, including “How to Get Away With Murder,” “General Hospital,” and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” is on a mission to reform the health care industry. The New York native, who began working as a licensed radiologic and computed tomography technologist long before he decided to pursue an acting career, recently partnered with the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) on its new “Be Seen” campaign to raise awareness for the unsung heroes of patient care: medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals. “We’re all over the place; we’re in every aspect of the hospital,” Mr.
Benzaia told The Epoch Times. “Medical imaging and radiation therapists are the connective tissue of the medical field. People don’t know that we do so much because a lot of times, sadly, we take the back burner,” he said.
“And this is no discredit to nurses and doctors because they are amazing. They are so knowledgeable, and they really are the backbone of the field, but we take the backseat a great deal of time. Since becoming a member of the ASRT in 2008, Mr.
Benzaia has joined the organization in its efforts to promote progress in medical imaging and radiation therapy. “When I started to get into television about nine years ago, we started a relationship where we would speak about different things that were going on because a lot of my [acting] jo.