James Fujimoto

James G. Fujimoto
Residence U.S.
Nationality Japanese-American
Fields Applied physics
Institutions Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alma mater Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Known for optical coherence tomography;
Notable awards Rank Prize in Optoelectronics (2001)
Zeiss Research Award (2011)
Champalimaud Vision Award (2012)
Frederic Ives Medal (2015)
Russ Prize (2017)

James G. Fujimoto is a principal investigator in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He received his M.Sc., and Ph.D. in from MIT in 1981, and 1984 respectively. He is part of the MIT faculty since 1985 and is currently Elihu Thomson Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT and Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology at Tufts University School of Medicine. He is known for his leading role in the invention of a novel medical imaging modality named optical coherence tomography[1] that is now a standard of care for diagnosis and treatment of several diseases with widespread adoption in ophthalmology.[2]

Professor Fujimoto is a fellow of the National Academy of Science, the National Academy of Engineering, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has published over 400 journal articles. He received several awards, including the 2001 Rank Prize in Optoelectronics, the 2011 Zeiss Research Award, the 2012 Champalimaud Vision Award,[3] the 2015 Frederic Ives Medal and the 2017 Russ Prize.

References

  1. ↑ Huang D, Swanson EA, Lin CP, Schuman JS, Stinson WG, Chang W, Hee MR, Flotte T, Gregory K, Puliafito CA, Fujimoto JG (1991). "Optical Coherence Tomography". Science. 254 (5035): 1178–1181. PMC 4638169 Freely accessible. PMID 1957169. doi:10.1126/science.1957169.
  2. ↑ Boyd, Kierstan (14 October 2015). "What Is Optical Coherence Tomography?". American Academy of Ophthalmology. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "2012 António Champalimaud Vision Award". Champalimaud Foundation. 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
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