James G. Fujimoto is Elihu Thomson Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...

(MIT) and a visiting professor of ophthalmology at

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, Boston, Massachusetts. He received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from MIT in 1981 and 1984 respectively. He has been 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

. He is known for his leading role in the invention of a novel medical imaging modality named

optical coherence tomography Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an imaging technique that uses low-coherence light to capture micrometer-resolution, two- and three-dimensional images from within optical scattering media (e.g., biological tissue). It is used for medica ...

that is now a standard of care for diagnosis and treatment of several diseases with widespread adoption in

ophthalmology Ophthalmology ( ) is a surgical subspecialty within medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders. An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. Following a medic ...

. In addition to his work on OCT he has also contributed to the development of femtosecond lasers. Professor Fujimoto was elected a member of the

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in 2001 for pioneering contributions to and commercialization of optical coherence tomography (OCT). He is also a fellow of the American Physical Society, the National Academy of Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has published over 400 journal articles.

Awards and honors

* 2001 Member of the

* 2001 Fellow of the American Physical Society * 2001 * 2011 * 2012 Champalimaud Vision Award * 2013

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Britton Chance Biomedical Optics Award * 2014 IEEE Photonics Award * 2015

Frederic Ives Medal The Frederic Ives Medal is the highest award of the Optical Society, recognizing overall distinction in optics. The prize was established in 1928 by Herbert E. Ives in honor of his father, Frederic Ives. Initially awarded every two years, it has be ...

* 2017

Russ Prize The Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize is an American national and international award established by the United States National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in October 1999 in Athens. Named after Fritz Russ, the founder of Systems Research Laborat ...

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