Aaron Fenster

Co-Platform Leader, Imaging Translation Platform

Research Description

The Imaging Translation Platform, led by Dr. Aaron Fenster and Dr. Martin Yaffe, is a key component of OICR’s Strategic Plan that will ensure discoveries in the laboratory are used in a clinical setting as quickly as possible. This will support the early diagnosis of cancer and the development of imaging techniques for cancer screening, cancer stem cell research and clinical trials.

Contact Information

Telephone
+1 (519) 931 5708
Mailing Address
Imaging Research Laboratories
Robarts Research Institute
100 Perth Drive
London, Ontario
Canada, N6A 5K8
Additional Contacts
Kimberly Booth
+1 (519) 931 5707
Carol Richardson
+1 (519) 931 5249

Current

2011 - Centre Director and Acting CEO, Centre for Imaging Technology Commercialization.
2007 - Co-Platform Leader, Imaging Translation Platform, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR).
2007 - Co-Program Leader, Smarter Imaging Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR).
2006 - Chair, Division of Imaging Sciences, Department of Medical Imaging, The University of Western Ontario.
2004 - Associate Director, Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario (UWO).
2003 - Associate Scientist, Lawson Health Research Institute (LHRI).
2000 - Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario (UWO).
1999 - Professor, Department of Oncology, The University of Western Ontario (UWO).
1988 - Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, The University of Western Ontario (UWO).
1988 - Professor, Department of Medical Biophysics, The University of Western Ontario (UWO).
1987 - Director and Scientist, Imaging Research Laboratories, Robarts Research Institute (RRI).

Background

1976 - 1978Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto.
1976PhD, Medical Biophysics, Supervisor: Dr. H.E. Johns, University of Toronto.

Selected Bibliography

  • Natarajan S, Marks LS, Margolis DJ, Huang J, Macairan ML, Lieu P, Fenster A. Clinical application of a 3D ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy system. Urol Oncol. 29(3): 334-42, May 2011.
    • Karnik VV, Fenster A, Bax J, Romagnoli C, Ward AD. Evaluation of intersession 3D-TRUS to 3D-TRUS image registration for repeat prostate biopsies. Med Phys. 38(4): 1832-43, Apr 2011.
      • De Silva T, Fenster A, Bax J, Romagnoli C, Izawa J, Samarabandu J, Ward AD. Quantification of prostate deformation due to needle insertion during TRUS-guided biopsy: Comparison of hand-held and mechanically stabilized systems. Med Phys. 38(3): 1718-31, Mar 2011.
        • Chalasani V, Cool DW, Sherebrin S, Fenster A, Chin J, Izawa JI. Development and validation of a virtual reality transrectal ultrasound guided prostatic biopsy simulator. Can Urol Assoc J. 5(1): 19-26, Feb 2011.
          • Bax J, Smith D, Bartha L, Montreuil J, Sherebrin S, Gardi L, Edirisinghe C, Fenster A. A compact mechatronic system for 3D ultrasound guided prostate interventions. Med Phys. 38(2): 1055-69, Feb 2011.