Members: J. Ross Mitchell

 

J. Ross Mitchell PhD.

 

 

 

 

Bio:

Accomplished medical professional with 25-year history of success performing research and delivering innovative solutions in AI, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning of medical images for precision healthcare. H-index: 30 (95th percentile – Medical Informatics)

Education & Credentials
Scientific Leadership Course, 2008 – University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
Ph.D. in Medical Biophysics, 1996 – University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
Master of Science in Computer Science, 1989 – University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan
Bachelor of Science Honors in Computer Science, 1986 – University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan

Career Experience
MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, Scottsdale, Arizona
Professor of Radiology, September 2011 to Present
CALGARY SCIENTIFIC, INC., Calgary, Alberta
Co-Founder and Founding Scientist, January 2004 to Present
UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, Calgary, Alberta
Professor of Radiology and Clinical Neurosciences, July 2000 to September 2011

Select Awards
2015: US CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION SERVICE
Outstanding Researcher (Accelerated Green Card) 2010: WIRELESS LIFE SCIENCES
Triple Tree I Award
2011: FROST & SULLIVAN
Enabling Technology Award 2006: BERLEX CANADA
Research Award
2011: UNIVERSITY OF REGINA
Alumni Crowning Achievement Award 2000 – 2009: MS SOCIETY OF CANADA
Donald Party Career Development Award
2011: PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
Top 5 Innovator 1998: INTERNATIONAL ORG. FOR MEDICAL PHYSICS
Best Paper Award
2010: FROST & SULLIVAN
Best Practices Award 1996: WESTERN UNIVERSITY
Collip Medal (Top PhD Graduate)

Supervisory Experience
• 11 Post-doctoral Fellows and Medical Residents
• 29 Graduate Students (13 PhD and 16 MSc Students)
• 18 Senior Undergraduate Projects
• 20 Scientists and Technical Staff

Select Peer Reviewed Publications (195 Total Publications)
1. Clarke SE, Hammond RR, Mitchell JR, Rutt BK, “Quantitative Assessment of Carotid Plaque Composition Using Multicontrast MRI and Registered Histology,” Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 50 (6), 1199-1208, 2003. (Cited 179 Times)
2. Metz LM, Zhang Y, Yeung M, Patry DG, Bell RB, Stoian CA, Yong VW, Patten SB, Duquette D, Antel JP, Mitchell, JR, “Minocycline Reduces Gadolinium-Enhancing Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lesions in Multiple Sclerosis,” Annals of Neurology, 55 (5), 2004. (Cited 181 Times)
3. Gareau PJ, Rutt BK, Karlik SJ, Mitchell, JR, “Magnetization Transfer and Multicomponent T2 Relaxation Measurements with Histopathologic Correlation in an Experimental Model of MS,” Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 11 (6), 586-595, 2000. (Cited 168 Times)
4. Picot PA, Rickey DW, Mitchell JR, Rankin RN, Fenster A, “Three-dimensional Colour Doppler Imaging,” Ultrasound in Medicine and biology, 19 (2), 95-104. 1993. (Cited 150 Times)
5. Coutts SA, Simon JE, Tomanek AI, Barber PA, Chan J, Hudon ME, Mitchell JR, Frayne R, Eliasziw M, Buchan AM, Demchuk AM, “Reliability of Assessing Percentage of Diffusion-Perfusion Mismatch”, Stroke, 34 (7), 1681-1683. 2003. (Cited 127 Times)
6. Mitchell JR, Karlik SJ, Lee DH, Fenster A, “Computer-Assisted Identification and Quantification of Multiple Sclerosis Lesions in MR Imaging Volumes in the Brain,” Journal of Magnetics Resonance Imaging, 4 (2), 197-208. 1994. (Cited 100 Times)
7. Drabycz S, Roldan G, de Robles P, Adler D, McIntyre JB, Magliocco AM, Cairncross JC, Mitchell JR, “An Analysis of Image Texture, Tumor Location and MGMT Promoter Methylation in Glioblastoma Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging”, Neuroimage, 49, 1398-1405. 2010. (Cited 99 Times)
Select Presentations
1. Mitchell JR, “Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare,” American Academy of Laboratory and Animal Sciences Annual Conference, Austin TX, Oct. 2017 (invited keynote address).
2. Mitchell JR, “Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Deep Learning in Healthcare,” Canadian Organization of Medical Physics Winter School, Quebec Canada, Feb. 2017 (invited keynote address).
3. Mitchell JR, “Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare”, University of Toronto, Toronto Canada, Dec. 2016 (invited presentation)
4. Mitchell JR, “Cancer Imagenomics”, Canadian Organization of Medical Physics Annual Conference, St. Johns Canada, July 2016 (invited presentation)
5. Mitchell JR, “Texture Based Biomarkers (Using Examples from Alzheimer’s Disease)”, Workshop given at the Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention Annual Conference, Munich Germany, Sep. 2015.
6. Mitchell JR, “Image Segmentation”, Predictive Vascular Modeling Workshop, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore CA, Apr. 2015 (invited presentation)
7. Mitchell JR, “Translating Medical Research to Clinical Care: Crossing the Valley of Death”. Emory University, Atlanta GA, Feb. 2015 (invited presentation)

Community Activities
SCOUTS CANADA
Cub Scout Troup Leader, September 2007 – May 2010
Professional Associations
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM)
Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI) Society
Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM)
Canadian Association of Radiologists AI Working Group