Associate Professor and Associate Physicist with over 15 years of specialized experience in optical coherence tomography (OCT) and optical frequency domain imaging (OFDI). This expert has pioneered breakthrough technologies in functional imaging, angiography, and polarization-sensitive optical techniques, including esophageal microscopy systems and circular-ranging OCT enabling multi-megahertz imaging speeds. Extensive federal research funding, collaborations with leading medical device manufacturers, and deployment of custom imaging systems to research institutions establish this expert as a recognized authority in optical imaging and medical device development.
Formal Education
- B.A. in Applied and Engineering Physics from Cornell University
- Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Stanford University
- Post-Doctoral Training in Biomedical Optics from Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Career Highlights
- Associate Professor and Associate Physicist at a leading academic medical center's optical imaging research facility
- Assistant Professor at a leading academic medical center's optical imaging research facility
- Associate Director of a major federal research center for optical imaging research and translation
- Led development and clinical translation of optical frequency domain imaging (OFDI), a second-generation implementation of OCT
- Licensed comprehensive esophageal microscopy by OFDI technology to a venture-backed medical device startup, advancing gastrointestinal endoscopy applications
- Invented circular-ranging OCT technology enabling multi-megahertz imaging speeds for intraoperative and clinical applications
- Deployed five dedicated angiographic imaging systems to research collaborators, with additional systems in construction
- Active commercial partnerships bringing circular-ranging OCT platforms to retinal and laparoscopic surgical applications
Expert Qualifications
- Extensive experience translating optical technologies from laboratory research into routine clinical and medical device deployment
- Deep technical expertise in optical physics, interferometry, laser development, and optical system design
- Formal training in applied physics with specialized expertise in OCT, OFDI, polarization-sensitive imaging, and angiographic methods
- Active collaborations with commercial partners and medical device manufacturers on imaging system development and clinical translation
- Recognized authority in biomedical optics and medical device innovation positioned to provide expert testimony in patent litigation related to optical imaging technologies and medical devices
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Frequently Asked Questions
What types of cases can this expert support?
This expert can handle medical device litigation involving optical imaging systems—OCT platforms, OFDI, endoscopic imaging, anything with optical coherence or interferometry at its core. They can speak credibly to how these systems are designed, what they can and can't do, and technical disputes around optical performance or device functionality.
What is this expert's technical background?
They have a Ph.D. in applied physics plus post-doctoral training in biomedical optics. They've spent their career as an academic researcher translating optical imaging technologies into clinical and commercial use—developing OFDI, licensing esophageal imaging systems to device startups, and inventing circular-ranging OCT to enable faster imaging speeds.
What technologies does this expert specialize in?
Primarily OCT and its technical variants—OFDI, polarization-sensitive OCT, Doppler OCT for blood flow imaging, and OCT angiography. They also work with swept-source laser systems, optical interferometry, and endoscopic imaging platforms. They've taken all of these from research through commercial deployment.
- Optical coherence tomography (OCT)
- Optical frequency domain imaging (OFDI)
- Swept-source laser systems
- Polarization-sensitive OCT
- Optical interferometry
- Doppler OCT imaging
- Endoscopic imaging systems
- OCT angiography
- U.S. District Courts
- Patent Trial and Appeal Board