Dr. Maryellen Giger

Biography

Maryellen L. Giger is the A.N. Pritzker Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago, where she leads research in Medical Physics and Radiology. With over 30 years of experience, she has made significant contributions to the fields of computer-aided diagnosis, machine learning, and medical imaging. She has conducted pioneering research on breast cancer, lung cancer, and COVID-19, focusing on computational image-based analyses for risk assessment and diagnosis. Giger has published more than 280 peer-reviewed articles and holds over 30 patents, including the development of QuantX, an FDA-cleared machine-learning system designed to aid in cancer diagnosis. Giger has played a critical role in academic leadership, serving as Vice-Chair of Radiology and the former Director of CAMPEP-accredited Graduate Programs in Medical Physics at the University of Chicago. She is also an influential figure in professional societies, having served as president of both the American Association of Physicists in Medicine and SPIE. Her accolades include the William D. Coolidge Gold Medal from AAPM and the 2023 DataWorks Prize from the NIH. Giger continues to mentor the next generation of scientists and has been recognized for her educational contributions and innovative research.

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