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VideoKeith D. Paulsen
Robert A. Pritzker Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Radiology & Surgery, Geisel School of Medicine
Scientific Director, Center for Surgical Innovation, Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Co-Director, Translational Engineering in Cancer Research Program, Norris Cotton Cancer Center
keith.d.paulsen@dartmouth.edu
Education
- BSc, Biomedical Engineering, Duke University 1981
- MS, Engineering Sciences, Dartmouth College 1984
- PhD, Engineering Sciences, Dartmouth College 1986
Research Interests
Biomedical engineering; numerical methods in electromagnetics; cancer therapeutics; medical imaging methodologies; bioelectromagnetics
Active Research
- Fluorescence-guided surgery
- Image-guided neurosurgery
- Magnetic resonance elastography
- Microwave imaging spectroscopy
- Near-infrared imaging
- Non-linear image reconstruction techniques
- Optical molecular imaging
- Quantitative scatter imaging
- Therapy monitoring
Teaching
- ENGS 7: Contemporary and Historical Perspectives on Medical Imaging (ENGS 7.05)
- ENGS 105: Computational Methods for Partial Differential Equations I
- ENGM 189: Medical Device Development (ENGM 189-02) (.5 credit)
- ENGM 189: Medical Device Commercialization (ENGM 189-01) (.5 credit)
- ENGS 205: Computational Methods for Partial Differential Equations II
- ENGG 325: Introduction to Surgical Innovation
Books
Alternative Breast Imaging: Four Model-Based Approaches
Editors: Keith D. Paulsen, Paul M. Meaney with Larry Gilman
Springer, 2004
Awards
Selected Patents
- Method and apparatus for determining tumor shift during surgery using a stereo-optical three-dimensional surface-mapping system (9,336,592)
- System and Method of for providing Patient Registration without Fiducials (9,179,888)
- System and Method for Registering Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Images (9,098,904)
Entrepreneurship
- Microwave Imaging System Technologies, Co-founder
- CairnSurgical, Co-founder
News
$3 Million Grant May Help Reduce Unnecessary Breast Biopsies
NH Business Review
March 12, 2020$3 Million Grant May Result in Fewer Unnecessary Breast Biopsies
March 6, 2020Paulsen Elected to National Academy of Inventors
December 3, 2019Dartmouth Engineering Professor Elected Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors
February 11, 2019New Imaging System Makes Back Surgery Safer, Faster and Less Expensive
April 26, 2018Dartmouth Is Helping Brain Surgeons See Tumors More Clearly
March 6, 2017Center for Surgical Innovation receives FDA approval for new research
The Dartmouth
October 27, 2016Dartmouth Wins FDA Approval for Aid to Guide Cancer Surgery
Dartmouth News
October 11, 2016To dye for: Breast cancer on the margins
spectroscopyNOW
September 1, 2015Food Dye, Near Infrared Light Can Aid in Breast Resection
NCCC
May 12, 2015Inside Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s high-tech operating facility
WCAX
January 9, 2015Diagnostic screening: Microwave imaging of the breast may be better and safer
ScienceDaily
December 16, 2014The Center for Surgical Innovation at Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Dartmouth-Hitchcock
December 1, 2014Dartmouth Team Receives Best Paper Award for Breast Imaging Research
September 10, 2014MRI and Optical Scanning During Surgery Accurately Locate Small Breast Cancer Tumors
NCCC
March 27, 2014DHMC inaugurates unique intraoperative MRI and CT suite
IMRIS
March 19, 2014Near-IR Spectroscopy Performs Challenging Breast Imaging
Novus Light Technologies Today
February 18, 2014A better way to detect breast cancer?
WCAX
January 30, 2014Researchers Developing New Approach for Imaging Dense Breasts for Abnormalities
NCCC
January 24, 2014Quantifying intraoperative fluorescence
Medical Physics Web
January 18, 2013Research team develops tumor imaging system
The Dartmouth
January 14, 2013Dartmouth Engineering Professor Elected SPIE Fellow
January 7, 2013Research at Dartmouth-Hitchcock helps battle brain tumors
WCAX-TV
December 27, 2012What is the Future of Microwave Technology in Diagnostic Imaging?
NCCC
December 10, 2012Dartmouth Discovery: Journals
Dartmouth Now
September 14, 2012New Probe Provides Vital Assist in Brain Cancer Surgery
Dartmouth-Hitchcock
July 24, 2012Quantified biomarkers aid glioma resection
Medical Physics Web
December 12, 2011NCI Awards $12.8 Million to Dartmouth Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence
Dartmouth Now
September 17, 2010A blue-light special - in the brain
Dartmouth Medicine
December 22, 2008Paulsen awarded Pritzker Chair
November 14, 2008Alternative Breast Imaging Techniques Sort Abnormal from Normal Tissue
ScienceDaily
June 6, 2007Dartmouth’s alternative breast imaging techniques sort abnormal from normal tissue
Dartmouth News
May 6, 2007New, potentially more accurate method for diagnosing breast cancer
News-Medical.Net
April 16, 2007All Together Now
Dartmouth Medicine Magazine
March 20, 2007Discovering at Thayer School
CREATE: Computing, Research and Teaching
February 15, 2007Could function prove better than form?
Dartmouth Medicine
December 22, 2006Deep vision
VOX of Dartmouth
May 29, 2006Dartmouth researchers test new technique to examine breast tissue
Dartmouth News
May 22, 2006Early results on 3D breast imaging
Dartmouth Medicine
December 29, 2005Cancer Center Sets Interdisciplinary Standard
Dartmouth Life
October 6, 2004Spectroscopy Sheds a Whole New Light on Breast Cancer Screening
Spectroscopy
June 1, 2004New ways of detecting breast tumors
VOX of Dartmouth
May 17, 2004Alternative / supplemental breast imaging methods tested
Dartmouth News
March 5, 2004The Present and Future State of Breast Cancer Screening
WebMD.com
October 1, 2002Research Reveals a More Complete Picture of Breast Tissue
Dartmouth News
September 25, 2002
In Dartmouth Engineer Magazine
Kudos: Fall 2019
Web Extra, January 2020Lab Reports
Web Extra, May 2018150 Thayer Gifts to the World: Part 1
Web Extra, December 2017Kudos
Web Extra, March 2017Lab Reports
Web Extra, March 2017Found in Translation
Web Extra, August 2016Making Breast-Conserving Surgery Safer and Better
Web Extra, March 2016Lab Reports
Winter 2016Just One Question: Do you hold any patents?
Winter 2016Light Scattering Device Could Quickly Detect Cancer and Guide Surgery
Web Extra, September 2015Thayer Notes
Spring 2015Dartmouth’s Center for Surgical Innovation Open for Business
Web Extra, December 2014Room to Operate
Spring 2014Dartmouth Engineering Postdoc Helps Surgeons Navigate the Brain
Web Extra, December 2013Engineering Entrepreneurs
Fall 2013Kudos
Fall 2013Advanced Surgery Center Opens This Summer at Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Web Extra, March 2013Kudos
Winter 2013Lab Reports
Winter 2013Surgical Probe Uses Fluorescence to Guide Brain Tumor Removal
Web Extra, February 2013Kudos
Summer 2010Engineering in Medicine
Summer 2009Classroom: Perspectives on Medical Imaging
Summer 2009Endowed Chair: Robert A. Pritzker Professorship
Winter 2009Kudos
Summer 2008Lab Reports
Spring/Summer 2007Kudos
Fall 2006Minding Their Business
Spring 2005Lab Reports
Fall 2004
Video
Dartmouth's Center for Surgical Innovation
IMRIS Dartmouth iMRI & iCT
Breast Cancer Imaging Techniques
Graduate Student Engineering Research: Breast Cancer Screening
Graduate Student Engineering Research: Diagnosing Hydrocephalus
Seminar: From Biomedical Computation to Imaging and Back Again: Lessons Learned and Advances Gained from Two Decades of Research at Thayer