New Faculty Hires and Promotions: February 12, 2008

Justus Roos, MD, was appointed as an assistant professor of radiology in January of 2007. Dr. Roos began at Stanford in January 2005 as a research fellow and became a research associate in our Department in January 2006. Prior to Stanford, he was an attending radiologist at the University Hospital, Zurich. Dr. Roos completed his residency in diagnostic pathology at the University Hospital, Geneva, and diagnostic radiology at the University Hospital, Zurich. His current research focuses on CT applications, with two main scholarly concentrations: the computer-aided detection of pulmonary nodules in chest CT scans and cardiovascular CT visualization. One of his major projects includes the development and validation of new 3D post-processing methods of CT angiography data in patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease. In 2006, Dr. Roos received the Hounsfield Award from the Society of Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance (SCBT/MR) for his scientific research. When he is not working, Dr. Roos enjoys spending time with his wife and two children as well as pursuing his hobbies: alpine skiing, playing tennis, mountain biking, cooking, and dancing.

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