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Gabor Fichtinger

ResearcherSchool of ComputingQueen's University

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Gabor Fichtinger

Researcher

School of Computing

Health Sciences

Queen's University

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
32 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 31 research grants (24 NSERC, 7 CIHR), most recently in 2024.
Supervised 3 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Research

Surgical Navigation Machine Learning Tissue Characterization Mass Spectrometry Metabolomic Imaging Image Guidance Percutaneous Intervention Breast Cancer Surgery

Latest papers

Feasibility of Learner-Led Model Building for Simulation-Based Training in Open Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Journal of surgical education · 2026
No cancer left behind: a testbed and demonstration of concept for photoacoustic tumor bed inspection.
Computer assisted surgery (Abingdon, England) · 2026
Local LLMs as cooperative agents for low-cost surgical navigation support.
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2026

All 122 publications

Latest funding

PROPEL-AS: Prostate personalized surveillance using pathology-aligned multi-modal imaging
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$1,151,326
Intraoperative prediction of breast cancer subgroup using iKnife spectra, radiomics, and patient information to guide surgical margins
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
Enabling technologies for computer-assisted ultrasound guided medical intervention training
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 47 grants and awards

122 publications.

Feasibility of Learner-Led Model Building for Simulation-Based Training in Open Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Hisey R, Peramakumar D, Wiseman V, Zaza F, Abolmaesumi I, Klosa E, Wong A, Fichtinger G, Zevin B

Journal of surgical education2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2026.104054 PMID: 42442007

No cancer left behind: a testbed and demonstration of concept for photoacoustic tumor bed inspection.

Connolly L, Song H, Xu K, Deguet A, Leonard S, Fichtinger G, Mousavi P, Taylor RH, Boctor E

Computer assisted surgery (Abingdon, England)2026

DOI: 10.1080/24699322.2025.2604123 PMID: 41475406

Local LLMs as cooperative agents for low-cost surgical navigation support.

Barr C, Galvin C, Azimi A, Frisken S, Pieper S, Fichtinger G, Golby A, Mousavi P

International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery2026

DOI: 10.1007/s11548-026-03772-3 PMID: 42543000

MassVision: An Open-Source End-to-End Platform for AI-Driven Mass Spectrometry Imaging Analysis.

Jamzad A, Warren J, Syeda A, Kaufmann M, Iaboni N, Nicol CJB, Rudan JF, Ren KYM, Hurlbut D, Varma S, Fichtinger G, Mousavi P

Analytical chemistry2025

DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5c04018 PMID: 40966530

Evaluating rapid evaporative ionization mass spectrometry profiles of human breast cancer cells using a 3D in vitro assay.

Rubino RE, Kaufmann M, Jamzad A, Iaboni N, Ren KYM, Yu J, Metwally H, Kunz M, Rudan JF, Mousavi P, Fichtinger G, Oleschuk R, Nicol CJB

Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry2025

DOI: 10.1007/s00216-025-06035-3 PMID: 40820122

Anomaly detection using intraoperative iKnife data: a comparative analysis in breast cancer surgery.

Radcliffe O, Connolly L, Jamzad A, Kaufmann M, Merchant S, Engel J, Walker R, Varma S, Fichtinger G, Rudan J, Mousavi P

International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery2025

DOI: 10.1007/s11548-025-03476-0 PMID: 40728554

Bone-enhanced 3D ultrasound: a non-ionizing alternative for pediatric scoliosis assessment.

Ungi T, Wu CO, Dance SJD, Lawall C, Nagel C, Khodorov G, Ford RW, Cleary K, Fichtinger G, Oetgen ME, Borschneck DP

European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2025

DOI: 10.1007/s00586-025-08969-9 PMID: 40481843

Touching the tumor boundary: a pilot study on ultrasound-based virtual fixtures for breast-conserving surgery.

Connolly L, Ungi T, Munawar A, Deguet A, Yeung C, Taylor RH, Mousavi P, Fichtinger G, Hashtrudi-Zaad K

International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery2025

DOI: 10.1007/s11548-025-03342-z PMID: 40186716

FACT: foundation model for assessing cancer tissue margins with mass spectrometry.

Farahmand M, Jamzad A, Fooladgar F, Connolly L, Kaufmann M, Ren KYM, Rudan J, McKay D, Fichtinger G, Mousavi P

International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery2025

DOI: 10.1007/s11548-025-03355-8 PMID: 40183863

Benchmarking NousNav: quantifying the spatial accuracy and clinical performance of an affordable, open-source neuronavigation system.

Barr C, Galvin C, Juvekar P, Torio E, Horvath S, Sadler S, Li A, Bardsley R, Kapur T, Pieper S, Pujol S, Frisken S, Fichtinger G, Golby A

International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery2025

DOI: 10.1007/s11548-025-03494-y PMID: 40815409

PROPEL-AS: Prostate personalized surveillance using pathology-aligned multi-modal imaging

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Mousavi, Parvin; Abolmaesumi, Purang; Mannas, Miles P

Keywords: Cancer Imaging; Explainability; Interpretability; Machine Learning; Micro-Ultrasound; Multi-Modal Data; Prostate Cancer Diagnosis And Surveillance; Ultrasound Imaging

$1,151,326

Intraoperative prediction of breast cancer subgroup using iKnife spectra, radiomics, and patient information to guide surgical margins

SupervisorCIHR2025DRA : Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral Program (CGRS D)

Principal investigators: Policelli, Robert

Keywords: Breast Cancer; Breast Cancer Subgroup; Breast Conserving Surgery; Histological Classification; Imaging; Intraoperative Classification; Patient Characteristics; Radiomics; Rapid Evaporative Ionization Mass Spectrometry

$120,000

Enabling technologies for computer-assisted ultrasound guided medical intervention training

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Fichtinger, Gabor GF

Keywords: computer-assisted training; image guided medical interventions; open source software

$25,000

Real-time molecular-imaging guidance of breast conserving surgery

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Mousavi, Parvin; Engel, Cecil J; Fichtinger, Gabor

Keywords: Breast Cancer Surgery; Machine Learning; Margin Delineation; Mass Spectrometry; Metabolomic Imaging; Surgical Navigation; Tissue Characterization

$692,326

Computer-Assisted Surgery

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Fichtinger, Gabor

Keywords: Computer-assisted surgery ; Computer-assisted interventions; Medical-image computing; Image-guided surgery; Image-guided interventions

$100,000

Towards actionable AI in the ICU

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Mousavi, Parvin

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Actionable AI; Critical Care; Intensive Care Unit; Precision Medicine; Machine Learning/Deep Learning; Biomedical Informatics; Clinical Decision Support

$125,000

Artificial Intelligence techniques for computer-assisted planning of liver surgery

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Fichtinger, Gabor G

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Deep Learning; Liver Surgery; Surgical Planning

$25,000

Enabling technologies for quantitative performance assessment in simulated training of image-guided needle interventions

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Fichtinger, Gabor

$165,000

CREATE Training Program in Medical Informatics: Preparing Canada's Workforce for Health Data of Tomorrow

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Mousavi, Parvin

$1,116,420

Robotic breast cancer surgery

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Collaborative Health Research Projects

Principal investigators: Fichtinger, Gabor

$351,712

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Gabor Fichtinger

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Feasibility of Learner-Led Model Building for Simulation-Based Training in Open Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

No cancer left behind: a testbed and demonstration of concept for photoacoustic tumor bed inspection.

Local LLMs as cooperative agents for low-cost surgical navigation support.

MassVision: An Open-Source End-to-End Platform for AI-Driven Mass Spectrometry Imaging Analysis.

Evaluating rapid evaporative ionization mass spectrometry profiles of human breast cancer cells using a 3D in vitro assay.

Anomaly detection using intraoperative iKnife data: a comparative analysis in breast cancer surgery.

Bone-enhanced 3D ultrasound: a non-ionizing alternative for pediatric scoliosis assessment.

Touching the tumor boundary: a pilot study on ultrasound-based virtual fixtures for breast-conserving surgery.

FACT: foundation model for assessing cancer tissue margins with mass spectrometry.

Benchmarking NousNav: quantifying the spatial accuracy and clinical performance of an affordable, open-source neuronavigation system.

PROPEL-AS: Prostate personalized surveillance using pathology-aligned multi-modal imaging

Intraoperative prediction of breast cancer subgroup using iKnife spectra, radiomics, and patient information to guide surgical margins

Enabling technologies for computer-assisted ultrasound guided medical intervention training

Real-time molecular-imaging guidance of breast conserving surgery

Computer-Assisted Surgery

Towards actionable AI in the ICU

Artificial Intelligence techniques for computer-assisted planning of liver surgery

Enabling technologies for quantitative performance assessment in simulated training of image-guided needle interventions

CREATE Training Program in Medical Informatics: Preparing Canada's Workforce for Health Data of Tomorrow

Robotic breast cancer surgery

Frequent collaborators

Parvin Mousavi

Purang Abolmaesumi

John Rudan

Purang Abolmaesumi

Colleen Davison

Mehdi Moradi

Melanie Jaeger

Aaron Fenster

Teodor Grantcharov

David Wilson

Conrad Falkson

Michael Reedijk

Adam Dubrowski

Andrea Simpson

Michael Hardisty

Clara Juando-Prats

Kathrin Tyryshkin

Mojgan Hodaie

Jonathan Sherbino

Faizan Amin

Quang Ngo

Matthew Sibbald

Ereny Bassilious

Elif Bilgic

Iqbal Jaffer

Robert Rohling