IASNM Radiant Flashpoints Educational Web-Series
Speaker: Dr. Milind Rajadhyaksha
Member of the faculty Dermatology Service,
Department of Medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC, New York, NY)
Professor, Weill Cornell Medicine (New York, NY).
Topic: “Reflectance confocal microscopy of skin and oral cancers: technology, clinical research, early impact on patient care”
Objectives
📌 Overview of the state of the field: basic engineering principles of reflectance confocal microscopy.
📌 Exploration of microscopes and technology developed and commercialized for imaging skin and oral cancers on humans (patients).
📌 Insights from translational and clinical validation studies.
📌 Discussion on the early impact of this technology on patient care.
📌 Presentation of advancements in technology development and clinical research.
Dr. Milind Rajadhyaksha develops confocal microscopes for imaging-guided noninvasive diagnosis of skin and oral cancers. His work spans the entire spectrum from bench to bedside: laboratory research through commercialization through clinical studies to clinical implementation, and he enjoys working in the so-called “valley of death” – and living through frequent near-death experiences – between laboratory and clinic and between academia and industry.
Two of his microscopes have been commercialized (Vivascopes), validated through clinical trials, granted reimbursement codes and are now in routine use at the bedside to noninvasively guide diagnosis, treatment and management of skin lesions. A third microscope is currently in development and clinical testing for diagnosis of oral lesions.
He is a Member of the faculty in the Dermatology Service, Department of Medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and a Professor at Weill Cornell Medicine (New York, NY).
