Assistant Professor  |  JDMI AI Chair

Chris McIntosh

Non-Clinical - Research

PhD

Location
JDMI - Toronto General Hospital
Address
585 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5G 2N2
Research Interests
AI and Machine Learning
Appointment Status
Cross-Appointed

Primary Appointment - Medical Biophysics

Chris McIntosh is a Scientist at the Techna Institute, the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, and the Joint Department of Medical Imaging, at the University Health Network. He is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Medical Biophysics, Computer Science, and Medical Imaging at the University of Toronto, and a Faculty Affiliate of the Vector Institute. He further holds a joint research Chair in Medical Imaging and Artificial Intelligence at JDMI and the Department of Medical Imaging at the University of Toronto. His lab focuses on the theory and clinical application of AI in medicine for improving patient care including transfer learning, meta-learning, computer vision, and explainable AI. Applications include deep learning for automated diagnosis, segmentation, quality assurance, and treatment planning. His past work on AI in radiation therapy has been approved for clinical use by regulatory bodies, commercialized, and deployed in hospitals around the world, using AI to deliver reproducible, high-quality cancer care.