James L. Mulshine, M.D.

Dr. James Mulshine is a professor at Rush University where he has served as associate provost and vice president for research as well as acting dean of the Graduate College. Prior to joining Rush University in 2005, Dr. Mulshine was at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for 25 years, where he was on the research faculty. Internationally recognized as an expert on lung cancer, Dr. Mulshine’s research concentrates on application of quantitative CT to enable robust, efficient early lung cancer detection. Beginning in 2003, Dr. Mulshine—in cooperation with the Prevent Cancer Foundation®—established the Quantitative Imaging Workshop. He has been awarded 12 patents and has more than 330 scientific and medical publications. Dr. Mulshine is on numerous editorial boards, as well as national and international scientific and foundation advisory boards, including serving as vice chairman and scientific director of the Prevent Cancer Foundation®. He has received numerous national and international recognition awards related to the impact of his research efforts on early cancer management most recently including the Aeschylus Award from the Bonnie J. Addario Foundation.