Location
MR5 Rm 2121, 415 Lane Rd
Lab
MR5 Rm 2119 415 Lane Rd, PO Box 800759
Hossack Lab

About

John A. Hossack develops ultrasound imaging approaches for cardiovascular disease, including mouse heart imaging, catheter-based imaging and drug delivery, and molecular imaging for diagnosing stroke risk. He obtained B.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Strathclyde, UK, and id his postdoc at Stanford University in the E. L. Ginzton Laboratory for two years. Afterwards, Dr. Hossack worked in industry at Acuson, a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced ultrasound imaging equipment in Mountain View, CA for seven years. From 2000-2025, he was a Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia. He has background in both the academic and industry setting and has been involved in, to a varying degree, three startup companies--each of which has been successful.

Education

B.S. ​University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom, 1986

Ph.D. ​University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom, 1990

Post-Doc ​E.L. Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 1990-1992

Ultrasound is unique in that it provides for both imaging and therapy. In fact, it is possible to use real-time imaging to guide therapy as it happens. It is also the most widely available imaging modality.

John a. Hossack Professor

Research Interests

Medical and Molecular Imaging
Signal and Image Processing
Cardiovascular Engineering
Drug Delivery

Selected Publications

Ultra-Low-Dose Ultrasound Molecular Imaging for the Detection of Angiogenesis in a Mouse Murine Tumor Model: How Little Can We See? Invest Radiol. 2016 Dec;51(12):758-766. PubMed PMID: 27654582; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5099110. Wang S, Herbst Eb, Mauldin Fw Jr, Diakova Gb, Klibanov Al, Hossack Ja.
Reducing Neointima Formation in a Swine Model with IVUS and Sirolimus Microbubbles. Ann Biomed Eng. 2015 Nov;43(11):2642-51. doi: 10.1007/s10439-015-1315-6. Epub 2015 Apr 17. (2015) Kilroy Jp, Dhanaliwala Ah, Klibanov Al, Bowles Dk, Wamhoff Br, Hossack Ja.

Awards

Fellow AIMBE 2014
Fellow IEEE 2015
Edlich-Henderson UVA Innovator of the Year (one of four) 2016
Fellow National Academy of Inventors 2022