Stephen Pistorius

Stephen Pistorius is a South African-Canadian academic and medical physicist.

Pistorius is currently a full professor at the University of Manitoba, where he is the founder and Director of its Medical Physics program. His research focuses on microwave imaging for the detection and treatment of breast cancer, including novel image reconstruction techniques and imaging applications in orthopaedics and radiation therapy.

Pistorius previously served as Provincial Director of Medical Physics at CancerCare Manitoba, the province's cancer screening and treatment institute. He also served as President of the [https://comp-ocpm.ca/english/about-comp/about-comp.html Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists] (2006-2008) and of the Canadian Association of Physicists (2017-2018). In 2025, he was awarded the Peter Kirkby Memorial Medal for Outstanding Service to Canadian Physics.

He is the author of more than 300 publications and presentations and is the recipient of numerous national and international awards, including over $4.5 million in national research grants. Provided by Wikipedia