Arthur F. Gmitro, PhD

Arthur F. Gmitro, PhD is a Professor and former Department Head of Biomedical Engineering in the College of Engineering at the University of Arizona. He holds joint appointments as a Professor of Medical Imaging and as Professor of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona.  

Dr. Gmitro received his PhD in Optical Sciences from the University of Arizona in 1982 under the mentorship of Dr. Harrison H Barrett. He was an Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Radiology at Yale University from 1982 to 1987 and then returned to join the University of Arizona faculty in 1987. Dr. Gmitro has been involved in medical imaging research for over 40 years and published more than 80 papers in the field.

Dr. Gmitro is a recipient of the SPIE (International Society for Optics and Photonics) Rudolf and Hilda Kingslake Award in Optical Design, and the Francois Erbsmann prize from IPMI (Information Processing in Medical Imaging). Dr. Gmitro is also a Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering.

In 2016, Dr. Gmitro was selected out of six accomplished scientists as the 2016 honorary lecturer for University of Arizona College of Medicine’s Founders Day. Established in 1979, Founders Day is an occasion dedicated to recognizing individuals whose scientific contributions have allowed the College of Medicine to grow, thrive, and fulfill its vision.

Dr. Gmitro’s major areas of research are in Biomedical Optical Imaging and in Magnetic Resonance Imaging. He has done fundamental work on development of these technologies and directs an active research program in these areas. Dr. Gmitro has served as the primary mentor for 23 doctoral and 4 post-doc students. Dr. Gmitro is the founding Director of the NIH-supported Training Program in Biomedical Imaging and Spectroscopy at the University of Arizona. He has developed and taught five graduate level courses in biomedical imaging (Biomedical Imaging – BME516, Introduction to Image Science – OPTI536, Advanced Medical Imaging – OPTI/BME 638, and Biomedical Optics and Biophotonics – OPTI/BME 630).