Varian Medical Systems Inc. on Monday named neurosurgeon Dr. John R. Adler vice president and chief of new clinical applications.
Adler was professor of neurosurgery and radiation oncology at Stanford University. He is also founder of Accuray Inc.
Palo Alto-based Varian (NYSE:AR) said Adler will play a key role in guiding the development of next-generation clinical products and applications for radiosurgery and other new treatments.
Prior to joining Stanford, Adler did a neurosurgical residency at the Brigham & Women's, Children's and Massachusetts General Hospitals in Boston. His training included a one year fellowship with Lars Leksell at the Karolinska Institute, the father of radiosurgery.
He serves on the editorial boards of the Neurosurgery, Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment, Journal of Image-Guided Surgery, Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology,and functions as editor in chief of peerEmed.com. Dr. Adler previously served on the editorial boards of Stroke and Journal of Radiosurgery.
Adler is currently president-emeritus and chairman of the CyberKnife Society, an organization he founded, and a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Western Neurosurgical Society, the John W. Hanbery Society, the International Society of Stereotactic Radiosurgery, and the American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery.
Varian said has installed more than 170 dedicated surgical units and another 1,000 units capable of both radiotherapy and radiosurgery among more than 5,800 installations operating around the world.
