Peter Littrup, M.D.

Peter Littrup is a Professor of Radiology, Urology, and Radiation Oncology, and is Director of the Image Guided Therapy Program, and Director of Imaging Research. Dr. Littrup's medical career has been dedicated to improved cancer diagnosis and image-guided treatments. His current areas of research include development of breast ultrasound tomography and its potential for noninvasive breast cancer treatments via drug delivery and focused ultrasound ablation. He's currently developing image-guided treatment programs focusing on cryotherapy, due to extensive experience with freezing treatments for nearly any anatomic location. Beginning with prostate cancer, his cryotherapy work now extends to many organ sites and cancer types. One of the founders of American Cancer Society's National Prostate Cancer Detection Project, he is a leading authority on prostate cancer early detection using prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and ultrasound. One of the early Radiology Society of North America Research Fellows, he was first to observe laser/microwave tissue ablation in the prostate by ultrasound and MRI. He translated this work with ablation imaging and cancer screening to come full circle with his current work in cryotherapy, breast ultrasound tomography, and focused ultrasound. Dr. Littrup's CV includes more than 60 publications, 4 patents, and multiple research grants. Dr. Littrup received his bachelor of science in 1980 and medical degree in 1985 from the University of Michigan, and completed a fellowship in prostatic ultrasound in 1987 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, University of Michigan.