He is the inventor of the CyberKnife radiosurgical instrument.[1][2] In 2007 he was named the Dorothy and Thye King Chan Professor of Neurosurgery at Stanford University School of Medicine.[3] He was also the school's Vice Chair for Innovation and Technology. He is currently an emeritus professor of neurosurgery.[4] In April 2010, Adler was appointed vice president and chief of New Clinical Applications at Varian Medical Systems.[5]