Fedor E. Panov, MD, center, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, explained the use of a robotic guidance device in epilepsy surgery to Cameron McIntyre, PhD, Tilles-Weidenthal Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, left, and Kelly Nicol, MS, medical student at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
More than 100 physicians, medical and graduate students, residents, advanced practice providers, and other medical professionals attended the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Department of Neurosurgery’s Digital Neuro Symposium held at the Hess Center for Science and Medicine on Friday, December 7, and Saturday, December 8. The symposium leaders included Mount Sinai physicians and researchers, joined by 20 academic and clinical experts from across the country, who advanced discussion of the technology revolution taking place in the neurosurgery arena. Topic areas included artificial intelligence, preoperative simulation and navigation tools, the expanding number of digital technologies used in the operating room, next-generation brain circuit therapeutics, and medical device development and entrepreneurship.
The event was co-directed by Joshua B. Bederson, MD, Professor and Chair of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Health System, and Clinical Director of the Neurosurgery Simulation Core; and Anthony B. Costa, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Director of Sinai BioDesign, and Scientific Director of the Neurosurgery Simulation Core. The symposium also included world leaders in the medical technology industry who provided hands-on demonstrations that focused on patient-specific, 3D-printed brain models integrated directly into mock operating rooms.
The Department of Neurosurgery has long been a leader in the use of advanced digital technologies. In 2018, Mount Sinai became one of the first health systems to debut a next-generation microscope, which when integrated with other novel simulation and navigation tools, gives neurosurgeons an unprecedented real-time look into the brain’s vasculature. “Our Department of Neurosurgery is committed to advancing neurosurgical care and helping to educate other medical professionals about the tools and insights they need to improve outcomes for their patients,” says Dr. Costa.
Fedor E. Panov, MD, receives compensation as a consultant and lecturer from Zimmer, manufacturer of the ROSA Robot.