Core Team Staff @Project neuroArm - UCalgary

Eminent neurosurgeon, renowned for his inventions and innovative edge, Sutherland continues to disrupt the norm in advancing technological solutions for various neurosurgical disease. Embracing digital advances while merging machines with microsurgery, Sutherland, a revered Professor of Neurosurgery, cultivates a deep commitment to mentoring future generation of neurosurgeons, alongside smart surgical technology enthusiasts.

Through years of experience and an intuitive flair for device prototyping, robot operations and fine microsurgical skills, Yang has been a cherished pillar of this team throughout its evolution over time. A most reliable, artful and resourceful team player, Yang ensures consistent assistance for technical processes in rapid prototyping, assembly, integration, and testing in the operating room. 

Lead neurosurgery operating room Nurse Clinician, Becking provides end-user feedback and OR safety standards and workflow guidance for ongoing innovations and device integration. As a Charge Nurse for 3.0T intra-operative MRI/neuroArm OR suite at Foothills Hospital, she oversees smooth operations of all equipments in the environment, including periodic education for all OR nurses and support team.

With a natural talent and commitment to Data Science and Machine Learning, Baghdadi, provides a meaningful interpretation to big data generated from sensorized medical systems. Through advanced analytics, data-driven user-interfacing and custom-developing unique algorithms, Baghdadi is able to create, share and foster a novel platform for digital innovation.

With a background in finances and data protection/security, Singh shares a personal motivation and commitment to apply his knowledge to the digital innovation facing neuroArm and its multiple offspring technologies. Introducing unique levels and layers of security to data protection and access, Singh streamlines a secure end-to-end pipeline of digital solutions in the operating rooms, both locally and globally.

Robotics and software enthusiast at core, Lad is able to perfect the cycle of innovation, deployment and operations of digital systems for surgical robotics and smart OR devices. With his methodic approach to multi-modal AI-enabled surgical platforms and end-to-end digital pipeline, Lad ensures secure and seamless infrastructure operations across laboratory and clinical environment. Collaborative and committed to excellence in robotics and modern digital infrastructure for healthcare, Lad’s system level approach across diverse premises remain essential to expanding expertise and network.

With a background in software engineering, machine learning, data systems, and robotics, Kalynchuk is able to design/develop innovative, interconnected and scalable digital framework for patient care. His commitment to reliable intelligent systems supports complex clinical and robotic applications ideal in the design-development of a novel multi-systemic platform for deep medical research/innovation, their translation and operations within IoT-OR and beyond.

With unique background in Microengineering, Robotics & Neurosciences @EPFL, Lausanne Switzerland, Guillaumat offers a multidisciplinary perspective blending robot control, machine learning, signal processing, embedded systems, programming and neurosciences. Comfortable and independent around complex micro-robotic systems/environment, Guillaumat is driven by a desire to improve patient care through cutting-edge minimally invasive surgery. such as custom-designing micro-robotic end-effector to traverse narrow and hidden surgical corridors.

A gifted computer scientist, Riva-Cambrin is committed to software engineering amidst the rapidly evolving complex field of machines, AI and human factor. By merging creative design skills with large language models and novel database architecture, Riva-Cambrin is shaping Project neuroArm's next frontier of human-machine interface in robotics and intelligent surgical systems - the IoT-OR paradigm for global connectivity.

Uniquely trained and committed to technological solutions in neurosurgery/health care, Lama, provides a necessary bridge from idea to operating room (OR) and vice versa. Her knowledge, empathy and ability to oversee complex projects and collaborations ensure innovation from this world class robotics program are aptly translated to patient care in the neurosurgery OR.

CURRENT TRAINEE ASSOCIATES :

Project neuroArm welcomes and mentors a cadre of graduate/undergraduate students conducting their Honours’ projects, Masters or PhD studies. Multiple MD candidates and neurosurgery/surgery residents remain involved in various research projects, typically focused around surgical skill development, technology innovation/creation or interrogating various neurosurgical pathology.

“Project neuroArm thanks all PAST Team Members for their time and efforts to the advancement of projects/technologies.”‍ ‍‍ ‍