DOTmed June 22, 2021
It is an incredibly exciting time to be a physician as medical technology advancements continue to transform health care in new and positive ways. This is especially true in surgery, thanks to digitalization and the use of artificial intelligence (AI).
With this transformation in its early stages, I am actively studying the ways in which digitizing surgery and bringing AI to surgical theatres can enhance surgical practice, with a focus on how it impacts surgical training, governance, and patient safety. As a Gastrointestinal and Bariatric surgeon—and an academic with a Ph.D. from Imperial College London in surgical technologies, including digitization of surgery—as well as specialty lead for surgery at The Royal Cornwall Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, this research topic is...