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Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality in Neurosurgery: Current and Future Roles in Training, Surgical Management and Post-Op Care

Monday, April 28, 2025

9:45 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Location: 253AB

Moderator(s)

Jake Godzik, MD, MS

Associate Professor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
HS

Harminder Singh, MD, FAANS
Peter Vajkoczy, MD

Chief of Department
University Clinic Berlin

This session will explore how virtual and augmented reality technologies can be used in neurosurgical training and practice. Potential applications for education, preoperative planning and patient care will be covered, with a focus on how these technologies can help simulate complex surgeries and provide enhanced learning experiences for trainees.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the principles of virtual and augmented reality technologies and their relevance to neurosurgical training and practice.
Identify potential applications of VR and AR in neurosurgical education, including simulation of complex surgeries and enhanced learning experiences for trainees.
Analyze how VR and AR can improve preoperative planning and decision-making in neurosurgery, including visualization of anatomical structures and surgical scenarios. Discuss the impact of VR and AR technologies on patient care, including their use in patient education and informed consent processes.

Presentations:

9:45 AM - 9:55 AM EDT

Introduction
Moderator: Harminder Singh, MD, FAANS
9:57 AM - 10:10 AM EDT

Education and Pre-Operative Planning - Spine VR
Speaker: Jake Godzik, MD, MS – University of Alabama at Birmingham
10:13 AM - 10:26 AM EDT

Intraoperative - AR
Speaker: Peter Vajkoczy, MD – University Clinic Berlin
10:29 AM - 10:42 AM EDT

AR/VR - Utility in Spine
Speaker: Muhammad M. Abd-El-Barr, MD, PhD, FAANS – Duke University Medical Center
10:45 AM - 10:58 AM EDT

AR/VR - Utility in Tumor
Speaker: Randy S. D'Amico, MD – Lenox Hill Hospital/Northwell Health
11:01 AM - 11:14 AM EDT

AR/VR - Utility in Cerebrovascular
Speaker: Joshua Bederson, MD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Q&A and Conclusion
Speaker: Muhammad M. Abd-El-Barr, MD, PhD, FAANS – Duke University Medical Center
Speaker: Joshua Bederson, MD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Speaker: Randy S. D'Amico, MD – Lenox Hill Hospital/Northwell Health
Speaker: Jake Godzik, MD, MS – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Speaker: Harminder Singh, MD, FAANS
Speaker: Peter Vajkoczy, MD – University Clinic Berlin