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Biomedical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering and Bioimaging at UNMC Bioimaging at UNMC
Michael J. Dixon, Ph.D. UNeMed Corporation
Marsha Morien, MSBA, FACHEExecutive Director, Center for Advanced Surgical Technology
OverviewOverviewAreas of Expertise at UNMC and UNOAreas of Expertise at UNMC and UNO
Bioinformatics• Hesham Ali (UNO) Dhundy Bastola (UNMC)• Simon Sherman (UNMC)
Orthopaedics Biomechanics Surgery Research• Hani Haider• Kevin Garvin
Nano-biotechnology Research• Fereydoon Namavar
Anesthesiology• Ben Boedeker
OverviewOverviewAreas of Expertise at UNMC and UNOAreas of Expertise at UNMC and UNO Informatics and Automated Laboratory
• Rod Markin
HPER Biomechanics Laboratory• Nick Stergiou (UNO)
Software Development• Bud Shaw Steve Hinrichs• Hubert Hickman John Glock
Wireless Technologies• Steve Hinrichs• Hesham Ali (UNO)
OverviewOverviewAreas of Expertise at UNMC and UNOAreas of Expertise at UNMC and UNO
Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery• Dmitry Oleynikov• Corrigan McBride
Nebraska Biomedical Nebraska Biomedical Research RetreatResearch Retreat
Medical-Engineering Case Study
PYH 4014
Topics to CoverTopics to Cover
TimelineLeveraging AssetsKeys to Success
“As a medical center with significant investments in surgical expertise providing an essential core to our clinical, educational, and research efforts, we face an interesting fork in the road of our evolution. We either can be early market consumers or we can strive to become innovators.”
--Byers W. Shaw, Jr. M.D.
College of Medicine Strategic Planning 1997
TimelineTimeline
1997 - Strategic Plan1999 - Steering Committee2001 - Dmitry Oleynikov, M.D. Recruited2002
– UNMC/UNL VCR Research Retreat– Engineering student recruited – Joint VCR funding - Miniature Robotic
Devices
TimelineTimeline Continued Continued 2004 - 2007
– Nebraska Research Initiative – New Robotic Tools for Minimal Access Surgery– Investigators at UNMC/UNL/UNO
2004 – Intuitool™ licensed to Gyrus– Federal DOD application for surgical robotic tools
approved 2005 - Center for Advanced Surgical Technology
– Board of Regents Approved– Includes investigators from UNMC/UNL/UNO
Four surgeons and six engineers involved Advisory Board of Department Chairs and Deans
Timeline ContTimeline Cont 2005
– Minimally Invasive Surgery Center The Nebraska Medical Center Advances clinical directions All new students and faculty see surgery
– Joint academic position Surgery and Mechanical Engineering Carl Nelson, Ph.D. Research labs at UNMC and UNL
– Nebraska Engineering Research Foundation Mini-robot business planning
Timeline ContinuedTimeline Continued 2006
– Nebraska Surgical Solutions Advances commercial direction UNMC licenses mini-robot technologies
– Federal Funding UNL
– NIH, Platt, PI UNMC
– Congressional Directive DOD TATRC– Robotic Telesurgery Research– Oleynikov and Farritor, PI’s– $2.25 million
Additional Applications Pending– NIH: Farritor, PI– NSF: Platt, PI
Keys to SuccessKeys to Success
Leveraging funding– Philanthropy– Biomedical Tobacco Tax Settlement– Nebraska Research Initiative
Academically Productive Relationships– All disciplines must receive benefit– UN must also receive benefit in return for investments
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