Biomedical Engineering and Bioimaging at UNMC Michael J

Biomedical Engineering and Bioimaging at UNMC Michael J. Dixon, Ph. D. UNe. Med Corporation Marsha Morien, MSBA, FACHE Executive Director, Center for Advanced Surgical Technology

Overview Areas of Expertise at UNMC and UNO Bioinformatics • • Hesham Ali (UNO) Simon Sherman (UNMC) Dhundy Bastola (UNMC) Orthopaedics Biomechanics Surgery Research • • Hani Haider Kevin Garvin Nano-biotechnology Research • Fereydoon Namavar Anesthesiology • Ben Boedeker

Overview Areas of Expertise at UNMC and UNO Informatics and Automated Laboratory • Rod Markin HPER Biomechanics Laboratory • Nick Stergiou (UNO) Software Development • • Bud Shaw Hubert Hickman Steve Hinrichs John Glock Wireless Technologies • • Steve Hinrichs Hesham Ali (UNO)

Overview Areas of Expertise at UNMC and UNO Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery • • Dmitry Oleynikov Corrigan Mc. Bride

Nebraska Biomedical Research Retreat PYH 4014 Medical-Engineering Case Study

Topics to Cover l Timeline l Leveraging Assets l Keys 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

Timeline l 1997 - Strategic Plan l 1999 - Steering Committee l 2001 - Dmitry Oleynikov, M. D. Recruited l 2002 – UNMC/UNL VCR Research Retreat – Engineering student recruited – Joint VCR funding - Miniature Robotic Devices

Timeline Continued l 2004 - 2007 – Nebraska Research Initiative – New Robotic Tools for Minimal Access Surgery – Investigators at UNMC/UNL/UNO l 2004 – Intuitool™ licensed to Gyrus – Federal DOD application for surgical robotic tools approved l 2005 - Center for Advanced Surgical Technology – Board of Regents Approved – Includes investigators from UNMC/UNL/UNO l l Four surgeons and six engineers involved Advisory Board of Department Chairs and Deans

Timeline Cont l 2005 – Minimally Invasive Surgery Center l l l The Nebraska Medical Center Advances clinical directions All new students and faculty see surgery – Joint academic position l Surgery and Mechanical Engineering Carl Nelson, Ph. D. l Research labs at UNMC and UNL l – Nebraska Engineering Research Foundation l Mini-robot business planning

Timeline Continued l 2006 – Nebraska Surgical Solutions l l Advances commercial direction UNMC licenses mini-robot technologies – Federal Funding l UNL – NIH, Platt, PI l UNMC – – l 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 Success l Leveraging funding – Philanthropy – Biomedical Tobacco Tax Settlement – Nebraska Research Initiative l Academically Productive Relationships – All disciplines must receive benefit – UN must also receive benefit in return for investments l l Keep forging ahead Share success stories and help others