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Amir-Hossein Sadeghi

M.D. - M.Sc. - Resident (AIOS) Cardio-thoracic Surgery - Ph.D. candidate - Co-Inventor PulmoVR/CardioVR - Co-founder Avicenna Excellence Program

Amir-Hossein Sadeghi is a cardiothoracic surgeon and innovator in the field of medical technology. He is currently affiliated with UMC Utrecht as a Cardio-Thoracic Surgeon.4 Prior to this, he worked at Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, where he co-invented PulmoVR and CardioVR.4

Professional Background

Dr. Sadeghi completed his surgical residency at the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Erasmus Medical Center.1 During his time at Erasmus MC, he was involved in developing innovative technologies for cardiovascular and cardiothoracic medicine.1

Innovations

PulmoVR and CardioVR

Dr. Sadeghi is the co-inventor of PulmoVR and CardioVR, which are virtual reality surgical planning tools for lung and heart surgery, respectively.4 These tools were developed in collaboration with MedicalVR, a company based in the Netherlands.2

  • PulmoVR: This platform uses deep learning-based segmentation to automatically generate 3D reconstructions from CT scans, focusing on pulmonary arteries, veins, lobes, and airways.2 It allows for interactive and dynamic simulated realities (iSRs) that can be manipulated in real-time during surgery.2

  • CardioVR: This platform helps in reviewing and understanding complex cardiac anatomy, particularly in newborns with congenital heart defects.1

Research and Publications

Dr. Sadeghi has been involved in several studies demonstrating the clinical applicability of these virtual reality tools:

  1. A study showing the successful development and clinical application of PulmoVR for planning pulmonary segmentectomies.3

  2. Implementation of 3D computational models in preprocedural planning of complex adult cardiac surgery and transcatheter interventions in structural heart disease.1

  3. Use of virtual reality for procedural planning of complex cardiac and pulmonary surgery procedures, as well as for education of medical students and anatomy training of residents and fellows.1

Dr. Sadeghi's work focuses on integrating exponential technologies such as additive manufacturing, computational modeling, and virtual reality into cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery to enable personalized healthcare delivery through digital health and interdisciplinary collaboration.1

Highlights

Aug 5 · academic.oup.com
The digital heart–lung unit: applications of exponential technology
Virtual reality and artificial intelligence for 3-dimensional planning of ...

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Location

The Randstad, Netherlands