Rafael Grossman, M.D., MHDS, FACS
General Surgeon
“The Future of Surgery: How will AI and Virtual Reality Augment Human Performance and the Surgical Team”
Dr. Grossman is a general surgeon with a focus and passion for the convergence of healthcare and technology to improve care delivery and education. He was instrumental in the establishment of the first ACS-verified, Trauma and Acute Care program in Maine, at Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC), in 2005.
He was the first general surgeon to perform Robotic Assisted Surgery at EMMC (2005), setting the basis for the Robotic Assisted Program, which started as the first Epicenter for Robotic Assisted General Surgery in the USA.
Following his arrival at EMMC, his team set up the basis for the Tele-Health program, providing consultations for trauma cases. There, they established a mobile tele-medicine pilot program, using iPod Touch and tablet devices to connect providers seeking emergency trauma expertise across Maine.
Dr. Grossman will share his experience, expertise and insights about the Future of Surgery.
He'll discuss how exponential technologies like AI, Extended Reality (VR,AR,MR) can augment the human performer & surgical team, bringing the science and art of surgery into the 21st century. In addition, Dr. Grossman will present a brief summary of his trajectory as a surgeon and how he views technology as an enabler, capable of "humanizing" and optimizing "what and how" we do healthcare & surgery, from education to diagnostics and therapeutics.