Events

New surgical innovations and tools: Imperial Academic Health Science Centre seminar

Researchers at Imperial College London have been working with clinicians at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust to develop safe, effective and accessible technologies that can reshape the future of healthcare in the UK and beyond.

In this third event in the Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre seminar series, an expert from the Trust will pair up with an academic from the College to talk about the potential and impact of new robotic devices and surgical approaches on patients.

Professor Guang-Zhong Yang, director and co-founder of the Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery at the College, will talk abut his work to develop a fibre optic medical robot that could access the body through tiny cavities and look for early signs of cancer.

Professor the Lord Ara Darzi of Denham, director of the Institute of Global Health Innovation and consultant surgeon at the Trust, will talk about the clinical impact of new surgical techniques and tools developed in the Surgical Innovation Centre at St Mary’s Hospital on patients.

Refreshments will be served after the presentation.