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Amir Hooshiar
I focus on recreating tactile sensing for surgeons during robot-assisted cardiovascular interventional surgery.
Amir Hooshiar received his Bachelor's and Master's in Biomedical Engineering with Honours from Amirkabir University of Tehran, Iran. He served as a Certified Medical Devices Expert for nine years before joining Concordia. Amir is a Vanier Scholar and the recipient of the prestigious NSERC Gilles-Brassard Doctoral Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in 2018. His doctoral research is under supervision of Dr. J. Dargahi on recreating tactile sensing and haptic feedback for surgeons during robot-assisted cardiovascular interventional surgery.
AMIR HOOSHIAR: A sense of touch for heart surgeons using robots during surgery
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Amir's blog posts
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This kit is usable for those of you who may graduate or have someone graduating from a college or university. Read more -
The notion of Surgery 4.0 is trending in the wake of Industry 4.0, but what really constitutes this latest evolution in surgical technology? Read more -
A global call for public awareness and investment in the expansion of robotic surgery is valid, humane, and necessary. Read more -
I took this picture on June 26, 2018, during the Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics, held at Imperial College London, UK. I see all the excellence of world robotic surgery in this picture. Read more -
Haah… good old days. I remember watching Paul Verhoeven’s RoboCop (1987) when I was in fourth grade (1995). You are right, RoboCop is not G-rated, and I wasn’t supposed to. Anyhow, RoboCop formed my first impression of a robot. Read more
