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Leadership

  E. Carmack Holmes, MD
Co-Executive Director, CASIT
Executive Committee, CASIT
Emeritus Chairman, Department of Surgery
Professor of Thoracic Surgery
 

Gregory Carman, PhD
Co-Executive Director, CASIT
Executive Committee, CASIT
Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research: Haptic-guided telementoring systems, Thin film nitinol devices 

 

Neil Martin, MD
Board of Directors, CASIT
W. Eugene Stern Professor of Neurosurgery
Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery
Research: Novel telepresence applications using robotic wireless system

 

Erik Dutson, MD
Co-Director, CASIT
Executive Committee, CASIT
Associate Professor of Surgery
Research: Haptic feedback for robotic surgery, haptic-guided telementoring systems, clinical research

  Warren Grundfest, MD
Board of Directors, CASIT
Executive Committee, CASIT
Professor of Bioengineering, Electrical Engineering, and Surgery
Research: Haptic feedback for robotic surgery, prosthetic haptic feedback, minimally invasive surgical tools, ultrasound imaging, lasers for biomedical applications
 Martin Culjat, PhD, Engineering Research Director, CASIT

Martin Culjat, PhD
Engineering Research Director, CASIT
Executive Committee, CASIT
CASIT Engineering Investigator
Adjunct Assistant Professor,
     Departments of Bioengineering and Surgery
CASIT Research: Ultrasound imaging; Sensors and actuators in robotic surgery and rehabilitation medicine; Haptic feedback; THz imaging; Robotic ocular surgery; Artificial muscle actuators

 

Eric Savitsky, MD
Board of Directors, CASIT
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Director, UCLA Center for International Emergency Medicine
Research: Ultrasound-guided procedural training using emergency technologies

 

Cheryl Hein, MS 
Managing Director, CASIT
Executive Committee, CASIT