Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping medical practice, with emerging impacts already evident in diagnosis, surgery and physician performance. While this transformation is still unfolding, its influence is becoming increasingly visible across the field. This seminar explores how AI is transforming modern medicine.

In this webinar, Dr Sugimoto, a distinguished surgeon at Teikyo University Okinaga Research Institute and HPB Surgery, will discuss the current state of AI implementation in medical practice in Japan, as well as his work combining AI, virtual reality (VR) and robotics in surgical operations. Dr Stamatia will then present on AI-assisted tumour resection during robotic surgery, addressing both the opportunities and challenges, and offering insights into how AI is changing the way physicians perform surgery.

About the contributors

Dr Maki Sugimoto

Dr Maki Sugimoto is a Japanese hepatobiliary pancreatic surgeon and medical innovator with over 30 years of clinical experience. He currently serves as a Professor at Teikyo University and as the Founder and CEO of Holoeyes Inc., a pioneering medical technology company specialising in extended reality (XR), artificial intelligence (AI) and 3D imaging solutions for surgical navigation, medical education and spatial computing in healthcare. After graduating from Teikyo University School of Medicine in 1996, Dr Sugimoto obtained his MD/PhD from Teikyo University Graduate School of Medical Sciences in 2004. He further pursued advanced studies in the United States at the Department of Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System in Silicon Valley as a Visiting Fellow. His clinical foundation was built through key roles at the Teikyo University Hospital, National Tokyo Medical Center and Kobe University Hospital.

Dr Stamatia (Matina) Giannarou

Dr Stamatia (Matina) Giannarou is a Reader in Surgical Cancer Technology and Imaging Department of Surgery & Cancer – Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London. She received a MEng degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Democritus University of Thrace, Greece in 2003; a MSc degree in communications and signal processing; and a PhD degree in object recognition from the department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, UK in 2004 and 2008, respectively. She is currently a Royal Society University Research Fellow at the Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery, Imperial College London, UK. Her main research interests include visual recognition and surgical vision.

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