Project Grant R01HL175879
- This $244,306 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program will fund the development of an artificial intelligence-enabled coaching system to enhance surgical teamwork in cardiac operating rooms. Led by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Houston, Texas, the grant aims to design multimodal sensing hardware, data-driven algorithms, and an interface to monitor, assess, and improve collaboration among healthcare...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant awarded under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program provides $1,200,000 to the Regents of the University of Michigan to develop multimodal techniques to enhance intra- and post-operative learning and coordination between attending and resident surgeons. The key objectives are to: Collect and curate a dataset of up to 100 laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgeries, including surgeons' gaze, operating room...
- This $249,250 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program will fund the development of an AI coaching system to enhance surgical teamwork in cardiac operating rooms. Over four years, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will design multimodal hardware and algorithms to model, monitor, and generate interpretable feedback on teamwork dynamics using data from cardiac procedures. The goal is to mitigate human...
- This $349,683 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program will fund the development of an AI coaching system to enhance surgical teamwork in cardiac operating rooms. Led by William Marsh Rice University, the grant supports the design of multimodal sensing hardware, data-driven algorithms, and an interface to model and computationally generate interpretable feedback and interventions improving teamwork. Researchers will develop a...
- The National Institutes of Health Office of the Director awarded Vanderbilt University Medical Center $891,026 on August 1, 2026, under Trans-NIH Research Support (CFDA 93.310) to conduct a randomized controlled trial of a physical activity intervention for patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery. The award funds PASS (Physical Activity Intervention to Improve Surgical Spine Outcomes), a mind-body intervention combining brief action planning, motivational interviewing, pain coping skills, and...
- The National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute awarded The Leland Stanford Junior University $737,415 on August 17, 2026, under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837) to examine the association between hospital market competition and inappropriate vascular surgical care in older adults. The recipient will conduct a research study analyzing overtreatment patterns in two conditions: abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair at small sizes not supported...
- The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute awarded Weill Medical College of Cornell University $100,805 on August 17, 2026, under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837) to develop translational extended reality (XR) and artificial intelligence technologies integrated with dynamic soft robotic hearts for immersive clinical training and intraoperative guidance in interventional cardiology. The project addresses critical limitations in structural heart intervention procedures...
- The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering awarded the University of Virginia $190,847 on June 1, 2026, under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286) to develop force-based metrics and haptic feedback technology for robotic paraesophageal hernia repair. The research will establish objective performance indicators for complex surgical procedures by integrating force-sensing technology and haptic feedback...
- The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering awarded Cedars-Sinai Medical Center $154,038 on October 22, 2026, under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286) to validate an artificial intelligence-based surgical skill assessment tool for robotic hiatal hernia repair. The recipient will adapt and validate the Surgical AI System (SAIS), a deep learning vision transformer model previously developed for...
- This is a $300,000 EAGER (Early-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research) project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to design neuro-adaptive technology for robotic-assisted surgery. The grant supports research to monitor surgeons' workload levels, understand the causes of mental overload, and develop interventions using an AI-powered multi-sensing system and context-awareness architecture. The goal is to refine remote surgery techniques to make...
SURGEONS AS HIGH-PERFORMANCE ATHLETES: APPLYING PLAYER DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES FROM PROFESSIONAL SPORT TO ENHANCE SURGICAL PERFORMANCE - GENERAL THORACIC AND ADULT CARDIAC ("CARDIOTHORACIC") SURGICAL PROCEDURES ARE AMONG THE MOST FREQUENTLY PERFORMED HIGH-RISK INPATIENT PROCEDURES. DESPITE TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES (E.G., OUTCOMES REPORTING), MAJOR COMPLICATIONS REMAIN COMMON (10-34%), VARY BY HOSPITAL (4%-35%), INCREASE THE RISK OF MORTALITY (ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: 3%; CARDIAC ARREST: 49%) AND ADD $6K-$34K TO EXPENDITURES. EMERGING DATA LINKING SURGEON OPERATIVE PERFORMANCE, ENCOMPASSING TECHNICAL AND NON-TECHNICAL (E.G., COMMUNICATION, DECISION-MAKING) SKILLS, WITH PATIENT OUTCOMES AFTER NON-CARDIAC SURGERY REVEALS THAT SURGICAL TECHNICAL SKILLS ARE NECESSARY YET ALONE ARE INSUFFICIENT FOR ACHIEVING HIGH PERFORMANCE. RESEARCHERS HAVE EVALUATED BOTH FACULTY AND TRAINEE (I.E., INTERNS, RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS) CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEON OPERATIVE PERFORMANCE WITH VALIDATED TAXONOMIES; YET, THIS WORK HAS: (1) OFTEN BEEN CONDUCTED WITHIN SIMULATED SCENARIOS LACKING MEDICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CHALLENGES OF REAL-WORLD SURGERY AND (2) LACKED STRUCTURE TO IMPROVE AND MONITOR PERFORMANCE OVER ONE'S CAREER. RELEVANT TO THESE OBSERVATIONS ARE DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THE DISCIPLINE OF SPORT (E.G., PROFESSIONAL TENNIS) THAT HAVE PIONEERED ADVANCED PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS FOR ATHLETES. THE U.S. TENNIS ASSOCIATION (USTA), FOR INSTANCE, DEVELOPS DATA-DRIVEN ANALYTICS APPLIED TO ANNOTATED IN-GAME VIDEO TO ANALYZE TECHNICAL, TACTICAL AND PHYSICAL ABILITY AND EMOTIONAL REGULATION AS IMPORTANT TOOLS TO DEVELOP ATHLETES, ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH-INTENSITY SITUATIONS. THE APPLICATION OF USTA'S PLAYER DEVELOPMENT APPROACH TO SURGEONS UNIQUELY ADVANCES REAL-WORLD SURGEON-SPECIFIC OPERATIVE PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS GIVEN THE INCREASED USE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND SIMILARITIES BETWEEN ATHLETES AND SURGEONS THAT EXTEND TO THE FOLLOWING SURGICAL DOMAINS: (1) TECHNICAL (E.G., ECONOMY OF MOTION); (2) TACTICAL (E.G., SEQUENCING OF TASKS); (3) COGNITIVE (E.G., SITUATION AWARENESS); AND (4) PHYSICAL (E.G., STAMINA, ERGONOMICS). WHILE BIOMARKERS REFLECTING A PLAYER'S PHYSIOLOGY (E.G., HEART RATE VARIABILITY) AND HUMAN FACTORS (E.G., FATIGUE, TASK LOAD) ARE MEASURED WITHIN SPORT, THEIR ROLE IN EXPLAINING ADDITIONAL VARIANCE IN SURGICAL OUTCOMES BEYOND OPERATIVE PERFORMANCE RATINGS IS UNDERSTUDIED. OUR LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO ENHANCE SURGICAL OUTCOMES BY IDENTIFYING AND PROMOTING THE WIDE-SCALE ADOPTION OF EVIDENCE-BASED OPERATIVE PERFORMANCE PRACTICES. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO OBTAIN VALIDITY EVIDENCE SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SURGEON-SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE INDEX FOR CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY. THE PROPOSED MULTI-CENTER STUDY LEVERAGES OUR TEAM'S EXPERTISE IN APPLYING DATA ANALYTICS TO RECORDED, REAL OPERATIVE VIDEO, AND A UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP WITH USTA'S PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING AIMS: (1) DEVELOP A MULTIDOMAIN CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEON OPERATIVE PERFORMANCE INDEX; (2) IDENTIFY BIOMARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH A SURGEON'S OPERATIVE PERFORMANCE; AND (3) QUALITATIVELY ASSESS DETERMINANTS OF A SURGEON'S OPTIMAL OPERATIVE PERFORMANCE. THIS STUDY'S FINDINGS WILL ADVANCE THE SCIENTIFIC FIELD THROUGH VALIDITY EVIDENCE TO INFORM TRIALS TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE AND OUTCOMES FOR SURGEONS AND INTERVENTIONALISTS MORE BROADLY.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $639.7k | 6/3/26 | ||
| Not listed | $66.2k | 9/17/25 | ||
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| Not listed | $596.0k | 4/16/25 | ||
| Not listed | $596.0k | 4/16/25 |
GrantNumber | Description | Subgrantee | Prime Award | Dollars Obligated | Updated At |
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SUBK00021038S | Brigham & Womens Hospital Inc. | Project Grant R01HL175879 | $187.4k | 8/13/26 | |
SUBK00021033S | Mayo Clinic | Project Grant R01HL175879 | $242.1k | 8/4/26 | |
SUBK00021032S | The University Of Edinburgh | Project Grant R01HL175879 | $209.9k | 8/20/25 |