M. Cenk Cavusoglu, Ph.D.

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University have received a four-year, $3.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to try and make a bit of history.

The group—which includes engineers, cardiologist, radiologists and other specialists—will attempt to perform a robotic-controlled left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) on a patient inside an MRI scanner; if successful, it would be the first procedure of its kind.

A clinician will perform the LAAO wearing a mixed-reality headset that controls a tiny robotic device. The team at Case Western Reserve believes this will help ensure placement of the implant is as accurate as possible… Continue reading.

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the pending induction of M. Cenk Cavusoglu, Ph.D., Professor, Departments of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Biomedical Engineering; Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Cavusoglu was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows For outstanding contributions to robotics and human-machine interfacing technologies and their application to surgery..