Open AccessCSTAR, Robotics, and Minimally Invasive Surgery: An Interview with Dr. Christopher Schlachta
Author(s) -
Emily Dzongowski,
Dino D'Andrea
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
uwomj/medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2560-8274
pISSN - 0042-0336
DOI - 10.5206/uwomj.v87i2.1128
Subject(s) - internship , invasive surgery , medicine , robotic surgery , general surgery , robotics , surgery , medical education , artificial intelligence , robot , computer science
Dr. Schlachta received his undergraduate and medical degrees from McGill University. With a keen interest in various types of surgery, he then completed a surgery internship at Toronto General Hospital before choosing to pursue residency in general surgery here at Western. Subsequently, he returned to Toronto for a fellowship in advanced minimally invasive surgery and subsequently worked as a staff surgeon at the Wellesley Hospital and St. Michael’s Hospital, where he was the head of the division. Finally, Dr. Schlachta was recruited back to London to serve as the medical director of Canadian Surgical Technologies & Advanced Robotics (CSTAR) in 2005. He presently holds this position, as well as cross-appointment as a Professor in the Departments of Surgery and Oncology. He has been involved in numerous Canadian and world firsts in robotic gastrointestinal surgery. We had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Schlachta to discuss his surgical practice, current research, and the technology at CSTAR.