Dr. Davidson comes to Augmedics from Medtronic, where he was an artificial intelligence research director and site lead for the company’s Visionsense, according to a news release. His appointment follows Augmedics’ recent acquisition of Surgalign’s digital health assets.
“The future of spine navigation exists at the intersection of best-in-class advanced visualization and decision support,” Augmedics President and CEO Kevin Hykes said in the release. “Tal’s multidisciplinary leadership in intraoperative imaging & artificial intelligence is a tremendous asset as we build out the next generation of the xvision platform and continue our mission to deliver improved surgical outcomes for surgeons and their patients.”
