Katherine Wagner, MD, is a neurosurgeon with Ventura (Calif.) Neurosurgery, and she has expertise in spine robots and endoscopic spine surgery.
At Becker’s 22nd Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference, Dr. Wagner spoke about the areas where spine robots can grow including visualization and data.
“You can marry the visualization technology to the robot, and we’re really not doing a good job of that right now,” she said on a panel.
Robots also have the potential with data collection and analytics, she said.
“I have my independent data. My colleague has his independent data,” she said. “So we’re learning from our independent data and from papers and conferences. But why not pull that information? We have this million dollar computer. It’s not just an arm, it’s also a computer, and there’s no reason that we can’t make those software improvements for data sharing, data collection, and improving those machine learning algorithms over time.”
Dr. Wagner earned her medical degree at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark, and she completed her residency at Hofstra/Northwell Health in Long Island, N.Y. She also has fellowship training at Stanford (Calif.) University.
Dr. Wagner is speaking at Becker’s 23rd Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference, set for June 11-13 at the Swissotel Chicago.
At the Becker's 23rd Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference, taking place June 11-13 in Chicago, spine surgeons, orthopedic leaders and ASC executives will come together to explore minimally invasive techniques, ASC growth strategies and innovations shaping the future of outpatient spine care. Apply for complimentary registration now.
