North of the border, 3D printing puts a spring in radiology’s step
Two radiologists at the Ottawa Hospital have caught the eye of the local business press for their work bringing advanced 3D-printing capabilities to Canadian healthcare.
The Ottawa Business Journal reports that the hospital is the first in the country to set up an integrated medical 3D-printing program for surgical planning, education and research.
Frank Rybicki, MD, the institution’s chief of medical imaging, tells the newspaper that having a 3D-printing program puts medical imaging “at the center of radiology’s international stage, moves us closer to becoming a top 10 percent hospital in North America, and it enables Tender Loving Research.”
Adnan Sheikh, MD, medical director for 3D printing at the hospital, adds that what they’re doing with the technology today “is really just the tip of the iceberg. 3D printing is revolutionizing the way we practice medicine.”
Rybicki is chair of radiology at the University of Ottawa, where Sheikh is an associate professor.
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Dave P. has worked in journalism, marketing and public relations for more than 30 years, frequently concentrating on hospitals, healthcare technology and Catholic communications. He has also specialized in fundraising communications, ghostwriting for CEOs of local, national and global charities, nonprofits and foundations.