Miami Day 1 IMRA Surgical, Dr A Sanchez

The Vattikuti Foundation presented the 2026 Innovation in Medicine Summit and KS International Innovation Awards April 10–11, 2026, at the JW Marriott Marquis, Miami, Florida. More from VF partner Christopher Simmonds:

This year’s program is one of the most forward-looking yet. The two-day event brings together surgeons, engineers, and innovators from across the globe.
Friday’s Technology Sessions open with dedicated AI blocks covering diagnostic tools for pancreatic cancer detection, machine learning for clinical outcome prediction, and vision-language models that understand surgical procedures in real time. Augmented reality combined with digital pathology guidance during robotic prostatectomy pushes the boundaries further, and the day closes with a keynote session on the digital and AI-assisted operating room of the future. This video is in part sponsored by imra surgical, which supported the Vattikuti Innovation in Medicine Summit. Dr. Alexis Sanchez, presented information on imra surgical’s work on using synthetic models to replace cadavers and animal models for robotic surgery training. It is intended for informational purposes- as presented within the VF Summit. The session was moderated by Christopher Simmonds, VF Industry Liaison and Prof. Rooma Sinha, Apollo Hospitals. Discussion, presentation with videos and PowerPoints, 20:32

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