1 0 0 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E • A U G U S T 2 0 1 8
T
here'll probably never be another patient like Larry
Smarr, PhD, an astrophysicist turned computer scientist
who created a life-sized 3D-printed model of his inflamed
sigmoid colon and then made a virtual reality
PowerPoint presentation of his disease process for his
surgeon.
"Come over to my Cave and look at my colon," is how Dr. Smarr
worded his invitation to colon and rectal surgeon Sonia
Ramamoorthy, MD, FACS, FASCRS, to join him in the virtual reality
"Cave" at the California Institute for Telecommunications and
Map Out Surgery
With a 3D Organ Reconstruction
A patient created a life-sized model of
his diseased colon for his surgeon to see.
Daniel Cook | Executive Editor
• SELF-EXAM Patient Larry Smarr, PhD, with a 3D model of his diseased colon in the background.
UC
San
Diego
Health
