Surgical Ergonomics

About Our Guest Dr. Anjali Joseph is the Spartanburg Regional Health System Endowed Chair in Architecture and Health Design and Director of the Center for Health Facilities Design and Testing at Clemson University. Her research focuses on using simulation and prototyping methods to evaluate design solutions that improve patient safety in high-stress healthcare environments. Through multidisciplinary approaches, she studies how the built environment influences patient safety, staff performance...

About Our Guest Dr. Amandeep Shergill is a gastroenterologist and Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Her work focuses on endoscopic ergonomics and preventing musculoskeletal injuries among endoscopy professionals. She also co-founded the UCSF–UC Berkeley Center for Ergonomic Endoscopy, which advances research and education in this important area. Episode Overview Musculoskeletal pain and injury are common among endoscopists, yet ergonomic ris...

Episode Details In this episode of the Surgical Ergonomics Podcast, Dr. Geeta Lal discusses one of the questions she hears most often: How do I get my institution to take surgical ergonomics seriously? While individual strategies such as improving posture, stretching, exercising, and taking microbreaks are important, sustainable surgical careers require more than individual effort. The workplace environment, equipment, workflow, and institutional culture all play an important role in supporti...

Episode Details: In this episode of the Surgical Ergonomics Podcast, Dr. Daniel Kim shares his personal journey with the physical demands of operating and how his own experience with neck and back strain ultimately led to the development of a surgical exoskeleton. He shares how early prototypes evolved, the challenges of designing a system that surgeons would actually want to wear, and why addressing issues such as headaches, comfort, mobility, and durability was essential. About Our Guest: D...

Episode details: In this episode, we explore how ergonomic risk can be measured in surgical and procedural environments, and why simply asking surgeons whether they are experiencing pain or discomfort may not tell the whole story. About Our Guest: Dr. Ali Golabchi is the Chief Technology Officer and Director of Research at EWI Works International, Inc., Western Canada's leading ergonomics and wellness company. Ali joined EWI Works in 2016, where he oversees the development and adoption ...