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Amir Hooshiar, PhD

Academic title(s): 
  • Assistant Professor 
  • Director of Surgical Performance Enhancement and Robotics (SuPER) Centre 
Amir Hooshiar, PhD
Contact Information
Email address: 
amir.hooshiar [at] mcgill.ca
Department: 
Surgery
Division: 
Surgical and Interventional Sciences
Degree(s): 

BSc, MSc, PhD 

Location: 
Montreal General Hospital
Graduate supervision: 

Currently supervising students

Group: 
Currently Recruiting
M.Sc. Students
M.Sc. Non-Thesis projects
Ph.D. Students
Research areas: 
Surgical Education and Simulation
Translation and Innovation
Medical Technology
Current research: 

My research focus is on design, development, and validation of autonomous and soft surgical robots as well as development and validation of artificial intelligence (AI)-based decision support systems for intraoperative guidance and surgical skill assessment. 

Courses: 

EXSU 500 

Biography: 

Dr. Hooshiar is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Department of Surgery since July 2023. He is also the Founding Director of the Surgical Performance Enhancement and Robotics (SuPER) Centre. He has MSc (2009) and BSc (2007) in biomedical engineering from Tehran Polytechnique and PhD (2021) in mechanical engineering from Concordia University, Montreal. He received his postdoctoral training in surgical robotics at McGill (2021-2023). Dr. Hooshiar’s research is focused on design, development, and validation of autonomous and soft surgical robots as well as development and validation of AI-based decision support systems for intraoperative guidance and surgical skill assessment. 

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