Leveraging Virtual Reality to Democratize and Scale Surgical Education
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In episode 14, we took the podcast to London, England during a business trip and spent time with the most watched surgeon in human history.

Dr. Shafi Ahmed is a world renowned, multi award winning surgeon, teacher, futurist, author, innovator and entrepreneur at The Royal London and St Bartholomew’s Hospitals.

Because of Dr. Ahmed’s passion of merging the world of medicine, global education, and virtual and augmented reality to democratize and scale surgeon education, millions of people around the world are now able to further pursue their surgical passions.

During this episode, Dr. Ahmed discussed how he was able to spot upstart technologies, like Google Glass, and their future potential to globally impact how millions can access learning, where he sees technology shaping the healthcare industry in the future, and how other healthcare industry leaders can create an environment for their peers to leverage game-changing innovations to fundamentally impact an industry that touches every person.

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I want to thank Dr. Ahmed for spending time with me in London and sharing his mission in life on our podcast: to merge the world of medicine, global education, and virtual and augmented reality to democratize and scale surgical education and to make it affordable and accessible to everyone by using the power of connected technology. It is my hope you will join Dr. Ahmed on his inspiring journey to make our globe a more equitable and educated place.

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