Overview

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male

Dr. Rayman’s training in both biophysics and medicine has allowed a broad perspective on new technology and devices as they relate to surgery. As a researcher in fluid dynamics, he concentrated on the role of the fluid dynamics of blood flow as it relates to arteriosclerosis. During subsequent medical training, Dr. Rayman became interested in MIS techniques and devices, and researched the physiologic effects of MIS on infants during prolonged procedures. Additionally, his interest in the device area led to concepts and experimentation using magnetism for bowel retraction during MIS. Dr. Rayman collaborated with Dr. Doug Boyd to implement and develop new techniques related to robotic cardiac surgery. The two performed the world’s first robotic beating heart cardiac bypass surgery in September 1999. Subsequently, Dr. Rayman authored grants to the federal and provincial governments to research several areas of robotic surgery. These grants were successful, and totalled to a program of $30 million, the largest research program in the history of the London Health Sciences Centre. Dr. Rayman has conducted extensive research on substantially all available robotic platforms and is currently an active practitioner who has performed over 400 robotic surgeries. Dr. Rayman held roles including Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, at the University of Western Ontario. Dr. Rayman holds an M.Sc. (Medical Biophysics) in Fluid Dynamics from The University of Western Ontario, an M.D. from The University of Toronto, and a Ph.D. in Telesurgery from The University of Western Ontario.