2012-2014
Co-Supervised with Dr. Susanne Lajoie
Department of Educational Psychology, McGill
Neurosurgery Resident, McGill University
MA. Department of Educational Psychology, McGill University (June 2014)
THESIS | A Validation Study of a Virtual-Reality Neurosimulator (NeuroTouch) in Neurosurgical Training
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Special interest in studying Neurosurgical expertise and measuring surgical skills objectively. Developed benchmarks for a set of novel metrics based on a group of board certified neurosurgeons performance during simulated brain tumor resections using the NeuroTouch. This research can be used to shift the neurosurgery training program from a competency-based model into a a proficiency-based model for the purpose of faster neurosurgical skills aquisition and maintenance.
Papers Published:
Virtual Reality Tumor Resection: The Force Pyramid Approach
Robin Sawaya, B.Sc. Abdulgadir Bugdadi, MD. Hamed Azarnoush, PhD. Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, MD. Fahad Eid Alotaibi, MD. MSc Khalid Bajunaid, MD, MSc. Gmaan AlZhrani, MD, et al.
Journal of Operative Neurosurgery, 2017
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Automaticity of Force Application during Simulated Brain Tumor Resection: Testing the Fitts and Posner Model
Bugdadi A, Sawaya R, Olwi D, Al-Zhrani G, et al.
Journal of Surgical Education, 2017
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The Force Pyramid: A Spatial Analysis of Force Application During Virtual Reality Brain Tumour Resection
Hamed Azarnoush, Samaneh Siar, BSc, Robin Sawaya, BSc, Gmaan Al Zhrani, MD., et al.
Journal of Neurosurgery, 2016
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Impact of Acute Stress on Psychomotor Bimanual Performance during Simulated Tumor Resection Task
Khalid Bajunaid, MD, MSc, Muhammad Abu Shadeque Mullah, MSc, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, MD, Fahad E. Alotaibi, MD, MSc, Jawad Fares, BSc, Marta Baggiani, Hamed Azarnoush, PhD, Sommer Christie, BSc, MHK, Gmaan Al-Zhrani, MD., et al.
Journal of Neurosurgery, 2017
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Bimanual Psychomotor Performance in Neurosurgical Resident Applicants Assessed Using NeuroTouch, a Virtual Reality Simulator
Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, Khalid Bajunaid, Muhammad A.S Mullah, Ibrahim Marwa, Fahad Alotaibi, MSc, Jawad Fares, Marta Baggiani, Hamed Azarnoush, Gmaan Al Zharni, et al.
Journal of Surgical Education, 2016
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Assessing Neurosurgical Psychomotor Performance: Role of Virtual Reality Simulators, Current and Future Potential
Fahad E. AlOtaibi, Gmaan Al Zhrani et al.
SOJ Neurology, 2015
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Neurosurgical Assessment of Metrics Including Judgement and Dexterity (NAJD) Using the Virtual Reality Simulator NeuroTouch
Alotaibi, F.E., AlZhrani, G., et al.
Surgical Innovation, 2015
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Assessing bimanual performance in brain tumor resection withNeuroTouch, a virtual reality simulator
Alotaibi, F. E., AlZhrani, G. A, et al.
Operative Neurosurgery, 2015
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Proficiency Performance Benchmarks for Removal of Simulated Brain Tumors using NeuroTouch a Virtual Reality Simulator
Gmaan AlZhrani, MD., et al.
Journal of Surgical Education, 2015
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Neurosurgical virtual reality simulation metrics to assess psychomotor skills in the resection of intracranial tumor
Hamed Azarnoush, Gmaan Alzhrani, et al.
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 2015
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