Dr. Alexander Winkler-Schwartz

June 27, 2017 Robin Sawaya 0

awinklerschwartz@gmail.com

In the era of evidence-based medicine, high-quality research informs every aspect of patient care. Up until now, the technical skills underlying the operative procedures that patients undergo have been hardly studied, essentially, due to poor or under-developed research methodology. Currently, as a neurosurgical resident and member of the Neurosurgical Simulation Research and Training Centre I am pursuing validation studies in the novel field of neurosurgical simulation, with the goal of achieving concurrent validity for simulation technology in neurosurgery; a crucial step in making simulators an integral part of resident technical skill development and consultant surgeon patient-specific operative rehearsal.
Ultimately, I anticipate these interventions will improve the quality of surgical care delivered to patients’ burdened by neurological disease.

 

Published Papers:
Virtual Reality Tumor Resection: The Force Pyramid Approach
Robin Sawaya, B.Sc. Abdulgadir Bugdadi, MD. Hamed Azarnoush, PhD. Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, 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
ugdadi A, Sawaya R, Olwi D, Al-Zhrani G, Azarnoush H, Sabbagh A, Alsideiri G, Bajunaid K, Alotaibi FE, Winkler-Schwartz A, 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, MSc, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, 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., 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., 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, Khalid Bajunaid, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, et al.
SOJ Neurology, 2015
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Assessing bimanual performance in brain tumor resection withNeuroTouch, a virtual reality simulator
Alotaibi, F. E., AlZhrani, G. A., Mullah, M. A., Sabbagh, A. J., Azarnoush, H., Winkler-Schwartz, A, et al.
Operative Neurosurgery, 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. A., Sabbagh, A. J., Azarnoush, H., Winkler-Schwartz, A et al.
Surgical Innovation, 2015
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Proficiency Performance Benchmarks for Removal of Simulated Brain Tumors using NeuroTouch a Virtual Reality Simulator
Gmaan AlZhrani, MD, Fahad Alotaibi, MD, Hamed Azarnoush, PhD, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, 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, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, et al.
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 2015
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