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Mark Draelos

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Surgery

Overview


My research focuses on new technologies for computer-assisted surgery guided by three-dimensional imaging.  Current projects include intuitive teleoperation of surgical robots from arbitrary viewpoints, virtual reality, robot-enabled cornea transplantation, and automatic eye imaging.  In the long term, I aspire to advance the development of medical technology in robotics and imaging.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Recent Publications


Photoacoustic imaging combined with robotics: a review of current works.

Journal Article Biomedical optics express · November 2025 Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) is a hybrid imaging modality that combines optical excitation with ultrasound (US) detection to achieve high-resolution, high-contrast imaging of biological tissues. As a non-ionizing and scalable imaging technique, PAI has been ... Full text Cite

Volumetric ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging of inflammatory arthritis in human finger joints via robotic arm powered arc scans.

Journal Article Biomedical optics express · November 2025 Ultrasound (US) imaging is a standard clinical tool for assessment of soft tissue inflammation, particularly for imaging the peripheral joints of the hands and feet, which are usually the first to be affected by rheumatoid arthritis. Robotic US has recentl ... Full text Cite

Cost reduction and quality preservation with digital scanner interfaces for optical coherence tomography.

Journal Article Journal of biomedical optics · November 2025 SignificanceOptical coherence tomography (OCT) systems are traditionally decomposed into engine and scanner components with an expensive and noise-prone analog interface to communicate the scan pattern between the two. Although simple and convenie ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Robotic Point-of-Care OCT

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2023

Arbitrary Viewpoint Robotic Surgery

FellowshipPI-Fellow · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2016 - 2019

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