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The NCCR Co-Me congratulates Marco Caversaccio. He has been elected
full professor at the Medical Faculty of the University of Bern and
Head of the Department of Ears, Nose, Throat, Head and Neck Surgery at
the University Hospital Bern.
Marco Caversaccio is a well-known technology expert in the
development and implementation of novel surgical techniques and
systems in the area of rhinology and otology. Since 2008 he has been
co-directing the Bern Center for Computer Aided Surgery within the
ARTORG Research Center for Biomedical Engineering Research.
Marco Caversaccio joined the NCCR Co-Me in 2001. His current
research project concentrates on the integrated clinical systems for
computer-assisted support in ORL surgery involving tissue engineering
technologies and smart instrumentation. Precise navigation, size
reduction and intra-operative feedback of surgical instruments are
explored by the development of a miniature robot and sensor-equipped
instruments.
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