Maria Currie

London Health Sciences Centre, Western University

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Dr. Maria Currie is a pioneering researcher in robotic-assisted cardiac surgery, with a focused expertise in mitral valve repair and coronary artery revascularization. Her work has fundamentally advanced our understanding of how technology can enhance surgical precision and patient outcomes. Dr. Currie’s major contributions lie in quantifying the impact of advanced visualization and haptic feedback on surgical performance. Her most cited work, "Long-Term Angiographic Follow-Up of Robotic-Assisted Coronary Artery Revascularization" (64 citations), provides critical evidence on the durability and efficacy of robotic techniques. She has also led groundbreaking ex vivo studies, such as her work on force feedback in mitral valve annuloplasty (20 citations), which demonstrated that both direct and visual force feedback significantly reduce the force applied to delicate cardiac tissue. Furthermore, her research on three-dimensional visualization (4 citations) systematically evaluated how stereoscopic vision improves force application and efficiency during robotic repair. By systematically dissecting the roles of visualization and force feedback, Dr. Currie has provided the empirical foundation for safer, more effective robotic cardiac procedures, directly influencing surgical training and the design of next-generation surgical robots.