Nico Bruining

Erasmus MC, Erasmus University Rotterdam

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Nico Bruining is a pioneering researcher at the forefront of interventional cardiology, where his work seamlessly integrates robotics, advanced imaging, and artificial intelligence to transform the catheterisation laboratory. His major contributions center on developing and evaluating robotic systems for percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), demonstrating that remote-controlled procedures can achieve clinical success while dramatically reducing radiation exposure for medical staff—a critical advancement for occupational safety in interventional labs. Bruining’s research also explores the emerging paradigm of telestenting, addressing both the technical promise and the ethical imperatives of remote robotic procedures, including patient psychological impacts. His most cited work, a 2021 review on robotics, imaging, and AI in the catheterisation lab (30 citations), provides a comprehensive roadmap for the field’s evolution from diagnosis to image-guided therapeutics. Through these contributions, Bruining is helping to usher in a new era of safer, more efficient interventional cardiology, balancing technological innovation with the highest standards of patient care and ethical responsibility.