Oscar Caravaca Mora

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Oscar Caravaca Mora is a leading researcher at the intersection of medical robotics, optical imaging, and minimally invasive surgery. His work focuses on developing intelligent robotic systems that enhance the precision and autonomy of endoscopic procedures, particularly for early-stage cancer treatment. A key contribution is the design of a steerable OCT catheter for real-time assistance during teleoperated endoscopic treatment of colorectal cancer, a highly cited paper (26 citations) that addresses the critical challenge of enabling non-specialists to perform complex tumor resections. Building on this, his 2021 study on image-guided control of an endoscopic robot for autonomous OCT path scanning (26 citations) pioneered methods for robotic systems to independently navigate and scan malignant tissues using optical coherence tomography. He has also advanced augmented reality in surgery, as demonstrated in his work on intraoperative ultrasonography-based AR for image-guided robotic procedures. With a clear focus on translating cutting-edge robotics and imaging into practical clinical tools, Caravaca Mora’s research is shaping the future of autonomous, image-guided surgical interventions, promising to expand access to high-quality cancer care.