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About
Paolo De Coppi is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of fetal surgery, medical robotics, and advanced imaging. His work focuses on developing minimally invasive tools and techniques to treat life-threatening conditions diagnosed before birth, such as twin-twin transfusion syndrome and spina bifida. De Coppi’s major contributions include the design of a continuum robot with a specialized control interface for fetoscopic laser ablation, a procedure that severs shared blood vessels between twins—a delicate task that his innovation makes safer and more precise. He has also advanced fluorescence-guided surgery (FGS) by authoring a comprehensive technical review of medical devices in this rapidly evolving field, helping surgeons navigate a landscape of poor standardization. His multimodal rigid endoscope, which combines optical imaging with all-optical ultrasound and is controlled robotically, addresses the critical challenge of limited field of view in fetoscopy. Additionally, De Coppi created a high-fidelity, low-cost synthetic training model for fetoscopic spina bifida repair, directly addressing the barrier of limited skill acquisition. With his most-cited paper garnering 60 citations, his work is shaping the future of prenatal intervention and surgical training.
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