Vanina Faucher
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Dr. Vanina Faucher is a pioneering surgeon-scientist whose work sits at the intersection of advanced imaging, robotics, and hepatobiliary surgery. Her primary research focuses on developing and validating precision navigation tools to improve the safety and efficacy of complex gallbladder procedures. Her most notable contribution is the prospective evaluation of a multimodal surgical navigation system that integrates near-infrared cholangiography (NIR-C), virtual and augmented reality (VR-AR), and intraoperative x-ray cholangiography during robotic cholecystectomy. This landmark 2017 study, cited over 60 times, demonstrated that combining these technologies provides real-time, radiation-free biliary anatomy enhancement, significantly reducing the risk of bile duct injury. Dr. Faucher’s work is instrumental in moving the field toward a "precision surgery" paradigm, where real-time 3D anatomical data guides the surgeon’s hand. Her research has been widely recognized for its translational impact, directly influencing the adoption of VR-AR and NIR-C in operating rooms worldwide. By systematically proving the clinical value of these tools, she has established a new standard for safe, image-guided gallbladder surgery.
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