IRCAD North America

This past weekend, IRCAD North America was proud to host the Bionic Reconstruction Conference (BReCON) – The Future of Integrated Upper Limb Surgical & Prosthetic Innovation.

Led by the OrthoCarolina Research Institute, this high‑impact, two‑day conference welcomed over 200 attendees, bringing together surgeons, therapists, prosthetists, and mental health professionals for an immersive, multidisciplinary learning experience.

Through expert panels, case‑based breakout sessions, cutting‑edge research presentations, and keynote addresses, BReCON delivered a comprehensive and holistic approach to the management of upper limb loss—highlighting innovation across surgical, prosthetic, rehabilitative, and psychological care.

We are honored to support educational programs of this caliber and to serve as a platform for advancing collaboration, research, and innovation in patient‑centered care.

Join us at our booth to discuss the latest advancements in surgical education, robotics, and innovation partnerships, and discover what's next in experiential training. Plus, enter our raffle to win a free registration to an upcoming IRCAD NA course.

We welcomed our partners at Stryker to IRCAD NA over the weekend for their Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty program.

🌟 Registration is now open for our upcoming robotics courses 🌟

📝 Register at the course calendar link in our bio!

Directed by Dr. Nicolas Demartines and Dr. John Martinie, these programs will offer learners a chance to deep dive on HPB surgical techniques and the latest research. From hands-on time in the lab to didactic sessions and panels, expert faculty will be there to help you build new skills to take back to your clinical practice.

This week our friends at hosted their Redefining LAR: Robotic Innovation in Colorectal Surgery program here in Charlotte.

Our partners at hosted their Regional Spinal Solutions Lab at IRCAD NA over the weekend, combining expert didactic panels with experiential education in the lab.

Last weekend we held our Southeast EP Fellows Summit course here at IRCAD NA. Fellows from across the region joined expert faculty for didactic sessions, hands on training in the lab, and a case competition. Led by directors Dr. Mike Lloyd, Dr. Jonathan Piccini, and Dr. S. Patrick Whalen, this program equipped fellows with the latest research and advancements in electrophysiology to strengthen their clinical practice.

We were delighted to welcome Dr. Carla Pugh, Professor of Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine and Director of the Technology Enabled Clinical Improvement (T.E.C.I.) Center, to IRCAD NA yesterday for a lab on objective measurements of surgical dexterity and ergonomics. Dr. Pugh is a visionary leader in sensor technology research that helps quantify clinical skills and provide data-driven performance metrics.
 
Our executive director Dr. Dionisios Vrochides joined Dr. Pugh in our DIGISurg Center to showcase how far disruptive sensor technology has reached in the assessment of technical performance. A robotic pancreaticojejunostomy procedure model, as well as an augmented reality (navigation) laparoscopic hepatic tumor ablation model, were used.

This week we welcomed our friends from back to IRCAD NA for their Endoluminal Surgery Course, featuring live demos and hands on practice in the lab.