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| Industry | Health informatics and medical technology |
| Founded | London, United Kingdom |
| Founders | Andre Chow, M.D., Jean Nehme, M.D. |
| Headquarters | London and New York City |
| Key people | Jean Nehme, M.D. (CEO), Andre Chow, M.D.,(COO) |
| Products | Medical education Medical technology |
| Website | Official website |
Touch Surgery is a London and New York City-based global health informatics and medical technology company that develops surgical educational material and instructional mobile apps. Through its free apps and publications, the company disseminates instructional information on surgical techniques and procedures to surgeons, physicians and patients globally. The company was founded in 2013.
Touch Surgery mobile app
The Touch Surgery mobile app, released in 2013, includes surgical instructions for over 40 surgical procedures in the fields of cardiac surgery, general surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, vascular surgery and other surgical specialties. In 2013, the Touch Surgery app was awarded best new health app by Future plc's annual Challenge Cup.
As of July 2014, the Touch Surgery app is used by 180,000 users globally. In November 2014, Jean Nehme, M.D., the company's CEO and co-founder said that, in addition to surgeons and physicians, the company had found that the app was widely utilized by patients, who comprise forty percent of its downloads.
References
- ^ "Touch Surgery: the iPad app that teaches surgeons how to operate," by Oliver Wainwright, The Guardian, February 27, 2013, retrieved March 18, 2015.
- "About Us," Touch Surgery official website, retrieved March 18, 2015.
- "Touch Surgery: learning surgery on the operating table," by Joao Mederios, Wired, July 28, 2014, retrieved March 18, 2014.
- "Education to Android," by Guido Giunti, M.D., imedicalapps, January 14, 2014, retrieved March 19, 2015.
- "Operations," Touch Surgery website, retrieved March 19, 2015.
- "Surgeons develop app to practise surgery," by Parul Agrawal, BBC News, June 15, 2013, retrieved March 19, 2015.
- "Apps help ease surgery anxiety," by Dr. Nancy Snyderman, NBC News, March 30, 2013, retrieved March 20, 2015.
- "Meet Your 4 Winners from Challenge Cup London," by Zach Davis, Tech.co, December 25, 2013, retrieved March 19, 2015.
- "Patients 'play doctor' with cutting edge surgery app which allows them to see what will happen during operation," by Stephen Adams, Daily Mail, July 12, 2014, retrieved March 18, 2015.
- "Surgery simulator app: an interview with Jean Nehme," by April Cashin-Garbutt, News Medical, November 23, 2014, retrieved March 19, 2015.