From surgical planning to patient-specific implants, discover how hospitals are embracing in-house 3D printing technology to revolutionise healthcare delivery and transform patient care.

Why should hospitals develop and produce 3D printed implants and replacement organs?

Tune in to SGH Hospital of the Future podcast where our hosts Dr Goh Su-Yen and Dr Mark Tan invite Dr Neha Sharma, Deputy Head of the Medical Advanced Manufacturing (Swiss MAM) Research Group and the 3D Print Lab at the Universitätsspital Basel (University Hospital Basel, USB), Switzerland to share USB’s experience in developing their regenerative surgery program which involves 3D printing of patient-specific implants within the hospital, virtual surgical planning, as well as R&D in bench to bedside tissue engineering.  This podcast will cover topics such as the rationale for and experience with developing a regenerative surgery program, the clinical applications it allows, as well as how it is enabled by infrastructure and ecosystems.

The University Hospital of Basel (USB), consistently ranked as one of the best hospitals in the world in international rankings, provides advanced level medical services, and is notable for its close relationship with the University of Basel and life science companies in Switzerland. The hospital is a leader in translating cutting-edge bench to bedside clinical innovation among hospitals, academia, and industry. The USB was the first hospital in 2023 to develop and produce patient-specific implants within the healthcare facility in line with Medical Device Regulations (MDR).

3D Printing Technology at SGH

Singapore General Hospital (SGH) has a clinical 3D Design and Printing Centre (3DPC) which can develop and produce medical imaging, patient-specific surgical implant sizing and rehearsal models, intra-operative surgical guides for lesion resection and osseous reconstruction, orthotics, as well as implants in-house and with partners.

SGH podcast hosts and Dr Neha in the SGH Studio

About SGH Hospital of the Future Podcast hosts
Dr Goh Su-Yen is Clinical Director in the Future Health System Department and SGH 3D Design and Printing Centre (3DPC), and Senior Consultant,  Endocrinology at SGH. She is also Head and Senior Consultant, SingHealth Duke-NUS Diabetes Centre, and Group Director, Innovation and Transformation, SingHealth.

Dr Mark Tan is Clinical Lead at 3DPC and Consultant at Neuroradiology, SGH. He is also Consultant, Neuroradiology at National Neuroscience Institute. His clinical, academic and research interests include employment of imaging - including 3D visualisation and printing - in the planning, rehearsal and performance of neurosurgical, ear, nose, throat (ENT), ophthalmological, plastic and reconstructive, orthopaedic and cardiac surgeries, as well as designing and producing, from medical imaging, patient-specific anatomical models for surgical simulation and rehearsal, surgical guides for lesion targeting and osseous reconstruction, custom devices, orthotic and prosthetic appliances, as well as bioresorbable and non-resorbable implants for clinical care.

About Dr Neha Sharma
Dr Neha Sharma brings with her expertise in Craniomaxillofacial (CMF) trauma, reconstructive, and orthognathic surgeries. Her work applies advanced additive manufacturing technologies, including medical 3D printing, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), and biomimetic computational designs, to enhance craniomaxillofacial surgery and explore innovative treatment modalities and regenerative solutions. In 2023, as project lead, she guided the successful implantation of University Hospital Basel's first point-of-care 3D-printed cranial PEEK (polyether-ether-ketone, a medical polymer material) implant, an important advancement in personalised cranial reconstruction. 

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