THE TOP 7 VIRTUAL REALITY DIGITAL HEALTH COMPANIES (MedTech Boston)
Virtual reality in medicine is certainly a hot trend at the moment, with the global market for VR in healthcare expected to reach 3.8 billion by 2020. Dr. Justin Barad, orthopedic surgeon and Founder and CEO of startup Osso VR, thinks that virtual reality offers an approach to surgical training that the antiquated method of apprenticeship simply cannot. He summarizes the impact of immersive technology in medicine: “Virtual Reality is a unique technology that has a wide variety of disruptive medical applications. The qualities that makes VR so special are: its immersive quality and sense of presence, neuromodulatory and therapeutic potential, and ability for effective “teleportation.” Early studies have shown incredible potential for this technology, and the future looks bright.”
Photo Credit: Dr. Brandon Birckhead
Brandon Birckhead, MD, a radiation oncologist who focuses his research on immersive technology, firmly believes in the power of investing in VR in healthcare technology. He says,
“If it was not for the investment in technology in the early 2000s, there would not be over 18 different uses of medical VR ...
