Ep 057 - Pediatric Otolaryngology with Dr. David Zopf

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Dr. David Zopf

Dr. Zopf is an Assistant Professor of Pediatric Otolaryngology, as well as an Affiliate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan.

Dr. Zopf completed his undergraduate degree as well as a Masters of Science in Neuroscience and Physiology at Purdue University in 2005; complete his medical degree at Indiana University School of Medicine in 2009; completed an otolaryngology residency at Michigan in 2014 followed by a pediatric otolaryngology fellowship at the University of Washington in 2015, after which his returned to Michigan to join the faculty.

Dr. Zopf’s clinical focus is in caring for children with congenital malformations of the head and neck. He is also part of the Scaffold Tissue Engineering Group in the Department of Biomedical Engineering where he and his colleagues have led the field of medical 3D printing to aid in the treatment of these patients. Among other innovations, his team developed a patient specific, 3D printed airway splint, culminating in a landmark New England Journal of Medicine article detailing this innovation as well as the potential of 3D printing in general for the production of personalized medical devices.

Please enjoy with Dr. David Zopf.

Selected Show Notes

www.thingiverse.com

Whoa. Too much cool stuff.

STL format.

www.otomatch.com

Be sure to check out www.headmirror.com, who partners with otomatch.com. Lots of great info on the specialty.

www.csurgeries.com

Oh yeah, definitely give this one a look.

The Bible.

Bioresorbable Airway Splint Created with a Three-Dimensional Printer.