Dr. Mehran Anvari has developed a procedure to provide MRI guided breast biopsies to women in remote areas using telerobotic technology.
Hamilton Spectator – Natalie Paddon
https://www.thespec.com/news-story/7020664-mcmaster-profs-to-receive-order-of-ontario/
Dr. Mehran Anvari was given an innovation award for taking robotics technology designed for use in space and turning it into a way to better diagnose and treat breast cancer. Read the full article
Official opening of Centre for Minimal Access Surgery was October 16, 1999 at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton by Dr. Mehran Anvari, Director of CMAS
The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) FLS Test Centre Review Committee has approved the application of CMAS as a FLS Test Centre under the direction of Dr. Mehran Anvari. Read the full article
Hamilton is now officially a site to test and train laparoscopic surgeons. It’s expected around 100 surgeons a year will come to Hamilton from all over Canada to be tested at the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery (CMAS), which will be the 4th testing centre in Canada. Read the full article
Expresses his journey at McMaster University and his experience attending the annual Gynecological Laparoscopic Surgery course at CMAS Hamilton, St. Joseph's Healthcare. Read the full article
Mehran Anvari stands at the threshold of major medical change that will profoundly affect the lives of people across Ontario, across Canada and perhaps everywhere.
