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Card Talk:

Cardiologist brothers Jim and Jerry Dwyer welcome Jennifer N. Avari Silva, MD, and Berk Tas, to talk about an investigational system for electrophysiology procedures that displays holograms of patients’ anatomies in real time. The SentiAR system uses an augmented-reality head-mounted display that allows physicians to manipulate the data and enhance their understanding of the case.

Dr. Avari Silva, MD, is assistant professor of pediatrics at Washington University in St. Louis and director of pediatric cardiac electrophysiology at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, where she leads the largest pediatric electrophysiology program in the midwest. Dr. Avari Silva has published numerous papers bringing new technologies to pediatric patients.

Berk Tas is CEO and president of SentiAR. He has led development of emerging technologies and companies in Fortune 500, private equity, venture capital funded and privately held organizations.

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