Chair, Division of Neurosurgery
Hoag Health System
Newport Beach, California
Robert Louis MD, FAANS is the Chief of Neurosurgery at Hoag Neurosciences Institute in Orange County, California. His expertise includes endoscopic and minimally invasive treatment of benign and malignant brain tumors, skull-base tumors and spinal tumors. Dr. Louis believes that most brain and skull base tumors can be resected through small openings or by utilizing naturally occurring orifices. This approach has been demonstrated to decrease post-operative pain, minimize neurologic complications and shorten the length of hospitalization, resulting in better outcomes for his patients.
After completing his residency at University of Virginia, he then went on to a fellowship in Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery. Since 2015, Dr Louis has been involved with the development and implementation of Virtual and Augmented Reality technologies for pre-operative planning and simulation and intraoperative navigation and guidance. He holds numerous patents for contributing to inventions and technology in the surgical navigation and guidance fields. His specialty is in coordinating uses of advanced technologies in neurosciences across the patient care continuum. Currently, he is overseeing the widespread implementation of VR and AR across several institutes at Hoag including Neurosciences, Cancer and Women’s Health. In 2022, under his guidance, Hoag opened the Center for Advanced Visualization and Immersive Therapeutic, as a dedicated facility for the ongoing research and development of these technologies as well as integration into existing navigational and visualization systems.
Sunday, March 19, 2023
10:24 AM – 10:32 AM EST