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.