Emergency surgical airway simulation is an important part of anesthesia training. Project Members: Alexander Abess, Yvon Bryan, Maya Weerasooriya, Britney Margulies, Alessandra Bryan Institution: Dartmouth Health Project Status: Completed We
Congratulations to the Design for Health team for winning the 2026 Dartmouth Healthcare Delivery Challenge. The IDEA Lab team was recognized for their project, Lift Forward, an innovative solution designed
Winter ’26: Elizabeth Ross presents preliminary work regarding epidural waveform analysis at Society for Technology in Anesthesia Annual Meeting (Tampa, FL)
Fall’25: IDEA Lab Anesthesia Resident and FAER scholar Rob Roth presents preliminary epidural waveform analysis work at American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting (San Antonio, TX)
Fall’25: IDEA Lab Student Presentations Elizabeth Ross presenting preliminary work on epidural waveform analysis Ethan Ho presenting preliminary work on non-invasive hemodynamic monitor
We are helping develop a non-invasive continuous blood pressure sensor. Project Members: Alexander Abess, Andrew Closson, Alessandra Bryan, Alec Fields, Yvon Bryan Institution: Dartmouth Health, Thayer School of Engineering We
Development of an expandable endotracheal tube. Project Members: Alexander Abess, Yvon Bryan, Alessandra Bryan, Derek Colaizzo Institution: Dartmouth Health, Thayer School of Engineering Working with a design team from Thayer
The goal of the project is to design a device that is capable of identifying the precise location an artery. Project Members: Kiran Guthikonda, Alexander Abess, Cameron Hasund, Julia Bellamy,
This is the creation of a UV-C enabled attachment to central venous catheters which will prevent CLABSI (central line associated bloodstream infections). Project Members: Alexander Abess, David Hu, Alessandra Bryan,
Veri-Needle is an innovative device that uses Epidural Waveform Analysis to verify the correct placement of an epidural needle. Project Members: Alexander Abess, Brendan Riordan, Robert Roth, Saif Ansari, Xiangyu
We’re developing a digital tool to effectively communicate patient goals of care. Project Members: Maud Abess, Alexander Abess Institution: Dartmouth Health Development of a digital tool to develop and communicate
We’re implementing a post-operative delirium prevention bundle to decrease this common complication in older patients undergoing surgery. Our multi-pronged approach to post-operative delirium prevention includes: Pre-operative screening and identification of
IDEA Lab is supporting early development of the WikiAnesthesia Project. Institution: UCLA, Stanford, Johns Hopkins, Dartmouth Project Status: Ongoing IDEA Lab and Dartmouth Anesthesia (Kiran Guthikonda and Clay Hembree) are
Xan Abess, MD (IDEA Lab’s Founder/Director) and Yvon Bryan, MD (IDEA Lab Faculty) served as expert panelists during the “Medical Innovation Panel” hosted by Geisel’s Design for Health Club. The
IDEA Lab’s device development pathway.Program Developer/Project Coordinator, Alessandra Bryan (Dartmouth Geisel ’28) presented IDEA Lab’s device development pathway at the 2023 Society for Technology in Anesthesia Conference in Las Vegas,
Two IDEA Lab projects (SteriFlow and MyWay App) were selected to participate in a 10-week long digital health accelerator program. SteriFlow Project: The creation of a UV-C enabled attachment to
Three IDEA Lab projects (Airway Noodle, Veri-Needle, and Piezoelectric Sensor for Arterial BP Measurements [pictured]) were selected to present at the Student Innovation Showcase as part of the 2024 Northern
Student researchers Maya Weerasooriya (Dartmouth ’23) and Britney Margulies (Geisel ’22) presented project abstracts at the annual IARS meeting. Congratulations on presenting at this internationally respected conference!Congratulations to Maya and
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IDEA Lab is sponsoring a team of Dartmouth engineering students as they work to solve a real world biomedical problem.Each year, Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth solicits industry members
IDEA Lab members enjoyed our inaugural in person session after nearly a 1 year delay due to the pandemic. Hooray for vaccines! IDEA Lab members enjoyed an in person session
UVGI is a method of disinfection that uses short wavelength ultraviolet light (UV-C) to inactivate or kill microorganisms and pathogens. Staff: Alexander Abess, Greg Lange Institutions: IDEA Lab, Simbex Project
We are proud to announce the DHA Alumnus Gift, a generous contribution which will secure our continued commitment to innovation. A generous three year committment from a DHA Alumnus ensures
We are proud to announce the Measom Family Foundation Gift, a generous contribution which will ensure continued innovation in the lab.
The IDEA Lab is now online. Learn more about our mission and access useful information on our new website.
