Targeted Surgery and Artificial Intelligence in Personalized Medicine and Robotic Surgery: Current Challenges and Future Prospects
A special issue of Journal of Personalized Medicine (ISSN 2075-4426).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 74
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cross-functional collaboration; targeted surgery; precision medicine; personalized treatments; AI in surgery; bioceramics based bone grafting materials for regenerative biomedicine; bioceramics biocompatibility through in vitro/cytotoxicity assays, and in vivo/implantation in animal model; bone cutting device evaluation, both for rotatory instruments and piezosurgical osteotomes; microsurgical flap reconstruction for head & neck defects; deep learning and computing technology in maxillo-facial surgery, head & neck surgical oncology
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Interests: cross-functional collaboration; targeted surgery; precision medicine; personalized treatments; AI in surgery; bioceramics based bone grafting materials for regenerative biomedicine; bioceramics biocompatibility through in vitro/cytotoxicity assays, and in vivo/implantation in animal model; bone cutting device evaluation, both for rotatory instruments and piezosurgical osteotomes; microsurgical flap reconstruction for head & neck defects; deep learning and the use of new technologies in maxillo-facial surgery; head & neck surgical oncology; pediatric diseases of the cervico-facial district
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Amid rapid advances in precision and personalized medicine, surgery is being significantly transformed due to new technologies; a key aspect of this is the application of these innovations to better understand underlying biological processes. Modern technologies can target the molecular mechanisms of healing and tissue regeneration and the pathophysiological changes in surgically treated diseases, thereby improving the efficacy of surgical treatments. The interplay between complex biological systems and sophisticated algorithms opens up new frontiers in the diagnosis, planning, and execution of surgical procedures, follow-up, and precision medicine.
This Special Issue explores the challenges and opportunities offered by combining surgery and artificial intelligence. Key topics include basic biological discoveries that may have an impact on surgical practice, such as the development of predictive models to optimize treatment (with a particular emphasis on gene expression, cell behavior, and molecular biology), the application of machine learning in image analysis, the rising theranostics field, the integration of surgical robots with new technologies in artificial intelligence and digital ecosystems, and the impact of these new devices on treatment personalization and minimally invasive surgeries.
These technological advances offer the potential for truly personalized surgical design but also introduce important ethical considerations and technical challenges. This Special Issue aims to provide a cross-functional dialogue platform for experts from various parties to jointly promote translational research from molecular mechanisms to clinical applications. The goal is to establish a precision surgical treatment paradigm based on the individual biological and anatomical characteristics of patients to improve personalized diagnosis and treatment outcomes for current and future patients.
Dr. Alexandre Anesi
Dr. Mattia Di Bartolomeo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- precision surgery
- robotic-assisted surgery
- theranostics
- computer vision
- personalized treatments
- artificial intelligence in surgery
- surgical data science
- digital ecosystems
- cross-functional collaboration
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