Dr. Thomas Hemmerling
- Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
- Affiliated to the Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Université de Montréal;
- Head of the Research Committee Chair for the STA - Society for Technology in Anesthesia
- Associate Editor (section Technology) for the Anesthesia & Analgesia Journal
- Director, ITAG (intelligent technologies in anesthesia group) lab
MD. DEAA. MSc
Currently supervising students
Development of advanced and innovative biomedical technologies. Surgical simulators, decision support systems, automation of medical procedures, competences simulators evaluators, robotics, just to name a few.
Dr. Hemmerling’s laboratory is dedicated to the development of innovative cutting-edge biomedical technologies.
Innovative Technologies, Automated Systems, Surgical Simulators, Assessment Tools for Surgical Competences, Robotic & Tele-Anesthesia, Novel Bio-Med Instrument , Deep Learning
Dr. Thomas M. Hemmerling, MD, DEAA, MSc, earned his medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Saarland, Germany, in 1989. He is a Professor in the Department of Anesthesia and Surgical & Interventional Sciences at McGill University. Dr. Hemmerling serves as Section Editor (Technology section) as well as Executive Editor for the journal Anesthesia & Analgesia and chairs the Research Committee for the Society for Technology in Anesthesia (STA). In 2006, Dr. Hemmerling founded the ITAG (Intelligent Technologies in Anesthesia Group) laboratory at McGill. He supervises 4–6 MSc or PhD students each year, focusing on artificial intelligence, simulation, robotics, and the environmental impact of medicine. Dr. Hemmerling is also the founder and sponsor of the SteigerKI Award, which supports high school students in Germany in learning about AI and developing related projects.