Sutherland, Garnette
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Garnette Sutherland, MD, FRCS Office: HRIC 1C60 Phone: 403-210-8468 Email: garnette [at] ucalgary.ca |
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Research Interests:
Dr. Garnette Sutherland began his medical career in 1984 following an undergraduate education in Chemistry and a medical degree from the University of Manitoba. His residency in Neurosurgery was completed at the University of Western Ontario under the supervision of Skip Peerless and the legendary Charles Drake. Following residency, Dr. Sutherland's first appointment was at the University of Manitoba, in both the Departments of Surgery and Pharmacology. In 1993, Sutherland was invited to become the head of the Division of Neurosurgery at the University of Calgary, a responsibility he fulfilled until 2003. He re-established his medical research laboratory, focusing on the study of central nervous system neoplasia, brain ischemia and stroke using MR spectroscopy. His evolving research interests, ranging from fundamental bench research to clinical integration, have attracted over $50M in external peer-reviewed funding to the University of Calgary. In addition, his research has generated over 215 national and international invited lectures, 190 abstracts, 162 manuscripts, 22 monographs or book chapters, and 5 patents (8 additional pending).
In collaboration with the National Research Council Institute for Biodiagnostics, Sutherland developed an intraoperative MRI (iMRI) system based on a moveable 1.5 T magnet. The invention, a world first, formed the basis of a spin-off company, IMRIS. IMRIS has now successfully commercialized the technology, selling 35 systems and employing over 150 people, and is publicly-traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:IM). In 2004, Dr. Sutherland received the Ernest C. Manning Award of Distinction for his work and the Canadian Healthcare Manager's Who's Who in Healthcare award for Medical Research in 2005. In 2007, the project received the Federal Partners in Technology Transfer Excellence in Technology Transfer Award.
To take full advantage of the iMRI environment, Sutherland, in collaboration with Macdonald Dettwiler and Associates, developed NeuroArm, an image-guided MR-compatible robotic system for stereotaxy and microsurgery. The robot has earned Dr. Sutherland the 2007 Alberta Science and Technology Leadership Foundation award for Outstanding Leadership in Alberta Technology and the 2008 City of Calgary Signature Award. The system has been used in five neurosurgical cases to date and the technology has been acquired by IMRIS Inc in February 2010.
Currently, Sutherland continues to work towards clinical integration of NeuroArm into the
3 T iMRI environment. Preliminary requirements and initial design of the next generation NeuroArm II are also underway. For more information about NeuroArm, go to www.neuroArm.org
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University Affiliations:
Clinical Neurosciences
Hotchkiss Brain Institute
Research Group Members:
Pamela Leblanc, RN (Nurse Clinician)
Alex Greer, MASc (Robotics Engineer)
James Larsson, BEng (Simulation Engineer)
Fang Wei Yang, MD (Robotic Technician)
Sanju Lama, MSc (PhD student, Neurosciences)
Jason Motkoski, BEng (MD student)
Tyler Cossetto, BSc (MBT student, Biotechnology)
see www.neuroarm.org/people