Dr. Gregory Fischer has spent his career developing innovative technologies for image-guided surgical interventions. He is a pioneer in MRI-compatible surgical robotics capable of utilizing real-time images from inside the body to guide precision robot-assisted interventions. Dr. Fischer is a Founder of AiM Medical Robotics, a company leveraging technology from his team’s research to revolutionize the neurosurgery experience. Dr. Fischer has been a Professor of Robotics Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and PI of the Automation and Interventional Medicine Robotics Research Laboratory where his research has focused on medical robotics, specifically the use of real-time feedback to guide surgical procedures. He was the Founder of the PracticePoint Medtech R&D Center for Healthcare Cyber-physical Systems, an MA state-supported Medtech accelerator with advanced point-of-practice clinical testing facilities including an OR and 3T MRI suite dedicated to research and product development. Dr. Fischer is also a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors.
Dr. Fischer holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering, an MSE in both Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University, and a BS in both Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.