Surreality Lab

Nikhil Sharma

Senior Clinical Lead, Spatial Computing, Former Fellow 2023-2024

About

Nikhil Sharma is one of the former Surreality Lab Innovations Research Fellows and an MS4 at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He leads all neurosurgical AR projects in the lab and has a strong interest in the intersection of advanced technology and neurosurgical interventions. In addition, Nikhil is in the process of applying for residency in neurosurgery. In his free time, he loves to play and watch sports (GO BIRDS!), workout, cook, travel, and spend time with family and friends.

Projects

Optimizing Cerebral Bypass Surgery with Augmented Reality: Using AR to optimize the pre-operative workflow for STA-MCA bypass surgery

Publications

Feasibility and Usability of Augmented Reality Technology in the Orthopaedic Operating Room
Stephen Canton, CN Austin, Fritz Steuer, S Dadi, Nikhil Sharma, Nicolás Kass, D Fogg, E Clayton
Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine, 2024
[Article]
Mixed Reality in the Operating Room: an Examination of Workflow in Gender Affirming Facial Surgery
Nicolás Kass, Irgebay Z, Lucy Cheng, Moroni E, Dvoracek L, Edward Andrews, Stephen Canton, Fritz Steuer, Nikhil Sharma, Goldstein J.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open, 2024
[Article]
Evolution of the meta-neurosurgeon: a systematic review of the current technical capabilities, limitations, and applications of augmented reality in neurosurgery
Nikhil Sharma, Arka Mallela, Talha Khan, Stephen Canton, Fritz Steuer, Jardini J, Jacob Biehl, Edward Andrews
Surgical Neurology International, 2024
Single institution series describing external ventricular drain (EVD) placement and short- and long-term complications related to placement accuracy
Nikhil Sharma, Jeffery Head, Arka Mallela
Surgical Neurology International, 2024
[Article]
An Evaluation of the Accuracy and Efficiency of the Operative Use of Mixed Reality within Frontal Sinus Setback
1st Place – Best Clinical Paper
Nicolás Kass, Irgebay Z, Lucy Cheng, Moroni E, Dvoracek L, Edward Andrews, Stephen Canton, Fritz Steuer, Nikhil Sharma, Goldstein J
Robert H. Ivy Society of Plastic Surgeons 69th Annual Scientific Meeting, 2023
Machine Learning Analysis of CT Scans to Determine Vertebral Hounsfield Units Can Assess Osteoporosis as well as DEXA
Akshay Sankar, Michael Kann, Sam Adida, Jhair Colan, Shovan Bhatia, Aaron Chacko, Regan Shanahan, Nicolás Kass, Nikhil Sharma, Griffin Hurt, Joseph Hudson, Nitin Agarwal, Jacob Biehl, David McCarthy, Edward Andrews, Andrew Legarreta
Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2024 Annual Meeting, 2024
Machine Learning Analysis of CT Scans Predicts Vertebral Compression Fractures
Sam Adida, Michael Kann, Akshay Sankar, Jhair Colan, Shovan Bhatia, Aaron Chacko, Suchet Taori, Regan Shanahan, Nicolás Kass, Nikhil Sharma, David McCarthy, Andrew Legarreta, Roberta Sefcik, Peter Gerszten, Jacob Biehl, Edward Andrews
Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2024 Annual Meeting, 2024

Posters

Accuracy and complications of ventriculostomy placement
Edward Andrews, Arka Mallela, Nikhil Sharma
Congress of Neurological Surgeons annual meeting, 2021
Comparing accuracy, efficiency, and complications of frameless and frame-based stereotactic biopsies
Fogg D, Nikhil Sharma, Njoku-Austin C, Anthony A, Arka Mallela, Edward Andrews
American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, 2022
Accurate external ventricular drain placement is associated with shorter hospital and ICU length of stay
Nikhil Sharma, Frederico S, Jeffery Head, David McCarthy, Arka Mallela, Darling C, Nicolás Kass, Anthony A, Fogg D, Fritz Steuer, Edward Andrews
Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, 2022
An Initial Use of Mixed Reality within Frontal Sinus Setback
Nicolás Kass, Irgebay Z, Lucy Cheng, Moroni E, Dvoracek L, Edward Andrews, Stephen Canton, Fritz Steuer, Nikhil Sharma, Goldstein J
Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons 40th Annual Meeting, 2023
Image-guidance in ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement has more accurate catheter placement and fewer revisions
Raver M, Nikhil Sharma, Jeffery Head, Arka Mallela, Abou-Al-Shaar H, Edward Andrews, Gerszten PC
American Physician Scientist Association Annual Meeting, 2023
Image-guidance improves catheter accuracy and patient outcomes in ventriculoperitoneal shunting
Raver M, Nikhil Sharma, David McCarthy, Jeffery Head, Abou-Al-Shaar H, Arka Mallela, Edward Andrews
Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, 2022
Single institutional series describing glycerol rhizotomies in achieving pain reduction for patients with trigeminal neuralgia
Anthony A, Nikhil Sharma, Fogg D, Njoku-Austin C, Arka Mallela, Edward Andrews, Sekula R
Student National Medical Association RMEC Region VIII Research Symposium Virtual Meeting, 2022
Machine Learning-Derived Hounsfield Units from Preoperative CT Better Predicts Subsequent Adjacent-Level Fractures After Kyphoplasty Than DEXA Scans
Michael Kann, Sam Adida, Akshay Sankar, Jhair Colan, Shovan Bhatia, Aaron Chacko, Suchet Taori, Regan Shanahan, Nicolás Kass, Nikhil Sharma, Griffin Hurt, David McCarthy, Andrew Legarreta, Roberta Sefcik, Jacob Biehl, Edward Andrews, Peter Gerszten
Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2024 Annual Meeting, 2024
The Applications of Machine Learning Based Automated Segmentation to Spinal CT Scans
Michael Kann, Akshay Sankar, Jhair Colan, Sam Adida, Nicolás Kass, Shovan Bhatia, Regan Shanahan, Aaron Chacko, Griffin Hurt, Nikhil Sharma, Joseph Hudson, Nitin Agarwal, David McCarthy, Andrew Legarreta, Jacob Biehl, Edward Andrews
Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2024 Annual Meeting, 2024

Nikhil Sharma

About

Projects

Publications

Feasibility and Usability of Augmented Reality Technology in the Orthopaedic Operating Room

Stephen Canton, CN Austin, Fritz Steuer, S Dadi, Nikhil Sharma, Nicolás Kass, D Fogg, E Clayton

Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine, 2024

[Article]

Mixed Reality in the Operating Room: an Examination of Workflow in Gender Affirming Facial Surgery

Nicolás Kass, Irgebay Z, Lucy Cheng, Moroni E, Dvoracek L, Edward Andrews, Stephen Canton, Fritz Steuer, Nikhil Sharma, Goldstein J.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open, 2024

[Article]

Evolution of the meta-neurosurgeon: a systematic review of the current technical capabilities, limitations, and applications of augmented reality in neurosurgery

Nikhil Sharma, Arka Mallela, Talha Khan, Stephen Canton, Fritz Steuer, Jardini J, Jacob Biehl, Edward Andrews

Surgical Neurology International, 2024

Single institution series describing external ventricular drain (EVD) placement and short- and long-term complications related to placement accuracy

Nikhil Sharma, Jeffery Head, Arka Mallela

Surgical Neurology International, 2024

[Article]

An Evaluation of the Accuracy and Efficiency of the Operative Use of Mixed Reality within Frontal Sinus Setback

Nicolás Kass, Irgebay Z, Lucy Cheng, Moroni E, Dvoracek L, Edward Andrews, Stephen Canton, Fritz Steuer, Nikhil Sharma, Goldstein J

Robert H. Ivy Society of Plastic Surgeons 69th Annual Scientific Meeting, 2023

Machine Learning Analysis of CT Scans to Determine Vertebral Hounsfield Units Can Assess Osteoporosis as well as DEXA

Akshay Sankar, Michael Kann, Sam Adida, Jhair Colan, Shovan Bhatia, Aaron Chacko, Regan Shanahan, Nicolás Kass, Nikhil Sharma, Griffin Hurt, Joseph Hudson, Nitin Agarwal, Jacob Biehl, David McCarthy, Edward Andrews, Andrew Legarreta

Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2024 Annual Meeting, 2024

Machine Learning Analysis of CT Scans Predicts Vertebral Compression Fractures

Sam Adida, Michael Kann, Akshay Sankar, Jhair Colan, Shovan Bhatia, Aaron Chacko, Suchet Taori, Regan Shanahan, Nicolás Kass, Nikhil Sharma, David McCarthy, Andrew Legarreta, Roberta Sefcik, Peter Gerszten, Jacob Biehl, Edward Andrews

Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2024 Annual Meeting, 2024

Posters

Accuracy and complications of ventriculostomy placement

Edward Andrews, Arka Mallela, Nikhil Sharma

Congress of Neurological Surgeons annual meeting, 2021

Comparing accuracy, efficiency, and complications of frameless and frame-based stereotactic biopsies

Fogg D, Nikhil Sharma, Njoku-Austin C, Anthony A, Arka Mallela, Edward Andrews

American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, 2022

Accurate external ventricular drain placement is associated with shorter hospital and ICU length of stay

Nikhil Sharma, Frederico S, Jeffery Head, David McCarthy, Arka Mallela, Darling C, Nicolás Kass, Anthony A, Fogg D, Fritz Steuer, Edward Andrews

Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, 2022

An Initial Use of Mixed Reality within Frontal Sinus Setback

Nicolás Kass, Irgebay Z, Lucy Cheng, Moroni E, Dvoracek L, Edward Andrews, Stephen Canton, Fritz Steuer, Nikhil Sharma, Goldstein J

Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons 40th Annual Meeting, 2023

Image-guidance in ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement has more accurate catheter placement and fewer revisions

Raver M, Nikhil Sharma, Jeffery Head, Arka Mallela, Abou-Al-Shaar H, Edward Andrews, Gerszten PC

American Physician Scientist Association Annual Meeting, 2023

Image-guidance improves catheter accuracy and patient outcomes in ventriculoperitoneal shunting

Raver M, Nikhil Sharma, David McCarthy, Jeffery Head, Abou-Al-Shaar H, Arka Mallela, Edward Andrews

Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, 2022

Single institutional series describing glycerol rhizotomies in achieving pain reduction for patients with trigeminal neuralgia

Anthony A, Nikhil Sharma, Fogg D, Njoku-Austin C, Arka Mallela, Edward Andrews, Sekula R

Student National Medical Association RMEC Region VIII Research Symposium Virtual Meeting, 2022

Machine Learning-Derived Hounsfield Units from Preoperative CT Better Predicts Subsequent Adjacent-Level Fractures After Kyphoplasty Than DEXA Scans

Michael Kann, Sam Adida, Akshay Sankar, Jhair Colan, Shovan Bhatia, Aaron Chacko, Suchet Taori, Regan Shanahan, Nicolás Kass, Nikhil Sharma, Griffin Hurt, David McCarthy, Andrew Legarreta, Roberta Sefcik, Jacob Biehl, Edward Andrews, Peter Gerszten

Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2024 Annual Meeting, 2024

The Applications of Machine Learning Based Automated Segmentation to Spinal CT Scans

Michael Kann, Akshay Sankar, Jhair Colan, Sam Adida, Nicolás Kass, Shovan Bhatia, Regan Shanahan, Aaron Chacko, Griffin Hurt, Nikhil Sharma, Joseph Hudson, Nitin Agarwal, David McCarthy, Andrew Legarreta, Jacob Biehl, Edward Andrews

Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2024 Annual Meeting, 2024