Arka Mallela
Senior Clinical Lead, Spatial Computing
About
Arka Mallela is a current PGY6 neurosurgery resident and enfolded epilepsy and functional neurosurgery fellow at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurological Surgery and one of the founding members of the Surreality Lab. He has a strong interest in the intersection of augmented and mixed reality with epilepsy and neuro-oncology surgery, particularly as it relates to intraoperative multimodal visualization of functional and connectomic data. Once he graduates in 2025, he is aiming to become a neurosurgeon-scientist focusing on epilepsy, neuro-oncological, and brain mapping neurosurgery. AR will be a key tool in these efforts. In his spare time, he loves to spend time with his family and dog, watch Philadelphia sports (Go Birds), and garden.
Publications
Streaming 2D-Endoscopic Video into an Augmented Reality Headset Display: A Feasibility Study
Edward Andrews, Talha Khan, Arka Mallela, Joseph Maroon, Jacob Biehl, David Fernandes-Cabral,
Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base, 2022
[Article]
AR in the OR: exploring use of augmented reality to support endoscopic surgery
Talha Khan, Edward Andrews, , Arka Mallela, Jeffery Head, Joseph Maroon,
Proceedings of the 2022 ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences, 2022
[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, , Jacob Biehl, Edward Andrews
Surgical Neurology International, 2024
Posters
Accuracy and complications of ventriculostomy placement
Edward Andrews, Arka Mallela, Nikhil Sharma
Congress of Neurological Surgeons annual meeting, 2021
Streaming 2D-endoscopic video into an augmented reality headset display: a feasibility study
Edward Andrews, Talha Khan, Arka Mallela
North American Skull Base Society annual meeting, 2022
[Article]
AR in the OR: exploring use of augmented reality to support endoscopic surgery. ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences
Talha Khan, Edward Andrews, , Arka Mallela, Jeffery Head, Joseph Maroon, , , Jacob Biehl
ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences, 2022
[Article]
Comparing accuracy, efficiency, and complications of frameless and frame-based stereotactic biopsies
, Nikhil Sharma, , , 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, , Jeffery Head, David McCarthy, Arka Mallela, , Nicolás Kass, , , Fritz Steuer, Edward Andrews
Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, 2022
Image-guidance in ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement has more accurate catheter placement and fewer revisions
, Nikhil Sharma, Jeffery Head, Arka Mallela, , Edward Andrews,
American Physician Scientist Association Annual Meeting, 2023
Image-guidance improves catheter accuracy and patient outcomes in ventriculoperitoneal shunting
, Nikhil Sharma, David McCarthy, Jeffery Head, , 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
, Nikhil Sharma, , , Arka Mallela, Edward Andrews,
Student National Medical Association RMEC Region VIII Research Symposium Virtual Meeting, 2022