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Surgical Video Platform
Discover how our AI models provide unprecedented insight into surgical workflows
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Seamlessly Upload and Organize Your Procedures
Streamline your workflow with advanced upload and management tools.
Create procedures
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Working in low and middle-income countries often means limited access to high-speed internet. That's why we designed SVP to ensure local teams can thrive independent of internet infrastructure.
Deep Dive into Your Surgical Data Analysis
Gain deep insights and instant feedback with advanced analytical tools.
Receive instant feedback on your surgical videos
Improve precision and streamline workflows using integrated analytics
Instantaneously identify different stages of a surgical procedure
The Global Hub for Surgical Video Data
Explore procedures from surgeons of all levels, share your expertise, and receive feedback all in one place
FAQs
Find answers to commonly asked questions about SVP below. Don't see an answer you need? Reach out.
Yes! As SDSC is a non-profit, we are focused on achieving our mission of enhancing surgical performance and patient outcomes, as opposed to making money.
We truly appreciate your support. For small donations, visit our donations page. For larger donations or more personalized support, contact us at info@surgicalvideo.io. Your contributions are invaluable as we work towards advancing surgical innovation.
Yes, we have over 270 active users across 59 countries.
We are a 501 (C) (3) Nonprofit Corporation.
Our partner network of surgical data scientists and supporters is constantly expanding. It currently includes: University of California San Francisco, University Health Network, University College London, NeuroKids, Stanford University, North American Skull Base Society, Global Surgical AI Collaborative, Mayo Clinic, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of South Carolina, California Institute of Technology, University of Tennessee, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, University of Oklahoma, Ohio State, The George Washington University, and Children's National.
There are several ways you can get involved and make a difference in the world of surgical research and education:
- Join our Fellows’ Research Community: If you're passionate about shaping the future of surgical research, consider applying to be part of our Fellows’ Research Community. It's a great opportunity to collaborate with like-minded professionals and contribute to groundbreaking initiatives. Apply here.
- Join our Clinical Leaders’ Committee: The SDSC Clinical Leadership Committee is made up of key surgical leaders focused on shaping the future of surgery through AI and data science. With a current emphasis on neurosurgery, the committee is working to expand into other areas to improve patient care and surgical outcomes. If you're interested in joining and contributing to this mission, please reach out to us.
- Partner with us: If you're part of an organization or institution looking to collaborate, we’d love to hear from you. We work with incredible partners like NeuroKids, Stanford, AllSafe, and G4 Alliance to drive meaningful change and share life-saving knowledge globally.
- Support our mission: As a 501 (C)(3) nonprofit, we rely on donations to help bring critical surgical knowledge to those who need it most. Your support helps us reach more people and make a lasting impact. Donate here.
- Join our team: We’re always looking for passionate individuals to help us advance surgical research and education. If you’re interested in making a real impact, explore career opportunities and join our dedicated team. Learn more here.
Whether you’re a surgeon, student, researcher, or supporter, there’s always a way for you to get involved and contribute to our mission of advancing surgical care worldwide.
AI development in healthcare is often focused on hospital operations and administrative tasks to drive profits. Many surgical AI systems today are bundled with expensive hardware for the surgical robotics market, making them only available to well-funded hospitals. At SDSC, we imagine a future where surgeons are empowered by data to conduct research and improve patient care, without the pressure of market demands. That’s why we’re a nonprofit—so our mission stays focused on our values, and our products remain as accessible as possible. To learn more about what drives us, check out this blog article.
- SDSC works with surgeons, engineers, and clinicians worldwide to create valuable analytics for surgical research and training. SVP, our in-house video platform, offers high-quality, generalizable insights that make it an all-in-one tool for improving surgical research, skills, and outcomes.
- SDSC also partners with organizations like Stanford University and NeuroKids to offer specialized features. These include custom networks within SVP for better collaboration and training on procedures, and live AI analytics during cadaver dissections to provide more insights for learners.
- SVP also lets surgeons collaborate and get real-time feedback from colleagues worldwide. This shift from traditional one-on-one, in-person training opens up opportunities to share specialized knowledge across the surgical community.
SVP employs a rigorous training and evaluation workflow to ensure that our AI models effectively operate across different types of procedures, tools, and hospitals. We continuously iterate on our models, enhancing their performance and accuracy with every new version. This ongoing process helps us deliver reliable, high-quality, and relevant analytics for surgical training and assessment. Additionally, we have a model monitoring system in place that flags potential poor model performance, allowing us to address issues and improve our models as soon as possible. Our best-in-class engineering team plays a critical role in driving these innovations, ensuring that our AI solutions are continuously optimized and evolve to meet the highest standards.
We build everything at SDSC with privacy and security in mind. As a user of the platform, you get to choose the audience you want to share your surgical procedure data with. You can choose to keep it private, share it with specific individuals, members of your organization, or all platform users through the Platform Library. See our Privacy Policy for more information. Furthermore, SDSC has the right to use the data for ML training as per our Terms and Conditions.
SDSC is HIPAA and SOC2 compliant. We take data security and privacy seriously! Data is encrypted at rest and during transmission. We have built internal controls for limiting access to sensitive data, and have an extensive set of policies for ensuring your data is secure. For more information, check out our security page here.
In simple terms, users own their data, meaning they control who can see or interact with it. SDSC is a data processor, meaning we handle the data on behalf of the user. However, as stated in our terms and conditions, SDSC has the right to use the data for machine learning training to improve our AI models. We also allow researchers to collect aggregate data (like statistics) for projects, but this data is anonymized and doesn’t identify individuals. You can read more in our terms and conditions here.
