Wasiq I. Khawar
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Wasiq I. Khawar is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of cardiovascular intervention, neuromonitoring, and artificial intelligence. His primary research focuses on reducing periprocedural stroke risk during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) through innovative real-time detection of cerebral emboli. Khawar’s major contribution is the development and clinical validation of a novel robotic transcranial Doppler (TCD) system integrated with artificial intelligence, enabling autonomous, continuous intraoperative neuromonitoring. In his landmark 2023 pilot study (5 citations), he demonstrated the feasibility of this AI-powered robotic TCD to detect embolic events during TAVR procedures, both with and without embolic protection devices. This work represents a significant step toward personalized, real-time stroke prevention in structural heart interventions. By combining robotics and machine learning, Khawar is advancing a new standard for intraoperative safety, potentially reducing the devastating complication of ischemic stroke in high-risk cardiac patients. His research has immediate translational impact, bridging engineering, neurology, and cardiology to improve patient outcomes in the catheterization laboratory.
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