Episode 6 - 3D-fy: Utilizing 3D Printing Tech in Medicine with Justin Ryan, PhD

Welcome to another episode of The Human Side Of Engineering & Product Development. In this episode, we welcome a guest who brings the best of both worlds, 3D printing technology, and medicine, Dr. Justin Ryan, Director of the 3D Lab at Rady Children’s Hospital. HUMANIZING MOMENTS: Meet Justin Ryan, PhD, Director of the 3D Innovations Lab 3D technology really helped out during the pandemic Creating surgical models for doctors and surgeons before surgery Using 3D printing to create models of patients’ anatomy Daily challenges of the 3D Lab How far 3D technology can go Collaborations with the 3D manufacturers to give insights HUMANIZING MESSAGES: JUSTIN: Presenting 3D Tech as a viable tool in the hospital “My previous experience is very much that where you were kind of fighting to prove this emergent technology as a viable tool. By the time I presented a plan here at Rady Children's, we had quite a few clinical champions who also wanted the technology. So they're very strong. Supporting agents for proposals and leadership quickly signed on.” JUSTIN: The community working as one amidst the pandemic “It was incredible seeing the community come together, we were all really, really focused on a lot of similar challenges. So we had these distributed communities where we're sharing CAD models, designs, and methods. So it was yeah, it was quite incredibly in one facet to see the greater scientific community come together to share information to overcome these common challenges.” Get to know our guest, Justin, and what he’s up to: Dr. Justin Ryan | Rady Children’s Hospital | rchsd.org Learn more about our host and his Human Side: Andy Deo | Saratech | Saratech.com If you enjoyed this episode of The Human Side Of Engineering & Product Development, share this or leave a comment!