New Horizons in Medicine:
The ZvRM enhances the healing process through the use of VR, AR, and MR.
The goal of the ZvRM is to utilize scientific findings to promote individualized and patient-centered medicine through the innovative use of VR, AR, and MR technology. To achieve this, experts from various disciplines are brought together with patients to generate practical knowledge and encourage mutual exchange as well as interprofessional collaboration.
Organizational Structures
The ZvRM consists of the following committees:
Executive Board
Comprising 12 members
Working Group Leadership
per focus area
Patient Representation
Executive Board
The Executive Board currently consists of 12 members. The Executive Board of University Medicine Essen appoints the members of the executive board, the chairperson, and a deputy for a period of 4 years.
Dr. med. Oliver Basu
Chairperson of the Executive Board
Center for Child and Youth Medicine
Prof. Dr. Dr. Jan Egger
Deputy Chairperson
Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (IKIM)
Prof. Dr. med. Joachim Fandrey
Vice Dean for Studies and Teaching at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Institute of Physiology
Monja Gerigk
Institute for Patient Experience
Stefan Kreis
Clinic for Ophthalmology
Bernadette Hosters
Deputy Chairperson
Department of Development and Research in Nursing
Dr. rer. nat. Stefan Liszio
Center for Virtual and Extended Reality in Medicine
Claudia Sassen
Physical Therapy
Andrea Schmidt-Rumposch
Director of Nursing, Board of University Medicine Essen
Annabell Skarabis
Clinic for Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine
Achim Struchholz
Head of Corporate Communications
Prof. Dr. Jochen A. Werner
Medical Director and Chairperson of the Board of University Medicine Essen
Members
The members of the ZvRM are composed as follows, listed in alphabetical order:
- Board of the University Hospital Essen
- Central IT
- Center for Emergency Medicine
- Center for Child and Youth Medicine
- Chief Patient Safety Officer
- Clinic for Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine
- Clinic for Cardiology and Angiology
- Clinic for Dermatology
- Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetology, and Metabolism
- Clinic for Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Transplantation Medicine
- Clinic for Neurology
- Clinic for Neurosurgery and Spinal Surgery
- Clinic for Nuclear Medicine
- Clinic for Ophthalmology
- Clinic for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery (SJK)
- Clinic for Pneumology (RLK)
- Clinic for Thoracic Surgery and Thoracic Endoscopy (RLK)
- Clinic for Trauma, Hand, and Reconstructive Surgery
- Clinic for Tumor Orthopedics
- Clinic for Urology
- Dean’s Office of the Medical Faculty of the University of Duisburg-Essen
- Development and Research Nursing Office
- Digital Transformation Office
- Education Academy
- Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
- Institute for Patient Experience gGmbH
- LVR University Hospital Essen
- Physiotherapy
- West German Center for Organ Transplantation (WZO)
- West German Proton Therapy Center Essen gGmbH (WPE)
The Center for Virtual and Extended Reality in Medicine is a member of the German Informatics Society since July 2024.
