Interview with Dr. Shafkat Anwar, Pediatric Cardiologist & Director of Center of 3D Technologies, UCSF

The Lattice (Official 3DHEALS Podcast)

A lot of us started our journey in healthcare 3D printing accidentally. Listen to this ice-breaker style interview with Dr. Shafkat Anwar, Pediatric Cardiology Director of Cardiac MRI, as well as Co-Founder and Co-Director of the UCSF Center for Advanced 3D+ Technologies (CA3D+). Hear his story on how 3D+ Technologies beyond 3D printing is helping patients (and their families) fighting against congenital heart disease and how UCSF 3D+ Lab is combating against the ongoing pandemic. His full written interview can be found here. He will be speaking at "Point of Care" panel at the upcoming 3DHEALS2020 in June, 2020.
Dr. Shafkat Anwar (Twitter: @ShafkatAnwar) is a pediatric cardiologist with a specialty in non-invasive cardiac imaging, including echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

He is the Pediatric Cardiology Director of Cardiac MRI, as well as Co-Founder and Co-Director of the UCSF Center for Advanced 3D+ Technologies (CA3D+). He is a founding member and the inaugural Chair of the Advanced 3D+ Visualization Special Interest Group in the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. He is a consultant at Printerprezz, a medical start-up in Fremont, CA utilizing additive and other advanced manufacturing technologies to develop the next generation of medical devices. At Printerprezz. Dr. Anwar serves as the Senior Vice President of Medical Innovations. Dr. Anwar completed his internship and residency in Pediatrics at Children’s National Medical Center, as well as a research fellowship at the National Institutes of Health. He completed fellowships in Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Imaging at Cleveland Clinic and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Prior to joining UCSF, Dr. Anwar was the Cardiology Director of Cardiac MRI at Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis Children’s Hospital. At Wash. U. Dr. Anwar co-founded and co-directed the Center for 3D Printing, a multi-disciplinary 3D printing center. He will be speaking at "Point of Care" panel at the upcoming 3DHEALS2020 in June, 2020.

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