Jean Nehme
Touch Surgery, Co-Founder
Jean Nehme, a returning speaker to BDL Accelerate, is a Plastic Surgeon and the Co-Founder of Touch Surgery, a game-changing mobile surgical simulator. Jean has been aiding surgeons to improve their skills while overcoming the challenges of being an entrepreneur.
When he and Andre Chow were still residents at the Imperial College London, they realized that they lacked additional experience outside of the operating room. Surgical simulators already existed but were not within reach, as they were expensive and stored away from the residents. This is how the two friends came up with the idea for Touch Surgery. Surgeons around the world have free access to this tool that would help them be better prepared for their patients.
This simulator is as close to real life as it gets: Filled with accurate surgical content, it shows users what could happen during actual operations. Because it prepares students to all kinds of scenarios, Touch Surgery has considerably improved the way they are taught, and the quality of their surgery. The app gathers the latest surgical procedures from the best institutions, and allows medical students to feel more confident before entering the operating room.
Surprisingly, patients who want to understand a procedure before they go under the knife are also downloading Touch Surgery, marking a true revolution in the surgical world for all parties involved.
With Touch Surgery, Jean Nehme has played a vital role in transforming the medical world we know through a digital innovation that enhances doctors’ surgical skills, prepares trainees for the operating room, and educates patients. Touch Surgery is truly an app that has exceptional promise for changing the future of surgeries.
You can watch Jean Nehme and other Lebanese entrepreneurs share their startup success stories at BDL Accelerate 2014:
