Why Microsoft & Mayo Clinic Are Betting on This Revolutionary Startup

I'm looking at a brain tumor right now. This is the green part right here. And in my field of vision, I can see it with the human brain accurately modeled. That's incredible. This [music] was probably the most profound moment I've ever had with technology. It's literally guiding me on how to do the surgery.

>> Any company that's working on problems like this, there are [music] time periods where you feel like will this even be possible? >> This isn't easy. Rethinking how you execute surgery >> the procedural layer of medicine. >> If what we worked on could help even one patient, that would be worth it. This is

a problem that has to be solved. >> Dr. Samer Choudhury is a practicing [music] neurosurgeon at NYU and the co-founder and CEO of Medivis, a company who built the world's first [music] FDA-cleared augmented reality system for brain and spine surgery. A breakthrough in medical technology, Dr. Samer and his [music] team are changing the way

surgeons visualize human anatomy. >> This is the reason why someone would put a computer on their face. It's to deliver better health care. >> We're here in New York City, our favorite city in the world, to meet a really, really important company, Medivis, that are trying to change surgery through augmented reality. >> Yeah, we can't wait to meet the team.

We've heard that they're absolutely phenomenal, and we want to see the technology. But, I think the burning question on our mind is is this going to change the future of surgery and when? >> Well, we're going to find out and we're really excited to meet the founders. >> Let's do it.

>> Do you remember a specific moment when you're in surgery and you're like, "Okay, I can feel the limitations of the existing tools. This is what we need to build now." >> One of the things you very quickly start to see is that you're doing these very like complex three-dimensional procedures on patients. You're doing