Every summer for the past nine years, MedCAD has opened its doors to a small group of Ursuline Academy seniors, one at a time for two weeks each, for a firsthand look at how a patient-specific implant comes together. This year’s group included Addison Smith and Mary Claire Richardson,… Read More
On a recent August evening, MedCAD was proud to serve as a sponsor of “Becoming Whole,” a benefit raising funds for medical missions to Ukraine. The event was hosted by three nonprofit organizations dedicated to Ukraine medical relief, and took place at The Star — the headquarters and practice… Read More
For almost fifty years, a Dallas man lived with pain from a childhood ankle injury. With a big assist from MedCAD’s patient matched, 3d-printed componentry, a surgeon has helped him heal half a century of accumulated damage. Here’s Big John’s story. Nearly 50 years ago, a 13-year-old John… Read More
Certified anaplastologist Suzanne Verma shares how art, medicine, and digital technology come together to restore facial prosthetics, and how partnering with MedCAD helps improve patient care. Read More
Patient-matched medical devices are transforming surgical care by shifting from standardized implants to solutions designed around each patient’s unique anatomy. Advances in imaging, modeling, and manufacturing are enabling greater precision, improved outcomes, and more efficient procedures. This evolution signals a broader move toward truly personalized medicine. Read More
A conversation with Dr. Bradley Lamm on how patient-specific technology is transforming foot and ankle surgery, where every millimeter truly matters. Dr. Bradley Lamm is a fellowship-trained reconstructive foot and ankle surgeon at the Paley Institute in South Florida. He’s an innovator in the specialty — he’s invented and patented five different orthopedic surgical devices —so he was just the kind of collaborator that MedCAD wanted when we started developing our AccuStride Foot & Ankle product line. Read More
Dr. Samir Singh is a board certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon and a member of the American College of Surgeons (FACS). He’s part of a new wave of surgeons integrating digital surgical planning and additive manufacturing to achieve outcomes once thought impossible. He has worked with MedCAD on 27… Read More
An Explainer for Patients What is “patient-specific” surgery? The short answer is that it’s exactly what it sounds like — it’s one specific medical procedure that’s designed for one specific patient. Patient-specific surgical approaches may include surgical cutting guides and/or manufactured implants, and they fit the patient and… Read More
Earlier this week, MedCAD president and CEO Nancy Hairston returned from a medical mission trip with the Christian Medical Association of Ukraine. She accompanied four US doctors as they worked with local surgeons to reconstruct severe facial trauma with 100% custom implants created and donated by MedCAD. The… Read More