In this TUMS BEST episode, Dr. Reza Mollazadeh, a clinical cardiac electrophysiology fellowship at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, in collaboration with the cardiology department team, presented a comprehensive overview of renal artery ablation utilizing the Tridensity mapping system. This innovative procedure offers a promising treatment option for patients suffering from resistant hypertension, a condition that remains challenging to manage with conventional medications.

The Translational Ophthalmology Research Center at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, in collaboration with Farabi Hospital, has been exploring advanced technologies, particularly artificial intelligence, to enhance ophthalmology training. This led to a partnership with the Arash Robotics Group at Khajeh Nasir Toosi University of Technology, resulting in the Arash Assist surgical robot. The third version of this robot was successfully tested in the Farabi Hospital operating room using a donated human eye unsuitable for transplantation due to biological contamination. The robot includes two arms: one controlled by the master surgeon, whose movements are transmitted to the other arm, enabling the assistant surgeon to receive haptic feedback. Dr. Seyed Farzad Mohammadi, head of the Translational Ophthalmology Research Center at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, explains the use of this robotic system in a video.

A laparoscopic training model has been successfully designed and constructed at Ziaiean Hospital of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Dr. Farzad Vaghef Davari, a faculty member of surgical oncology and the designer of this model, stated that the goal of building this model was to train surgeons, surgical residents, and operating room staff on how to perform laparoscopic surgery, which was successfully started and completed at Ziaeian Hospital.

For more than a year, Farabi Hospital officials have been seriously implementing the electronic records process in this center, and by providing the necessary infrastructure and hardware and software platform, they are moving towards eliminating paper records from the treatment process. This process has accelerated with Farabi Hospital being selected as a green hospital of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, and today, after a year, more than 60,000 electronic records have been created for patients at this hospital. This is done with software that is specifically designed with specialized and sub-specialized forms, each of which was designed with the help of a group of faculty members. Dr. Elias Khalilipour, a faculty member of the Department of Ophthalmology at Tehran University of Medical Sciences and a member of the electronic records implementation working group at Farabi Hospital, provides a complete explanation in this TUMS BEST episode about starting the process of electronic records in the hospital

The first brain tumor surgery with the help of augmented reality technology was performed at Yas Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences. This product was developed at the frontiers of knowledge by Dr. Hadi Digaleh, a neurosurgery specialist at Yas Hospital Complex, and the technical team of Sharif University of Technology and Science and Technology Universities, and was used in the operating room and in neurosurgery for the first time in Iran.

A critical piece of research equipment at Tehran University of Medical Sciences’ comprehensive laboratory has been successfully restored to operation after nearly eight years of inactivity. The ultracentrifuge, a vital tool for research and technological advancements, had been rendered inoperable due to a faulty motor and the subsequent challenges posed by international sanctions.

This episode of TUMS Bests focuses on infertility treatment using endometrial stem cells. Dr Somayeh Ebrahimi Barough, a faculty member of the Tissue Engineering Department at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, stated that Tehran University of Medical Sciences is a pioneer in using cell therapy for various diseases. She added, "Due to the importance of a young population, infertility is a serious issue for our country. Accordingly, one of the infertility treatments is treatment through stem cells found in women's menstrual blood, which can significantly increase the chances of pregnancy.