Owase Jeelani is a born innovator who consistently combines surgical expertise with an engineering mindset. This applies to every operation he does. To further this vision, Owase Jeelani, along with 2 colleagues, established FaceValue, a UCL-based research team of doctors, scientists and biomedical and software engineers. The group uses Engineering and AI platforms to undertake work in craniofacial morphometrics, biomechanics, surgical devices and clinical outcomes. Over the past 10 years, the group has supervised 7 PhD/MD(Res) and 40 Master’s and Bachelor’s students from around the world; published > 170 papers and presented at several national and international conferences.
In 2008, Owase Jeelani invented CranioXpand, a cranial spring distractor system. This distractor system and his technique makes surgery safer, less intrusive and the outcome more predictable. Wireforms had been in use in Craniofacial surgery for over a decade but each procedure generated limited transferable knowledge due to lack of conformity. Owase set out to rectify this and with a team of engineers designed the CranioXpand, spring distractor system. The use of these spring distractors allow for a more granular analysis of the surgical treatment with a wider range of data capture. The data is analysed using Finite Element and Statistical shape modelling techniques; the biomechanical properties of the paediatric skull calculated and prediction models made. The algorithms are adjusted and robust clinical testing confirms the accuracy of the prediction models in calculating spring expansion and the resultant calvarial change.
The next step was to put the prediction algorithms on a VR platform and use it to further refine the operation and engage with the child’s family, for optimal outcomes. BBC Click succinctly captured this journey for us.
In 2020, Owase Jeelani was one of the founding team to launch the Klay BioTech platform. The platform builds on Mr Jeelani’s experience in driving processes from the initial idea to the final patented product. It is a commercial platform which will use proprietary hardware and software with advanced AI technology and prediction algorithms to revolutionise Craniofacial reconstructive and aesthetic surgery, placing patients at the heart of the experience and improving outcomes.
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