Computer Assisted Surgery is an online, open access, international journal publishing original research and reviews on the central role of digital technologies in surgery, therapy and medical interventions. All aspects of the treatment process are addressed with the key aim of improving patient care, from basic research and surgical strategy planning to guidance and post-operative assessment, including surgical skill evaluation and training.

Computer Assisted Surgery provides an interdisciplinary forum for scientists, engineers and physicians to present and validate new concepts and integration of new technologies into clinical workflows, and for clinicians to stay abreast of the latest principles and techniques.

These are key focus areas for the journal:

• Image guided surgery and interventional imaging systems
• Surgical robotics and instrumentation
• Minimal access surgery
• Endoscopy
• Radiation therapy and interventional radiology
• Virtual and augmented reality for planning and guidance
• Surgical data science and artificial intelligence
• Surgical simulation for training and skill analysis
• Economic, societal, ethical and policy issues surrounding computer assisted technologies

Computer Assisted Surgery publishes original research articles including position papers and white papers, reviews, and brief reports.

Peer Review Statement
Submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor-in-Chief and, if found suitable for further consideration, to single anonymized peer review by independent, expert referees.

Editorial Board 

Neurological 

Jaimie M. Henderson, M.D. Associate Editor Stanford University, Standford, CA, USA 
John R. Adler, M.D. Stanford University, Standford, CA, USA 
Eben Alexander III, M.D. Boston, MA, USA 
Gene H. Barnett, M.D. Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA 
Robert Breeze, M.D. University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA 
William T. Bown, M.D., F.A.C.S.r Baptist Hospital of Miami, Miami, FL, USA 
James M. Drake, M.D. University of Toronto,Toronto, Canada 
Barton L. Guthrie, M.D. University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA 
Douglas S. Kondziolka, M.D., M.Sc., FRCS(C), FACS University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA 
Robert J. Maciunas, M.D. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA 
David W. Roberts, M.D. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center,Lebanon, NH, USA 

Craniofacial 

Stefan Hassfeld, M.D., D.M.D., Ph.D. Associate Editor Klinikum Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany 
Jack Anon, M.D. St Vincent Hospital, Erie, PA, USA 
Rolf Ewers, M.D., Ph.D., D.M.D. University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria 
S. James Zinreich, M.D. John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA 

Musculoskeletal 

André Bauer, M.D. Marbella High Care, Marbella, Spain 
Dr. Norberto Confalonieri Gaetano Pini Hospital, Milan, Italy 
Scott L. Delp, Ph.D. Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA 
Anthony M. DiGioia, M.D. Magee-Women’s Hospital of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, USA 
Randy Ellis, Ph.D. Kingston, Queens University, Ontario, Canada 
Branislav Jaramaz, Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA 
Jean-Yves Jenny, M.D. Strasbourg University, Strasbourg, France 
Leo Joskowicz, Ph.D. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel 
David Kahler, M.D. University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA 
Peter Kazanzides, Ph.D. John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA 
Burt Klos, M.D. Eindhoven, ICONE Orthopedics & Sports Traumatology, Eindhoven, Netherlands 
Kenneth A. Krackow, M.D. University at Buffalo Sports Medicine Institute,Buffalo, NY, USA 
Christian Krettek, M.D. Hanover Medical School, Hanover, Germany 
Stéphane Lavallée, Ph.D. SURGIVISIO, Grenoble, France 
Maurilio Marcacci, M.D. University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy 
Dr. Sandra Martelli, Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Bologna, Italy 
Philippe Merloz, M.D. Grenoble University, Grenoble, France 
Frederic Picard, M.D. Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Thiais, France 
Klaus Radermacher, Ph.D. Aachen University,Aachen, Germany 
Dominique Saragaglia, M.D., Ph.D. Grenoble University Hospital, Grenoble, France 
Marwan Sati, Ph.D. Mississauga, IBM Company, Ontario, Canada 
Dietrich Schlenzka, M.D. Orton Orthopaedic Hospital, Helsinki, Finland 
David A. Simon, Ph.D. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA 
S. David Stulberg, M.D. Northwestern Memorial Hospital,Chicago, IL, USA 
Russell H. Taylor, Ph.D. John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA 
Dirk Vandevelde, M.D. AZ Monica,Antwerp, Belgium 

Thoracoabdominal 

Richard M. Satava, M.D. Associate Editor University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA 
Paul Abel, M.D. Imperial College London, London, U.K. 
Desmond H. Birkett, M.D. Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA, USA 
Jon C. Bowersox, M.D., Ph.D. Independent Consultant, Chico, CA, USA 
Jonathan M. Sackier, M.D., FRCS George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA 

Robotics and Instrumentation 

Jocelyne Troccaz, Ph.D. Associate Editor TIMC Laboratory, La Tronche, France 
Kevin Cleary, Ph.D. Children’s National Health Center, Washington, DC, USA 
Paolo Dario, Ph.D. BioRobotics Institute, Pisa, Italy 
Hari Das, Ph.D. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, USA 
Brian Davies, Ph.D. Kings College London, London, UK 
Takeyoshi Dohi, M.D., Ph.D. University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 
Leo Joskowicz, Ph.D. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel 
Michael Peshkin, Ph.D. Northwestern University, Evanston, Il, USA 
Pierre Rabischong, M.D. University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France 
Klaus Radermacher, Ph.D. Aachen University, Aachen, Germany 
Achim Schweikard, Ph.D. Luebeck University, Lübeck, Germany 
Russell H. Taylor, Ph.D. John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA 

Image Modeling and Analysis 

Richard A. Robb, Ph.D. Associate Editor Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA 
Nicholas Ayache, Ph.D. French Research Institute for Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, Sophia-Antipolis, France 
David Hawkes, Ph.D. University College London, London, UK 
Pierre Jannin, Ph.D. University of Rennes, Rennes, France 
Erwin Keeve, Ph.D. Charité, Berlin, Germany 
Ron Kikinis, M.D. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA 
Ramin Shahidi, Ph.D. Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA 
Naoki Suzuki, Ph.D. University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 
Gabor Szekely, Ph.D. Computer Vision Laboratory, Zurich, Switzerland 
Michael W. Vannier, M.D. University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA 
Prof. Max A. Viergever, D.Sc. Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands