CASIT

Center for Advanced Surgical & Interventional Technology

CASIT Equipment

Welcome to CASIT

CASIT's mission is to define and advance the state of the art of surgical and interventional technology, to revolutionize surgical education and training, to enable the development of unprecedented accuracy and precision in the performance of minimally invasive procedures and to deliver novel, interventional therapies to patients.

Contact Us

To find out more about our surgery services, call 310-267-8262.

CASIT Robotic Training

Education

CASIT is accredited as a Level I Comprehensive Education Institute through the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and provides opportunities for simulation-based training and resident assessment. CASIT provides objective performance-based criteria for certification to maintain its credentials.

Research Innovation

CASIT engages in multidisciplinary research projects involving collaborators from across the UCLA campus including from the Departments of Surgery, Urology, Pathology, Bioengineering, Electrical Engineering and Radiological Sciences. 

CASIT staff working with equipment

CASIT News

Rosenfeld

Rosenfeld Hall is new hub for cutting-edge training, technology and collaboration

UCLA medical education, clinical and other campus leaders celebrated the opening of a newly expanded facility that consolidates the latest technology under one roof to enhance continuous training for future and practicing physicians and other health care professionals

Training

Shaping the future of medical education and advanced training

Among the other new training equipment at the newly opened Rosenfeld Hall are a computerized manikin patient than can breathe, sweat, cry, blink and dilate its pupils; a robotic surgery simulator; and VR 3D headsets to run medical scenario simulations.

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