Case Study: Azadi Teaching Hospital expands surgical training reach with VSee

Azadi Teaching Hospital - Customer Case Study

Azadi Teaching Hospital, the only public hospital in Duhok, faced the challenge of delivering high-volume surgical care and hands-on training within limited operating hours and constrained space while serving local patients and refugees. VSee was brought in to provide telesurgery and tele-education capabilities, using simple attachments for laparoscopes and microscopes and VSee video chat to stream surgical views to laptops for remote mentors and in-room observers.

VSee’s telesurgery setup and a “Surgery in a Box” mobile station allowed scope images to be streamed live to trainees and remote experts, smoothing the teaching workflow and enabling surgeries in space-limited areas like recovery rooms. The VSee solution significantly increased efficiency—Dr. Marc Dean completed nine teaching surgeries in one morning using VSee—and enabled remote guidance, expanded training throughput, and flexible surgical care delivery at Azadi Teaching Hospital.