Moritz Queisner is Professor for Interdisciplinary Technology Transfer and Digitalization in Surgery at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. At the Department of Surgery, he is a principal investigator at Experimental Surgery, where he directs the Digital Surgery Lab. His research investigates the design, assessment, and clinical translation of digital technologies in surgery and biomedicine, with a focus on extended reality, AI-assisted workflows, and spatial and volumetric visualization. The professorship is associated with the Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, where he is also a principal investigator.
Moritz holds a PhD from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, a master's degree in European Media Studies, and a bachelor's degree in Media and Communication Studies. His academic background in media studies and digital health informs a research approach that combines clinical technology development with questions of design, media theory, and knowledge practices in medicine. He and his team received the Max Rubner-Preis for work on immersive patient journeys in clinical settings. Current projects span intraoperative guidance, surgical training and simulation, AI-based decision support, and 4D medical imaging. He is a principal investigator in the DFG Priority Programme The Digital Image.
Research
I direct the Digital Surgery Lab (:experimentalsurgery: Lab Website) at Experimental Surgery, which is part of the Department of Surgery of Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. My lab's work spans three areas:
- development and evaluation of digital applications for clinical practice and research
- assessment of digital transformation in clinical environments for surgery and biomedicine
- translation of research into practice by establishing digital literacy and skills to health professionals and the general public
Profiles & contact
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Affiliations and memberships
- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Surgery, Experimental Surgery — Junior Professor
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity — Principal Investigator
- DFG Priority Programme The Digital Image — Principal Investigator
- Berlin XR Lab, Berlin University Alliance — Founding Member
- BIH Charité Clinician Scientist Program — Board Member
- DIN Normen-Ausschuss Metaverse und Extended Reality — Founding Member
- Der simulierte Mensch — Board Member, Si-M Council
- Berlin University Alliance — Open Science Ambassador
- German Society for Media Studies (GfM) — member
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