Imaging Technology Leader & Idea Generator
Ashish Panse
I design real-time imaging systems for surgery, robotics, and AR/VR — from camera sensors and optics to GPU pipelines and clinical workflows.
- Experience
- 12+ years in medical imaging
- Patents
- 30+ issued & pending
- Domains
- Endoscopy, Robotics, AR/VR, AI
About
I work at the intersection of physics, imaging, and real-time software — turning pixels into products that clinicians can trust in the OR.
Over the past decade I’ve led and built imaging pipelines for robotic surgery, fluoroscopy, and endoscopy — working across optics, ISPs, CUDA/GPU processing, and clinical workflow integration.
I enjoy taking early-stage ideas and making them concrete: defining requirements, designing architectures, building prototypes, and partnering with clinicians to refine them into usable tools.
Outside of work, I tinker with 3D printing, LED electronics, cameras, and planted aquariums — the same curiosity that drives my day job shows up in my weekend projects too.
Quick facts
- LocationBoston area, USA
- FocusMedical imaging & devices
- StrengthsImaging pipelines, IQ, prototyping
- ToolsJetson, CUDA, ISPs, Python, C++
Experience
A mix of startups and large medtech companies, focused on imaging systems that go from concept and patents to clinical use.
Leading the imaging pipeline for a next-generation laser ureteroscope, from sensor and ISP tuning to Jetson-based processing and safety logic.
- Architecting endoscope imaging chain (sensor → ISP → Jetson Orin NX → display).
- Designing image-based safety states for laser readiness and clog/pressure response.
- Defining image quality targets and test methods for regulatory submissions.
Built the stereoscopic imaging pipeline for a robotic surgery platform, focusing on latency, image quality, and surgeon perception.
- Developed GPU-accelerated 3D video pipeline and correction algorithms.
- Collaborated with robotics and UX teams to tune depth perception and color.
- Filed patents on stereo imaging and AR-style visualization approaches.
Worked across fluoroscopy, CT, and AR concepts — from micro-angiographic fluoroscope research to cath-lab AR visualization prototypes.
- Contributed to AR concepts for image-guided therapies (e.g., HoloLens cath lab demo).
- Developed image processing and visualization algorithms for interventional workflows.
- Published and patented work in medical imaging and AR visualization.
Innovations & Patents
I hold 30+ patents across surgical imaging, endoscopy, AR/VR guidance, and medical device systems. Here are a few highlights.
GPU-Accelerated Stereoscopic Pipeline for Robotic Surgery
A 3D video pipeline that reduces latency and improves depth perception for robotic minimally invasive procedures.
Image-Based Safety Gating for Laser Endoscopy
Real-time analysis of endoscope video to control laser ready/not-ready states and irrigation behaviour for safer procedures.
Augmented Reality for Radiation & Workflow Awareness
AR visualization concepts that bring dose, tools, and anatomy into a single aligned view in the interventional suite.
Image Quality Targets for Endoscopic Systems
Frameworks for defining, measuring, and validating color, contrast, and distortion performance for regulatory submissions.
AR-Enhanced Visualization for Image-Guided Procedures
Techniques to overlay live imaging and planning data in intuitive views for clinicians.