You’re invited to join TEAM Dr. Robert Louis for the 5K walk/run event and raise funds to support Dr. Louis’ and Hoag’s Skull Base and Pituitary Tumor Program. All funds raised by our team will specifically benefit the work of Dr. Louis- an alumni of the Surgical Oncology Fellowship Program at the John Wayne Cancer Institute, and as a John Wayne Alumni Fellow, his work continues to be supported by John Wayne Cancer Foundation research grants.5K walk/run at 5 PMSaturday May 5, 2018OC Fairgrounds

Join us at Mount Sinai Hospital, December 8 & 9, 2018. This symposium will cover the breadth of digital neurosurgery from Artificial Intelligence to Extended Reality and beyond. The unique collection of world renowned faculty will discuss and demonstrate the utilization of advanced technologies in clinical practice and how they can be applied to deliver better outcomes for our patients.

Watch Dr. Louis’ LIVE presentation at the The Patient Engagement & Experience Summit. The Patient Engagement & Experience Summit brings healthcare decision-makers, clinicians, and IT pros together for a deep-dive on how technology is helping to improve patient care through patient satisfaction, empowerment, engagement and experiences.

Join us at the Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute Symposium where Dr. Robert G. Louis, MD is scheduled to speak. This one-day conference is the neurosciences symposium of the Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute. Designed for: Family Practice and Internal Medicine Physicians, Psychiatrists, Neurologists, Neurosurgeons, Ophthalmologists, Geriatricians, Rheumatologists, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinicians, and Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners.

Join us at the Surgical Theater, Virtual & Augmented Reality Across the Neurosurgical Continuum: Perspectives from Master, Mid, and Early Career Neurosurgeons conference where Dr. Robert Louis will be a guest speaker.

Join us in Dublin, Ireland, at the Davenport Hotel for the Virtual Reality And Healthcare Symposium Europe ’19 where Dr. Robert Louis will be a guest speaker.

Hoag Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute cordially invites you to attend Advanced in Minimally Invasive Surgery for Pituitary Tumors. A dinner presentation that will discuss recent advances in techniques and technologies in the treatment of pituitary tumors.Thursday, February 6, 2020 | 6-8 pmMastro’s Steakhouse73405 El Paseo, Suite 120, Palm Desert, CA 92260

Dr. Robert Louis is scheduled to speak at 8:15 a.m. – From Fighter Jets to Brain Surgery: XR Technologies Throughout the Patient Care Continuum

This educational neuroscience program will provide physicians with up-to-date clinical knowledge on the diagnosis and treatment of neurological diseases including brain tumors and epilepsy. A team of experts will review the latest advances in the areas of Extended Reality, Stereotactic and Robotic Brain Surgery, Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery as well as new developments in the diagnosis and management of epilepsy. This program is designed for neurologists, oncologists, endocrinologists, and primary care physicians.

Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute presents The Future is Now: Horizons in Neurosciences. Friday, March 13, 2020 Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas

Join us at the Virtual Reality And Healthcare Global Symposium 2020 to listen to Dr. Robert Louis speak.

May 26, 2020 – Virtual reality emerging as effective pain relief

Read the latest Forbes article that highlights Dr. Robert Louis “As doctors work to decrease opioid prescriptions for pain, they may start following the lead of a California hospital that is effectively using virtual reality to help its patients feel better…” Read More



February 26, 2020 – Reinventing Healthcare Using Augmented Reality

Read the latest article that highlights Dr. Robert Louis “All surgeries are complex, and require an enormous amount of cognitive energy and behavioral expertise. With AR the cognitive load will be significantly reduced because the relevant information is provided to the surgeon when and where they need it. This can reduce the likelihood of a medical error and increase the surgical team’s confidence in the likelihood of success…” Read More



February 21, 2020 – KevinMD Hoag Article

Read Dr. Robert Louis’ latest article on KevinMD.com, social media’s leading physician voice. “Brain surgery is getting smarter. The journal Nature Medicine recently published a study that found a new imaging technique that allows pathologists to diagnose brain tumors faster and more accurately than ever before…” Read More

Dr. Robert Louis featured on Pharmacomms.tv



He specialises in minimally invasive brain tumour surgery, skull base surgery, neuroendoscopy, microneurosurgery and pituitary surgery. He has particular expertise in endoscopic and minimally invasive treatment of benign and malignant brain tumours, sellar and parasellar tumors and skull base tumours.

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Visit Site Dr. Robert Louis is the Director of the Skull Base and Pituitary Tumor Program at the Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute at Hoag Memorial Hospital, California.He specialises in minimally invasive brain tumour surgery, skull base surgery, neuroendoscopy, microneurosurgery and pituitary surgery. He has particular expertise in endoscopic and minimally invasive treatment of benign and malignant brain tumours, sellar and parasellar tumors and skull base tumours.PharmaComms.tv is a digital channel dedicated to bringing you the latest news and updates from the global healthcare communication industry.

Orange Coast Magazine Hoag January 2020



Read More Dr. Robert Louis is featured in the issue of Orange Coast Magazine Hoag January 2020 as one of the Top Doctors. Read his interview using the button below.

Students Learn About Medical Use of Virtual and Augmented Reality

Students at St. Margaret’s Episcopal School learned about the medical uses of virtual and augmented reality when Dr. Robert Louis made a recent appearance during a psychology class at the school. Louis, the Empower360 endowed chair in skull base and minimally invasive neurosurgery, also is the program advisor for the Skull Base and Pituitary Tumor Program at the Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute at Hoag Hospital. Read More »

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Read More » Join us this afternoon at #CNS for symposium on applications of #virtualreality and #augmentedreality in #neurosurgery. World class faculty will present broad usage of these innovative technologies across the patient care continuum.#braintumor #minimallyinvasive #neurosciences #changingmedicine #empower360 #brainsurgery

Fox 11 News: Medical Advances: O.C. hospital uses advanced technology in the operating room





Vanessa Borge visits the Hoag Memorial Hospital in Newport Beach where doctors are equipped with a virtual reality headset and controllers. Read More »

Empower360 Endowed Chair for Skull Base and Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

What an amazing week! In the same day that the Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute at Hoag has been recognized in the top 1% in national rankings for Neurology and Neurosurgery, I officially assume my new role as the Empower360 Endowed Chair for Skull Base and Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery. Read More »

Hoag, UCI Medical Center are named among best hospitals in California





The new list from U.S. News & World Report also gives high marks to medical facilities at UCLA, USC, and Loma Linda University Read More »

California hospital showcases virtual reality technology for neurosurgery — 3 insights

Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian showcased Surgical Theater’s virtual reality medical imaging technology in a tour of its ORs, reports The OC Register. Read More »



5 Health Organizations Making the Most of Emerging Technologies

The healthcare industry is slowly warming up to emerging technologies. Small and large healthcare providers alike are starting to realize that investing in tech-enabled solutions yield big results… Read More »



Surgeons use virtual reality to fly through patients’ brains at Hoag Hospital

Whether navigating a star ship through a meteor storm or lurking through the murky underbelly of a city at midnight, gamers have long used virtual reality technology to make their experiences seem … well, virtually real. Read More »



Robert Louis, MD, has Partnered with Find a Top Doc

Robert Louis, MD, a fellowship-trained Orange County Neurosurgeon, is the Director of the Skull Base and Pituitary Tumor Program at Hoag Memorial Hospital in Orange County, California. Dr. Louis has particular expertise in endoscopic and minimally invasive treatment of benign and malignant brain tumors, sellar and parasellar tumors and skull base tumors.” Read More »



Esteemed Neurosurgeon, Robert Louis, MD, will be Presented in The Leading Physicians of the World

The International Association of HealthCare Professionals is pleased to welcome Dr. Robert Louis, MD, Neurosurgeon to their prestigious organization with his upcoming publication in The Leading Physicians of the World. He is a highly trained and qualified surgeon with an extensive expertise in all facets of his work. Dr. Robert Louis has been in practice for over a decade, and is currently serving patients within the The Brain & Spine Center. He is also affiliated with Hoag Memorial Hospital. Read The Press Release Here »



Sixth-graders get a lesson in brain surgery using virtual reality headsets