Astronaut to head new McMaster Centre for Medical Robotics

April 14, 2008

Dave Williams has spent almost 18 hours walking in space, is a reknowned physician, a professor in the Department of Surgery at McMaster's DeGroote School of Medicine, and the newest physician-scientist at McMaster University.  Williams will lead the new McMaster Centre for Medical Robotics at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton.  "The recruitment of Dr. Williams illustrates the leadership role we have cultivated in the development of state-of-the-art medical robotics."  McMaster News Release