# A universal translator for surgeons

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxBeaconStreet
- Speaker: Steven Schwaitzberg
- Year: 2012
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_schwaitzberg_a_universal_translator_for_surgeons)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Laparoscopic surgery uses minimally invasive incisions -- which means less pain and shorter recovery times for patients. But Steven Schwaitzberg has run into two problems teaching these techniques to surgeons around the world: language and distance. He shares how a new technology, which combines videoconferencing and a real-time universal translator, could help.

## Lectures

1. [A universal translator for surgeons](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/steven_schwaitzberg_a_universal_translator_for_surgeons/f5775c9e0a75), 12 min (TED's player)