E60 Andrew Ibrahim On Architecture, Visual Abstracts, And Design In Surgery

Dr. Andrew Ibrahim (https://twitter.com/AndrewMIbrahim) is a general surgeon at the University of Michigan and an architect at the firm HOK. In this episode, we talk about his path and how he combined his passion for surgery and architecture.  We get his thoughts on visual abstracts,  the concept of design, his vision for hospitals of the future and what architects might learn from surgeons.

Links:

Links:
1. WIRED story about Dr. Ibrahim: https://www.wired.com/story/lets-save-some-lives-doctors-journey-into-pandemic/
2. Dr. Ibrahim’s website, which also has great resources on visual abstracts: https://www.surgeryredesign.com/
3. Design-thinking and IDEO: https://www.ideo.com/
4. Ernest Codman: https://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/11/1/104
5. Health in All Design: https://www.hok.com/news/2019-12/health-in-all-design-dr-andrew-ibrahim-on-the-intersection-of-architecture-and-healthcare/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CAt%20HOK%20we%20have%20launched,public%20space%20for%20health%20intervention.
6. Annals of Surgery paper on “Building a Better Operating Room”: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27163950/
7. Health and Design Fellowship: https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/surgery/education/health-design-fellowship

Bio:

Andrew M. Ibrahim MD, MSc is an Assistant Professor of Surgery, Architecture & Urban Planning at the University of Michigan and Chief Medical Officer at HOK, a global design and architecture firm. He completed his undergraduate and medical degrees education both with Honors at Case Western Reserve University with a year of coursework at University College London and The Bartlett School of Architecture. In addition to his health services research degree from the University of Michigan as a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar, he completed additional policy training as a Crile Fellow at Princeton University and as a Doris Duke Fellow at John Hopkins Hospital.

Dr. Ibrahim’s research at the interface of healthcare, policy evaluation and architecture has resulted in numerous publications, book chapters, international presentations and appointment to the editorial boards at the Annals of Surgery and the JAMA Network. He is one the youngest Senior Principal’s at HOK and currently serves as the Innovation Principal on a >$2 billion academic health center master plan.