3D Segmentation and Printing in Otolaryngology Practice: Where Simulation Meets Patient Care

Sunday, October 18, 2026

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM PT

Location: OTO EXPO, Simulation Center 2

Lead Instructor(s)

Ernest D. Gomez, MD, MTR

Faculty
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Faculty(s)

KJ

Kaalan E. Johnson, MD

Associate Professor
Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington
Seattle, WA, United States
CR

Clare M. Richardson, MD

Pediatric Otolaryngologist
Phoenix Children's Hospital
Phoenix, AZ, United States
Kelly Michele Malloy, MD, MBA

Professor and Chief Clinical Officer
University of Michigan/Michigan Medicine
Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Attendees will gain a practical understanding of how to convert patient CT or MRI imaging into a 3D-printable model. Participants will bring personal laptops and be provided with open-source 3D segmentation software and a de-identified patient CT scan. Faculty will guide attendees through isolating anatomic structures of interest and exporting them into a printable 3D file format. Participants will leave with a foundation for collaborating with radiologists, engineers, and librarians to develop patient-specific 3D models for surgical planning, patient education, and simulation-based training.

Learning Objectives:

describe the workflow required to convert cross-sectional CT or MRI imaging into three-dimensional (3D) models suitable for clinical and educational use in otolaryngology.
demonstrate basic principles of 3D image segmentation using free, open-source software to isolate anatomic structures of interest from patient imaging datasets.
identify clinical applications of patient-specific 3D modeling and printing in otolaryngology and outline strategies for collaborating with institutional radiology, engineering, or library-based 3D printing resources to integrate these tools into practice.