Surgeon-turned-entrepreneur creates device to prevent surgical delays

Founder of Innovation Surgical and designer of the KIM Smart Cart says 50% of surgical delays can be traced to missing tools.

By: Annie Smith Barkalow|March 7, 2024

Maria Iliakova poses with some surgical tools that were housed in a metal container. Dr. Iliakova says she has found a more efficient way to keep track of the container and its tools. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW

Bariatric and general surgeon Dr. Maria Iliakova sets a silver, metal canister on the wooden table, its contents clanging around. She opens it to reveal a hodge-podge of surgical instruments, taking a few out and turning them in her hands thoughtfully.

At the moment, in her canary yellow suit jacket and gray linen pants, she looks more ready to command a boardroom than an operating room. Being an entrepreneur in…

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Surgeon-turned-entrepreneur creates device to prevent surgical delays

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