Dr. Jasmine Craig, plastic surgery resident, recently won the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Inventors Challenge. Dr. Craig won this award with the support of Nada Boros, a medical student at the Medical College of Wisconsin, who is doing a dedicated research year with Drs. Daniel Cho and Catharine Garland in the CRANILab.
The ASPS Inventors Challenge was held during Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2025 in New Orleans on Oct. 10. Of the 70 applicants, four were selected to present at the ASPS Inventors Challenge, including Dr. Craig. These four applicants had to pitch their innovations in front of a panel of judges with experience in plastic surgery innovation. The top innovator was then selected and awarded $10,000 to kick-start their pitch.
Dr. Craig’s presentation was on CranioCheck, a novel implantable intracranial pressure monitor that can be read via x-ray. It is designed to be used for surveillance of intracranial pressure in children with craniosynostosis, a serious condition in infants that is caused by one or more bones of the skull fusing too early, which can lead to abnormal skull development and restrict the growing brain.
Boros assisted Dr. Craig in modifying the initial pitch into a final presentation. They also submitted a one-minute video to showcase the product. During the ASPS Inventors Challenge in New Orleans, Dr. Craig and Boros both presented the groundbreaking work on CranioCheck.
Dr. Craig has been working on this project during her dedicated research year to further develop and translate it into animal studies. CranioCheck was initially developed by Dr. Cho, PI of the CRANILab, with Dr. Craig’s research and innovation under his guidance.