Associate Professor @umanitoba. Clinician-Scientist. Director of Health, Anxiety, & Trauma Lab. Medical Trauma | PTSD | Perioperative Mental Health | Pain | VR
Joined April 2019
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Dr. Renée El-Gabalawy retweeted
9 Dec 2025
Please welcome Dr. Renée El-Gabalawy @UM_HATLab to #vMed26!🌟
Expert in medical trauma & perioperative mental health with 150 publications, advancing VR for preop anxiety, phantom limb pain & intraoperative care.
🔗 Register: link in bio!
#DigitalHealth #MedicalXR #VRinMedicine
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17 Sep 2025
It’s here! So incredibly honoured to be serving as the Canadian ambassador this year @ISTSSnews. Check out our panel on #medicaltrauma. Will also be presenting a symposium on implementation of #traumaticstress interventions in medical settings. See you in Baltimore #ISTSS2025.
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24 May 2025
Check out our most recent protocol outlining our series of studies developing and evaluating a novel virtual reality program for phantom limb pain following lower limb amputation #virtualreality #phantomlimb #amputation @um_research
23 May 2025
JMIR Res Protocols: Treating Lower Phantom Limb Pain in the Postoperative Acute Care Setting Using Virtual Reality: #Protocol for a 4-Phase Development and Feasibility Trial dlvr.it/TKy7gZ
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12 May 2025
See my recent article emphasizing the importance of focusing on #mentalhealth in the surgical period. I highlight the wonderful work of @PowerOverPain_ & @avidan_michael (Center for Perioperative Mental Health). @um_research theconversation.com/feeling-…
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15 Apr 2025
Mental health in the perioperative period matters! Check out our most recent study that found that increases in psychological distress before non-cardiac surgery is linked to complications at 30 days and death at 1 year. @um_research sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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9 Apr 2025
Check out our latest article exploring barriers and facilitators of #Virtualreality for phantom limb pain in the acute setting among people with lived experience. #phantomlimbpain @theAMXRA @um_research @MetaQuestVR
8 Apr 2025
New Article!
Anticipated Barriers and Facilitators to Engaging in a Novel Virtual Reality Program for Lower Phantom Limb Pain
Read now: liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/j…
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Dr. Renée El-Gabalawy retweeted
28 Mar 2025
Building the future of #MXR research starts with the right team! 🚀 Join Brennan Spiegel, Renee El-Gabalawy, Alexandre Dumais, and Edris Mahtab as they discuss how to establish and sustain a successful MXR research team. 🌍 #MedicalResearch #HealthcareInnovation #XR #vMed25
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Dr. Renée El-Gabalawy retweeted
27 Mar 2025
🎉 Kicking off #vMed25! 🎉Join us as @BrennanSpiegel opens the conference by unlocking healthcare’s next wave with #MXR. Explore how #VR is reshaping medicine & what it means for the future of healthcare. Let’s get started! 🚀 #MedTech #FutureOfMedicine
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Dr. Renée El-Gabalawy retweeted
28 Mar 2025
Discover the lesser-known hero of perioperative care: XR technology! Dr. Renee El-Gabalawy sheds light on how XR is transforming surgical planning, patient education, and recovery processes. Don't miss this groundbreaking session at #vMed25! 💡🌐 #MedTech #XR #Surgery
#Innovation
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Dr. Renée El-Gabalawy retweeted
28 Mar 2025
How is #XR being used perioperatively? In her talk at #vMed24, @UM_HATLab describes 9 different techniques researchers have used to support patients preparing for surgery, ranging from distraction from pain and anxiety to habituation, mindfulness, hypnosis.
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24 Feb 2025
Thank you to @CBC @CBCNews for featuring our virtual reality work. This has been a multidisciplinary team effort. Looking forward to seeing what the future holds for this & similar technologies. #virtualreality @theAMXRA @umanitoba
youtu.be/n0zYaiVbBwk
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Dr. Renée El-Gabalawy retweeted
18 Feb 2025
Excited to welcome Dr. Renee El-Gabalawy from @umanitoba, to #vMed25! She'll be diving into the clinical applications of XR in the perioperative setting—highlighting this lesser-known hero of modern medicine. Don’t miss out! #XRinMedicine
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13 Feb 2025
Today was a good one. After years of involvement & contribution, our patient partner trialed our final #VR intervention for the 1st time. Was thrilled to have @CBC capture the experience surrounded by students & engineering collaborator. Stay tuned for the feature! @um_research
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25 Jan 2025
As we advance in extended reality approaches for patient care, it is essential we include patients and their perspectives into the development of these technologies. Check out our new article on #VR development for perioperative anxiety @JMedXR @theAMXRA liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.10…
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7 Jan 2025
Excited to be presenting at #Vmed25 this upcoming March on the use of #virtualreality during the perioperative period. Abstract submissions are still being accepted. Hope to see you there! @virtualmedconf @VRdoctors @vrforhealth @VrRetweeter
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2 Jan 2025
We are hiring #clinicalpsychologists @SharedHealthMB & @umanitoba. We have a number of positions available across the lifespan including medical psychology, transplant, forensics, inpatient & much more. Check it out & please distribute widely: healthcareersmanitoba.ca/pro…
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Dr. Renée El-Gabalawy retweeted
16 Dec 2024
Our new study, in partnership with Mt. Sinai Hospital who ran the experiments, found that compared to a "stressful" VR experience, relaxing/meditative VR lowers cortisol, body temperature, white blood cell count, and affects heart rate variability. Info:
15 Nov 2024
Can VR help us manage stress?
A new pilot study shows that immersive VR experiences can alter stress levels and even impact cortisol and immune responses.
Read now: liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/j…
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