Virtual Reality to Minimize Pain & Anxiety During Pediatric Medical Procedures
Jun 10, 2025
Drs.Tom Caruso and Ellen Wang, Anesthesiologists
Virtual Reality to Minimize Pain & Anxiety During Pediatric Medical Procedures

Drs. Tom Caruso and Ellen Wang are Clinical Professors of Pediatric Anesthesiology at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. They co-direct the Stanford Chariot Program, which pioneered the use of immersive, virtual reality (VR) to minimize pain and anxiety that children experience during medical procedures. Join us for this fascinating journey into the world of VR for use in pediatric anesthesia.