# Robert Masson

> Robert Masson is a neurosurgeon turned founder who runs eXeX (Expanded Existence), an AI and mixed-reality platform that captures surgical mastery and pipes holographic guidance into the sterile field. With more than three decades of spine surgery and 13,000-plus procedures behind him, he made global headlines for bringing the Apple Vision Pro into the operating room as a touch-free logistics tool. He is also the founder of the Masson Spine Institute and, at 52, raced to a podium at the Rolex 24 at Daytona alongside his eldest son.

- **Role:** Chairman, CEO and Founder at eXeX
- **Organizations:** eXeX (Expanded Existence), Masson Spine Institute
- **From:** Los Angeles, California, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS/MD (seven-year Medical Honors Program); residency in neurosurgery, University of Florida College of Medicine
- **Known for:** Performed more than 13,000 microsurgical spine procedures over a 35-plus-year career., Trained over 1,500 surgeons worldwide., Holds more than a dozen patents in spine implants and procedures.

## Career timeline

- **1988** — Earned his MD through the University of Florida's seven-year BS/MD Medical Honors Program.
- **1990s** — First post-training role as Head of Neurosurgery in Olympia, Washington.
- **1999** — Relocated to Orlando and built the Masson Spine Institute.
- **2019** — Finished second in the LMP2 class at the Rolex 24 at Daytona alongside son Kyle.
- **2022** — Founded eXeX to optimize surgery with mixed reality and AI.
- **2024** — Achieved a world-first by bringing the Apple Vision Pro into the operating room as a logistics tool.

## Achievements

- Performed more than 13,000 microsurgical spine procedures over a 35-plus-year career.
- Trained over 1,500 surgeons worldwide.
- Holds more than a dozen patents in spine implants and procedures.
- Inventor of the iMAS 360 lumbar reconstruction platform.
- Founder of Florida's first JCAHO Spine Center of Excellence.
- World-first integration of Apple Vision Pro into the operating room as a touch-free logistics tool (2024).
- eXeX platform used in over 1,000 surgeries across alpha test sites in the US and UK.
- Podium finish (2nd, LMP2) at the 2019 Rolex 24 at Daytona.

## Latest updates

- **2024-02** — eXeX and Robert Masson announced a world-first use of the Apple Vision Pro inside the operating room as a logistics and organizational tool.
- **2024-08** — eXeX raised seed funding (reported total funding of $5.8M).

## Links

- Website: https://exex.ai
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-masson-m-d-62019a74
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIUdX8r3dUc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/massonsi/

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Last updated: 2026-06-21