A method and a surgical visualization and recording system (SVRS) for capturing, communicating, and displaying images of a surgical site with up to a 4K ultrahigh definition (UHD) resolution in association with patient information in real time during a surgery are provided. The SVRS includes a UHD camera system with an optical component and an image sensor, and a display unit with an embedded microcomputer and a tactile user interface (TUI). The image sensor captures and communicates images of the surgical site with up to a 4K UHD resolution to the embedded microcomputer. The embedded microcomputer receives patient information via the TUI, and associates the captured and communicated images of the surgical site with the patient information in real time. The display unit displays the captured and communicated images of the surgical site with the patient information with up to a 4K UHD resolution on the TUI in real time.
