STATE OF THE ART LECTURES IN ROBOTIC SURGERY
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 7:30am - 3:30pm

Robotics represents yet another revolution in the application of minimally invasive techniques to surgery. While conventional video endoscopic techniques were revolutionary in their own right, they were hampered by limited instrument maneuverability and two-dimensional visualization. These technological shortcomings took away the wrist-like motion of the human hand and the depth perception of human eyes and necessitated the design of “new procedures” which were adapted to the technology. Robotics by virtue of wrist-like instrument maneuverability and three- dimensional visualization has returned the advantages of the human wrist and eyes to the field of minimally invasive surgery. For the first time in the history of minimally invasive surgery, operations which were designed to be performed by open incisions can be replicated using minimal access techniques.

A series of brief presentations by experts in the field will outline the State of the Art in the application of Robotics to the specific field in surgery. These lectures will help the attendee to develop a critical eye and assist them in the adoption of robotics into their practice.

FACULTY

Arnold P. Advincula, MD, Co-Director, Moderator

Mehran Anvari, MB, BS, PhD, Moderator

Johannes Bonatti, MD, Co-Director, Moderator

Carlos Galvani, MD, Moderator

Jaques Hubert, MD, Moderator

Camran Nezhat, MD, Moderator

Vincent Obias, MD, Moderator

Ash Tewari, MD, Moderator

 

 

Robotic Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nader Sadeghi, MD

Robotic Thyroid Surgery, Kyu Eun Lee, MD, PhD

Robotic Lung Surgery, Farid Gharagozloo, MD

Robotic Mediastinal Surgery, Richard Lazzaro, MD

Robotic Thoracic Surgery, Franca Melfi, MD

Robotic Esophagectomy, Abbas E. Abbas, MD

Robotic Vascular Surgery, Petr Stadler, MD, PhD

Robotic Heart Surgery in China, Changqing Gao, MD

Robotic Coronary, Bypass Surgery, Johannes Bonatti, MD
Robotic Mitral Valve Repair in a Beating Heart, Allen R. Raczkowski, MD

Robotic Myomectomy, Antonio Garguilo, MD

Robotic Hysterectomy, Camran Nezhat, MD

Robotic Gynecologic Surgery, Arnold P. Advincula, MD

Robotic Gynecologic Oncology Surgery, Daniel H. Smith, MD

Robotic Colon and Rectal Surgery, Vincent Obias, MD

Robotic Colorectal Surgery, Elisabeth McLemore, MD

Robotic Pediatric Surgery, John Meehan, MD

Robotic Telesurgery, Mehran Anvari, MB, BS, PhD

Robotic Kidney Surgery, Jacques M. Hubert, Prof Dr Med

Robotic Kidney Surgery, Thomas W. Jarrett, MD

Robotic Prostatectomy, Ash Tewari, MD

Robotic Bladder Surgery, Piyush K. Agarwal, MD

Robotic Bariatric Surgery, Noel N. Williams, MD

Robotic Bariatric Surgery, Carlos Galvani, MD

Robotic Hepatobiliary Surgery, TBA

Robotic Hepatobiliary Surgery, R. Matthew Walsh, MD