MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY WEEK PODCASTS
SLS • MIRA • SRS JOINT ANNUAL MEETING AND ENDO EXPO 2012
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
State of the Art Lectures in Robotic Surgery
7:30am-10:15am Lectures (m4a / 156.2 MB)
Moderators: Arnold Advincula, MD & Johannes Bonatti, MD
Nader Sadeghi, MD
Kyu Eun Lee, MD
Farid Gharagozloo, MD
Richard Lazzaro, MD
Franca Melfi, MD
Abbas E. Abbas, MD
Petr Stadler, MD
Changqing Gao, MD
Johannes Bonatti, MD
Allen R. Raczkowski, MD
10:15am-10:15am Lectures (m4a / 63.0 MB)
Moderators: Camran Nezhat, MD & Vincent Obias, MD
Antonio Garguilo, MD
Camran Nezhat, MD
Arnold P. Advincula, MD
Daniel H. Smith, MD
Vincent Obias, MD
12:30pm-3:30pm Lectures (m4a / 137.9 MB)
Moderators: Mehran Anvari, MD, BS, PhD, Carlos Galvani, MD, & Jacques M. Hubert, Prof Dr. Med
Elisabeth C. McLemore, MD
John Meehan, MD
Mehran Anvari, MD, BS, PhD
Jacques M. Hubert, Prof Dr Med
Thomas W. Jarrett, MD
Piyush K. Agarwal, MD
Noel N. Williams, MD
Carlos Galvani, MD
R. Matthew Walsh, MD
Keynote Lecture (m4a / 41.9 MB)
When Will Minimally Invasive and Roboic Surgery Replace Almost All Open Surgeries?
Camran Nezhat, MD
Opening Ceremony (m4a / 74.2 MB)
Paul Alan Wetter, MD, Chairman, SLS
James C. "Butch" Rosser, Jr., MD, Imediate Past President
Maurice K. Chung, RPh, MD, SLS President 2012
Johannes Bonatti, MD, MIRA Welcome
Arnold P. Advincula, MD, SRS Welcome
Maurice K. Chung, RPh, MD, Introduction of Honorary Chair
Professor Jie Qiao, MD, PhD Honorary Chair
Joseph B. Petelin, MD, Introduction of Honorary Chair
Mehran Anvari, MB, BS, PhD, Honorary Chair
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
Highlights Session - Highlights of Robotic State of the Arts Lectures (m4a / 11.8 MB)
Gustavo Stringel, MD, MBA
Mona Orady, MD
General Session: Best of Laparoscopy Updates (m4a / 47.6 MB)
Director: William E. Kelley, Jr., MD
Co-Directors: Maurice K. Chung, RPh, MD, Douglas Ott, MD, MBA
Sijo J. Parekattil, MD: Robotic Assisted Microsurgery: Vasectomy Reversal & Groin Pain Procedures (Robotics SIG) (m4a / 47.6 MB)
Kevin J. E. Stepp, MD: Beyond Conventional Laparoscopy: LESS, SILS, Microlaparoscopy and NOTES (NOTES, LESS SPA and Single Port Surgery SIG)
David W. Bliss, MD: Pediatric MAS – Equivalent or Better? (Pediatric Surgery SIG)
Stephen A. Grochmal, MD: Eccentric Hysteroscopy: Expanded Utilization (Fertiloscopy/Transvaginal Endoscopy SIG)
MULTIDISCIPLINARY PLENARY SESSION (Gynecology, General Surgery, Urology)
“Surgery
is a Team sport” Education for the OR from Surgeon, Nurse, Tech,
Anesthesia, Central, etc….How to Run an Efficient, Cost-Effective,
Economically Responsible Operating Room! (m4a / 76.1 MB)
Director: Jay A. Redan, MD
Co-Director: Gustvo Stringel, MD, MBA
Nicholas Archer, Director of Finance, Florida Hospital Celebration Health: How Much Money is Needed for a Safe, Cost Effective and Enjoyable Operating Room Environment?
Gregory H. Adkisson (Anesthesiologist): The Operating Room from the Head of the Table: An Anesthesiologists Perspective
Gustavo Stringel, MD, MBA: Quality
Measures in the Operating Room, What Insurance Companies Want to Know
About You and Your Team...How are Outcomes Measured?
Jay A. Redan, MD: The Surgeon as the Captain of the Ship, What is Needed to Stay Afloat!
The Information You Need When and Where You Need It - SLS Scholarly Search and Interactive E Books (m4a / 20.0 MB)
Paul Alan Wetter, MD
MULTIDISCIPLINARY PLENARY SESSION (Gynecology, General Surgery, Urology)
Single Access and Minimizing Ports: Multidisciplinary Town Hall Challenge/ Debate (m4a / 59.9 MB)
Director: Maurice K. Chung, RPh, MD
Co-Director: William E. Kelley, Jr., MD
James C. "Butch" Rosser, Jr., MD: Traditional Laparoscopy
Gustavo L. Carvalho, MD, PhD: Mini Laparoscopy
David W. Rattner, MD: NOTES
Kevin J.E. Stepp, MD: Single Access and Reduced Port Laparoscopy
MULTIDISCIPLINARY PLENARY SESSION (Gynecology, General Surgery, Urology)
I
Could Use a Robot – But Should I? Who, Why, When, and Where - Town Hall
Debate • Jointly with the Minimally Invasive Robotic Association (MIRA)
and The Society of Robotic Surgery (SRS) (m4a / 57.1 MB)
Director: Howard N. Winfield, MD
Co-Director: Arnold P. Advincula, MD
Howard N. Winfield, MD: Robotic Assisted Partial Nephrectomy: Is it Better than the Laparoscopic or Open Surgical Approach?
Arnold P. Advincula, MD: Robotic-Assisted Hysterectomy is Really Just Open Surgery in Disguise
Ivo A.M.J. Broeders, Prof Dr Med: Is Robotic-Assisted Fundoplication Overkill?
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
Highlights Session - Highlights of MultiSpecialty Topics From Concurrent Sessions (m4a / 12.4 MB)
Gustavo Stringel, MD, MBA
Oliver Muensterer, MD
MULTIDISCIPLINARY PLENARY SESSION (Gynecology, General Surgery, Urology)
The Changing Face of Healthcare for Surgeons….Work Time Directives (m4a / 60.5 MB)
Director: Richard M. Satava, MD
Professor Oscar Traynor: The European Perspective and Current Trends within the European Union
Richard K. Reznick, MD, MEd: Current Threats to Surgical Training Require Radical Thinking
James C. Hebert, MD: United States Experience and Coping Strategies for the 80 Hour Week
Presentation of Best Papers, Best Video, and Best Poster Awards (m4a / 23.4 MB)
Session Director: Paul Alan Wetter, MD
Co-Director: Maurice K. Chung, RPh, MD
Presentation of Michael S. Kavic Award for Best Resident Paper
Presentation of the Paul Alan Wetter Award for Best Multispecialty Paper
Presentation of the Carl J. Levinson Award for Best Video
Awarding of Best Poster
Session Director: Gustavo Stringel, MD, MBA
Co-Director: Raymond J. Lanzafame, MD, MBA
Improving the Outcomes for Six Million Surgical Patients - ORReady (m4a / 6.7 MB)
Paul Alan Wetter, MD
20TH SLS ANNIVERSARY MEETING AND ENDO EXPO 2011 PODCASTS
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Opening Ceremony (m4a / 42.3 MB)
Paul Alan Wetter, MD, Chairman, SLS
Gustavo Stringel, MD, MBA, Imediate Past President
James C. "Butch" Rosser, Jr., MD, SLS President 2011
Professor Wai Lun Law, MS, Honorary Chair
Maurice K. Chung, RPh, MD
Professor Enlan Xia, MD, Honorary Chair
Thursday, September 15, 2011
General Session: Best of Laparoscopy Updates
Director: William E. Kelley, Jr., MD
Co-Directors: Harrith M. Hasson, MD & Douglas E. Ott, MD, MBA
Abdominal Pelvic Pain/Adhesions Committee: CAPPS (Complex Abdominal and Pelvic Pain Syndrom) (m4a / 9.6 MB)
Jay A. Redan, MD
The Information You Need When and Where You Need It - SLS Scholarly Search for Minimally Invasive Surgery (m4a / 9.0 MB)
Paul Alan Wetter, MD
Multidisciplinary Plenary Session: Directed Energy for Tissue Ablative Therapies
Director: Prof. Doron Kopelman, MD
Introduction (m4a / 2.8 MB)
Prof. Doron Kopelman, MD
Plasma Energy for Ablation of Malignant and Benign Pathology (m4a / 6.6 MB)
Farr Nezhat, MD
Long Term Survival of Mammographically Detected Invasive Breaast Cancer Patients Treated with Interstitial Laser Therapy (ILT) (m4a / 6.9 MB)
Kambiz Dowlat, MD
RFA of Kidney Tumors (m4a / 8.0 MB)
Jeffrey A. Cadeddu, MD
Recent Advances in MRgFUS (m4a / 8.5 MB)
Prof Doron Kopelman, MD
Discussion / Q&A (m4a / 2.4 MB)
Multidisciplinary Plenary Session: Smallar or Alternative Access Surgery: Should I Do It? Is it Better for My Patient?
Director: Paul G. Curcillo, II, MD
Co-Director: William E. Kelley, Jr., MD
Traditional Laparoscopy: Is It Really Broken? (m4a / 5.0 MB)
James C. "Butch" Rosser, Jr., MD
Can You Still Do a BIG Operation with Mini-Instruments? Risk, Benefits, Complications and Equipment (m4a / 5.5 MB)
Jay A. Redan, MD
Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery: LESS is More (m4a / 4.7 MB)
Mihir Desai, MD
NOTES: Current Status - Dead End - or Still a Path to Future Innovation? (m4a / 8.6 MB)
Michael R. Marohn, MD
Multidisciplinary Plenary Session: Synthetic Materials in Minimally Invasive Surgery:
Director: Maurice K. Chung, RPh, MD
Co-Director: Raymond J. Lanzafame, MD, MBA
The General Surgery Perspective (m4a / 5.9 MB)
Stephen M. Kavic, MD
Prosthetics for Hernia Repair (m4a / 4.7 MB)
Phillip Shadduck, MD
Mesh in Pelvic Surgery (m4a / 5.5 MB)
Maurice K. Chung, RPh, MD
The Applications and Complications of Mesh in Minimally Invasive Surgery (m4a / 6.0 MB)
Raymond J. Lanzafame, MD, MBA
Discussion / Q&A (m4a / 2.0 MB)
Friday, September 16, 2011
Multidisciplinary Plenary Session: Minimally Invasive Techniques for Organ Sparing Surgery
Director: Maurice K. Chung, RPh, MD
Gustavo Stringel, MD, MBA
Organ Sparing and the Kidney: Redefining the Term Minimally Invasive (m4a / 5.9 MB)
Jaime Landman, MD
LSH, LIH - Tissue and Nerve Sparing Alternatives at Hysterectomy (m4a / 6.6 MB)
Thomas L. Lyons, MD, MS
Awarding of Best Poster & Presentation of Michael S. Kavic Award for Best Poster & Paul Alan Wetter Award for Best Multispecialty Paper (m4a / 13.5 MB)
Awarding of Best Poster
Director: Harrith M. Hasson, MD
Co-Director: Maurice K. Chung, RPh, MD
Presentation of Michael S. Kavic Award for Best Resident Paper and Paul Alan Wetter Award for Best Multispecialty Paper
Director: Paul Alan Wetter, MD
Co-Director: James C. "Butch" Rosser, Jr., MD
Improving the Outcomes for Six Million Patients - ORReady (m4a / 7.9 MB)
Paul Alan Wetter, MD
Special Presentation: (Nearly) All You Need to Know to be a Great Surgical Teacher (in about 15 Minutes) (m4a / 17.1 MB)
Hilliard Jason, MD, EdD
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Special Event: Breakfast and Future Technology Session: Future of Medicine According to Science Fiction Writers
Director: Richard M. Satava, MD
Bringing Back the Future: Knowledge and Imagination in Biology and Medicine (m4a / 15.4 MB)
Greg Bear
The Future May Be Different: Possible Surprises in Tomorrow's Medicine (m4a / 17 MB)
David Brin
Scenarios for the Future of Medicine (m4a / 15 MB)
Vernor Vinge
Discussion and Q&A (m4a / 29.5 MB)
19TH SLS ANNUAL MEETING AND ENDO EXPO 2010 PODCASTS
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Opening Ceremony (m4a / 42.3MB)
Paul Alan Wetter, MD, Chairman, SLS
Charles H. Koh, MD, Immediate Past President
Gustavo Stringel, MD, MBA, SLS President 2010
Stefano Bettochi, Prof Dr Med
Gustavo Stringel, MD, MBA
Donald Risucci, PhD, Honorary Chair
Maurice K. Chung, RPh, MD
Ornella Sizzi, MD, Honorary Chair
Thursday, September 2, 2010
General Session: Best of Laparoscopy Updates
Director: William E. Kelley, Jr., MD
Co-Directors: Harrith M. Hasson, MD & Douglas E. Ott, MD, MBA
Fellowship Program Committee: The State of Fellowship (m4a / 6.2 MB)
Stephen M. Kavic, MD
Abdominal/Pelvic Pain/Adhesions Committee: The Evil Trilet of Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: Pudendal Neuralgia (m4a / 6.7 MB)
Maurice K. Chung, RPh, MD
Multidisciplinary Plenary Session: Adhesions/Adhesion Prevention (Jointly with ISGE)
Director: Charles E. Miller, MD
Co-Directors: Raymond J. Lanzafame, MD, MBA
Abdominal and Pelvic Adhesions, the GYN Perspective (m4a / 7.5 MB)
Charles E. Miller, MD
Prosthetics, Synthetics and Biologicals: Solutions from the Laboratory (m4a / 9.4 MB)
Raymond L. Lanzafame, MD, MBA
Adhesions in the Abdomen, the General Surgeon's Perspective (m4a / 6.8 MB)
Stephen M. Kavic, MD
New Strategies in Prevention and Management of Adhesions: The Research Perspective (m4a / 7.2 MB)
Kathleen Rogers, PhD
Paul Alan Wetter, MD
Multidisciplinary Plenary Session: Office Cosmetic Procedures
Director: Duncan Turner, MD
Co-Directors: Richard Vazquez, MD
Introduction (m4a / 2 MB)
Duncan Turner, MD
Rationale for Office Cosmetics in Non-Plastic Practices, Vaginal Reconstruction, and Other Procedures (m4a / 5.4 MB)
Duncan Turner, MD
Expanding Horizons in your Office - What about Veins? (m4a / 11.7 MB)
Richard M. Vazquez, MD
Office Laser Lipolysis for Bodysculpting Under Local Anesthesisa (m4a / 8.8 MB)
Radha Syed, MD
Friday, September 3, 2010
Multidisciplinary Plenary Session: Quality and Error Prevention in Laparoscopic Surgery
Director: James C. "Butch" Rosser, Jr., MD
Co-Director: Gustavo Stringel, MD, MBA
Safety, Quality and Improvement of Operating Room Performance (m4a / 8.8 MB)
Gustavo Stringel, MD, MBA
Risk Profiling and Mitigation in Laparoscopic Surgery: Role of Cognitive Simulation (m4a / 8.6 MB)
Mika N. Sinanan, MD, PhD
Error Prevention in Surgery - New Prospects (m4a / 6.7 MB)
Michael Stark, Prof Dr
Awarding of Best Poster & Best Resident Paper (m4a / 5.5 MB)
Presentation of Michael S. Kavic Best Resident Paper
Director: Paul Alan Wetter, MD
Co-Director: Gustavo Stringel, MD, MBA
Awarding of Best Poster
Director: Harrith M. Hasson, MD
Co-Director: Maurice K. Chung, RPh, MD
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Special Event: Breakfast with the 2010 Excel Award Recipient
Lecture & Presentation: Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart, Searching for Why and Why Not (m4a / 15.7 MB)
Excel Award Recipient: Douglas E. Ott, MD, MBA
18TH SLS ANNUAL MEETING AND ENDO EXPO 2009 PODCASTS
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Opening Ceremony (mov / 47.2MB)
Paul Alan Wetter, MD, Chairman, SLS
William E. Kelley, Jr. MD
Charles H. Koh, MD, SLS President 2009
Gustavo Stringel, MD, MBA
Roberto Gallardo D., MD, Honorary Chair
Charles H. Koh, MD
Suresh Nair, MD, Honorary Chair
Thursday, September 10, 2009
General Session: Best of Laparoscopy Updates
Gynecology Committee: The Use of Mesh for Stress Incontinence and Pelvic Floor Prolapse (mov / 9.5MB)
Steven M. Minaglia, MD, MBA
Gynecology Committee: Pediatric Gynecology (mov / 9.1MB)
Robert K. Zurawin, MD
Multidisciplinary Plenary Session: Image-Guided Surgical Procedures. What a Surgeon Should Know About Non-Surgical Approaches
Role of Robotics in Image Guided Procedures (mov / 18.2MB)
Mehran Anvari, MS, BS, PhD
Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS): Is It Radiation Therapy; Why Should I Care? (mov / 8.9MB)
Ron Davis, MD & Paul Goldfarb, MD
The Surgeon's Responsibility for Imaging Utilization During Minimally Invasive Procedures (mov / 7.9MB)
Pat Fulgham, MD
MRI-guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery (MRgFUS) for Uterine Fibroids (mov / 9.6MB)
Elizabeth A. Stewart, MD
Multidisciplinary Plenary Session: Cancer and Laparoscopy - What to Do and What Not to Do
Robotics in Cervical Cancer: the Good, Bad and Ugly (mov / 7.4MB)
Farr Nezhat, MD
The Role of Laparoscopy in Pediatric Abdominal Malignant Tumors (mov / 6.3MB)
Gustavo Stringel, MD, MBA
Advanced Robotic Technique as a Surgical Treatment Option for Prostate Cancer (mov / 6.8MB)
David B. Samadi, MD
Pearls and Pitfalls - Laparoscopy and Malignancy (mov / 6.3MB)
Stephen M. Kavic, MD
Multidisciplinary Plenary Session: The US Health Care System is Broken. What can we do about it?
Introduction (mov / 4.4MB)
Michael S. Kavic, MD
Obstacles to Providing "Universal Care" to the Underserved - a Urologic Perspective (mov / 8MB)
Richard Babayan, MD
Health Disparities: Target Heart Disease (mov / 6.3MB)
William A. Cooper, MD
Catastrophe or mess: burial and phoenix (mov / 11.8MB)
Douglas E. Ott, MD, MBA
Friday, September 11, 2009
Multidisciplinary Plenary Session: NOTES, SPA & Microbots - A Controversy Debate
Single Port Access (SPA) Surgery - In Search of the Critical View (mov / 13.5MB)
Paul G. Curcillo, II, MD
Transvaginal NOTES: Culdolaparoscopy (mov / 8.3MB)
Daniel A. Tsin, MD
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Special Event: Breakfast with Keynote Speaker
Robots in Space (mov / 27.1MB)
Tim Reedman, BASc
Future Technology Session: From the Infinitesimal to the Infinite - Molecules, Energy and Space for Surgeons
Controlling Molecules with Light (mov / 26.1MB)
Harry T. Whelan, MD
Plasma Medicine - Why Energy Is Important to Surgeons (mov / 22.0MB)
Michel Wertheimer, PhD
17TH SLS ANNUAL MEETING AND ENDO EXPO 2008 PODCASTS
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Opening Ceremony (mov / 73.6MB)
Paul Alan Wetter, MD; Chairman, SLS
Friday, September 19, 2008
Excel Award Presentation and Lecture (mov / 34.7MB)
Harrith M. Hasson, MD; 2008 SLS Excel Award Recipient
Evaluating Surgical Performance
16TH SLS ANNUAL MEETING AND ENDO EXPO 2007 PODCASTS
Friday, September 7, 2007
Resident Award-Winning Paper Presentation (m4a / 10.4MB)
Sohail R. Shah, MD
Minimally Invasive Repair of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernias: A Review of Our Experience
Friday, September 7, 2007
Excel Award Presentation and Lecture (m4a / 22.2MB)
Elspeth M. McDougall, MD; 2007 SLS Excel Award Recipient
The Future of Surgery is Education
15TH SLS ANNUAL MEETING AND ENDO EXPO 2006 PODCASTS
Wednesday, September 6, 2006
Presidential Address (m4a / 15MB)
Raymond J. Lanzafame, MD, MBA, SLS President 2006
Issues in the Acquisition, Development, and Use of Technology in Health Care
Thursday, September 7, 2006
Introduction—SLS Websites (m4a / 13.2MB)
Paul Alan Wetter, MD; Chairman, SLS
From the Multidisciplinary Plenary Session Informatics for the Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

