North America
Michael Bouvet, MD
Professor of Surgery
Director of Endocrine Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Department of Surgery
University of California San Diego
La Jolla, California USA
Professor of Surgery
Director of Endocrine Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Department of Surgery
University of California San Diego
La Jolla, California USA
Geoffrey C. Gurtner, MD, FACS
Johnson and Johnson Distinguished Professor of Surgery
Professor (by courtesy) of Bioengineering and Materials Science
Inaugural Vice Chairman of Surgery for Innovation
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, California USA
Johnson and Johnson Distinguished Professor of Surgery
Professor (by courtesy) of Bioengineering and Materials Science
Inaugural Vice Chairman of Surgery for Innovation
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, California USA
Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD
The Bariatric and Metabolic Institute
Digestive Disease Institute
Cleveland Clinic Florida
Weston, Florida, USA
The Bariatric and Metabolic Institute
Digestive Disease Institute
Cleveland Clinic Florida
Weston, Florida, USA
Philip S. Low, PhD
Presidential Scholar for Drug Discovery and Ralph C. Corley Distinguished Professor of Chemistry – Biochemistry (Department of Chemistry)
Purdue University
Department of Chemistry
West Lafayette, Indiana USA
Stanford, California USA
Presidential Scholar for Drug Discovery and Ralph C. Corley Distinguished Professor of Chemistry – Biochemistry (Department of Chemistry)
Purdue University
Department of Chemistry
West Lafayette, Indiana USA
Stanford, California USA
Derek Muehrcke, MD, FACS
Chairman, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Flagler Hospital
Jacksonville, Florida USA
Chairman, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Flagler Hospital
Jacksonville, Florida USA
Francis A. Papaye, MD, FACS, FAAP
Professor and Chairman
Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio USA
Professor and Chairman
Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio USA
Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Clinical Professor of Surgery
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at CWRU
Chairman, Department of General Surgery
Director, General Surgery Residency Program
Director, The Bariatric and Metabolic Institute
Cleveland Clinic Florida
Weston, Florida USA
Clinical Professor of Surgery
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at CWRU
Chairman, Department of General Surgery
Director, General Surgery Residency Program
Director, The Bariatric and Metabolic Institute
Cleveland Clinic Florida
Weston, Florida USA
Danny A. Sherwinter MD, FACS
Director, Bariatric Surgery; Director, MIS Fellowship Program
Maimonides Medical Center
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Director, Bariatric Surgery; Director, MIS Fellowship Program
Maimonides Medical Center
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Jason M. Warram, PhD
Assistant Professor
Departments of Otolaryngology, Surgery, Radiology, & Biomedical Engineering
Associate Scientist – O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama USA
Assistant Professor
Departments of Otolaryngology, Surgery, Radiology, & Biomedical Engineering
Associate Scientist – O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama USA
Steven D Wexner, MD, Phd (Hon), FACS, FRCS, FRCS(Ed)
Affiliate Professor Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine
Clinical Professor Florida International University College of Medicine
Director, Digestive Disease Center
Chair, Department of Colorectal Surgery
Cleveland Clinic Florida
Weston, Florida, USA
Affiliate Professor Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine
Clinical Professor Florida International University College of Medicine
Director, Digestive Disease Center
Chair, Department of Colorectal Surgery
Cleveland Clinic Florida
Weston, Florida, USA
Kevin P. White, MD, PhD
CEO and Chief Research Consultant
ScienceRight Research Consulting
London, Ontario Canada
CEO and Chief Research Consultant
ScienceRight Research Consulting
London, Ontario Canada
Steven Scott Rothenberg
Chief of Pediatric Surgery
Rocky Mountain Hospital For Children
Professor of Clinical Surgery
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Denver, CO, USA
Chief of Pediatric Surgery
Rocky Mountain Hospital For Children
Professor of Clinical Surgery
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Denver, CO, USA
John Lee, MD, MSCE
Medical Director, Gamma Knife Center
Associate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Medical Director, Gamma Knife Center
Associate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Ceana Nezhat MD, FACS, FACOG
Fellowship Director, Nezhat Medical Center
Medical Director of Training & Education and
Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery & Robotics,
Northside Hospital, Atlanta Georgia
Member of ACS Video Based Education Committee
Adjunct Professor of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Emory University
Past President, Society of Reproductive Surgeons
Past President, American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
Editor in Chief, Atlanta Medicine
Atlanta, GA, USA
Fellowship Director, Nezhat Medical Center
Medical Director of Training & Education and
Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery & Robotics,
Northside Hospital, Atlanta Georgia
Member of ACS Video Based Education Committee
Adjunct Professor of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Emory University
Past President, Society of Reproductive Surgeons
Past President, American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
Editor in Chief, Atlanta Medicine
Atlanta, GA, USA
James Basilion, PhD
Director, Case Center for Imaging Research, Case Western Reserve University Medical School
Vice Chairman of Basic Science Research, Department of Radiology, CWRU, SOM
Professor of Radiology, CWRU, SOM
Professor of Pathology, CWRU, SOM
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, CWRU, SOM
Professor of Radiology, CWRU, SOM
Professor Cancer Center, CWRU, SOM
Cleveland, OH, USA
Director, Case Center for Imaging Research, Case Western Reserve University Medical School
Vice Chairman of Basic Science Research, Department of Radiology, CWRU, SOM
Professor of Radiology, CWRU, SOM
Professor of Pathology, CWRU, SOM
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, CWRU, SOM
Professor of Radiology, CWRU, SOM
Professor Cancer Center, CWRU, SOM
Cleveland, OH, USA
Martin I. Newman, MD, FAAPS, FACS
Program Director
Department of Plastic Surgery
Head of Clinical Research
Director of Education, Weston
Director and Coordinator/Academic Advancement Series
Cleveland Clinic Florida
Weston, Florida
Program Director
Department of Plastic Surgery
Head of Clinical Research
Director of Education, Weston
Director and Coordinator/Academic Advancement Series
Cleveland Clinic Florida
Weston, Florida
Sonia Ramamoorthy , MD
Professor of Surgery and Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery at UC San Diego Health System. She completed both her clinical research fellowship and her general surgery residency at UC San Diego, and a Colorectal Surgery fellowship at Washington University’s Barnes-Jewish Hospital. She earned her MBA at UCSD Rady’s School of Management, her MD/MS at Boston University School of Medicine and her BA degree at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Ramamoorthy’s research interests include colorectal cancer. the application of new technology to colorectal surgery and quality related outcomes. She has authored over a hundred papers and chapters in colorectal surgery and remains an enthusiastic innovator and educator in the field of minimal invasive surgery.
Professor of Surgery and Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery at UC San Diego Health System. She completed both her clinical research fellowship and her general surgery residency at UC San Diego, and a Colorectal Surgery fellowship at Washington University’s Barnes-Jewish Hospital. She earned her MBA at UCSD Rady’s School of Management, her MD/MS at Boston University School of Medicine and her BA degree at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Ramamoorthy’s research interests include colorectal cancer. the application of new technology to colorectal surgery and quality related outcomes. She has authored over a hundred papers and chapters in colorectal surgery and remains an enthusiastic innovator and educator in the field of minimal invasive surgery.
South America
Fernando Dip, MD
Hospital de Clinicas Buenos Aires
University of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cleveland, OH, USA
Hospital de Clinicas Buenos Aires
University of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cleveland, OH, USA
Jorge Falco, MD
University Hospital Das Clinicas
Buenos Aires, Argentina
University Hospital Das Clinicas
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Alberto Rancati MD PhD
Director Oncoplastic Program
Hospital de Clinicas José de San Martín
University of Buenos Aires
Argentina
Europe
Luigi Boni, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery University of Milan
Chief of Surgery
Fondazione IRCCS – Ca’ Granda – Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
University of Milan Milan, Italy
Professor of Surgery University of Milan
Chief of Surgery
Fondazione IRCCS – Ca’ Granda – Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
University of Milan Milan, Italy
Thomas Carus, MD
Chief Surgeon
Asklepios Westklinikum
Department of General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery
Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery
Hamburg, Germany
Chief Surgeon
Asklepios Westklinikum
Department of General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery
Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery
Hamburg, Germany
Michele Diana, MD
Scientific Director of IRCAD
Professor, University of Strasbourg
Photonics for Health Lab
Strasbourg, France
Scientific Director of IRCAD
Professor, University of Strasbourg
Photonics for Health Lab
Strasbourg, France
Jaume Masia, MD
Director of the Advanced Breast Reconstructive Service and the Integrated Lymphoedema Treatment Unit
Clinica Planas
Barcelona, Spain
Director of the Advanced Breast Reconstructive Service and the Integrated Lymphoedema Treatment Unit
Clinica Planas
Barcelona, Spain
Sylke Schneider-Koriath, MD
Senior Consultant Department of Visceral Surgery
Specialist for General, Visceral and Bariatric surgery Klinikum Südstadt Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Senior Consultant Department of Visceral Surgery
Specialist for General, Visceral and Bariatric surgery Klinikum Südstadt Rostock
Rostock, Germany
Giuseppe Spinoglio MD, FACS
Chief of Program of Robotic Surgery and Education
FPO Candolo Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment I.R.C.C.S
Turin, Italy
Chief of Program of Robotic Surgery and Education
FPO Candolo Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment I.R.C.C.S
Turin, Italy
Laurents Stassen, MD, PhD
Professor of GI Surgery
Chief of Surgical Training
Vice Chair of Department of Surgery
Maastricht University Medical Center
Maastricht, The Netherlands
Professor of GI Surgery
Chief of Surgical Training
Vice Chair of Department of Surgery
Maastricht University Medical Center
Maastricht, The Netherlands
Alexander Vahrmeijer, MD
Leiden University Medical Center
Leiden, The Netherlands
Leiden University Medical Center
Leiden, The Netherlands
Eric Vibert, MD, PhD, HDR
Paul Brousse Hospital, Villejuif, France
Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Hôpital Paul Brousse
Villejuif, France
Paul Brousse Hospital, Villejuif, France
Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Hôpital Paul Brousse
Villejuif, France
Rutger Schols, MD PhD FEBOPRAS
Dutch and European Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery
Maastricht University Medical Center
Maastricht, The Netherlands
Dutch and European Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery
Maastricht University Medical Center
Maastricht, The Netherlands
Daniel Rosenthal, MD
Head, Spine Section
Hochtaunuskliniken
Bad Homburg, Germany
Head, Spine Section
Hochtaunuskliniken
Bad Homburg, Germany
Middle East
Ory Wiesel, MD
Director of Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery
The Baruch-Padeh Medical Center of the north, Poriya- Israel.
The Faculty of Medicine in Galilee- Bar Ilan University, Israel.
Asia / Australia
Takeaki Ishizawa, MD, PhD, FACS
Hepato-biliary-pancreatic Surgery Division,
Department of Surgery
Graduate School of Medicine
The University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Hepato-biliary-pancreatic Surgery Division,
Department of Surgery
Graduate School of Medicine
The University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Norihiro Kokudo, MD, PhD, FACS
School of Medicine
University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
School of Medicine
University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Carlo Pulitano, MD, PhD, FRACS
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Sydney, Australia
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Sydney, Australia
Yasuteru Urano, PhD
Professor
Lab. of Chemistry & Biology
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Lab. of Chemical Biology & Molecular Imaging
Graduate School of Medicine
The University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Professor
Lab. of Chemistry & Biology
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Lab. of Chemical Biology & Molecular Imaging
Graduate School of Medicine
The University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan