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World Robotic General 

Surgery Symposium 

Loews Miami Beach Hotel 

Miami Beach, Florida 

June 27-29, 2011 

GLOBAL ROBOTICS INSTITUTE 

The skill to heal. The spirit to care.

Welcome to the 

World Robotic 

General Surgery 

Symposium 

2011 

For the last six years, the World Robotic Symposium has been the unparalleled premier robotic surgery 

event worldwide. Because of our world-class faculty, an innovative format, surgical broadcasts and 

stimulating scientific sessions, it has consistently been the most well attended global event in robotic 

surgery, growing in size each year. We at the Florida Hospital Global Robotics Institute (GRI) and the 

Society of Robotic Surgery are delighted to invite you to the Sixth Annual World Robotic Symposium, 

June 27-29, 2011 at the Loews Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. This event will feature an individualized 

symposium for general surgery that will include colorectal, bariatric, gastroesophageal, hepatobiliary/ 

pancreas/ spleen, endocrine and single incision procedures. 

The two and a half day symposium will not only spotlight the tremendous advantages offered by robotic 

surgery, but it will take a “how to” approach with focus on trocar placement, patient and robot positioning, 

specific clinical applications, and in depth discussions and video demonstrations of the critical elements 

of each procedure. These sessions will be presented as didactic presentations of demonstrative video 

footage, and panel discussions with opportunities for hands on learning. 

www.GlobalRoboticsInstitute.com/WRS

Educational Objectives 

Upon conclusion of this course, participants will be able to: 

• Review the key components of the current robotic systems and their advantages/disadvantages compared to 

conventional laparoscopy. 

• Demonstrate the current applications of the robotic technology in the areas of general surgery: bariatric, colorectal 

surgery, foregut, endocrine, hepatobiliary, pancreas, and hernias. 

• Describe the standard robotic port placement and variations for extenuating patient circumstances to include patients 

with prior abdominal surgery and obesity. 

• Acquire a sound knowledge of the detailed surgical steps and philosophies of the various general surgery procedures 

accomplished with robotic assistance. 

• Describe the future of surgery, including how current and future innovations will impact general surgery. 

Target Audience 

• All general surgery subspecialties 

• Physician assistants 

• Nurses 

• Surgical technicians 

• Operating room administrators 

• Hospital executives 

Accreditation Statement 

Florida Hospital is accredited by the Florida Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

Designation Statement 

Florida Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 19.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits . Physicians should only claim 

credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Nursing Credit 

Nursing contact hours will be awarded for attendance to this course by Florida Hospital FSBN Provider #NCE2012. 

American Disability Act Statement 

Florida Hospital is committed to making its activities accessible to all individuals. If you have a disability, please submit a 

description of your needs, along with your registration, to assure that you will be able to participate in the activity. 

Faculty Disclosure/Conflict of Interest 

In accordance with Continuing Medical Education requirements on disclosure, information about relationships of presenters with 

commercial interests (if any) will be disclosed at the conference. The faculty is expected to disclose to the program audience any 

real or appropriate conflict(s) of interest to the content of their presentation(s). Faculty is also required to identify any reference to 

off-labeled usage or research data included in their presentation.

Conference Highlights 

• Hepatobiliary-pancreas 

• Gastroesophageal 

• Bariatrics 

• Colorectal 

• Robotic Single Incision 

• Allied Health (June 29) and Executive Tracks (June 27) 

• Endocrine 

• Hernias 

Video-based Teaching Modules: Tips and Tricks, Challenging Cases 

The plenary sessions will focus on a video-based approach to teaching. The world’s foremost thought leaders will present their 

techniques and share with you their breadth of experience. 

Florida Hospital’s Nicholson Center is the world-wide leader in multi-specialty robotic training and 

education, featuring 6 da Vinci ® robots, a state-of-the-art education center and multiple observation 

galleries designed specifically for viewing live robotic cases. For more information, or to schedule 

a training, contact David Hopkins at (407) 303-4314 or David.Hopkins@flhosp.org. 

400 Celebration Place, Celebration, FL 34747 | www.NicholsonCenter.com 


World Robotic Symposium Chairman 

Vipul R. Patel, MD, FACS 

Medical Director, Global Robotics Institute at Florida Hospital Celebration Health 

Associate Professor of Urology, University of Central Florida College of Medicine 

Medical Director, Florida Hospital Cancer Institute Urologic Oncology Program 

Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Robotic Surgery 

Clinical Associate Professor of Urology at Nova Southeastern University 

Course Directors 

Gyu Seog Choi, MD, PhD 

Division of Colorectal Surgery 

Department of Surgery 

School of Medicine 

Kyungpook National University 

Daegu, Korea 

Woong Youn Chung, MD 

Associate Professor of Surgery 

Yonsei University College of Medicine 

Seoul, Korea 

Woo Jin Hyung, MD, PhD 

Associate Professor 



Seoul, Korea 

Keith Kim, MD 

Director of Metabolic Medicine and 

Surgery Institute 

Co-Director of Minimally Invasive 

Surgery Fellowship Program 

Florida Hospital - Celebration Health 

Celebration, FL 

Seon-Hahn Kim, MD 

Professor and Head of Colorectal Division 

Department of Surgery, Korea University 

Anam Hospital 

Korea University College of Medicine 

Seoul, Korea 

Antonio Luis de Vasconcellos Macedo, MD 

President, Brazilian Committee for 

Robotic Surgery 

Brazilian Medical Association 

Albert Einstein Hospital 

Sao Paulo, Brazil 

Shawn MacKenzie, MD 

Virginia Piper Cancer Institute 

Minneapolis, MN 

Eduardo Parra-Davila, MD, FACS, FASCRS 

Director of Minimally Invasive and 

Colorectal Surgery at Florida Hospital 

Celebration Health 

Director of Hernia and Abdominal Wall 

Reconstruction at Florida Hospital 

Celebration Health 

Celebration, FL 

Invited Faculty 

Ricardo Abdallah, MD 

Hospital Sirio – Libanes 


Eren Berber, MD 

Assistant Professor of Surgery 

Director, Robotic Endocrine Surgery 

Cleveland Clinic 

Cleveland, OH 

Sri Chalikonda, MD 

Associate Staff 

Hepato-Panceato-Biliary and 

Transplant Surgery 

Cleveland Clinic 

Cleveland, OH 

Mark Dylewski, MD 


Cardiothoracic Surgery 

Institute for Thoracic Surgery 

Miami, FL 

Ricardo Estape, MD 

Associate Professor of 

Gynecologic Oncology 

University of Miami 

Miami, FL 

Morris Franklin, MD, FACS 

Clinical Professor of Surgery 

University of Texas Health Science 

Center at San Antonio 

San Antonio, TX

Invited Faculty 

Anthony Gonzalez, MD, FACS 

General and Bariatric Surgeon 

Baptist Hospital of Miami and South 

Miami Hospital 

Miami, FL 

Eric Haas, MD 

Director of Laparoscopic Colon and 

Rectal Surgery 

Faculty Surgeon at The Methodist 

Hospital, St Luke’s Hospital and 

Memorial Hermann Hospital 

Houston, TX 

Kemp Kernstein, MD, PhD 

Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery 

Director, Lung Cancer and Thoracic 

Oncology Program 

City of Hope 

Professor, Beckman Research Institute 

Duarte, California 

Sergio Larach, MD 


Colon & Rectal Surgeon 

Florida Hospital 

Orlando, FL 

Fabrizo Luca, MD 

Senior Deputy Director 

Head of the Project “Development of 

Robotic Surgery” 

Division of Abdomino-Pelvic Surgery 

European Institute of Oncology 

Via Ripamonti, Milano 

Henry Lujan, MD 


Colon & Rectal Surgery 

Miami, FL 

Byung Soh Min, MD 

Assistant Professor 



Seoul, Korea 

Vincent Obias, MD 

George Washington University 


Division Chief, Colorectal Surgery 

Washington, DC 

Nancy Perrier, MD, FACS 

Professor, Department of Surgical 

Oncology, Division of Surgery 

Endocrine Center 

The University of Texas MD Anderson 

Cancer Center 

Houston, TX 

Alessio Pigazzi, MD 

Department of General 

Oncologic Surgery 

City of Hope National Center 

Duarte, CA 

Gustavo Plasencia, MD 

Clinical Professor of Surgery 

College of Medicine 

Florida International University 

Miami, FL 

Leela Prasad, MD 

Turi Josefson Professor 

Chief, Division of Colon and 

Rectal Surgery 

University of Illinois College of 

Medicine at Chicago 

Chicago, IL 

Sonia L. Ramamoorthy, MD 


Colon and Rectal Surgery 

Rebecca and John Moores 

Cancer Center 

La Jolla, CA 

Vladimir Schraibman, MD, PhD 

Proctor GI Robotic Surgery 

Albert Einstein Hospital 

Coordinator of Robotic GI Surgery - 

Brazilian Medical Association 


Michelle Toder, MD, FACS, FASMBS 

Medical Director, Surgical Weight 

Loss Program 

Eastern Maine Medical Center 

Bangor, ME 

Anusak Yiengpruksawan, MD, FACS 

Director, The Valley Minimally 

Invasive and Robotic Institute 

The Valley Hospital 

Ridgewood, New Jersey 

Herbert J Zeh, MD, PhD 

University of Pittsburgh Physicians 

Division of Surgical Oncology 

Hillman Cancer Center 

Pittsburgh, PA 


Program 

Monday, June 27, 2011 

7:00 – 7:10 am Welcome 

Vipul Patel, MD, FACS 

Bariatric Session 

7:10 – 9:00 am General Surgery Program: 

• Robotics’ ABC 

• Robotic Docking & Port Placement Strategies 

• Robotic Surgery Troubleshooting 

• Collisions & Movements 

• Complications Videos 

9:00 – 9:15 am Questions and Answers 

9:15 – 9:30 am Break 

9:30 – 9:50 am Robotic Retro-Colic, Retro-Gastric, 

Gastric Bypass 

9:50 – 10:10 am Robotic Ante-Colic, Ante-Gastric, 

Gastric Bypass 

10:10 – 10:30 am Robotic Sleeve Gastrectomy 

10:30 – 10:50 am Robotic Revisions 

10:50 – 11:00 am Break 

11:00 – 11:30 am Expert Panel Discussions 

11:30 – 12:30pm Lunch 

Gastroesophageal Session 

1:00 – 1:30 pm Robotic Gastrectomy 

1:30 – 2:00 pm Robotic Esophagectomy 

2:00 – 2:20 pm Robotic Achalasia 

2:20 – 2:35 pm Expert Panel Discussions 

2:35 – 2:45 pm Break 

Endocrine Session 

2:45 – 3:05 pm Robotic Adrenalectomy Anterior Approach 

3:05 – 3:25 pm Robotic Adrenalectomy Posterior Approach 

3:25 – 3:45 pm Robotic Thyroidectomy 


4:00 – 4:10 pm Break 

Hernias Session 

4:10 – 4:30 pm Robotic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair 

4:30 – 4:50 pm Robotic Incisional Hernia Repair 


Tuesday, June 28, 2011 

Colorectal Session 

7:00 – 7:05 am Welcome 

7:05 – 7:15 am Recent Data and Trials 

7:15 – 7:30 am Laparoscopic Colectomy 

Right Colectomy 

7:30 – 8:00 am Robotic Right Colectomy Posterior Approach 

8:00 - 8:30 am Robotic Right Colectomy Medial to 

Lateral Approach 

8:30 – 9:00 am Intracorporeal Anastomosis 

9:00 – 9:30 am Specimen Extraction 

• Transabdominal 

• Transvaginal 


9:45 – 9:50 am Break 

Left Colectomy 

9:50 – 10:15 am Robotic Left Colectomy Hybrid Approach 

10:15 – 10:45 am Robotic Left Colectomy Single Docking 

10:45 – 11:15 am Robotic Left Colectomy Double Docking 

11:15 – 11:45 am Robotic Mobilization of Splenic Flexure 

• Medial Approach 

• Lateral Approach 

• Lesser Sac Approach 


12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch

Lower Anterior Resection 

1:00 – 1:30 pm Robotic Lower Anterior Single Docking 

1:30 – 1:45 pm Docking in LLQ 

1:45 – 2:00 pm Docking at Medial Left Lower Extremity 

2:00 – 2:15 pm Docking at Pelvis 

2:15 – 2:30 pm Robotic Lower Anterior Resection 

Double Docking 

2:30 – 2:45 pm Specimen Extraction 

• Transabdominal 

• Transanal 

• Transvaginal 


3:00 – 3:10 pm Break 

3:10 – 3:40 pm Robotics in Colonic Involvement of 

Endometriosis 

3:40 – 4:10 pm Single Port/Colectomy 

4:10 - 4:25 pm Robotic Pelvic Node Dissection 

4:25 – 4:40 pm Robotics in Inflammatory Bowel Disease 

4:40 – 5:10 pm Summary of Technical Tips on Robotic 

Colorectal Resection and Anastomosis 

5:10 – 5:40 pm Video Session - Cases and Complications 

5:40 – 6:00 pm Summary of Expert Panel Discussions 

6:00 – 6:15 pm Future of Colorectal Robotics and Role of 

Colerectal Societies 

Wednesday, June 29, 2011 

Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Session 

7:30 – 8:00 am Robotic Right Hepatectomy 

8:00 – 8:30 am Robotic Biliary Surgery 

8:30 – 9:30 am Robotic Distal Pancreatectomy 

• With Spleen Preservation 

• Without Spleen Preservation 

9:30 – 9:45 am Break 

9:45 – 10:15 am The Whipple Procedure 

10:15 – 10:45 am Robotic Resection of Neuroendocrine Tumors 

10:45 – 11:15 am Robotic Splenectomy 


11:30 – 11:45 am Wrap-up 

11:45 am Session ends (Lunch will not be provided) 

Note: Every effort will be made to adhere to the agenda; however, changes may occur. 

Please refer to www.GlobalRoboticsInstitute.com/WRS for the most up to date schedule. 


Allied Health & 

Executive Program 

Allied Health Sessions 

One-day (June 29) or 

Three-day Session (June 27-29, 2011) 

Topics include: 

Hotel Information 

Location 

Loews Miami Beach Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida 

Accommodations 

Loews Miami Beach Hotel 

1601 Collins Avenue, Miami, Florida 33139 

• Building the efficient robotic surgery team 

• Design and arrangement of the operating room 

• Room turnover efficiency to make five or six cases a 

day possible 

• Table set up and instrumentation 

• Patient positioning and safety 

• The role of the surgical physician’s assistant as the 

primary assistant 

• Tips and tricks for draping and efficient operating 

room time management 

• Scientific Session: Top posters will be presented 

• Clinical track and advanced surgical tracks for several 

urologic procedures 

• Those attendees who register for the three-day option 

will attend one specialty session indicated in registration 

for each of the other two days 

Robotic Surgery for Hospital Executives 

One-day (June 27) or 

Three-day Session (June 27-29, 2011) 

Topics include: 

• Introduction to robotic technology 

• Robotic procedures overview 

• Building a multispecialty robotics program 

• Building a robotic surgery team 

• Economics of robotic surgery 

• Marketing 

• Those attendees who register for the three-day option 

will attend one specialty session indicated in registration 

for each of the other two days 

Note: Every effort will be made to adhere to the agenda; however, changes 

may occur. Please refer to www.GlobalRoboticsInstitute.com/WRS for the 

most up to date schedule. 

A corporate rate will be extended to registrants at $189 per 

night plus tax, per room, per night. The corporate rate is 

available until May 27. A deposit equal to one night’s room and 

tax will be charged to the individual’s credit card at the time 

of reservation. The number of rooms at the corporate rate is 

limited so please check on availability. 

Reservation Phone: (877) LOEWS-MB (877) 563-9762 

Reservation Website: http://www.LoewsHotels.com/en/Miami- 

Beach-Hotel/GroupPages/Robotics 

Cancellation Policy 

Cancellations received at least three weeks prior to the course 

will be refunded, less a $200 administrative fee. No refunds will 

be made on cancellations received less than three weeks prior 

to the course.

World Robotic General Surgery Symposium 

June 27-29, 2011 Loews Miami Beach Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida 

Course Fee Includes all course materials, continental breakfasts and lunches. 

Ending April 30 Starting May 1 Other offers 

2.5 Day General Surgery Session - Physicians (June 27-29) $749/person $799/person 

2.5 Day General Surgery Session - Residents and Fellows (June 27-29) $599/person $649/person 

1 Day Colorectal Session - Physicians (June 28) $449/person $499/person 

1 Day Colorectal Session - Residents and Fellows (June 28) $379/person $419/person 

1 Day Allied Health (June 29) $299/person $349/person 

1 Day Executives (June 27) $299/person $349/person 

3 Day Allied Health (June 27-29) Circle one session per day to attend: $499/person $549/person 

Monday: URO / TRANSORAL / GEN SURG 

Tuesday: URO / GEN SURG / TRANSORAL 

3 Day Executives (June 27-29) Circle one session per day to attend: $499/person $549/person 

Tuesday: URO / GEN SURG / TRANSORAL 

Wednesday: CARDIOTHORACIC / PEDS / GEN SURG / URO 

Total Attendees______________ Total Fees________________ 

Registration Form 

Please print. All fields required. 

Society of Robotic 

Surgery Premier 

Membership: $200 

- Includes online Journal 

of Robotic Surgery 

subscription 

- For more information 

please visit www. 

SRobotics.org 

Journal of Robotic 

Surgery 1 Year 

Subscription: $50 

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