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Dear Colleagues, 

This first annual Minimally Invasive Surgery Week is shaping up to be an amazing, exhilarating, 

information-packed meeting. Join SLS, MIRA, and SRS for professional development, 

interaction, debate, and the sharing of experiences in a format not found in other conferences. 

We look forward to seeing you all in Boston! 

Sincerely, 

Paul Alan wetter, MD 

Professor Emeritus, University of Miami School of Medicine 

Chairman, The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 


As the 21st President of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS), I welcome you to 

participate in the SLS • MIRA • SRS Joint Annual Meeting and Endo Expo 2012 in Boston. 

This year, the Society of Robotic Surgeons and the Minimally Invasive Robotic Association 

will join us and provide a new dimension of scientific interactions for the meetings. The 

Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons traditionally has offered the most up to date information 

in minimally invasive surgery to our participants. With the added insight from our 

robotic colleagues, this meeting will promise to elevate discussion of the pros and cons of the 

future technologies and laparoscopic surgery options. Your participation, interaction, and 

expertise will be valued and appreciated in this very exciting joint venture. I look forward 

to seeing all of you in SEPTEMBER for our own BOSTON ENDO PARTY. 

Maurice K. Chung, RPh, MD, ACGE 

President, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS) 


It gives me great pleasure to welcome you at the first joint SLS, MIRA, SRS Meeting here 

in Boston. We are all united by the same vision: to perform patient-friendly surgery through 

minimal access with the aid of scopes, video cameras, and specific endoscopic instrumentation. 

Surgical robots are such specific tools, highly developed already, but still in their infancy. 

The potential of robotic technology in endoscopic surgery, however, is huge and we are 

here to share experience and thoughts on how we can use it best for making surgical procedures 

even more precise and even less invasive. Robotic surgery only works in a functioning 

team. For the success of all endoscopic surgery scientific societies in the field should 

cooperate as well. This joint meeting is a step in this direction and is a great opportunity for 

exchange of knowledge and development of common treatment strategies. I wish all participants 

an exciting and interesting conference on laparoendoscopic and robotic surgery. 

Johannes Bonatti, MD 

President, Minimally Invasive Robotic Association (MIRA) 


The first joint SLS, MIRA, SRS meeting in Boston represents a coming together of three 

societies who have been integral in the global promotion of minimally invasive surgical techniques. 

Over the last decade there has been an ever-growing interest in the use of cuttingedge 

robotics in surgery. This meeting will provide a forum to discuss the rapid evolution in 

techniques and outcomes as well as areas of controversy from some of the most experienced 

robotic surgeons in the world. This year’s program has been designed to address the needs of 

beginners all the way to the mature and seasoned robotics user. Join us in Boston for what 

will be an exciting and informative event for everyone. 

Arnold Advincula, MD 

President, Society of Robotic Surgeons (SRS) 

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Table of Contents 

Message SLS, MIRA & SRS Presidents.............1 

Program Directors and Honorary Chairs............2 

SLS, MIRA & SRS Board of Directors..............2 

SLS Mission Statement......................................3 

Preliminary Program Agenda.............................4 

Master’s Classes.................................................7 

State of the Art Lectures in Robotic Surgery......9 

Multidisciplinary Plenary Sessions...................10 

Concurrent Session Scientific Papers, 

Videos, Open Forum, Posters........................12 

Poster Session.................................................13 

Video Session: Surgical Surprises ..................14 

SIG Updates .....................................................14 

Special Events. ................................................15 

Conference Description/Objectives/ 

CME Credits / SLS CME Process..................16 

Programs for Residents, Fellows, Nurses, 

and Affiliated Medical Personnel...................17 

Accommodations and Travel............................17 

Endo Expo/Exhibit Hall Events..........................18 

Conference Registration Form......................... 19 

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Program Directors, Boards of Directors, Chairs 

Conference Program Directors 

Maurice K. Chung, RPh, MD 

Joseph B. Petelin, MD 

Scientific Chair 

Raymond J. Lanzafame, MD, MBA 

General Chair 

Paul Alan Wetter, MD 

Program Commitee Chair - MIRA 

Farid Gharagozloo, MD 

Honorary Chairs 

Mehran Anvari, MD 

Jie Qiao, MD, PhD 

SLS Board of Directors 


President 

Lima, Ohio 


Vice President 

Shawnee Mission, Kansas 

Robert M. Sweet, MD 

Secretary-Treasurer 

Minneapolis, Minnesota 

James C. “Butch” Rosser, Jr., MD 

Immediate Past President 

Spring, Texas 


Chairman 

Miami, Florida 

Michel Gagner, MD 

Montreal, PQ, Canada 

Ronald Fieldstone, Esq. 

Coral Gables, Florida 

Michael S. Kavic, MD 

Youngstown, Ohio 


Rochester, New York 

Farr Nezhat, MD 

New York, New York 

Jay A. Redan, MD 

Celebration, Florida 

Richard M. Satava, MD 

Seattle, Washington 

Linda Steckley, MBA 

Miami, Florida 

Howard N. Winfield, MD 

Tuscaloosa, Alabama 

MIRA Board of Directors 

Johannes Bonatti, MD, FETCS 

President 

Baltimore, Maryland 

Ivo AMJ Broeders, MD 

President Elect/Vice President 

Utrecht, The Netherlands 

Arnold Byer, MD 

Senior Administrative Advisor 

Hackensack, New Jersey 

Farid Gharagozloo, MD 

Secretary 

Washington, District of Columbia 

Sonia Ramamoorthy, MD 

Treasurer 

La Jolla, California 

Mehran Anvari, MB, BS, PhD 

Past-President 

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 

Garth Ballantyne, MD 


Hackensack, New Jersey 

Santiago Horgan, MD 


San Diego, California 

Jacques Hubert, MD 


Nancy, France 

Changqing Gao, MD 

Beijing, China 

Woo Jin Hyung, MD, PhD 

Seoul, Korea 

Konstantinos Konstantinidis, MD 

Athens, Greece 

Camran Nezhat, MD 

Palo Alto, CA 

Dimitry Oleynikov, MD 

Omaha, Nebraska 

Richard Satava, MD 

Seattle, Washington 

Daniel Smith, MD 

Scarsdale, New York 

Ash Tewari, MD 

New York, New York 

SRS Board of Directors 

Arnold P. Advincula, MD 

President 

Celebration, Florida 

Alexander Mottrie, MD 

Secretary Treasurer 

Alst, Belgium 

Gregory Weinstein, MD 

Past President 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

John Boggess, MD 

Secretary Treasurer 2011 

Vipul R. Patel, MD 

Celebration, Florida

Honorary Chairs 

Mehran Anvari, MD 

Dr. Mehran Anvari is a tenured professor of surgery at McMaster 

University, specializing in minimal access techniques, at St. Joseph’s 

Healthcare Hamilton. Dr. Anvari was one of the first surgeons in Canada to 

use robotics in surgery, establishing the world’s first telerobotic surgical 

service. 

Dr. Anvari holds several clinical and administrative appointments. He is the 

past president and founding member of the Minimally Invasive Robotic 

Association, the scientific director and CEO of the Centre for Surgical 

Invention and Innovation, and the founding director of the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery. Dr. 

Anvari is the clinical lead and chair of the Ontario Bariatric Network and the Chair of Minimally 

Invasive Surgery and Surgical Innovation at McMaster. 

As a researcher, supervisor, mentor and advisor, Dr. Anvari has a continued commitment to teaching, 

education, publication and innovation. Dr. Anvari is the editor-in-chief of the International 

Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery, and the founding director of the 

McMaster Institute for Surgical Invention, Innovation and Education. He has authored over 150 

publications; holds seven patents; and is the principle investigator of numerous studies related to 

obesity, gastrointestinal disease, and surgical robotic systems and techniques. He has been honored 

many times for his innovation and research: chosen as the McMaster Innovator of the Year in 

2009, and awarded the ORION Leadership Award in 2010. Dr. Anvari’s work with telerobotics has 

also been recognized by the federal and provincial government with the “Gold Medal of Distinction” 

and the “Diamond Award for Innovation in Technology”. 

Jie Qiao, MD, PhD 

Jie Qiao, MD, PhD serves as Director and Professor at the Medical Center for 

Human Reproduction, Department of OB/GYN, Peking University Third 

Hospital. She specializes in diagnoses and management for male and female 

infertility, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, and Reproductive Endocrine diseases 

in Gynecology. 

Dr. Qiao graduated from Beijing Medical University’s Department of Clinical 

Medicine in 1987; obtained a Master’s Degree in Clinical Medicine in 1990 and 

a Doctorate in 1996. She headed the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2000 as its director 

with a concurrent position followed as director for the Center of Reproductive Medicine in 2003. 

Most of her practicing work has been in clinical treatment, education and medical research within the 

fields of Obstetrics and Gynecology with a research direction focusing towards the diagnoses and 

treatment of diseases of Reproductive Endocrine, such as management to Polycystic Ovary 

Syndrome and anovulatory infertility as well as reproductive treatments via In Vitro Fertilization and 

Embryo Transfer (test tube baby). To date, she has successively published more than 20 medical 

papers, and is currently a young-group member of the specialty board of the Chinese Society of 

Obstetrics and Gynecology under the Chinese Medical Association and a member of the editorial 

boards of the Chinese Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Chinese Journal of Clinical Obstetrics 

and Gynecology, and Chinese Journal of Reproductive Health, and one is of the syndics of Chinese 

Association for Improving Birth Outcome and Child Development . 

SLS Mission Statement 

The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 

(SLS) is a non-profit, multidisciplinary and 

multispecialty educational organization 

established to provide an open forum for 

surgeons and other health professionals 

interested in minimally invasive surgery and 

therapy. 

SLS endeavors to improve patient care and 

promote the highest standards of practice 

through education, training, and information 

distribution. SLS provides a forum for the 

introduction, discussion and dissemination 

of new and established ideas, techniques and 

therapies in minimal access surgery. 

A fundamental goal of SLS is ensuring that 

its members have access to the newest ideas 

and approaches, as rapidly as possible. SLS 

makes information available from national 

and international experts through its publica- 

tions, videos, conferences, and other elec- 

tronic media. 

“The meeting was great. It is an 

amazing opportunity to mix and 

interact with our 

colleagues from other disciplines 

and other parts of the world.” 

--2011 Annual Meeting Attendee 

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Preliminary Program 

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 

3:00 pm – 6:00 pm MASTER’S CLASSES & CONFERENCE REGISTRATION 

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 

7:00 am – 6:00 pm MASTER’S CLASSES & CONFERENCE REGISTRATION 

7:00 am – 9:00 am Complimentary Coffee and Bakery Items 

7:30 am – 3:30 pm STATE OF THE ART LECTURES IN ROBOTIC SURGERY (See page 9 for description) 

8:00 am – 4:00 pm CONCURRENT MASTER’S CLASSES (See pages 7–9 for course descriptions) 

8:00 am – 11:30 am Master’s Class #1: Smart Surgeons Learn From Their Mistakes; Brilliant Surgeons Learn From Other Surgeons’ Mistakes: 

Prevention and Management of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgical Complications 

8:00 am – 11:30 am Master’s Class #2: Reduced Port MIS: More Than an Incision Decision 

8:00 am – 4:00 pm Master’s Class #3: Advanced Laparoscopic Suturing for the Gynecologist, Urologist, General and Robotic Surgeon: 

THE Vertical Zone- The Next Level Beyond Triangulation (Including Primer for Effective Robotic Suturing) 

12:30 pm – 4:00 pm Master’s Class #4: Mastery of Robotics in Gynecology "Robotic Assisted and Video Assisted Laparoscopic Treatment of Endometriosis & 

Uterine Fibroids from Diagnosis to Management” (Joint course by MIRA, SRS & SLS) 

12:30 pm – 4:00 pm Master’s Class #5: General Surgery “An Afternoon with Presidents" (Joint course by SLS, MIRA, SRS & SAGES) 

12:30 pm – 4:00 pm Master’s Class #6: ORReady Surgical Safety and Superior Outcomes (Jointly with AORN) 

8:00 am – 11:30 am Master’s Class #7: Mastery of Robotics in Cardiothoracic Surgery. (Joint course by MIRA, SRS & SLS) 

12:30 pm – 4:00 pm Master’s Class #8: Mastery of Robotics in General Surgery. (Joint course by MIRA, SRS, & SLS) 

8:00 am – 11:30 am Master’s Class #9: Mastery of Robotics in Urology (Joint course by MIRA, SRS & SLS) 

9:30 am – 10:00 am Refreshment Break 

11:30 am – 12:30 pm Keynote Lecture (Snacks Provided) 

When Will Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery Replace Almost All Open Surgeries?” 

Co-Directors: Arnold P. Advincula, MD and Johannes Bonatti, MD 

Keynote Speaker: Camran Nezhat, MD 

2:00 pm – 2:15 pm Refreshment Break 

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Special Workshop: Do you Help Students/Residents Become Better Learners? 

There May be Nothing You Do as a Teacher That Is More Important! 

Presented by Hilliard Jason, MD, EdD & Jane Westberg, PhD 

4:45 pm – 6:45 pm OPENING CEREMONY 

Director: Paul Alan Wetter, MD; Co-Director: Maurice K. Chung, RPh, MD 

Opening Remarks: Paul Alan Wetter, MD, SLS Chairman 

Presidential Address 

Introduction: James C. "Butch" Rosser, Jr., MD 

Address: Maurice K. Chung, RPh, MD, SLS President 2012 

MIRA Welcome: Johannes Bonatti, MD 

SRS Welcome: Arnold P. Advincula, MD 

Honorary Chair Presentations 

Introduction: Maurice K. Chung, RPh, MD 

Honorary Chair: Professor Jie Qiao, MD, PhD 

Introduction: Joseph B. Petelin, MD 

Honorary Chair: Mehran Anvari, MB, BS, PhD • Canada’s Contribution to the Field of Medical Robotics 

Presentation of Awards for the Best Scientific Papers and Videos 

Recognition of Sponsors, Corporate Members, and Innovations of the Year 

6:45 pm – 8:30 pm SPECIAL EVENT: WELCOME RECEPTION AND OPENING OF EXHIBIT HALL 

Kick off the conference at an informal reception open to all registrants in the Exhibit Hall. Meet old and new friends, and get a 

preliminary look at the technical exhibits. 

6:45 pm – 8:30 pm Poster Gallery Open in Exhibit Hall 

Director: Gustavo Stringel, MD, MBA; Raymond J. Lanzafame, MD, MBA (See page 13 for details of new format.) 

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 

6:30 am – 5:00 pm CONFERENCE REGISTRATION 

6:45 am – 7:00 am Moderator Briefing: Raymond J. Lanzafame, MD, MBA; Gustavo Stringel, MD, MBA 

7:00 am – 7:30 am Complimentary Coffee and Bakery Items / Visit Exhibits/ Special Presentations by Exhibitors 

7:00 am – 2:00 pm Exhibits and Poster Gallery Open 

7:30 am – 7:40 am HIGHLIGHTS OF “ROBOTICS STATE OF THE ART” SESSION 

7:40 am – 8:30 am General Session: BEST OF LAPAROSCOPY UPDATES 

Key Updates presented by SLS Specialty Interest Group Committee Members highlighting the newest developments and future 

expectations of surgical and diagnostic procedures. 

Director: William E. Kelley, Jr., MD; Co-Directors: Maurice K. Chung, RPh, MD; Douglas Ott, MD, MBA 

Robotics Committee: Sijo J. Parekattil, MD • Robotic Assisted Microsurgery: Vasectomy Reversal & Groin Pain Procedures 

NOTES, LESS, SPA & Single Port Surgery Committee: 

Kevin J. E. Stepp, MD • Beyond Conventional Laparoscopy: LESS, SILS, Microlaparoscopy and NOTES

Pediatric Surgery Committee: David W. Bliss, MD • Pediatric MAS – Equivalent or Better? 

Fertiloscopy/Transvaginal Endoscopy Committee: Stephen A. Grochmal, MD • Eccentric Hysteroscopy: Expanded Utilization 

8:30 am – 9:45 am 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! (See page 10 for description) 

Director: Jay A. Redan, MD: The Surgeon as the Captain of the Ship, What is Needed to Stay Afloat! 

Co-Director: 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? 

Gregory Adkisson, MD: The Operating Room from the Head of the Table: An Anesthesiologist’s Perspective 

Nicolas Archer: How Much Money is Needed for a Safe, Cost Effective and Enjoyable Operating Room Environment? 

9:45 am –10:00 am The Information You Need When and Where You Need It – SLS Scholarly Search and Interactive eBooks 


10:00 am – 10:30 am Refreshment Break / Visit Exhibits / Special Presentations by Exhibitors 


SINGLE ACCESS AND MINIMIZING PORTS: MULTIDISCIPLINARY TOWN HALL CHALLENGE/DEBATE 

(See page 10 for description) 

Director: Maurice K. Chung, RPh, MD; Co-Director: William E. Kelley, Jr., MD 

Gustavo L. Carvalho, MD, PhD: Mini Laparoscopy 

David W. Rattner, MD: NOTES 

James C. "Butch" Rosser, MD: Traditional Laparoscopy 

Kevin J.E. Stepp, MD: Single Port 

11:30 am – 12:30 pm Multidisciplinary Plenary Session (Gynecology, General Surgery, Urology) 

I COULD USE A ROBOT – BUT SHOULD I? WHO, WHY, WHEN, AND WHERE - 

JOINTLY WITH THE MINIMALLY INVASIVE ROBOTIC ASSOCIATION (MIRA) AND 

THE SOCIETY OF ROBOTIC SURGERY (SRS) (See page 11 for description) 

Director: Howard N. Winfield, MD: Robotic Surgery for Partial Nephrectomy: Is it That Much Better 

than Laparoscopic Approach? Is There Ever a Role for Open Surgical Intervention? 

Co-Director: Arnold P. Advincula, MD: Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Hysterectomy is Really Just Open Surgery in Disguise 

Ivo A.M.J. Broeders, Prof Dr Med: Is Robotic-Assisted Fundoplication Overkill? 

12:30 pm – 1:45 pm Complimentary Light Snacks and Refreshments Available in Exhibit Hall / Visit Exhibits / Special Presentations by Exhibitors 

1:00 pm – 1:45 pm SIG Committee Meetings 

Director: Douglas E. Ott, MD, MBA; Co-Director: Maurice K. Chung, RPh, MD 

1:45 pm – 4:45 pm POSTER TOWNHALL PRESENTATIONS 

Poster presenters are invited to participate in this Oral Poster Session to make 2 minute oral presentations. The highest rated 

poster & presentation will receive a grand prize of $500. 

Director: Gustavo Stringel, MD, MBA; Co-Director: Raymond J. Lanzafame, MD, MBA 

Judges: Maurice K. Chung, MD, RPh; William E. Kelley, Jr, MD; Charles H. Koh, MD; John E. Morrison, Jr., MD; Farr Nezhat, MD; 

Douglas E. Ott, MD, MBA; Joseph B. Petelin, MD; Jay A. Redan, MD; Phillip Shadduck, MD; Howard N. Winfield, MD 

1:45 pm – 4:45 pm CONCURRENT SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS (See page 12 for preliminary listing of scientific papers.) 

Over 200 Scientific Papers, Open Forum Presentations and Videos will be presented by SLS members and colleagues 

from around the world. Special Interst Group Committee Updates provide current status, newest developments and future expectations 

of surgical and diagnostic procedures. 

Directors: MASH Committee Members 

2:00 pm Exhibits and Poster Gallery Close 

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Complimentary Coffee Available in Designated Areas 

3:00 pm – 3:45 pm Briefing Meeting: EuroAmericanMultispecialty Summit VI February 2013– Laparoscopy and Minimally Invasive Surgery 

3:45 pm – 4:30 pm Briefing Meeting: AsianAmerican Multispecialty Summit VI February 2014 – Laparoscopy and Minimally Invasive Surgery 

4:45 pm Adjourn for the Day 

6:30 pm – 9:30 pm SPECIAL EVENT: SLS EVENING EVENT – DINNER/BOAT CRUISE ON BOSTON HARBOR 

(See page 15 for details. Ticket required.) 

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2012 

6:30 am – 5:00 pm CONFERENCE REGISTRATION 

7:00 am – 7:30 am Complimentary Coffee and Bakery Items in Exhibit Hall / Visit Exhibits / Special Presentations by Exhibitors 

7:00 am – 2:00 pm Exhibits and Poster Gallery Open 

7:30 am – 7:40 am HIGHLIGHTS OF “MULTISPECIALTY” SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS 


THE CHANGING FACE OF HEALTHCARE FOR SURGEONS….WORK TIME DIRECTIVES 

(See page 11 for description) 

Director: Richard M. Satava, MD; Co-Director: Stephen M. Kavic, MD: 

Richard K. Reznick, MD: Canadian Implementation of the Work Time Directives within a National Healthcare System 

Professor Oscar Traynor: The European Perspective and Current Trends within the European Union 

Continued on page 6 

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Preliminary Program 

8:40 am – 9:10 am Awarding of Best Poster 

Director: Gustavo Stringel, MD, MBA; Co-Director: Raymond J. Lanzafame, MD, MBA 

Presentation of Michael S. Kavic Best Resident Paper, Paul Alan Wetter Award for Best 

MultiSpecialty Paper, and Carl J. Levinson Best Video Award 

Director: Paul Alan Wetter, MD; Co-Director: Maurice K. Chung, RPh, MD 

9:10 am – 9:25 am Improving the Outcomes for Six Million Surgical Patients – ORReady 


9:25 am – 10:10 am 2nd Robotic Olympic Finals 

Come watch as the top contestants battle it out for the Gold, Silver and Bronze medals of the Robotic Olympics! 

Director: Jacques Hubert, MD; Moderators: Arnold P. Advincula, MD; Richard Satava, MD; Paul Alan Wetter, MD 

9:30 am – 3:30 pm Spouse/Guest Explore Boston Tour (Ticket required. Sign up on the online registration form.) 

10:10 am – 11:40 am VIDEO SESSION: SURGICAL SURPRISES (See page 14 for more information about this format.) 

Director: Charles H. Koh, MD; Co-Director: Gustavo Stringel, MD, MBA 

Panel: Mehran Anvari, MB, BS, PhD; Maurice K. Chung, RPh, MD; Michel Gagner, MD, Michael S. Kavic, MD; 

William E. Kelley, MD, Jr.; Raymond J. Lanzafame, MD, MBA; Liselotte Mettler, Prof Dr Med; Farr Nezhat, MD; 

Joseph B. Petelin, MD; Jay A. Redan, MD; James C. "Butch" Rosser, Jr., MD 

11:40 am - 11:55 am Special Presentation: (Nearly) All You Need to Know to be a Great Surgical Teacher (in about 15 Minutes) – 2012 Edition 

Hilliard Jason, MD, EdD 

11:55 am – 1:45 pm Complimentary Light Snacks and Refreshments in Exhibit Hall / Visit Exhibits / Special Presentations by Exhibitors 

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm New Product Presentations by Exhibitors in Exhibit Hall 

Co-Directors: Phillip Shadduck, MD; Volker R. Jacobs, MD, PhD, MBA 

12:30 pm – 1:15 pm Top Gun Laparoscopy Shoot Out in Exhibit Hall 

1:45 pm – 5:30 pm CONCURRENT SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS (See page 12 for preliminary listing) 

Over 200 Scientific Papers, Open Forum Presentations and Videos will be presented by SLS members and colleagues 

from around the world. Laparoscopy Updates: Current status, newest developments and future expectations of surgical 

and diagnostic procedures. 

Directors: MASH Committee Members 

2:00 pm Exhibits and Poster Gallery Close 

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Complimentary Coffee Available at Designated Areas 

5:30 pm Adjourn for the Day 

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2012 

7:00 am – 11:15 am CONFERENCE REGISTRATION 

7:30 am – 8:45 am SPECIAL EVENT: BREAKFAST WITH THE 2012 EXCEL AWARD RECIPIENT 

(See page 15 for more information about this special event. Accompanying guests are invited to attend the breakfast, 

Excel award lecture and Future Technology Session. Ticket required.) 

Director: Paul Alan Wetter, MD 

Introduction: Maurice K. Chung, RPh, MD 

Excel Award Recipient: Charles H. Koh, MD 

8:45 am – 8:55 am HIGHLIGHTS OF “NEW & EXCITING TECHNOLOGY” SESSION 

9:00 am – 10:30 am SPECIAL EVENT: FUTURE TECHNOLOGY SESSION WITH KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: ROBOTS – REAL AND VIRTUAL 

(See page 15 for more information about this special event.) 

Director: Richard M. Satava, MD 

Keynote Speaker, Marc Raibert presents Dynamic Legged Robots 

Keynote Speaker, Mark Covey presents Special Effects: From Motion Pictures to Surgical Education 

10:30 am – 10:45 am Closing Ceremony and Passing of the Presidential Gavel 

President: Maurice K. Chung, RPh, MD 

President Elect: Joseph B. Petelin, MD 

10:45 am Minimally Invasive Surgery Week • SLS-MIRA-SRS Joint Annual Meeting & Endo Expo 2012 is Adjourned 

10:45 am – 11:15 am SLS Business Meeting – All SLS members are encouraged to attend. 

Faculty, Program and 

Topics subject to change.

Pre-Conference Master’s Classes Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012 

Master’s Class #1 • Half Day 

Smart Surgeons Learn From Their 

Mistakes, Brilliant Surgeons Learn From 

Other Surgeons’ Mistakes: Prevention 

and Management of Laparoscopic and 

Endoscopic Surgical Complications 

8:00-11:30am; 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM 

All abdominal and pelvic MIS procedures 

carry an inherent risk of complications. This 

interactive course will present a philosophy 

for the prevention and management of 

complications during minimally invasive 

surgery of the abdomen and pelvis. Video 

segments and case presentations will be 

used to demonstrate principles and stimulate 

discussion based on participant needs 

identified by responses to the pre-course 

questionnaire. Source material will be 

obtained from students’ “real world” 

experiences and supplemented with materials 

selected by the faculty panel and customized 

based on pre-course questionnaire 

results. An interactive student and faculty 

discussion format will be utilized. This 

course will discuss management paradigms 

to prevent, recognize, and treat complications 

appropriately. Careful, methodical 

assessment and strategies for appropriate 

action will be stressed. Topical presentations 

based on student input will highlight 

detailed surgical anatomy, sound surgical 

principles and careful technique. 

NOTE: Syllabus materials are provided as a 

reference resource and are not intended as 

a verbatim summary of course content, 

which is largely video-based. Participants 

are strongly encouraged to anonymously 

submit video or other case material prior to 

the course to maximize topical relevance for 

their individual practice and needs. Please 

provide a brief description of the material 

upon submission. 

FACULTY 

Raymond J. Lanzafame, MD, MBA, Director 

Ceana Nezhat, MD, Co-Director 

Lawrence C. Biskin, MD 

Howard N. Winfield, MD 


Reduced Port MIS, More Than an 

Incision Decision 


Leading practitioners in the field of general 

surgery will discuss their experiences with 

reduced port surgery (RPS), or single incision 

laparoscopic surgery (SILS), natural 

orifice transluminal enteric surgery 

(NOTES), and NOSCAR. The advantages, 

risks, and disadvantages of each form of 

RPS vs. traditional MIS will be discussed 

and debated, as well as future applications 

of the respective technologies. Current 

positions of NOSCAR, the combined ASGE 

and SAGES working group on the development, 

research, and introduction of NOTES 

technology will be discussed. 

FACULTY 

William E. Kelley, Jr., MD, Director 

Paul G. Curcillo, II, MD, Co-Director 


Sharona Ross, MD 

James C. “Butch” Rosser, MD 

Steven Schwaitzberg, MD 

“This is my first SLS conference. I was most impressed 

with the feel of family, the multidisciplinary approach & 

presentation, the multinational involvement - 

I will be back...” --2011 Annual Meeting Attendee 

Master’s Class #3 • Full Day 

Advanced Laparoscopic Suturing for the 

Gynecologist, Urologist, General and 

Robotic Surgeon “THE Vertical Zone – The 

Next Level beyond Triangulation”(Including 

Primer for Effective Robotic Suturing) 

8:00am-4:00pm; 7 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM 

Be one of the 90% of participants who can 

throw an intracorporeal knot in < 3 mins. 

After 90 minutes instruction in the ‘vertical 

zone’! 

Participants will learn the uses and limitations 

of laparoscopic suturing with the 

‘Triangulation’ algorithm. For gynecologists 

closing the uterus and vagina transversely, 

urologists anastomosing urethra to bladder, 

performing uretero-ureterostomy, surgeons 

closing colon and rectum transversely – the 

needle needs to move in the sagittal plane, 

not the side to side or coronal plane of the 

triangulation style. The ‘Vertical Zone’ 

describes our technique of suturing with 

two hands ipsilaterally that allows the needle 

to operate in the sagittal plane, while 

permitting a restful and relaxed attitude of 

the elbows, forearms and hands. Primer on 

robotic suturing and knot tying will be 

shown and discussed, so that the participants 

truly understand suturing applications 

across all platforms. 

In numerous courses nationally and internationally 

this algorithm has allowed over 80% 

of participants to succeed in tying an intracorporeal 

knot within 3 minutes after 2 

hours of training. 

With excellent fidelity, the relative hand 

positions and movements are immediately 

transferable from the trainer to the O.R. This 

course equips all attendees with improved 

suturing skills and insight into applications 

during surgery. 

FACULTY 

Charles H. Koh, MD, Director 

Gustavo Stringel, MD, MBA, Co-Director 

Yaniris R. Avellanet, MD 


Dobie Giles, MD 

Keith B. Isaacson, MD 

Grace M. Janik, MD 

Katherine O’Neal 

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Pre-Conference Master’s Classes cont. 


Mastery of Robotics in Gynecology 

"Robotic Assisted & Video Assisted 

Laparoscopic Treatment of Endometriosis 

& Uterine Fibroids from Diagnosis to 

Management” (Joint course: MIRA, SRS, SLS) 

12:30-4:00pm; 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM 

This Master’s Class is for advanced robotic 

and laparoscopic surgeons specializing in 

the treatment of endometriosis and fibroids. 

Leading practitioners in the fields of gynecology 

will discuss their experiences in the evaluation 

and management of these pathologies. 

Given the potential for involvement of 

nerves, blood vessels, intestinal tract, or urinary 

tract, and the various faces and behaviors 

of fibroids, surgery for endometriosis 

and fibroids can be very difficult. Minimally 

invasive surgical and non-surgical approaches 

will be presented. 

FACULTY 

Camran Nezhat, MD, Director 

Arnold P. Advincula, MD, Co-Director 

Harry Reich, MD, Co-Director 

Masaaki Andou, MD 

Mona Orady, MD 


General Surgery “An Afternoon 

with Presidents" 

(Joint course: SLS, MIRA, SRS, SAGES) 


Timely insights into MIS General Surgery 

from past and current society presidents. 

The SLS-MIRA-SRS Joint Annual Meeting 

and Endo Expo 2012 Minimally Invasive 

Surgery Week will take place on the eve of a 

US Presidential Election, in a city of great 

historical significance, at a time of unprecedented 

international change. The changes 

that are occurring in surgery, changes in 

educational paradigms, technologies and 

devices, and practice models—are also 

unprecedented. What more appropriate time 

to spend “An Afternoon with Presidents” benefiting 

from their seasoned perspectives 

and collective wisdom? 

Past and current presidents of SLS, MIRA/ 

SRS, AHS, SAGES, and other leading societies 

will share their perspectives on topics 

of contemporary interest: teaching the next 

generation of surgeons; improving surgeon 

health, physical and mental; improving education, 

credentialing, and skills maintenance 

with simulation; preparing for what comes 

next technologically; and thinking globally. 

Not only will the learnings from the Presidents 

will be timely and relevant to surgeons of all 

ages, this course will present a unique 

opportunity for surgeons in training. 

FACULTY 

Phillip Shadduck, MD, Director 

Michael S. Kavic, Co-Director 

President SLS (1997), AHS (2005) 

Garth Ballantyne, MD 

President MIRA (2006) 


President SLS (1995, 2012) 

Richard Satava, MD 

President SAGES (1995), SLS (2003), 

MIRA Board 

Steven Schwaitzberg, MD 

President SAGES (2011) 


ORReady Surgical Safety and Superior 

Outcomes (Jointly with the Association of 

periOperative Registered Nurses [AORN]) 


ORReady is a worldwide, 

multispecialty 

initiative meant to encourage 

steps that are 

known to improve surgical 

outcomes and 

save lives. If the current 

guidelines such 

as Check Lists, Time 

Outs and Warm Ups 

are followed routinely, 

it is estimated that six 

million patients around the world could have 

better outcomes through error reduction. 

That's 2-3% of the approximately 250 million 

surgeries that are performed worldwide each 

year. This course is meant to improve awareness 

of safety and outcome issues and focus 

on how to implement systems that promote 

the penetration of these measures into the 

culture of the operating room environment 

and beyond. Validated warm-up procedures, 

introduction of empowering patients and 

referring physicians in the peri-operative 

process; and suggestions for better communication 

amongst the peri-operative team 

will be presented. Nurses, surgical technicians, 

surgical physician assistants, surgeons 

and administrators are all invited. 

FACULTY 

James C. “Butch” Rosser, Jr., MD, Director 

Annette Wasielewski, BSN, RN, CNOR 

Co-Director 

Jay A. Redan, MD, Co-Director 

Don Moorman, MD 

Richard M. Vazquez, MD 


For Complete Objectives for Each Course, visit www.SLS.org. More Master’s Classes on page 9


Mastery of Robotics in Cardiothoracic 

Surgery (Joint course: MIRA, SRS, SLS) 


Leading practitioners in the field of Cardiac 

and Thoracic Robotic Surgery will discuss 

the application of Robotics to Coronary 

Bypass Surgery, Valve Surgery, Pulmonary 

Surgery and Esophageal Surgery. The 

techniques, advantages, risks, and disadvantages 

of Robotics will be discussed 

and debated Attendees will gain an understanding 

of the indications and contraindications 

to the application of robotics; become 

familiar with facilitating instrumentation and 

technology and will understand the choreography 

and technical concepts of robotic surgery. 

Participants will also learn to judge 

whether robotics would be applicable to their 

individual surgical practices. 

FACULTY 

Bob Kiaii, MD, Director 

Abbas E. Abbas, MD, Co-Director 

Changqing Gao, MD, Co-Director 

Franca Melfi, MD, Co-Director 


STATE OF THE ART LECTURES IN ROBOTIC SURGERY 

Wednesday, September 5, 2012 

7:30am-3:30pm 

Mastery of Robotics in General Surgery 

(Joint course: MIRA, SRS, SLS) 


Leading practitioners in the field of 

Abdominal Robotic Surgery will discuss the 

application of Robotics to Foregut Surgery, 

Pancreatic Surgery, Colorectal Surgery and 

Surgery for the Pelvic Floor. The techniques, 

advantages, risks, and disadvantages of 

Robotics will be discussed and debated. 

Attendees will gain an understanding of the 

indications and contraindications to the application 

of robotics; become familiar with facilitating 

instrumentation and technology and 

will understand the choreography and technical 

concepts of robotic surgery. Participants 

will also learn to judge whether robotics 

would be applicable to their individual surgical 

practices. 

FACULTY 

Konstantinos Konstantinidis, MD, Director 

Ivo A.M.J. Broeders, Prof Dr Med, 

Co-Director 

Santiago Horgan, MD, Co-Director 

Eduardo Parra, MD, Co-Director 

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 threedimensional 

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. 

For a complete list of lectures and faculty, visit www.SLS.org. 

FACULTY 

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

Johannes Bonatti, MD, Co-Director, Moderator 

Mehran Anvari, MB, BS, PhD, Moderator 

Ivo A.M.J. Broeders, Prof Dr Med, Moderator 

Jacques Hubert, MD, Moderator 

Ash Tewari, MD, Moderator 


Mastery of Robotics in Urology (Joint 

course: MIRA, SRS, SLS) 


Leading practitioners in the field of 

Urology will discuss the application of 

Robotics to Surgery of the Prostate, 

Kidney and the Bladder. The techniques, 

advantages, risks, and disadvantages of 

Robotics will be discussed and debated. 

Attendees will gain an understanding of the 

indications and contraindications to the 

application of robotics; become familiar with 

facilitating instrumentation and technology 

and will understand the choreography and 

technical concepts of robotic surgery. 

Participants will also learn to judge whether 

robotics would be applicable to their individual 

surgical practices. 

FACULTY 

Jacques Hubert, MD, Co-Director 

Ash Tewari, MD, Co-Director 

Robotic ENT Surgery, Nader Sadeghi, MD 

Robotic Thyroid Surgery,Kyu Eun Lee, MD 

Robotic Lung Surgery, Kemp Kerstine, MD, PhD 

Robotic Mediastinal Surgery, Marc Margolis, MD 

Robotic Esophageal Surgery, Farid Gharagozloo, MD 

Robotic Heart Valve Surgery, Tomislav Mihaljevic, MD 

Robotic Coronary, Bypass Surgery, 

Johannes Bonatti, MD 

Robotic Vascular Surgery, Petr Stadler, MD, PhD 

Robotic Myomectomy, Antonio Garguilo, MD 

Robotic Hysterectomy, Camran Nezhat, MD 

Gynecology Oncology, Arnold P. Advincula, MD 

Gynecology Oncology, Daniel Smith, MD 

Robotic Colorectal Surgery, Vincent Obias, MD 

Robotic Colorectal Surgery, Lisa McLemore, MD 

Robotic Pediatric Surgery, John Meehan, MD 

Robotic Telesurgery, Mehran Anvari, MB, BS, PhD 

Robotic Kidney Surgery, Bernardo Rocco, MD 

Robotic Kidney Surgery, Thomas W. Jarrett, MD 

Robotic Prostatectomy, Ash Tewari, MD 

Robotic Bladder Surgery, Piyush K. Agarwal, MD 

Robotic Bladder Surgery, Peter Wiklund, MD 

Robotic Bariatric Surgery, Noel N. Williams, MD 

Robotic Bariatric Surgery, Carlos Galvani, MD 

Robotic Hepatobilliary Surgery, 

Konstantinos Konstantinidis, MD 

Robotic Hepatobilliary Surgery, Matthew Walsh, MD 

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KEYNOTE LECTURE 

WHEN WILL MINIMALLY INVASIVE 

AND ROBOTIC SURGERY REPLACE 

ALMOST ALL OPEN SURGERIES? 


11:30am–12:30pm 

Minimally invasive surgery is developing 

fast, covering an ever growing number of 

operations and disciplines. Dr. Camran 

Nezhat’s keynote address, entitled, “When 

Will Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery 

Replace Almost All Open Surgeries?” is a 

review of laparoscopic surgery from its 

inception to the present day. Professor 

Nezhat, often referred to as a “Wizard” in 

Laparoscopy, will present his personal view, 

in an odyssey of science and technology, 

and explain where minimally invasive and 

robotic surgery is heading. Laparotomy was 

first developed in the eighteenth century with 

a vertical incision. In the twentieth century, it 

was proven that a Pfannensteil incision has 

superior wound healing to a vertical incision. 

In the twentieth century, curious minds 

started to explore laparoscopy, but it was not 

until Dr. Nezhat introduced video-assisted 

endoscopy in the 1970’s and 1980’s and performed 

the most extensive pathology by this 

technique, that the true potential of the 

method was realized. The talk ends with a 

look to the future and the technological 

advances in minimally invasive and robotic 

surgery in recent years. Taking an interactive 

approach, Dr. Nezhat hopes that the audience 

will help him to answer the question 

posed in the title. In his words, “The objectives 

of the lecture are: to motivate the 

younger physicians, bring hope to their work 

and education and encouragement in their 

careers.” 

FACULTY 


Johannes Bonatti, MD, Co-Director 

Camran Nezhat, MD, Keynote Speaker 

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SPECIAL WORKSHOP 

DO YOU HELP STUDENTS/ 

RESIDENTS BECOME BETTER 

LEARNERS? There may be 

nothing you do as a teacher 

that is more important! 


4:00pm–5:00pm 

The worlds of medicine and surgery are 

changing very rapidly. None of us would be 

safe if we depended exclusively on what we 

learned in medical school and residency. 

More than ever, physicians need to be effective 

learners, and able to make needed 

changes throughout their careers. In this 

workshop we’ll ask and explore these questions: 

1. Do you help your students/residents 

become effective learners? (Do you 

know how to do it?) 

2. How effective a learner are you? (What 

makes you effective?) 

3. What are some key characteristics of 

effective learners? 

4. What can get in the way of being 

& becoming effective learners? (Do 

any of these conditions exist in your 

current program?) 

5. What are some strategies for helping 

learners develop and refine their learning 

skills? (In individual encounters; in 

the overall teaching program?) 

6. Are there some high-priority changes 

you would like to make in your program? 

(In your own teaching; in the 

overall program?) 

WORKSHOP GOALS 

In this workshop we’ll encourage you to 

reflect on, and discuss, some basic questions 

toward achieving the goals of: 

1. understanding the importance of being 

an accomplished learner; 

2. clarifying your thinking about your own 

learning strategies; 

3. formulating some ideas for improving 

the ways in which your students/residents/fellows 

are helped to become 

effective learners; 

4. identifying any changes you feel are 

indicated in your own and your colleagues’ 

day-to-day teaching and 

learning activities. 

PRESENTERS 

Hilliard Jason, MD, EdD 

Jane Westberg, PhD 

Multidisciplinary Plenary Sessions 

SURGERY IS A TEAM SPORT 

Thursday, September 6, 2012 

8:30am – 9:45am 

All championship teams in every sport 

become victorious because EVERYONE 

plays together; so should be the same when 

taking care of people in the Operating Room 

(OR). There can be several superstars in 

your OR; however, you are only as good as 

your weakest link. The surgeon, anesthesia 

person, circulator, scrub person, central 

supply, maintenance, administration AND 

the patient are all part of the team. If a 

patient does not follow their peri-operative 

instruction, the surgeon is poorly prepared, 

or the equipment is not well maintained are 

all examples of the TEAM not working properly. 

These examples pertain to EVERYONE 

that works in an OR; regardless whether 

these procedures occur in an office, surgery 

center or tertiary care OR. Additionally, ALL 

surgical specialties are involved and ALL 

societies are involved in this common goal 

of being OR READY for the patient. 

This session will explain how important the 

Surgical Team is for excellent patient care 

from the perspective of an Anesthesiologist, 

Hospital Administrator and Surgeon. Additionally, 

the understanding of how your outcomes 

will be measured from the insurers 

view point will be explained. Finally, we will 

provide insight into how to construct a 

check list for safe surgical care and its 

implementation 

FACULTY AND PRESENTATIONS 

Jay A. Redan, MD, Director 

The Surgeon as the Captain of the Ship, 

How to Stay Afloat! 


Quality Measures in the Operating Room. 

What Insurance Companies and Your 

Administrators Want to Know About You 

and Your Operating Room Team - How are 

Outcomes Measured? 

Greg Adkisson, MD 

The Operating Room from the Head of the 

Table: An Anesthesiologist’s Perspective 

Nicolas Archer, Director of Finance, Florida 

Hospital Celebration Health 

How Much Money Is needed for a Safe, 

Cost Effective and Enjoyable Operating 

Room Environment

SINGLE ACCESS AND MINIMIZING 

PORTS: MULTIDISCIPLINARY TOWN 

HALL CHALLENGE/DEBATE 


10:30am – 11:30am 

Leading authorities in the field of MIS will 

describe, discuss, and defend the techniques 

of minimally invasive and more minimally 

invasive surgery. The four major 

modalities will be presented in chronological 

order of appearance in the surgical 

arena. Comparisons and contrasts will be 

made to enlighten participants relative to the 

superiority of each technique vs. all of the 

others. Traditional laparoscopic surgery will 

be defended by Dr. James (Butch) Rosser, Jr. 

In another corner, Dr. Gustavo Carvalho will 

extol the benefits of minilaparoscopy. From 

yet another corner, Dr. David Rattner will 

champion NOTES. Finally, Dr. Kevin Stepp 

will take the mat to promote the virtues of 

single incision laparoscopy. Lively, hopefully 

civil debate will ensue. Questions, comments, 

and opinions from the floor will be 

encouraged. Every effort will be made to 

ensure the safety of all participants. 


Maurice K. Chung, RPh, MD, Director 

William E. Kelley, Jr., MD, Co-Director 

Gustavo L. Carvalho, MD 

Mini-Laparoscopy 

David W. Rattner, MD 

NOTES 


Traditional 

Kevin J.E. Stepp, MD 

Single Incision Surgery 

I COULD USE A ROBOT – BUT 

SHOULD I? WHO, WHY, WHEN 

AND WHERE? 

JOINTLY WITH MIRA & SRS 


11:30am – 12:30pm 

Robotic surgery has gained huge inroads 

over the past decade in many surgical disciplines. 

Its attraction to the patient as well as 

surgeon is its minimally invasive approach, 

apparent improved perioperative course, 

and recovery. It is fun and cutting edge. 

However, for certain procedures robotic 

surgery has been utilized extensively prior 

to clear evidence-based studies supporting 

its comparative or superior effectiveness to 

more traditional (gold standard) surgical 

options. Furthermore, comparative studies 

evaluating overall costs of robotic surgery 

have been sparse. This debate will evaluate 

the application of robotic surgery in the 

areas of Urology, Gynecology, and General 

Surgery. More specifically, common procedures 

from each surgical discipline will be 

discussed with respect to comparison of the 

robotic approach to the traditional open or 

laparoscopic options 


Howard N. Winfield, MD, Director 

Robotic Surgery for Partial Nephrectomy: 

Is it That Much Better than Laparoscopic 

Approach? Is There Ever a Role for Open 

Surgical Intervention? 


Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic 

Hysterectomy is Really Just Open Surgery 

in Disguise 

Ivo A.M.J. Broeders, Prof Dr Med, Co-Director 

Is Robotic-Assisted Fundoplication Overkill? 

Thurs., Sept. 6 / Fri. Sept 7, 2012 

THE CHANGING FACE OF 

HEALTHCARE FOR SURGEONS 

….WORK TIME DIRECTIVES 

Friday, September 7, 2012 

7:40-8:40am 

Is our profession being reduced to a mere job 

– punching the clock? Work hours are being 

defined by politicians and lawyers, not within 

our profession. Will the 80 hour work week be 

extended to every surgeon, not just residents? 

Will the United States adopt the 

European Work Time Directive (WTD) level of 

work hours not to exceed 59 hours, or even 

the current limit in Netherlands of 39 hours? 

What is the real evidence on “fatigue”, and will 

the surgeon be required to get consent from 

patients that includes that they did not rest 

enough before performing their surgery, as 

proposed in the NEJM article? These and 

other questions regarding the future of surgeons’ 

independent role in healthcare will be 

discussed by a panel of experts – from here 

and abroad – who have been involved with 

these issues on behalf of our leading medical 

societies and organizations. 


Richard M. Satava, Director 

Stephen M. Kavic, Co-Director 

Richard K. Reznick, MD: Canadian 

Implementation of the Work Time Directives 

within a National Healthcare System 

Professor Oscar Traynor: The European 

Perspective and Current Trends within the 

European Union 

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Concurrent Scientific Sessions Thursday, Sept. 6 / Friday, Sept. 7, 2012 

Over 200 Scientific Papers, Open Forum Presentations, Videos, and Posters will be presented by SLS members and colleagues from around the world. Preliminary listing. 

MULTISPECIALTY 

Resection of Gastric Schwannoma and Hiatal Hernia 

Repair via Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in a 

Morbidly Obese Patient, Ramsen Azizi, MD 

Is Transurethral Resection a Good Treatment for 

Bladder Endometriosis?, Dario Garcia-Rojo, MD 

Voiding Urosonography: The Best Imaging Study for 

Obstructive Urethral Pathology in Boys, 

Dario Garcia-Rojo, MD 

Direct Veress Needle Entry in an Obese Patient, 

Janis L. Green, MD 

An Impact Factor for the Journal of the Society of 

Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (JSLS) and its 

Implications for Authors, Reviewers and Readers, 

Volker R. Jacobs, MD PhD MBA 

Laparoscopic Transperitoneal Harvest Technique of 

Rectus Abdominis Muscle Free Flap for the 

Traumatized Lower Extremity, Robert G. Neumann, MD 

Laparoscopic Abdominal Entry: Open (Hasson) 

Technique, Ceana Nezhat, MD 

Laparoscopic Transperitoneal Harvest of Deep Inferior 

Epigastric Vessels in Unilateral Deep Inferior Epigastric 

Artery Perforator Free Flap Breast Reconstruction, 

Hans J. Serleth, MD 

Laparoscopic Vaginoplastic Using Segment of 

Sigmoid Colon, Martynas Sokolovas, MD 

Laparoscopy Transportation Using Magnets and 

Tramways, Daniel A. Tsin, MD 

GENERAL SURGERY 

Indications and Efficacy of Bioenteric® Intragastric 

Balloon (BIB®) in Obese Egyptian Patients, Galal 

Mohamed Moustafa Abouelnagah, Prof Dr Med 

Comparison of Single Incision with Conventional Four Port 

Cholecystectomy, Prem Narayan Agarwal, Prof Dr Med 

Evaluation of Clinical Outcome of Early Laparoscopic 

Cholecystectomy vs Delayed Laparoscopic 

Cholecystectomy for Acute Calculus Cholecystitis, 

Prem Narayan Agarwal, Prof Dr Med 

Open vs Lap. Hernia Surgery - Scenario in India, 

Subhash Chandra Agrawal, MD PhD 

The SILS Cholecystectomy Experience, 

Ichiro Akiyama, MD 

General Surgery Single Access Laparoscopic Surgery 

in the Pregnant Patient, Fernando Arias, MD 

Effects of Intraluminal Chemotherapy on Colorectal 

Cancer – Study In An Orthotopic Murine Model, 

Jasneet Singh Bhullar, MD 

A Case-Control Study Examining the Benefits of 

Laparoscopic Colectomy Using a Completely 

Intracorporeal Technique for Left-Sided Colon Tumors, 

David Blumberg, MD 

Necrotizing Serositis Complicating Appedicitis: 

Implications for the Laparoscopic Surgeon, 

Kerrey B. Buser, MD 

Reoperation of Nissen Fundoplication in Children: 

Comparison Between Laparoscopic vs. Robotic 

Technique, Juan I. Camps, MD MBA 

Single Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (SILC) 

Using Non Articulating Instruments – Our Institutional 

Experience, Sushant Chaudhary, MD 

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis 

- 1389 Cases Experience, Miin-Fu Chen, Prof Dr Med 

Clinic Application of Laparoscopic Transcystic 

Choledochotomy and Lithotomy with Primary Closure, 

Dexing Chen, Prof Dr Med 

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Is There Any Role for Ursodiol after Sleeve 

Gastrectomy?, Benjamin L. Clapp, MD 

Laparoscopic Removal of a Retro-peritoneal Cyst, 

Nestor Felipe De la Cruz-Munoz, MD 

Sleeve Gastrectomy a Novel Technique, Nestor Felipe 

De la Cruz-Munoz, MD 

Laparoscopic Resection of a Retro-peritoneal Cyst, 

Nestor Felipe De la Cruz-Munoz, MD 

The Value of Laparoscopic Liver Resections for Benign 

and Malignant Lesions. A Single Center Experience, 

Harry F. Dorn, MD 

The Value of Laparoscopic Liver Resections for Benign 

and Malignant Lesions. A Single Center Experience, 

Harry F. Dorn, MD 

Cost Effective Safe Approach for Laparoscopic 

Appendectomy in Children, Mohamed E. Hassan, MD PhD 

Laparoscopic Management of Giant Type III 

Paraesophageal Hernia, Kevin M. El-Hayek, MD 

Is the Laparoscopic Hernia Repair Safe?, S.Ahmad 

Fanaei, Associate Professor of Surgery 

Laparoscopic Management of Bowel Obstruction, the 

All Inclusive Approach Improves Outcomes, 

Morris E. Franklin, MD 

Successful Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct 

Exploration, Morris E. Franklin, MD 

Laparoscopic Sigmoid Colectomy for Colovesical 

Fistula, Amit N. Gogia, MD 

Obstruction at the Transverse Mesocolon Following a 

Retrocolic Retrogastric Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, 

Elizabeth Gordon, MD 

Protocol for Day Case Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy 

(DCLC) in King Abdulaziz Specialist Hospital, Saudi 

Arabia, Mohammad Hasan Hamdouneh, MBBS 

Laparoscopic Type IV Hiatal Hernia Repair, 

Francisco Javier Jacome, MD 

Closure of Mesenteric Defect at the Jejuno- 

Jejunostomy in a Gastric Bypass Surgery, 

Francisco Javier Jacome, MD 

Management of a Twisted Roux Limb, 

Kunoor Jain-Spangler, MD 

Intraoperative Management of Stapled Nasogastric 

Tube During Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, 


Management of a Twisted Roux Limb, 


Appendicovesical Fistula: A Case Report and Review of 

Literature, Mohummed R. Khani, MD 

The Use of Bedside Laparoscopy in the Diagnosis and 

Management of Surgical Diseases in Children and 

Adults Without Requirements of Operating Room 

Facilities and General Anesthesia Using Inventive 

Method and Apparatus (Human KHODSCOPE), 

Rasoul Khoshnavaz, MD 

Transoral Thyroidectomy Using New Mandibular 

Periosteal Approach: Natural Orifice Transluminal 

Endoscopic Surgery For Thyroid Gland, 

Hoonyub Kim, MD PhD 

Transoral Robotic Surgery for Hypopharyngeal 

Squamous Cell Carcinoma: 3-year Oncologic and 

Functional Analysis, Se-Heon Kim, MD PhD 

Laparoscopic Management of Giant Hiatal Hernias. 

Our Center's 5 Years Experience, Christos Liakos, MD 

An Unusual Case of a Pelvic Mass in a Young Male 

Patient, Christos Liakos, MD 

Laparoscopic Reversal of Hartmann's Reduces Length 

of Postoperative Recovery, Jennifer J. Liang, MD 

Is Laparoscopic Splenectomy Safe for Massive 

Splenomegaly? Report of a Case, Vittorio Lombardo, MD 

Laparo-Endoscopic Single Site (LESS) Heller Myotomy 

and Anterior Fundoplication with Giant Hiatal Hernia 

Repair, Kenneth Luberice, BS 

Miniinvasive Surgical Treatement of Splenic Cysts, 

Oleksandr Lytvyn, MD PhD 

Small Bowel Incarceration in Original Hernia Sac 

Following TEPP Inguinal Hernia Repair - Treatment 

and Prevention, Christian George Massier, MD 

Robotic-assisted Abdominoperineal Resection for a 

Morbidly Obese (BMI=56) Patient with Rectal Cancer: 

Lessons Learned, Sarah E. Matt, MD 

Laparoscopic Repair of De Garengeot Hernia, 

Margaret A. Merriam, DO 

Can Resients Perform Single-incision Pediatric 

Endosurgical (SIPES) Appendectomy Safely in a 

Teaching Hospital?, Oliver J. Muensterer, MD PhD 

Transumbilical Multi-Mini Port Clipless 

Cholecystectomy Without Using Triport, 

Muhammad Nadeem, MBBS 

Non Parasitic Hepatic Cysts (NPHC) and Polycystic 

Liver Disease (PCLD): Laparoscopic Approach. Ten 

Years of Experience in a Single Center, 

Vincenzo Neri, Prof Dr Med 

Endoscopic Treatment of Amupullary Neoplasms, 

Petro Ogorodnik, MD 

Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy and 

Preventable Minor Complications: A Retrospective 

Analysis, Fatin R. Polat, MD PhD 

The Robotic Approach in Rectal Cancer: Pros and 

Cons, Irinel Popescu, Prof Dr Med 

Intraoperative Management of Iatrogenic Injury During 

Formation of Jejunojejunostomy During Roux-en-Y 

Gastric Bypass, Dana Dale Portenier, MD 

Laparo-Endoscopic Single Site (LESS) Distal 

Pancreatectomy and Splenectomy with an Extraction 

Port, Alexander S. Rosemurgy, MD 

The Standardization of Laparo-Endoscopic Single Site 

(LESS) Nissen Fundoplication, 

Alexander S. Rosemurgy, MD 

Epidural vs. General Anesthesia for Laparo-Endoscopic 

Single Site (LESS) Cholecystectomy, Sharona B. Ross, MD 

The Standardization of Laparo-Endoscopic Single Site 

(LESS) Cholecystectomy, Sharona B. Ross, MD 

Bile Duct Injuries During Laparoscopic and Open 

Cholecystectomies, Nikolaos E. Roukounakis, MD PhD 

A Novel and Reproducible Technique for Transanal 

Excision Training in Ex-Vivo Porcine Models, 

Jaime E. Sanchez, MD 

Analysis and Treatment of Gastric Leak Following 

Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy, Christina Sanders, DO 

Reversal of Ileostomy Using Laparoscopic Assistance, 

Ahmed Khan Sangrasi, FCPS 

Management of Peritonitis by Minimally Invasive 

Surgery, Ahmed Khan Sangrasi, FCPS 

Laparoscopic Single Tocar Appendectomy, Mohamed 

Abdallah Sharaan, MD 

Tips and Tricks to Get Best Results in Lap. 

Cholecystectomy, Kuldip Singh, FACS FRCS(ENG) 

Adoption of Single Incision Laparoscopic Colorectal 

Surgery in a Community Hospital Setting: Experience 

of a Single Surgeon, Ami D. Sood, MD 

Laparoscopic Primary Repair of Sigmoid Laceration 

During Laparoscopic Oophorectomy, 

Constantinos Stratoulias, MD 

Factors Responsible for Prolonged Postoperative 

Hospital Stay after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, 

K. Altaf Hussain Talpur, FCPS 

Endoclip Closure of Gastric Perforation After 

Splenectomy for Trauma, Dorothy Elaine Tamayo, BS 

Video-assisted Techniques in Thyroid Surgery, 

Nicola Tartaglia, MD 

Conservative Management of Duodenal Injury After 

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Steven C. Tizio, MD 

Hybrid Transvaginal Cholecystectomy: In Everyone’s 

Reach, Daniel A. Tsin, MD

Concurrent Scientific Sessions Thursday, Sept. 6 / Friday, Sept. 7, 2012 

Long Term Follow Up of the PAIR Treatment of Liver 

Hydatid Cysts, Ali Uzunkoy, Prof Dr Med 

Laparoscopic versus Robotic Subtotal Splenectomy in 

Hereditary Spherocytosis, Catalin Vasilescu, MD PhD 

Response at Six Months After Splenectomy in 

Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Laparoscopic 

Versus Open Splenectomy, Rosario Vecchio, MD 

Chronic Post-operative Abdominal Pain Management, 

Using Diagnostic and Theraputic Laparoscopy, 

Seyyed Amir Kazem Vejdan, MD 

Laparoscopic Anterior Resection of the Rectum and 

Ileal Resection: A Case of Deep Infiltrating 

Endometriosis, Marco Venza, MD 

Robotic-Assisted Thoracoscopic Operations for 

Mediastinal Lesions - A Single-Institution Experience, 

Tomulescu N. Victor, MD PhD 

Results of Single Incision VATS Lung Wedge 

Resection, Hsing-Hsien Wu, MD 

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Gall Bladder Dyskinesia, 

Prasanna Ashok Yavalkar, MS FAIS FIAGES 

Laparoscopically Monitored Colon Polypectomy in a 

Small Community Hospital: It Can Be Done 

Successfully, Naveed Zafar, MD 

GYNECOLOGY 

Laparoscopic Lymphadenectomy for Isolated Lymph 

Node Recurrence in Gynecologic Malignancies: A 

Preliminary Report, Joong Sub Choi, Prof Dr Med 

Closure of the Vaginal Cuff at da Vinci Robotic 

Hysterectomy - Techniques, Bunyan Stephens Dudley, MD 

An Analysis of the Impact of Previous Laparoscopic 

Hysterectomy Experience on the Learning Curve for 

Robotic Hysterectomy, Abeer Eddib, MD 

Analysis of the Impact of Age on the Surgical 

Outcomes After Robot Assisted Laparoscopic 

Hysterectomies, Abeer Eddib, MD 

Is Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery the Only Answer?, 

Mark M.S. Erian, Prof Dr Med 

Fertility Preserving Robotic Radical Trachelectomy 

with Lymphadenectomy for Early Stage Cervical 

Cancer, Ricardo Estape, MD 

Safety and Efficacy of Laparoscopic and Robotic 

Primary Cytoreduction for Advanced Stage Ovarian, 

Fallopian and Primary Peritoneal Cancer, Tamara 

Natasha Finger, MD 

The Influence of Robotic Training on Residency 

Program Selection, Sarah Kay Goodrich, MD 

Laparoscopic Treatment of Endometriosis in Patients 

with Failed In Vitro Fertilization Cycles; Mansoura 

Experience, Maher Shams Hassan, MD 

Minilaprotomy Through Modified Pfennstiel Incision in 

Management of Gynecologic Disease - Minimal Invasive 

Safe Alternative Approach to Laparoscopy; Mansoura 

Experience, Maher Shams Eldeen Hassan, MD 

Robotic Assisted Dissection of the Uterine Artery at its 

Origin: Approach and Technique, Randa Jalloul, MD 

Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Fimbrioplasty and 

Lysis of Adhesions in a Patient with True 

Hermaphroditism, Nikhil V. Joshi, MD 

Vaginal Cuff Dehiscence in Robotic Assisted Total 

Hysterectomies, Incidence, Prevention and 

Management, Shabnam M. Kashani, MD 

Single-port Versus Three-port Laparoscopic-assisted 

Vaginal Hysterectomy for Benign or Precancerous 

Uterine Disease, Jomg-Hyeok Kim, MD PhD 

A Prospective Comparison of Single-port 

Laparoscopically Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy Using 

Transumbilical GelPort Access and Multiport 

Laparoscopically Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy, 

Jung Hun Lee, Prof Dr Med 

The Usefulness of the Shock Index to Predict 

Intraabdominal Bleeding of Ectopic Pregnancy, 

Mineto Morita, Prof Dr Med 

Laparoscopic Large Ovarian Cystectomy and Removal 

Through a Natural Orifice in a 16yo Female, Ceana 

Nezhat, MD 

Robotic Hysterectomy: Three Port Technique, 

Matthew M. Palmer, DO 

Robotic Hysterectomy: Approach to the Massively 

Enlarged Uterus, Matthew M. Palmer, DO 

Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Management of a 

Unicornuate Uterus, Mohamad Ali Parsa, MD 

Laparoscopic Segmental Colon Resection in Severe 

Endometriosis, Mohamad Ali Parsa, MD 

Whether Ovarian Reserve is Reduced in Women with 

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Who Underwent 

Laparoscopic Ovarian Drilling?, Fahimeh Ramezani 

Tehrani, Prof Dr Med 

Vaginal Cuff Complications In Patients Undergoing 

Total Robotic and Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: 

Bidirectional Barbed vs. Conventional Suture, 

Emery Manuel Salom, MD 

Robotic Sacrocolpopexy for Complete Vaginal Vault 

Prolapse: Novel Knotless Zigzag Technique Utilizing a 

Continuous Bidirectional Barbed Suture and Y-Mesh, 

Emery M. Salom, MD 

Robotic Sacrocolpopexy Utilizing the Bidirectional 

Barbed Suture (Quill): A Pilot Study, 

Emery Manuel Salom, MD 

Laparoscopic Splenectomy for Isolated Recurrent 

Ovarian Cancer, Jason A. Sternchos, MD 

Unusual Complication of Laparoscopic Subtotal 

Hysterectomy- A Case Report, Radha Syed, MD 

Delayed Complication of LEEP in a Postmenopausal 

Patient Requiring Hysterectomy- A Case Study, 

Radha Syed, MD 

Robot-assisted Excision of Peri-ureteral 

Endometriosis, Toni R. Sylvester, MD 

Robot-assisted Excision of Peri-rectal Endometriosis, 

Toni R. Sylvester, MD 

Application of Tissue Retrieval Pouch for Laparoscopic 

Removal of Exceptionally Large Adnexal Mass, 

Mireille D. Truong, MD 

Compare Laparoscopic Myomectomy and 

Laparoscopic Blockage of Uterine Vessels in the 

Management of Symptomatic Uterine Myomas, 

Peng-Hui Wang, Prof Dr Med 

Posterior Colpotomy: A Novel Approach to Cervico- 

Vaginal Anastomosis in a Case of Cervical Dysgenesis 

with Partial Vaginal Agenesis, Ameigh V. Worley, MD 

Laparoscopic-assisted Aurgery for Benign Ovarian 

Cyst in a Young Girl, Takashi Yamada, MD PhD 

Examples of Complex Gynecological Cases Utilizing 

Single Port Laparoscopic Surgery, Jessica Ybanez- 

Morano, MD MPH 

Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques in Benign 

Gynecology - A 3-year Retrospective Review, Jessica 

Ybanez-Morano, MD MPH 

Multivariate Analysis of Pregnancy Rate After 

Laparoscopy in Infertile Patients with Endometriosis, 

Xiaoyan Ying, MD 

Robotic-assisted Excision of Mullerian Anomaly, Mark 

Antoine Zakaria, MD 

Shall We Remove the Myoma During the Laparoscopic 

Oophorocystectomy for Endometrioma?, 

Rong Zhou, Prof Dr Med 

Robotically Assisted Single Incision Laparoscopic 

Surgery (RASIL), an Alternative to Multiport 

Robotically Assisted Surgery (MPRAS), 

David L. Zisow, MD 

UROLOGY 

Kidney Access Device (KAD): A New Concept and 

Invention, Jasneet Singh Bhullar, MD 

Endoscopic Treatment of Fibroepithelial Polyp of the 

Ureter, Dario Garcia-Rojo, MD 

Predictors of Hospitilzation and Prognostic Factors of 

Primary Bladder Tumors Diagnosed in Patients Evaluated in 

the Emergency Department with Macroscopic Painless 

Hematuria, Dario Garcia-Rojo, MD 

Incidence of Local and Port Site Recurrence After 

Laparoscopic Surgery for Renal Cell Carcinoma, 

Dario Garcia-Rojo, MD 

Robot-Assisted Partial Cystectomy for a Large Urachal 

Hemangioma in a Child, Hubert S. Swana, MD 

Robotic Calyceal Diverticulectomy: A Video Review of 

Surgical Technique, Anup A. Vora, MD 

Opioid-Free Analgesia Following Robot-Assisted 

Laparoscopic Prostatectomy (RALP): 10 Case 

Experience, Carson Wong, MD 

Intermediate Clinical Outcomes of Robot-Assisted 

Laparoscopic Prostatectomy (RALP), Carson Wong, MD 

Novel Laparoscope Defogging and Cleaning Device 

Utilized During Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic 

Prostatectomy (RALP): 20 Case Experience, 

Carson Wong, MD 

New 

Format 

POSTER GALLERY IN 

THE EXHIBIT HALL 

POSTER SESSION 

Posters On Display in the Exhibit Hall 

Wednesday, Sept 5, 6:45pm - 8:30pm 

Thursday, Sept 6, 7:00am - 2:00pm 

Friday, Sept 7, 7:00am - 2:00pm 

POSTER TOWN HALL PRESENTATIONS 

Thursday, Sept 6, 1:45-4:45pm 

There will be a 2-minute oral presentation and 

brief discussion for each poster displayed at 

the conference. The oral presentations will take 

place on Thursday, September 6th beginning 

at 1:45pm and will run concurrently with the 

afternoon scientific presentation sessions. 

The highest rated poster & presentation will 

receive a grand prize of $500 

FACULTY 

Gustavo Stringel, MD, MBA, Director 

Raymond J. Lanzafame, MD, MBA, 

Co-Director 

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SIG Committee Updates: Where we are…and where we’re going 

Updates will be presented by SIG Committees on Thurs. and Fri. afternoon. 

Abdominal/Pelvic Pain/Adhesions 


The Minimally Invasive Treatment and 

Procedures for Patients with Pelvic Pain and 

Endometriosis to Reduce Unnecessary 

Multiple Laparoscopies 

Bariatrics 

Collin E.M. Brathwaite, MD 

Current Update on Minimally Invasive 

Bariatric Surgery - What's Hot & What's Not 

Cancer Surgery (Multispecialty) 

Joong Sub Choi, MD, PhD 

All about Laparoscopic Paraaortic 

Lymphadenetomy 

Mario Leitao, MD 

Introduction of a Computer-Based Surgical 

Platform in the Surgical Care of Patients with 

Newly Diagnosed Uterine Cancer: Outcomes 

and Impact on Approach 

Colon 

Prof. Ignazio Massimo Civello, MD 

Laparoscopic Treatment of Colorectal 

Disease: An Eight Year Experience 

VIDEO SESSION 

SURGICAL SURPRISES 

Friday, Sept. 7, 2012 / 10:10am-11:40am 

In this unusual video format, a multispecialty 

panel of invited experts shows you the finer 

points of their techniques and will invoke 

their specialty backgrounds in discussing 

surgical accidents, mishaps, and surprises 

with attention given to lessons learned and 

appropriate action/reaction. 

SURGICAL SURPRISES FACULTY 

Charles H. Koh, MD, Director 


Panel: 

Mehran Anvari, MB,BS, PhD 



Michael S. Kavic, MD 

William E. Kelley, Jr., MD 


Liselotte Mettler, Prof Dr Med 

Farr Nezhat, MD 


Jay A. Redan, MD 


Core Competencies 

Gustavo Stringel, MD, MBA 

Core Competencies Update 

Endocrine/Solid Organ 

Edward Chin, MD 

The Current State of Laparoscopic Donor 

Nephrectomy 

Endometriosis/ Ovarian/ 

Complex Pelvic Surgery 

Charles H. Koh, MD 

Part 1: "How, When and When Not to 

Perform Surgery for Patients with 

Endometriosis and Chronic Pelvic Pain". 

A New Algorithm and Protocol for 

Treating and Evaluating Patients with 

Endometriosis and Chronic Pelvic Pain 


Part 2: "How, When and When Not to 

Perform Surgery for Patients with 

Endometriosis and Chronic Pelvic Pain". 

A New Algorithm and Protocol for 

Treating and Evaluating Patients with 

Endometriosis and Chronic Pelvic Pain 

Fellowship, Resident & Student Education 

Boris Yoffe, Prof Dr Med 

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow of 

Laparoscopy 

Fertiloscopy/Transvaginal Endoscopy 

Antoine A. Watrelot, Prof Dr Med 

Fertiloscopy and Subtle Tubal 

Abnormalities: Implication on Fertility 

Stefanos Chandakas, MD 

Single Port Surgery in Gynecology: What 

Can We Perform? What Do We Need to 

Perform? 

Fibroids/Abnormal Uterine Bleeding 

Liselotte Mettler, Prof Dr Med 

Challenges of Uterine Fibroids 

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease 

Sharona B. Ross, MD 

LESS Anti-Reflux Surgery 

Hepato-Biliary Disease & 

Cholecystectomy 

Kuldip Singh, MS, FRCS, FACS 

Tips and Tricks to Get Best Results in Lap 

Cholecystectomy - A Personal Experience 

of 20 Years 

Hernia 

I. Michael Leitman, MD 

Hernia Surgery Update: From Bassini to 

Robotics 

Hysterectomy 

Vadim V. Morozov, MD 

The Ovaries, the Cervix, and the Tubes: 

Which to Remove and Which to Save at 

the Time of Hysterectomy? 

MIS Bioethics & Legal Issues 

Louise King, MD, JD 

Legal and Ethical Aspects of Social Media 

in Surgical Practice 

MIS Continuing Education 

Elizabeth Buescher, MD 

MIS Continuing Education: Using 

Technology to Increase Interdisciplinary 

Interaction 

NOTES, LESS, SPA, 

and Single Port Surgery 

Homero Rivas, MD 

Update of Single Port Laparoscopy and 

Other Advanced Translumenal Surgical 

Techniques: Where Are We in 2012? 

Office and Outpatient Laparoscopy 

Kurian Thott, MD 

Outpatient Laparoscopic Hysterectomy 

Pediatric Surgery 

Oliver Muensterer, MD 

Pediatric Endosurgery 2012: Moving 

Ahead, or Just Treading Water? 

Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery/ 

Stress Incontinence 

Jessica Ybanez Morano, MD 

FDA Issue Regarding Mesh and Alternate 

Treatment without Mesh 

Robotic Surgery 

Michael Stark, Prof Dr Med 

Novel Optimized Telesurgical System with 

Haptic Sensation 

Simulation and Training 

I. Michael Leitman, MD 

Update on the Use of Simulation to 

Enhance Surgical Residency Education: 

Program Requirements and New 

Technology 

Technology, Innovation & Surgical 

Standardization 

Sharona B. Ross, MD 

The Standardization of LESS Surgery: Is 

There a Safe, Easily Adoptable Approach 

to LESS Operations with Reproducible 

Outcomes? 

Vascular/Thoracic/Cardiac 

Benny Weksler, MD 

Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery - 

An Update 

Women in MIS 

Mona Orady, MD 

Contributions of Women to Minimally 

Invasive Gynecology

Special Events 

BREAKFAST WITH THE 

2012 EXCEL AWARD RECIPIENT 

CHARLES H. KOH, MD: 

LECTURE AND PRESENTATION 

Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012 / 7:30am-8:45am 

Dr. Koh obtained his 

medical degree from 

the University of 

Singapore and Board 

certification from the 

American College of 

Obstetrics and Gynecology, 

and the Royal 

College of Obstetricians 

and Gynaecologists in 

London, England. He is currently the codirector 

of the Milwaukee Institute for 

Minimally Invasive Surgery and Reproductive 

Specialty Center. He is a Past President of the 

Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 

(2009). He received the 2009 Distinguished 

Surgeon Award from the Society of 

Reproductive Surgeons. 

Dr. Koh specializes in advanced laparoscopic 

surgery and assisted reproduction. He is a 

pioneer in advanced laparoscopic surgery for 

tubal anastomosis and endometriosis and 

has lectured and performed live surgery on 

this internationally. He also pioneered a special 

technique and equipment for laparoscopic 

hysterectomy called the “Koh System 

for Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy” and 

invented instruments for laparoscopic suturing 

and microsurgery. 

Tickets are required for accompanying 

guests. See Registration Form. 

FUTURE TECHNOLOGY SESSION: 

ROBOTS – REAL AND VIRTUAL 

Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012/ 9:00am-10:30am 

Mark Covey 

Marc Raibert 

Richard M. Satava, MD, Director 

Keynote Speakers 

Mark Covey presents Special Effects: From Motion Pictures to 

Surgical Education 

Marc Raibert: presents Dynamic Legged Robots 

Two areas that have held the imagination of everyone is that of robots 

and the virtual world (as brought through the world of entertainment). 

To bring the latest in advanced robotics, Marc Raibert of Boston 

Dynamics will present some of the most revolutionary advances in 

robotics to date As you watch these remarkable machines in his lecture 

“Dynamic Legged Robots”, ask yourself how these could be 

applied to advancing our care of patients. 

We all enjoy being mesmerized by the special effects in the movies, 

and marvel at the illusion of reality that is created. Mark Covey is from 

Digital Domain, the company that brought such extraordinary movies 

such as, I, Robot, Transformers, Tron, Titanic, Pirates of the 

Caribbean, Lord of the Rings and many others. These technologies 

could provide enormous benefit to not only our patients but to the 

education of our surgeons. Tickets are required for accompanying 

guests. See Registration Form. 

AlphaDog by Boston Dynamics 

SLS EVENING EVENT: WELCOME ABOARD THE MAJESTY AND SLS’ PRIVATE BOSTON 

HARBOR DINNER CRUISE 

Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 / 6:30pm–9:30pm 

The subtle sea breezes of the Boston Fall season are blowing and sun is glinting off the ocean as the views of 

Boston's incredible sky-line await you. History, character, sites, stories and more lie ahead on this 3-hour dinner 

cruise. This dinner cruise will show you the captivating city of Boston like no one else can. Whether you're 

visiting Boston for the first time or a long time resident, this dinner cruise will not only be fun, but you'll learn 

a few things too. A professional narrator will enchant you with the history of Boston as you cruise through 

wharfs, the Northern Avenue Bridge, Castle Island, Dorchester Bay housing, the John F. Kennedy Memorial 

Library, the beautiful Boston Skyline and much more. A wonderful array of gastronomic goodies will be awaiting 

you for dinner. Come aboard the SLS Majesty and enjoy an evening rich with flavor and history. Includes 

transportation to and from the Westin Copley, dinner, and cruise. Tickets are required. See Registration Form. 

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General Information 

CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION 

The conference is designed to meet the 

needs of the clinical or academic surgeon, 

resident, nurse, or technical support staff 

within all specialties who wish to increase 

his or her knowledge of laparoscopic, endoscopic 

and minimally invasive surgical and 

diagnostic techniques. Your participation in 

the Master’s Class of your choice and the 

many sessions will provide valuable information 

through dialogue, discussions and 

visuals designed specifically for you. 

This four-day conference will greatly expand 

your understanding of the development and 

use of new minimally invasive technologies 

and techniques. Sessions will concentrate 

on a variety of procedures, techniques, and 

issues important to laparoscopic, endoscopic 

and minimally invasive surgeons. 

• During in-depth Master’s Classes, the faculty, 

experts in Gynecology, General Surgery, 

Urology, and other specialties, will share 

their experience, explain new and varied 

technology and techniques, and will lead discussions 

about issues and topics important 

to all specialties. 

• The video session Surgical Surprises will 

bring panels of Master Surgeons together to 

show you the finer points of their techniques 

and to discuss how to handle surgical accidents, 

mishaps, and surprises with attention 

given to lessons learned and appropriate 

action/reaction. 

• Updates on various specialties will be presented 

by SLS Special Interest Group (SIG) 

Committee members. 

• Future Technology Session will provide 

information on Robots - Real and Virtual 

• Exhibits will feature the latest in products and 

services designed by leading manufacturers. 

CONFERENCE CREDIT HOURS 

CONFERENCE EDUCATIONAL 

METHODS AND ATTENDEES 

OBJECTIVES 

The Minimally Surgery Week, SLS-MIRA- 

SRS Joint Annual Meeting employs a variety 

of educational formats including topical 

general sessions, the presentation of scientific 

papers, open forums, posters, and original 

videos offered in small specialty-specific 

breakout sessions, and informal gatherings 

of participants and expert faculty. 

The increasing complexity of minimally 

invasive diagnostics and therapy requires 

a continuous educational process. The 

exchange of knowledge and expertise 

among the physicians taking part in this 

conference contributes to the continuation 

of excellence in minimally invasive surgery. 

Upon completion of the conference, participants 

will be able to: 

• Increase comprehension of the basic and 

fundamental principles of laparoscopic, 

endoscopic, and minimally invasive techniques, 

enhancing the participant’s understanding 

of these techniques; 

• Understand the recent advances in laparoscopic, 

endoscopic and minimally invasive 

techniques; 

• Determine the appropriate use of laparoscopic, 

endoscopic and minimally invasive 

equipment as part of a treatment plan in the 

care of patients; 

• Comprehend the developing technologies 

that will be available in the future to enhance 

the standard of patient care; and 

• Acquire educational information within the 

physician’s specialty, which will enhance their 

professional development and patient care. 

Accreditation: The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical 

Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

Designation: The SLS designates this live activity for a maximum of 29 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM . Physicians should only claim 

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

Half-Day Master’s Classes: maximum of 3.5 credits 

Full-Day Master’s Classes: maximum of 7.0 credits 

Keynote Lecture: maximum of 1 credit 

SLS-MIRA-SRS Joint Annual Meeting, 3 days: maximum of 27.25 credits 

ANCC Accreditation Statement for Master’s Class #6 on page 8. 

CONTINUING MEDICAL 

EDUCATION PROCESS FOR THE 

SOCIETY OF LAPAROENDOSCOPIC 

SURGEONS 

In order to provide a high level of continuing 

medical education for its members, The 


(SLS) follows the Essential Areas and 

Criteria of the Accreditation Council for 

Continuing Medical Education in planning 

and developing CME activities. 

To help as a planning guide SLS has a CME 

mission statement, which includes the CME 

purpose, content areas, target audience, and 

type of activities provided. SLS also identifies 

the expected results of its CME activity. 

SLS identifies the educational needs and 

desired results for all CME activities. 

SLS has an organizational structure that 

supports our CME activities. 

In order to achieve a level of CME excellence 

for our members, SLS has developed a 

“Template of Excellence.” This document 

lists various examples of innovative ideas 

that SLS utilizes to exceed the basic level of 

compliance required by the ACCME. SLS 

looks forward to receiving input from you in 

order to continue to improve these processes 

and provide you with a meaningful continuing 

medical education in minimally invasive 

surgery. 

The complete SLS CME Process for 

Continuing Medical Education is available 

online at www.SLS.org. 

This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, Inc., an accredited approver by 

the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. 

Activities that are approved by AORN are recognized as continuing education for registered nurses. This recognition does not imply that AORN 

or the ANCC Commission on Accreditation approves or endorses any product included in the presentation..

Resident/Fellow/Nurse Programs 

1 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR RESIDENTS, 

FELLOWS-IN-TRAINING, NURSES, 

& AFFILIATED MEDICAL PERSONNEL 

Qualified Recipients will receive a scholarship 

of $350.00 towards the full registration fee of 

$675.00 to Minimally Invasive Surgery Week, 

SLS-MIRA-SRS Joint Annual Meeting. 

Residents & Fellows-in-Training, to qualify 

you must be in training in a U.S. accredited 

training program or, if outside the U.S., 

you must be a Resident-in-Training or 

Fellow-in-Training within the first five years 

after medical school degree. 

All Applicants must submit the following 

items via the Online Scholarship Application 

Form at www.SLS.org/Scholarship 

• A statement from applicant seeking the 

scholarship (50 words or less) stating their 

training status, specialty, current involvement 

and/or interest in minimally invasive 

surgery. 

• A statement from the applicant’s Department 

Chairman, Program Chairman, or Sponsoring 

Physician (50 words or less) stating why 

he/she is selecting you to attend this conference. 

2 $1,000.00 Cash Award for 

Michael S. Kavic Best Resident 

Paper 

The recipient will present their paper at the 

annual conference plus receive a cash prize 

of $1,000.00! 

3 Outstanding Laparoendoscopic 

Resident Award 

Visit www.SLS.org for details. 

Learn more about these programs as well as 

special membership rates at www.SLS.org. 

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS AND 

MEETING SITE 

WESTIN COPLEY PLACE 

10 Huntington Avenue 

Boston, Massachusetts 02116 USA 

Reservations 

Tel: +1.617.262.9600 

Fax: +1.617.424.7483 

http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/sls 

boston 

An idyllic urban retreat for travelers, the 

Westin Copley Place is set in the center of 

one of historic Boston’s finest neighborhoods, 

Back Bay. The hotel features 

Westin’s exclusive 10-layer Heavenly Bed, 

the WestinWORKOUT Powered by Reebok 

Gym with indoor pool, shopping in the retail 

gallery at Copley Place, skywalk access to 

more than 100 shops at Copley Place and 

the Prudential Center as well as the newlyopened 

Grettacole Spa, located adjacent to 

the hotel lobby. 

HOTEL DAILY RATES 

Single / Double $269.00 

These rates are subject to appropriate state, 

local and occupancy taxes and do not 

include meals. The SLS room block will be 

released after August 5, 2012. After this 

date, rooms will be on a space available 

basis only at the hotel’s prevailing rates. 

Conference rates are applicable 3 days 

before and 1 day after the conference, based 

on availability. In order to qualify for the 

special rate, you must make reservations 

by August 5, 2012, and mention that you 

are attending the “SLS Conference.” Please 

make reservations early! 

TRAVEL INFORMATION 

For negotiated airline discount rates contact 

Steve at The Store For Travel: 

Toll free at 1.800.284.2538 

Outside the United States: 305.251.6331 

E-mail: so@sft.webmail.com. 

Please be sure to mention you are attending 

the SLS conference in Boston 

For those attending the conference who 

require special assistance (accessibility, 

dietary, etc.), please contact SLS no later 

than August 5, 2012, with special requests. 

DESTINATION INFORMATION: 

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 

Boston is one of America’s oldest cities 

and is home to some of the world’s finest 

inpatient hospitals, many institutions of 

higher education, and numerous cultural 

and professional sports organizations. 

Tourism is one of Boston’s and New 

England’s largest industries, and as a 

result you will find that Boston is a city 

willing to accommodate and entertain you 

as few other cities can 

CANCELLATION POLICY 

Full registration fees are refundable if registrant 

cancels before August 8, 2012. An 

administrative fee of $150.00 will be 

deducted from fees for cancellations postmarked 

on or after August 8, 2012 through 

August 22, 2012. Refund requests will not 

be considered after this date, including visa 

denial refunds. All requests for refunds 

must be made in writing and received by 

SLS, attention Lauren Frede, by the appropriate 

dates. Refunds will be processed 

within 6 to 8 weeks after the conference. 

No refunds will be made after August 22, 2012.

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ENDO EXPO 2012 

EXHIBIT HOURS 

Wednesday, Sept. 5 

Welcome Reception 

6:45pm-8:30pm 

Thursday, Sept. 6 & Friday, Sept. 7 

7:00am-2:00pm 

In the exhibit hall, over 50 exhibitors will provide on-going presentations about not only the 

innovations of the year, but also the latest ideas and technological developments to aid 

surgeons in the operating room. Complimentary coffee and bakery items are available in 

the exhibit hall each morning. Complimentary refreshments will be available at designated 

times in the exhibit hall. For information contact SLS: Tel 305.665.9959, Fax 

305.667.4123, www.SLS.org, Exhibit@SLS.org 

EXHIBITORS 

Throughout the conference, engaging presentations sponsored by exhibiting companies will 

highlight various products and techniques. For a list of exhibitors visit the SLS Virtual Exhibit 

Hall: www.SLS.org/VirtualExhibitHall 

EXHIBIT HALL EVENTS 

Welcome Reception. Kick off the conferenceat an informal reception open to all registrants in the Exhibit Hall. Meet old and new friends, and 

get a preliminary look at the technical exhibits. 

SLS Innovations of the Year. Come see what and how many innovative devices have been developed over the past year. The SLS innovations 

of the Year will be recognized during Minimally Invasive Surgery Week, SLS-MIRA-SRS Joint Annual Meeting and Endo Expo 2012. It is not 

necessary for a company to exhibit or advertise to be eligible for this recognition. SLS encourages all commercial entities to enter their most 

innovative product for consideration. Contact SLS for details: Tel 305.665.9959, Fax 305.667.4123, Conferences@SLS.org. 

Top Gun Laparoscopy Shoot Out. It’s High Noon - Are You Ready for a Shoot Out? Who is going to be the Minimally Invasive Surgery 

Week Top Gun? This year is the Top Gun's 20th anniversary, where aviation based objective laparoscopic skill development was 

born. Join us and see if you are one of the greatest surgeons of all time or a legend in your own mind. Presented by James C. 

“Butch” Rosser, Jr., MD 

New Product Presentations by Exhibitors. SLS invites all exhibitors to share information about new products, technology, and developments 

during the New Product Presentation Session. Exhibitors who submit new product information will be allowed a one-minute presentation 

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