| Dear Colleague The Cleveland Clinic is proud to present: Single-Port Laparoscopy, NOTES?/sup>, and Endoluminal Surgery
May 28-30, 2009, Cleveland, Ohio
As a surgical innovation, minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery has
been shown to improve outcomes compared with outcomes from
traditional open laparoscopy surgery. However, these laparoscopic surgeries require substantial technical skills, creating a need for educational activities focused on this topic. To fill this need, we have developed an educational activity focused on minimally invasive surgery using natural orifices and single-site incisions: | ACTIVITY DIRECTORS | | Philip Schauer, MD |  | - Director, Center for Surgical Innovation, Technology, and Education (cSite)
- Chief of Minimally Invasive General Surgery
- Director of the Cleveland Clinic Bariatric and Metabolic Institute
- Past President, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons
- On board of Governors of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) for the last 5 years
- Associate Editor of the new journal, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases and is on the editorial board of three other surgical journals
- Has trained more than 20 fellows in advanced laparoscopic surgery
| | Jihad Kaouk, MD |  | - Director, Center for Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute
- Performed the initial laboratory work on laparoscopic radical cystectomy (removal of bladder) and intracorporeal urinary diversion. This eventually helped in development of laparoscopic radical cystectomy and urinary diversion that is widely performed at present.
- Developed technique for robotic radical prostatectomy and sural nerve grafting.
- Developed a technique of nerve-sparing robotic radical prostatectomy that uses laser energy to dissect tissue with minimal collateral damage.
- A pioneer in single port laparoscopy in urology.
- Section Editor for Urology Journal section of laparoscopic and robotic surgery
- First to Perform Nephrectomy Completely Transvaginally
| | Explore the world renowned faculty teaching at this event... | This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.
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