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Dr. Douglas Boyd, M.D.
Dr. Douglas Boyd is Head of Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Florida. He is board certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in general and cardiothoracic surgery. In 1999, Dr. Boyd completed the world’s first closed-chest, beating-heart coronary artery bypass surgery with the use of the ZEUS Robotic Surgical System, and is recognized throughout the worldwide medical community for his pioneering work in cardiothoracic surgery and the use of robotic surgical systems. As principal investigator in numerous clinical research trials, Dr. Boyd’s research has focused on invasive robotic surgery, image guided minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgery, minimally beating heart surgery, and improving patient safety in cardiac surgery. He has been an invited lecturer at regional, national and international symposia and conferences on his specialty interests. Dr. Boyd has authored or co-authored book chapters in medical textbooks on robotic cardiac bypass surgery and computer-assisted interventions among many other heart-related topics and has published numerous abstracts on his specialty interests. Dr. Boyd has received numerous fellowships, scholarships and awards including a fellowship in Medical Education from the University of Ottawa and a fellowship in Transplantation/Mechanical Assist Devices from the Ottawa Heart Institute, where he was a Clinical Scholar. The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada awarded him a fellowship in surgery and Washington University granted him a mini-fellowship in lung transplantation. He is named in the 2003 edition of Florida’s Top Doctors. In 2004, Good Housekeeping Magazine named Cleveland Clinic Florida’s Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery as the “Top Cardiovascular Center in the Nation.” In 2004, Castle-Connelly named him as one of America’s Top Doctors in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
Dr. Hiep Thieu Nguyen, M.D.
Dr. Nguyen is an Associate Professor in Surgery (Urology) at Harvard Medical School and the Director of Robotic Surgery, Research and Training Center at Children's Hospital, Boston (CHB). Recently, he was named the Rose Zimmerman Mandell Chair in Innovative Urological Technology. Dr. Nguyen is actively involved in research focusing on vesicoureteral reflux, prenatal hydronephrosis, molecular imaging, and robotics/minimally invasive surgery. In the area of robotic surgery, he is investigating the application of this minimally invasive technique to reconstruction of the urinary tract and its safety. He is also collaborating with colleagues at CHB to design hand-held robotic instruments for the US Army. In addition, due to his strong background in basic science, he is working to apply molecular imaging technology to be used in laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery.
Dr. Balasubramanian Sivakumar, M.D.
Dr. Balasubramanian Sivakumar is currently Vice President of St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, NY and President elect of the medical staff for 2012. During his medical career, Dr. Sivakumar has achieved numerous awards such as The Patricia Ann Award of Excellence at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center which signifies the most distinguished award to a physician of the Highest Quality (1990); The CNY magazine 2010 Peer Recognition Award as the Best General Surgeon in the Region; and the Physician Top Star Award from St. Joseph's Hospital in 2009, to name just a few. Dr. Sivakumar is a robotic surgery proctor/mentor and has trained numerous surgeons practicing robotic surgery in specialties including General Surgery; Cardiac Surgery; Urologic Surgery; Thoracic Surgery, and Gynecologic Surgery. Dr. Sivakumar is currently Clinical Assistant Professor at SUNY Health Science Center in Syracuse, NY and Director for Advanced Cardiac Life Support program at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. In addition, he teaches family practice residents at St. Joseph's Health Center. Dr. Sivakumar's administrative responsibilities include Director of the Surgical Critical Care Unit; Surgeon, Ambulatory Care Unit; and Director of the Department of Surgical Physician Assistants at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center.
Dr. Terry W. Grogg, M.D.
Dr. Terry W. Grogg, M.D., is currently a clinical instructor for resident education at Mount Carmel West and at The Ohio State University since 1992, and is a partner at Southwestern Obstetrics and Gynecology a division of MOCA, a private practice. He joined Mount Carmel West after completing his Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at Mount Carmel West. His main clinical and surgical research interests in Minimally Invasive Surgery include hysterectomies, myomectomies, excision of endometriosis, Unilateral Salpingo Oopherectomy, Bilateral Salpingo Oopherectomy, and sacrocolpopexy. He has presented his research in robotic hysterectomy at leading surgical conferences and was previously Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a Medical Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery at Mount Carmel West. He is currently a Member of Surgical Services Executive Committee at Mount Carmel West and an independent reviewer for the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology. Dr. Grogg had earned his M.D. at The Ohio State University and B.S. at the University of Cincinnati.
Dr. Li-Ming Su, M.D.
Dr. Li-Ming Su is the David A. Cofrin Professor of Urology, Associate Chairman for Clinical Affairs and the Director of Robotic and Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery in the Department of Urology at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida. Previously, he was an Associate Professor of Urology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Director of Laparoscopic and Robotic Urologic Surgery in Hopkins' Brady Urological Institute. He joined the urology staff at Johns Hopkins after completing his urology residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell University Medical College and fellowship training in endourology (specializing in laparoscopy, robotics and stone disease) at Johns Hopkins. His main clinical interests include minimally invasive techniques for the treatment of kidney and prostate cancer. His areas of surgical specialty include robotic partial nephrectomy, nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy, pyeloplasty, nephroureterectomy and adrenalectomy. He has earned a number of honors and awards in urology and robotic surgery. Additionally, his publishing accomplishments include 74 refereed publications, 8 non-refereed publications, two authored books on robotic urologic surgery and prostate cancer, 21 book chapters, and 122 abstracts.
Dr. Carlo Camargo, M.D.
Dr. Carlo Camargo Passerotti currently serves as the Assistant Professor of Urology at the Sao Paulo State University, the Director of Robotic Surgery at the Hospital Alemao Oswaldo Cruz, and the Director of Research in Urology, 9 of July University, Sao Paulo Brazil. Dr. Passerotti earned both his M.D. and PhD at the Federal University of Sao Paulo and continued a Fellowship in Pediatric Urology and Robotic Surgery at Children's Hospital Boston, where he developed laparoscopic and robotic skills. He has earned a number of honors and awards in urology, pediatrics and robotic surgery and has several published papers in leading peer-reviewed journals.
Dr. David M. Albala, M.D.
Dr. Albala, currently Chief of Urology at Crouse Hospital in Syracuse, New York and Medical Director for Associated Medical Professionals, brings to Titan Medical over 20 years of laparoscopic and robotic urological surgery expertise recognized worldwide. During his distinguished medical career, Dr. Albala was an endourology fellow at Washington University Medical Center under the direction of Ralph V. Clayman. He also practiced at Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago where he became Professor in Urology and Radiology. Later on, he became a tenured Professor at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina where he was Co-Director of the Endourology fellowship and Director for the Center of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Urological Surgery. Dr. Albala's additional clinical interests include minimally invasive treatment of benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) and the use of fibrin sealants in surgery. Dr. Albala received his medical school training at Michigan State University and completed his surgical residency at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. He has been a Visiting Professor at numerous institutions across the world, has done operative demonstrations in over 32 countries and 23 states, and trained 16 fellows in endourology and advanced robotic surgery. He has over 180 journal publications and has authored three textbooks in endourology and one in general urology. Dr. Albala serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Robotic Surgery, Journal of Endourology, Current Opinions in Urology and Urology Index and Reviews. He is also a reviewer for eight surgical journals.
Dr. Louis Eichel, M.D.
Dr. Eichel has an extensive background in researching the clinical aspects of surgical robotics and surgical simulation. He currently practices in Rochester, NY and is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Urology at the University of Rochester. Previously, he has served as a faculty member at several courses on advanced laparoscopic and robotic urologic surgery and has published numerous articles, book chapters, and teaching videos in these areas. He is a recipient of the Pfizer Scholars in Urology Award and also serves as a reviewer for "Urology" and the "Journal of Endourology," and several other journals pertaining to minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Eichel is a member of The American Urological Association, The Endourology Society, and The Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons, and The Minimally Invasive Robotic Association. Dr. Louis Eichel is a graduate of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry where he also completed his residency. Additionally, he completed two years of fellowship training in Laparoscopy, Endourology, and Robotic Surgery at the University of California, Irvine under the direction of Dr. Ralph V. Clayman, Elspeth M. McDougall, and Dr. Thomas E. Ahlering.
Dr. Po N. Lam, M.D.
Dr. Lam specializes in oncologic robotic and laparoscopic surgery in Central New York and has performed over 500 robotic surgeries since 2006. He has also served as the director of robotic surgery at Community General Hospital in Syracuse since 2008. He graduated from medical school at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas with a major in Latin and Biochemistry and completed his Urology residency at SUNY-Buffalo. Dr. Lam continued a Fellowship in Endourology at the University of Oklahoma Medical Center, where he developed laparoscopic and robotic skills. He has several published papers in the peer-reviewed journals and presented at national and international conferences.
Dr. Eric J. Moore, M.D.
Dr. Eric J. Moore, M.D., is an Associate Professor of Otolaryngology (ENT) at Mayo Clinic. He joined the Otolaryngology staff at Mayo Clinic after completing his Otolaryngology/HNS residency at Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic and fellowship training in Rhinology with Professor Heinz Stammberger, Graz, Austria. His main research interests include oropharyngeal cancer, transoral robotic surgery for head and neck cancer, head and neck microvascular reconstruction, novel detection and treatment methods for papilloma virus induced oropharyngeal cancer. He is named in over 30 publications, certified by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and American Board of Otolaryngology, and had earned his M.D. at Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University and his B.A. – Chemistry at Princeton University.
Dr. Bob Kiaii, M.D.
Dr. Kiaii is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Western Ontario. He is a cardiac surgeon and Director of the Minimally Invasive Robotic Cardiac Surgery Program in the Division of Cardiac Surgery at the London Health Sciences Centre University Hospital. He is also one of the founding members of Canadian Surgical Advanced Technology and Robotics (CSTAR) of the Lawson Health Research Institute. Dr. Kiaii is one of the most experienced minimally invasive robotic cardiac surgeons nationally and internationally, and received a Canadian Foundation for Innovation New Opportunities Fund Grant, which allowed him to do the research for performing simultaneous integrated coronary artery revascularization. Dr. Kiaii has performed ground-breaking robotic-assisted cardiac procedures including the first North American simultaneous integrated coronary artery revascularization procedure on September 1, 2004. Since then, he has had the most experience and has performed the largest series of simultaneous integrated coronary artery revascularizations in the world. |
