
The 2012 Annual Meeting will feature 7 live procedures, broadcasted directly from the operating room. Access to these Live Surgeries is free for registered attendees. Space is filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
2012 Live Surgeries Schedule
Robot-Assisted Surgery: Advances in Oncology, Image Guidance, and Reconstruction
Saturday, May 19
9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Georgia World Congress Center – Sidney Marcus Auditorium – Building A, Level 4
Program Directors: John Davis, MD and Jeffrey Holzbeierlein, MD
| 9 – 9:45 a.m. | Reconstruction for Upper Urinary Tract Obstruction Live Surgery Performed by Ashok Hemal, MD Moderators: Robert Nadler, MD and Magnus Annerstedt, MD |
| 9:45 – 10:45 a.m. | Partial Nephrectomy w/Fluorescence Live Surgery Performed by Ronney Abaza, MD Moderators: Guan Wu, MD and Peter Pinto, MD |
| 10:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Salvage Prostatectomy Live Surgery Performed by Joseph Smith, Jr., MD Moderator: Vipul Patel, MD |
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Surgical Therapies with Live Surgeries
Saturday, May 19
1:30 – 4 p.m.
Georgia World Congress Center – Sidney Marcus Auditorium – Building A, Level 4
Program Directors: Steven A. Kaplan, MD, and Jean de la Rosette, MD
| 1:30 – 1:35 p.m. | Introduction |
| 1:35 – 2:15 p.m. | Thulium Laser Case Live Surgery Performed by Andreas Gross, MD |
| 2:15 – 2:45 p.m. | Laser Vaporization using Greenlight Live Surgery Performed by Culley C. Carson, MD |
| 2:45 – 3:15 p.m. | Bipolar Electro Vaporization of the Prostate Live Surgery Performed by Michael Louie, MD |
| 3:15 – 3:45 p.m. | Evolve Laser Vaporization of the Prostate Live Surgery Performed by Puneet Sindhwani, MD |
| 3:45 – 4 p.m. | Closing Remarks |