Course Description

This is a one-day course designed for advanced laparoscopic surgeons who wish to explore Minimally Invasive Surgery with the GelSeal advanced access platforms. The program is limited to 6 participants to maximize hands-on experience. This course explores single site Cholecystectomy, Appendectomy and Bowel Resection procedures.


Course Objectives

Learn how the GelSeal advanced access platforms enable Minimally Invasive Surgery. Explore single site tools and techniques, including:

  • Instrumentation
  • Camera operation
  • Trocar placement
  • Anastomotic methods
  • Indications and limitations
  • Visualization and instrument manipulation
  • Patient selection, benefits, risks and challenges
  • Patient education, documentation and reimbursement
  • Anesthetic considerations


GI Preceptors

Gordon A. Bodzin, MD

Chandler Regional Medical Center

Chandler, AZ
Procedure:
Single Site Totally Extra Peritoneal (TEP) Hernia Repair
Lab Facility:
St. Josephs Hospital & Medical Center


T. Philip Chung, MD, FACS, FASCRS

Staff Colorectal Surgeon
California Pacific Medical Center
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery
University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, CA
Procedure:
Single Site Colectomies
Lab Facility:
SimSurg Education Center


James A. Field, MD, FACS

Memorial Hermann Hospital the Woodlands

The Woodlands, TX
Procedure:
Single Site Cholecystectomy
Lab Facility:
Memorial Hermann Hospital


Todd D. Francone MD, FACS, FASCRS

University of Rochester Medical Center
Colorectal Division
Assistant Professor of Surgery & Oncology

Rochester, NY
Procedure:
HALS Colectomies
Single Site Colectomies
TAMIS
Lab Facility:
University of Rochester Medical Center


Carlos Galvani, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery
Director of Minimally Invasive & Robotic Surgery
University of Arizona, College of Medicine
Department of Surgery

Procedure:
Single Site Bariatric Gastric
Lab Facility:
University of Arizona


Sang W. Lee MD, FACS, FASCRS

New York Presbyterian Hospital
Weill Cornell Medical Center
Section of Colon & Rectal Surgery

New York, NY
Procedure:
HALS Colectomies
Single Site Colectomies
TAMIS
Lab Facility:
Montefiore Hospital or Columbia Presbyterian Hospital


Peter W. Marcello, MD, FACS, FASCRS

Staff Surgeon
Vice Chairman of Department of Colon & Rectal Surgery
Lahey Clinic Medical Center

Burlington, MA
Procedure:
HALS Colectomies
Lab Facility:
MAST Center at Lahey Clinic


Bruce Molinelli, MD, FACS

Director of Minimally Invasive
Robotic and Bariatric Surgery
Greenwich Hospital

Greenwich, CT
Procedure:
Single Site Cholecystectomy
Bariatric Gastric Banding & Sleeve
Colectomies
Ventral/Paraesophageal Hernia Repair
Lab Facility:
Greenwich Hospital Conference Room 1st Floor


Sonia Ramamoorthy, MD, FACS, FASCRS

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Colon & Rectal Surgery
UCSD Medical Center
Moores Cancer Center

San Diego, CA
Procedure:
HALS Colectomies
Lab Facility:
Center for the Future of Surgery, UCSD


David Renton, MD, FACS

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of General Gastrointestinal Surgery
The Ohio State University Medical Center

Columbus, OH
Procedure:
Single Site Cholecystectomy
Appendectomy
Lab Facility:
Ohio State University Medical Center for MIS


Howard Ross, MD, FACS, FASCRS

Director Minimally Invasive Surgery
Director Center of Crohn’s & Colitis Management
Riverview Medical Center

Red Bank, NJ
Procedure:
HALS Colectomies
Single Site Colectomies
Lab Facility:
Riverview Medical Center 4th Floor


Alan A. Saber, MD, MS, FACS, FASMBS

Piedmont Hospital

Atlanta, GA
Procedure:
HALS Colectomies
TAMIS
Lab Facility:
Piedmont Hospital


Jay Singh, MD, FACS, FASCRS

Piedmont Hospital

Atlanta, GA
Procedure:
HALS Colectomies
TAMIS
Lab Facility:
Piedmont Hospital


Scott R. Steele, MD, FACS, FASCRS

Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Washington

Seattle, WA
Procedure:
Single Site Colectomies
Lab Facility:
Seattle Science Foundation


Madhulika Varma, MD, FACS, FASCRS

Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of General Surgery
Chief, Section of Colorectal Surgery
University of California

San Francisco, CA
Procedure:
HALS Colectomies
Lab Facility:
SimSurg Education Center


Theodoros (Ted) Voloyiannis, MD, FACS, FASCRS

Chief of Surgery
Memorial Hermann Hospital Southeast
Clinical Assistant Professor in Surgery
University of Texas Houston,
Health Sciences Center

Colon & Rectal Surgery
Memorial Hermann Medical Group

Houston, TX
Procedure:
Single Site Colectomies
TAMIS
Lab Facility:
Memorial Hermann Hospital


Laurence F. Yee, MD, FACS, FASCRS

Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery
California Pacific Medical Center
Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery
University of California, San Francisco

Procedure:
Single Site Colectomies
Lab Facility:
SimSurg Education Center


Rasa Zarnegar, MD, FACS

Associate Professor of Endocrinology &
Minimally Invasive Surgery

The New York Presbyterian Hospital
Weill Cornell Medical Center

New York, NY
Procedure:
Single Site Colectomies
Lab Facility:
Montefiore or Columbia University Center Animate Lab