Advances in Laparoscopy

Dr. John Albert St.Cyr is Chief Medical Officer in RCRI, Inc. and Vice President in Research and Development, Jacqmar, Plymouth, Minnesota. Dr. Albert St.Cyr a retired cardiovascular surgeon. He received his B.A., M.S., M.D., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Dr. Albert St.Cyr completed his general surgical training at the University of Minnesota and completed his cardiovascular surgical fellowship training at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, CO. His research interests include Congenital heart surgery, Congenital heart disease, Myocardial metabolism, Adenine nucleotides, Dialysis and Stem cell research.

Dr. Alberto Santoro is Chief Medical Director in Department of Surgical Sciences, clinic trial center, Italy. He is also working as a Professor in Department of Surgical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. He is member of Internalization comitee of Sapienza-Univerity of Rome. His research interest includes general surgery, thyroid surgery, laparoscopy, robotic surgery, clinic trial.

Prof. Ugo Cioffi is a Professor in the Department of Surgery in Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Hospital, Milano, Italy. Prof. Cioffi obtained his M.D degree from the University of Naples, Italy, in 1981, specilization in General Surgery, and his Ph.D. degree in medicine from the University of Milan. He worked as a Researcher at IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, since 1989. From 2005 he was a Contract Professor at the University of Milan. Since 2012 he has been working as a Professor of surgery. He was awarded with ATLAS OF SCIENCE in 2016 and The International Biographical Centre Cambridge “International biographical assolciation award in 2014. Prof. Ugo Cioffi's research interests includes Esophageal, Mediastinal, Lung surgery and Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery.

Prof. Jaime Ruiz Tovar is a Professor at University Hospital Rey Juan Carlos, spain. He is a General and Digestive Surgeon at University Hospital Rey Juan Carlos, Spain, where he is specialized in bariatric surgery. Prof. Jaime Ruiz Tovar is also Secretary of the Surgical Infections Section of the Spanish Surgical Society and Head of the Bariatric Surgery section of the ERAS-Spain group (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery). He actually leads several investigational projects focused on bariatric surgery and surgical infections. His research interests includes Sleeve gastrectomy, Metabolic effect of bariatric surgery, Electrical neurostimulation as alternative bariatric procedures, Prophylactic measures against surgical site infection.

Prof. Sang Chul Lee is a Professor in Department of Surgery at Catholic University of Korea, South Korea. He is Head of the Division of Colorectal Surgery, Chief of Minimally Invasive & Laparoscopic Surgery Center/Hernia center. He is an ultimate laparoscopic surgeon. Especially in the field of single port laparoscopic surgery (SPLS) and minimally invasive surgery. He has performed SPLS since the end of 2008. He has experienced over 3,000 cases in various disease entities, from appendectomy to total proctocolectomy and donor nephrectomy for kidney transplantation also. There is no specific limitation or indication in SPLS and he has performed somewhat unique and aggressive trial from March, 2009. It is the totally shifting to SPLS, there is no option for conventional laparoscopy in the condition of need for laparoscopic surgery. So there are only two options (open or SPLS) for surgical treatment modalities. Ultimatum for minimally invasiveness reaches to 5 mm incision only appendectomy and 1.5 cm incision only anterior resection for sigmoid colon cancer. Nowadays he is performing an absolutely and completely scar-less surgeries for rectal cancer by using of transanal reverse TME (= transanal laparoscopic pelvic &peritoneal surgery (TALPPS)). He has been also achieving innovative trial of totally solo surgeon operation (= single port solo surgery (SPSS)) for colorectal surgery in last several years. He is also interested in NOTES and Single-port Robotic surgery.

Prof. Stefano Olmi is a Professor in Department of General and Oncologic Surgery at University of Milan, Italy. He worked as Assistant Surgeon in Department of General Surgery and Chief of Laparoscopic Surgery and Minimally-invasive Unit, Central Obesity and Metabolic Disease Center Ospedale San Giuseppe, Italy. His research interests include Tumor Immunology; translational research, surgical oncology, imunoterapia neoadjuvant and / or adjuvant surgery, Development of Laparoscopic Technologies and Devices, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery.

Prof. Xuezhen Yang graduated from Peking University with a doctor’s degree in Surgery, studied under Professor Liqun Zhou and Academician Yinglu Guo. He has been studying in several world famous universities for 5 years and has rich clinical experience in the diagnosis and treatment of urinary system tumor. He has been invited to give academic reports and won awards in international and domestic conferences for many times, and has been served in many academic societies at home and abroad. Prof. Yang won one national project and one provincial project, published many papers and participated in the translation and compilation of four monographs.

Prof. Giovanni Dapri is Professor of Surgery in the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery at Saint-Pierre University Hospital, Belgium. In the same Institute, he is Co-Director of the European School of Laparoscopic Surgery and Course Co-Chair of the different Laparoscopic Courses. He is also Professor of Anatomy at University of Mons. His research interests includes Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery and transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery.

Dr. Giovanni Conzo is Associate Professor of Surgery and Consultant Surgeon at the VII Division of General Surgery and Endocrine Surgery- School of Medicine and Surgery, Second University of Naples. He led his research largely in the field of digestive pathology and endocrinology, as well as minimally invasive surgery. He attended several training periods at international referral centres for Upper GI-, HPB-, and liver transplantation surgery as well as for laparoscopic surgery. His research interest includes adrenal surgery, pancreatic cancer and antireflux esophageal surgery.

Dr. Rodrigo Felippe Ramos is Associate Professor in Department of General Surgery at Federal Fluminense University, Brazil. In this institution he also working as Adjunct Coordinator in the Research Ethics Committee. He received his Ph.D in Interdisciplinary Surgical Sciences and Master Degree in Gastrointestinal Surgery in in the Federal University. His research interests include Laparascopic Surgery, General Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Bioethics and Evidence Based Medicine areas.