Eduardo Parra-Davila, M.D., FACS, FASCRS
Director of Minimally Invasive and Colorectal Surgery
Director of Hernia and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
Florida Hospital Celebration Health
Orlando, Florida

Alessio Pigazzi, M.D., Ph.D.
Section Head, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Clinical Assistant Professor, General Oncologic Surgery
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
General Oncologic Surgery
University of California
Irvine, California

Henry J. Lujan, M.D., FACS, FASCRS
General Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgeon
Baptist and South Miami Hospitals
Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship
Laparoscopic Center of South Florida
Jackson South Community Hospital
Miami, Florida

Gustavo Plasencia, M.D., FACS
General Surgeon, Colon and Rectal Surgeon
Baptist, Doctors and South Miami Hospitals
Jackson South Community Hospital
Miami, Florida

Seetharamaiah Rupa, M.D.
General and Bariatric Surgeon
Baptist Hospital, South Miami Hospital and West Kendall Baptist Hospital
Miami, Florida  

ENT Surgery
Session Facilitators: Rolando M. Molina, M.D., Agustin J. Arrieta, M.D. 

Floyd Christopher Holsinger, M.D., FACS
Associate Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery
Director, Program in Minimally Invasive Head and Neck Surgery
The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas

Todd C. Huntley, M.D., FACS
Clinical Faculty
Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Otolaryngology
Indiana University School of Medicine and Dentistry
Center for Ear, Nose, Throat & Allergy
Carmel, Indiana

General Surgery
Session Facilitators: Anthony M. González, M.D., Jorge R. Rabaza, M.D.

Shawn MacKenzie, M.D., FACS, FRCSC
Liver and Pancreas Surgeon
Medical Director, Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Program
The Virginia Piper Cancer Institute
Minneapolis, Minnesota  

Sricharan Chalikonda, M.D.
Surgical Oncologist
Director of Robotic Surgery
Digestive Disease Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology
Session Facilitators: Ricardo E. Estape, M.D., Rafael J. Perez, M.D., FACOG

Roberto Angioli, M.D.
Professor and Chairman, Department Obstetrics
and Gynecology
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship, University of Miami
Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Chris Ciocco, MHA
Director, Strategic Planning and Business
Development
Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, Florida

Juergen Eisermann, M.D.
Obstetrician, Gynecologist and Reproductive Endocrinologist
Baptist and South Miami Hospitals
Miami, Florida

Robert Holloway, M.D.
Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Director, Gynecologic Oncology
Florida Hospital Cancer and Global Robotics Institute
Orlando, Florida

Armando E. Hernandez-Rey, M.D., FACOG, FACS
Obstetrician, Gynecologist and Reproductive Endocrinologist and Infertility
Baptist and South Miami Hospitals
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Miami, Florida

Luis E. Mendez, M.D.
Associate Professor and Director, Gynecologic Oncology
Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Gynecologic Oncologist and Gynecologist, Baptist, Doctors and South Miami Hospitals
Miami, Florida

Sejal Patel, M.D.
Medical Director, Reproductive Robotic Strategy
Florida Hospital, Global Robotics Institute
Clinical Professor, University of Central Florida Medical School
Associate, Center for Reproductive Medicine
Orlando, Florida

Thomas Payne, M.D.
Medical Director
Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery
Austin, Texas

Manuel Peñalver, M.D.
Gynecologic Oncologist, Obstetrician and Gynecologist
Baptist, Doctors, Homestead, South Miami and West Kendall Baptist Hospitals
Professor and Chairman, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Miami, Florida

Jaime L. Sepulveda-Toro, M.D.
Obstetrician and Gynecologist, South Miami Hospital
Miami, Florida
 

Thoracic Surgery
Session Facilitator: Mark R. Dylewski, M.D.

Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, M.D.
Chief of Thoracic Surgery
Director, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
New Orleans, Louisiana

Doug Adams, M.D., FACCP, FACS, MPH
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon
Owensboro, Kentucky

Robert J. Cerfolio, M.D., FACS, FCCP
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Section of Thoracic Surgery
J.H. Estes Endowed Chair for Lung Cancer Research
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine
Birmingham, Alabama

Carlos Galvani, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Director, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Department of Surgery
Tucson, Arizona

Bernard J. Park, M.D., FACS, FCCP
Chief, Thoracic Surgery
Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, New Jersey

K. Eric Sommers, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
University of South Florida College of Medicine
Tampa, Florida

Giulia Veronesi, M.D.
Thoracic Surgeon
European Institute of Oncology
Milan, Italy

Urology Surgery
Session Facilitators:  Vipul Patel, M.D., Avelino A. Piñon, M.D.

David M. Albala, M.D.
Chief of Urology
Crouse Hospital
Syracuse, New York 

Robert I. Carey, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, Florida
Urologic Oncologist, Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Sarasota, Florida

Mihir M. Desai, M.D.
Professor of Urology, Director of Robotics
University of Southern California Institute of Urology
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Raymond Leveillee, M.D.
Professor of Clinical Urology
Chief, Division of Endourology and Laparoscopy
Department of Urology
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, Florida

Mano Manoharan, M.D., FRCS (Eng), FRACS (Urol)
Professor of Urology, Robotics, Oncology and Reconstruction

Director, Urologic Oncology Fellowship Program, Department of Urology
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, Florida

Vipul R. Patel, M.D., FACS
Medical Director, Global Robotics Institute at Florida Hospital Celebration Health
Associate Professor of Urology, University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Medical Director, Florida Hospital Cancer Institute Urologic Oncology Program
Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Robotic Surgery
Clinical Associate Professor of Urology at Nova Southeastern University Florida Hospital
Orlando, Florida

Raj S. Pruthi, M.D. FACS
Chief of Urology
Professor of Surgery/Urology
Division of Urologic Surgery
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Durham, North Carolina

Arieh L. Shalhav, M.D.
Fritz and Mary Lee Duda Family Endowed Chair
Chief, Section of  Urologic Surgery
Professor of Surgery at the
Comprehensive Cancer Research Center
Director of Robotic Surgery
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Michael Stifelman, M.D.
Associate Professor, New York University School of Medicine
Director, Robotic Surgery Center, New York University Langone Medical Center
Chief of Service, Department of Urology, Tisch Hospital Service
New York, New York

Raju Thomas, M.D., FACS, MHA
Professor and Chairman, Department of Urology
Tulane University School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana

Allied Healthcare Professionals

Session Facilitator: Carmen Rodriguez, R.N., MSHSA

Baptist Health Affiliated Faculty, South Miami Hospital Center for Robotic Surgery
Raul Aued, ORT
Mara Berman, R.N.
Robert Choquette, R.N.
Lizette Cruz, R.N.
Robert Diaz, ARNP,
Helene Jolicoeur, R.N.
Enrique Prada, H.P.
Jessica Rodriguez, R.N.