Errico Zupi, MD is Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Rome “Tor Vergata” in Rome, Italy. He is the author of over 140 publications, 2 books and 4 book chapters. Dr. Zupi was Editor of the Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists from 1998 to 2001 and is an ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, Fertility and Sterility and the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Cihat Unlu, MD is Professor and Director of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at the Acibadem Bakirköy Hospital of Acibadem University in Istanbul, Turkey. Dr. Unlu is also President of the Turkish-German Gynecological Education and Research Foundation (TAJEV). His main interests are endoscopic operations of adnexal masses, myomas and tubal pathologies. Dr. Unlu has published extensively and is the Editor of the Journal of the Turkish-German Gynecological Association. In 2007, he was elected Turkish President of the European Society of Infectious Disease in Gynecology & Obstetrics (ESIDOG).

Fatih Sendag, MD is Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Director of the Gynecology Endoscopy and Robotic Surgery Training Program at Ege University in Izmir, Turkey. He performed the first single incision laparoscopic hysterectomy and the first robotic single site hysterectomy in Turkey. Prof. Sendag serves as President of the Turkish Society of Gynecological Endoscopy (TSGE) and is Editor of the TSGE website. He is also board member of the Turkish Society of Reproductive Medicine (TSRM), member of the Auditing Commission of Turkish Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Scientific Secretary of the Middle East Society of Gynecological Endoscopy (MESGE). Prof. Sendag has authored over 100 articles published in national and international journals.

Horace Roman, MD, PhD is Professor in the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Rouen University Hospital in Rouen, France. His surgical practice focuses on the laparoscopic and robotic management of deep and ovarian endometriosis, with routine use of plasma energy. Prof. Roman reported several studies assessing ovarian endometriomas ablation using PlasmaJet and conservative surgery of rectal endometriosis by shaving using PlasmaJet and disc excision using Contour Transtar stapler. He is managing two ongoing randomized trials (ENDORE and MESURE) comparing treatments routinely employed in rectal endometriosis, and prepares a randomized trial comparing cystectomy and ablation using PlasmaJet of ovarian endometriomas.

Marco Pinho De Oliveira, MD is Assistant Professor in the Department of Gynecology at the State University of Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Michel Canis, MD is Professor of Obstetrics and Gencology and Reproductive Medicine at the Polyclinique de l’Hôtel Dieu in Clermont-Ferrand, France.

Vicki Barnett, RN, MSN, CNOR is Director of Surgical Services at Northside Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. She is also Secretary to the Governing Board of Northside Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Inc. and Director of the Training Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Robotics. Ms. Barnett is a member of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL).

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National Faculty

 

Wayne Ambroze, MD
Georgia Colon & Rectal Surgical Associates

 

Colleen Austin, MD
Atlanta Cancer Care, Northside Hospital

 

Vicki Barnett, RN, MSN, CNOR 
Northside Hospital

 

Benedict Benigno, MD  
University Gynecologic Oncology, Northside Hospital

 

Lisa Campo-Engelstein, Ph.D.
Alden March Bioethics Institute & Dept. of OBGYN, Albany Medical College

Susheel Dua, MD
Northside Anesthesiology Associates

 

Margarett Ellison, MD, MHA  
University Gynecologic Oncology, Northside Hospital

 

Robin Fogle, MD
Atlanta Center for Reproductive Medicine

 

Norbert Gleicher, MD  
Center for Human Reproduction

 

Alan Gordon, MD  
Emory University Hospital

 

Clarisa Gracia, MD  
University of Pennsylvania

 

Linda Griffith, PhD  
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 

Avner Hershlag, MD    
The Center for Human Reproduction/North Shore LIJ

 

Ira Horowitz, MD    
Emory University Hospital

 

Keith Isaacson, MD    
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

 

Grace Janik, MD  
Reproductive Specialty Center, Columbia St. Mary’s

 

Cheryl Jones, MD
Georgia Cancer Specialists

 

Carolyn Kaplan, MD    
Georgia Reproductive Specialists

 

Jason Levy, MD  
Northside Radiology Associates

 

Anthony Luciano, MD
Hospital of Central Connecticut

 

Dan C. Martin, MD
University of Tennessee Health Science Center

 

Charles Miller, MD  
The Advanced IVF Institute/The Advanced Gynecologic Surgery Institute

 

Scott Miller, MD
Georgia Urology

 

Camran Nezhat, MD 
Stanford University Medical Center

 

Ceana Nezhat, MD  
Northside Hospital, Atlanta Center for Special Minimally Invasive Surgery & Reproductive Medicine

 

Farr Nezhat, MD    
St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospitals; Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

 

Patti Owen, RN, MN 
Northside Hospital

 

Steven Palter, MD  
Gold Coast IVF

 

Mary Ellen Pavone, MD
Northwestern Memorial Hospital

 

Resad Paya Pasic, MD, PhD  
University of Louisville

 

Mark Perloe, MD    
Georgia Reproductive Specialists

 

Carla Roberts, MD, PhD
Emory University Hospital

 

Sahar Rosenbaum, MD  
Northside Cancer Institute

 

Richard Satava, MD  
University of Washington

 

Gerald Schatten, PhD  
University of Pittsburgh

 

Susan Sommers 
Northside Hospital

 

Andrew Toledo, MD 
Reproductive Biology Associates

 

Jim Toner, MD, PhD
Atlanta Center for Reproductive Medicine

 

Hamilton Williams, MD
Atlanta Oncology Associates

 

 

International Faculty

 

Michel Canis, MD 
CHU de Clermont Ferrand, CHU Estaing
(France)

 

Jacques Donnez, MD, PhD 
Catholic University of Louvain
(Belgium)

 

Victor Gomel, MD    
University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC
(Canada)

 

Hananel Holzer, MD 
McGill University
(Canada)

 

Rudy Leon de Wilde, MD, PhD
University of Göttingen
(Germany)

 

Marco Pinho de Oliveira, MD, PhD 
State University of Rio de Janeiro
(Brazil)

 

George Pistofidis, MB.BS  
Levkos Stavros Clinic and Associated Centres of Endoscopic Training
(Greece)

 

Hafeez Rahman, MD, Dip NB
Sunrise Hospital
India

 

Horace Roman, MD, PhD
Rouen University Hospital
(France)

 

Daniel Seidman, MD, MCSc
Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University
(Israel)

 

Fatih Sendag, MD
Ege University and School of Medicine
(Turkey)

 

Togas Tulandi, MD, MHCM
McGill University
(Canada)

 

Cihat Unlu, MD
Acïbadem University Hospital
(Turkey)

 

Arnaud Wattiez, MD
Hopital Universitaire de Strasbourg/IRCAD
(France)

 

Errico Zupi, MD
Tor Vergata University of Rome
(Italy)