Robotic Thoracic Surgery: Lung, Foregut, Mediastinal Surgery, and More

RECORDED LECTURES

Introduction 
Abbas E. Abbas, MD, MS, David C. Rice, MD, Inderpal S. Sarkaria, MD, MBA, and Lana Y. Schumacher, MD

Robotic Adoption from the Master Senior Surgeon’s Perspective
Valerie W. Rusch, MD, New York, NY

The Value of Robotics from the VATS Surgeon’s Perspective
Stacey Su, MD, Philadelphia, PA

Building an Academic Robotic Practice Out of Fellowship: Trials and Tribulations
Stephanie G. Worrell, MD, Cleveland, OH

Transition from Trainee to Attending
Monisha Sudarshan, MD, MPH, Cleveland, OH

Building a Robotic Thoracic Surgery Program: Hospital Administrator’s Perspective
Robert J. Cerfolio, MD, MBA, New York, NY

Credentialing & Skill Verification in Robotic Thoracic Surgery
Faiz Y. Bhora, MD, Danbury, CT

Economic Perspective of Robotic Thoracic Surgery
Robert E. Merritt, MD, Columbus, OH

Team Disaster Planning
Lana Y. Schumacher, MD, Boston, MA

ERAS in the Age of Robotics: From Preop to Discharge 
Gabriel E. Mena, MD, Houston, TX

WEBINAR

Keynote: Teaching Robotic Surgery While Maintaining Quality, Efficiency, Patient Outcomes, and Profitability
Robert J. Cerfolio, MD, MBA, New York, NY

Panel Discussion 
Moderators: Abbas E. Abbas, MD, MS, David C. Rice, MD, Inderpal S. Sarkaria, MD, MBA, and Lana Y. Schumacher, MD

RECORDED LECTURES 

Robotic Assisted Lobectomy: Data Review
Michael S. Kent, MD, Boston, MA

Instrumentation, Energy Devices, Staplers, and Adjunct Technologies
Christopher Scott, MD, Aurora, CO

Room and Instrument Tray Setup, Patient Positioning, Docking, Bedside Assistant
Natalie S. Lui, MD, Stanford, CA

Port Placement Options and Strategies, Sequence of Operation, Exposures
David T. Cooke, MD, Sacramento, CA

Mediastinal Lymph Node Dissection and Fissure Approaches
David C. Rice, MD, Houston, TX

Right Upper Lobectomy: Fissure Dissection Approach
Michael J. Weyant, MD, Aurora, CO

Right Upper Lobectomy: Fissureless Approach
Luis J. Herrera, MD, Orlando, FL

Right Upper Lobectomy: Posterior Approach
Min P. Kim, MD, Houston, TX

Middle Lobectomy 
Daryl P. Pearlstein, MD, Newport Beach, CA

Right Lower Lobectomy
Stephanie G. Worrell, MD, Cleveland, OH

Left Upper Lobectomy: Completely Portal Approach
Erin A. Gillaspie, MD, MPH, Nashville, TN

Left Upper Lobectomy: VATS Approach
Mark W. Onaitis, MD, La Jolla, CA

Left Lower Lobectomy
Giulia Veronesi, MD, Milan, Italy

WEBINAR

Case in a Box – Lobectomy 

Difficult Case Review

Panel Discussion
Moderators: Abbas E. Abbas, MD, MS, David C. Rice, MD, Inderpal S. Sarkaria, MD, MBA, and Lana Y. Schumacher, MD
 

RECORDED LECTURES 

Robotic Efficiency
Mark R. Dylewski, MD, Miami, FL

Pneumonectomy
Michael D. Zervos, MD, New York, NY

Resection after Neoadjuvant Therapy
Sudish C. Murthy, MD, PhD, Cleveland, OH

Right Sleeve Resection
Abbas E. Abbas, MD, MS, Philadelphia, PA

Left Sleeve Resection
Bernard J. Park, MD, New York, NY

Pancoast + Chest Wall Resection
Laurence N. Spier, MD, Great Neck, NY

Decortication/Pleurectomy
G. Kimble Jett, MD, Plano, TX

Robotic Lung Resection for Lung Infections
John D. Mitchell, MD, Aurora, CO

Complications of Robotic Lung Surgery
Joanna Sesti, MD, West Orange, NJ

Robotic Bronchoscopy
Janani S. Reisenauer, MD, Rochester, MN

WEBINAR

Keynote: The Management of Complex Robotic Thoracic Cases – The European Perspective
Franca M.A. Melfi, MD, Pisa, Italy

Difficult Case Review

Panel Discussion
Moderators: Abbas E. Abbas, MD, MS, David C. Rice, MD, Inderpal S. Sarkaria, MD, MBA, and Lana Y. Schumacher, MD
 

RECORDED LECTURES  

Robotic Assisted Segmentectomy: Data Review
Taryne A. Imai, MD, Los Angeles, CA

Segmental Lung Anatomy: Practical Application
Kazuhiro Yasufuku, MD, Toronto, ON, Canada

Typical Segmentectomy

       Superior Segmentectomy – R/L S6
       Harmik J. Soukiasian, MD, Los Angeles, CA

       Trisegmentectomy – L S1+2, 3
       Inderpal S. Sarkaria, MD, Pittsburgh, PA

       Lingulectomy – S4+5
       Ghulam Abbas, MD, Morgantown, WV

       Basilar Segmentectomy – R/L S7-10
       Lana Y. Schumacher, MD, Boston, MA

Atypical Segmentectomy

       RUL Atypical Segmentectomies – RS 1, 2, 3
       Mark R. Dylewski, MD, Miami, FL

       RML Atypical Segmentectomies – RS 4, 5
       John D. Mitchell, MD, Aurora, CO

       LUL Atypical Segmentectomies – LS 1+2, L S3
       Giulia Veronesi, MD, Milan, Italy

       Lower Lobe Atypical Segmentectomies – R/L S7, S8
       Richard S. Lazzaro, MD, New York, NY

       Lower Lobe Atypical R/L S9+10
       David C. Rice, MD, Houston, TX

       Subsegmentectomy
       Hecheng Li, MD, Shanghai, China

WEBINAR

Case in a Box: Segmentectomy

Difficult Case Review

Panel Discussion
Moderators: Abbas E. Abbas, MD, MS, David C. Rice, MD, Inderpal S. Sarkaria, MD, MBA, and Lana Y. Schumacher, MD
 

RECORDED LECTURES 

Robotic Esophagectomy: Data Review
Yin-kai Chao, MD, PhD, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Robotic-Assisted McKeown Esophagectomy and Cervical Lymph Node Dissection
Abbas E. Abbas, MD, MS, Philadelphia, PA

Robotic-Assisted McKeown & Ivor Lewis Esophagectomies
Inderpal S. Sarkaria, MD, MBA, Pittsburgh, PA

Robotic-Assisted McKeown Esophagectomy Anastomotic Approaches: Stapled, Hand-Sewn, Hybrid
J.P. (Jelle) Ruurda, MD, PhD, Utrecht, Netherlands

Robotic-Assisted McKeown Esophagectomy Transhiatal Esophagectomy
Rishindra M. Reddy, MD, Ann Arbor, MI

Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Node Dissection
Zhigang Li, MD, PhD, Shanghai, China

Emerging Approaches to Esophagectomy
Peter Grimminger, MD, Mainz, Germany

Complications of Robotic Esophageal Surgery
Puja G. Khaitan, MD, Washington, DC

WEBINAR 

Case in a Box: Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy

Difficult Case Review

Panel Discussion
Moderators: Abbas E. Abbas, MD, MS, David C. Rice, MD, Inderpal S. Sarkaria, MD, MBA, and Lana Y. Schumacher, MD
 

RECORDED LECTURES  

Building a Robotic Foregut/Esophagectomy Program
Manu S. Sancheti, MD, Atlanta, GA

Near Infrared Imaging
Lana Y. Schumacher, MD, Boston, MA

How to Manage a Replaced Left Hepatic
David C. Rice, MD, Houston, TX

Robotic Gastrofundoplication (Toupet, Nissen)
Brian E. Louie, MD, Seattle, WA

Robotic Belsey Fundoplication
Abbas E. Abbas, MD, MS, Philadelphia, PA

Robotic Diverticulectomy
Laurence N. Spier, MD, Great Neck, NY

Robotic Heller Myotomy and Fundoplication
Charles T. Bakhos, MD, MS, Philadelphia, PA

Robotic Giant Paraesophageal Hernia Repair and Collis Gastroplasty
Inderpal S. Sarkaria, MD, MBA, Pittsburgh, PA

Gastric and Esophageal Leiomyomas
M. Blair Marshall, MD, Boston, MA

WEBINAR

Keynote III: The Value of Robotics in Minimally Invasive Foregut Surgery
James D. Luketich, MD, Pittsburgh, PA

Difficult Case Review

Panel Discussion
Moderators: Abbas E. Abbas, MD, MS, David C. Rice, MD, Inderpal S. Sarkaria, MD, MBA, and Lana Y. Schumacher, MD
 

RECORDED LECTURES 

Robotic Thymectomy: Data Review
John F. Lazar, MD, Washington, DC

Robotic Thymectomy: Right-Sided Approach
Matthew G. Hartwig, MD, Durham, NC

Robotic Thymectomy: Left-sided Approach
Mahmoud Ismail, MD, Berlin, Germany

Robotic Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis: Tips and Recommendations
Jens C. Rueckert, MD, PhD, Berlin, Germany

Implications for Minimally Invasive Thymectomy in the New TNM Staging System
Usman Ahmad, MD, Cleveland, OH

Diaphragmatic Plication
Michael J. Weyant, MD, Denver, CO

Robotic First Rib Resection for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Bryan M. Burt, MD, Houston, TX

Robotic Tracheobronchoplasty
Richard S. Lazzaro, MD, New York, NY

Posterior Mediastinal Masses
Hugh G. Auchincloss, MD, Boston, MA

WEBINAR 

Case in a Box: Thymectomy

Difficult Case Review

Panel Discussion
Moderators: Abbas E. Abbas, MD, MS, David C. Rice, MD, Inderpal S. Sarkaria, MD, MBA, and Lana Y. Schumacher, MD