The Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics (HSMR) is now in its 13th year and has provided an annual forum for surgeons and engineers from across the globe to network and explore the latest developments in medical robotics. Every year researchers, clinicians and engineers are invited to submit papers on a range of topics covering clinical specialities in Urology, Cardiac Surgery, Neuro Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, General Surgery, Gynaecology, ENT, Orthopaedic and Paediatric Surgery.
This year we plan to build beyond the previous achievements and take the symposium to even higher successes with the theme of ‘Surgery and Beyond’. We have already received full CPD accreditation from the Royal College of Surgeons and to complement this we are planning a programme with increased focus on clinical practitioner centered talks, workshops and presentations.
Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics 2021:
Featured Speaker Dr Sam Agarwal
– Single Port Robotics – Entering The Next Decade Of Minimally Invasive Colon And Rectal Surgery
We are pleased to announce Dr. Sam Agarwal, MD, is one of the featured speakers of the Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics 2021.
Abstract/Outline
– Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Background in brief
a). Different techniques of MIS
b). Considerations when using robotics
– Anatomic Consideration in the pelvis
– Considerations when choosing MIS technique
– Single Port Robot
a). Docking
b). Instruments
c). Undocking
d). Explanation of Robotic Arms in endoluminal application
e). Single Port Robotic TAMIS (Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery)
f). Single Port Robotic TATME (transanal total mesorectal excision)
g). Review of SP Robotic Colorectal Literature in brief
– Conclusion
Biography
After finishing his general surgery residency training in West Virginia University in June 2005, Dr. Agarwal completed a fellowship in trauma surgery and surgery critical care at the University of California San Diego.
He went on to become the assistant director of the trauma service at the West Virginia University until 2009. From 2009 to 2010, Dr. Agarwal undertook his ACGME accredited residency in colorectal surgery at Washington University in St. Louis.
Dr. Agarwal co-developed the robotic colorectal surgery program at George Washington University in Washington D.C. , from 2011 to 2016. in 2016, he was recruited back to West Virginia University as chief of colon and rectal surgery and as chief of robotic surgery. He then completed a fellowship in minimally invasive advanced rectal cancer surgery at Lankenau Medical Center in Wynnewood, Pa. During that time, Dr. Agarwal amassed one of the largest experiences in the world with single port robotic surgery.