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  1. Raymond W. Pak, M.D., M.B.A.

    Raymond W. Pak, M.D., M.B.A.

    1. Urologist
    1. Jacksonville, FL
    Areas of focus:

    Robotic surgery, MRI, Prostate biopsy, Robotic prostatectomy, Laparoscopic surgery, Laser surgery, Endoscopic procedure..., Kidney stone, Kidney cancer, Prostate cancer, Bladder cancer, Ureteral obstruction, Benign prostatic hyperplasia, Voiding dysfunction

  2. David G. Pearson, M.D.

    David G. Pearson, M.D.

    1. General Surgeon
    1. Phoenix, AZ
    Areas of focus:

    Gastric bypass surgery, Bariatric surgery, Robotic surgery, Sleeve gastrectomy, Cholecystectomy, Hiatal hernia repair, ...Intragastric balloon procedure, Adrenalectomy, Appendectomy, Laparoscopic surgery, Esophagoscopy, Abdominal wall reconstruction, Nissen fundoplication, Hernia repair, Obesity, Gastroesophageal reflux disease, Cholecystitis, Ventral hernia, Inguinal hernia, Umbilical hernia, Gallstones, Appendicitis, Achalasia, Hiatal hernia, Adrenal cancer, Diaphragmatic hernia

  3. Mara A. Piltin, D.O.

    Mara A. Piltin, D.O.

    1. Surgical Oncologist
    1. Jacksonville, FL
    Areas of focus:

    Minimally invasive surgery, Mastectomy, Breast cancer surgery, Robotic surgery, Lumpectomy, Sentinel node biopsy, Breas...t biopsy, Flat aesthetic closure, Sentinel lymph node surgery, Lymphadenectomy, Nipple-sparing mastectomy, Excisional biopsy, Prophylactic mastectomy, TVEC injection, Lymph node biopsy, Double mastectomy, Breast abscess drainage, Breast surgery, Breast duct excision, Melanoma surgery, Breast cancer, Melanoma, Invasive lobular carcinoma, Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, Paget's disease of the breast, Inflammatory breast cancer, Recurrent breast cancer, Ductal carcinoma in situ, Lobular carcinoma in situ, Fibroadenoma, Atypical hyperplasia of the breast, Male breast cancer, Tubular breast cancer, Breast cysts and lumps, Merkel cell carcinoma, Triple-positive breast cancer, Triple-negative breast cancer, Medullary breast cancer, HER2-positive breast cancer, Squamous cell carcinoma of the breast, Invasive ductal carcinoma, Luminal A breast cancer, Phyllodes tumor, Luminal B breast cancer, Papillary breast cancer, Mucinous breast cancer, Stage 4 breast cancer, BRCA gene mutation, Paget's disease of the nipple, Atypical lobular hyperplasia, Atypical ductal hyperplasia

  4. Phillip Pirgousis, M.D.

    Phillip Pirgousis, M.D.

    1. Otolaryngologist
    1. Jacksonville, FL
    Areas of focus:

    Transoral robotic surgery, Cancer treatment, Robotic surgery, Reconstructive surgery, Thyroidectomy, Parathyroidectomy,... Microvascular surgery, Nerve reconstruction, Parotidectomy, Laryngectomy, Skin cancer excision, Neck dissection, Facial reanimation surgery, Throat cancer, Thyroid cancer, Head and neck cancer, Melanoma, Skin cancer, Salivary gland tumor, Facial deformity, Jaw tumors and cysts, Laryngeal cancer

  5. Stephen Pirris, M.D.

    Stephen Pirris, M.D.

    1. Neurosurgeon
    1. Jacksonville, FL
    Areas of focus:

    Minimally invasive surgery, Diskectomy, Spinal cord stimulator insertion, Foraminotomy, Spinal fusion, Laminectomy, Cer...vical spine fusion, Spine tumor surgery, Minimally invasive lumbar decompression, Spondylolisthesis surgery, Back surgery, Pseudoarthrosis procedure, Cervical disk replacement, Cervical spine surgery, Lumbar laminectomy, Lumbar diskectomy, Minimally invasive lumbar diskectomy, Minimally invasive cervical diskectomy, Cervical laminectomy, Thoracic pseudoarthrosis procedure, Cervical diskectomy, Lumbar pseudoarthrosis procedure, Thoracic diskectomy, Thoracic fusion, Cervical pseudoarthrosis procedure, Thoracic laminectomy, Lumbar fusion, Robotic spine surgery, Minimally invasive spine surgery, Minimally invasive spinal fusion, Minimally invasive lumbar spinal fusion, Revision spinal surgery, Minimally invasive foraminotomy, Minimally invasive cervical foraminotomy, Minimally invasive diskectomy, Minimally invasive thoracic diskectomy, Minimally invasive thoracic spinal fusion, Endoscopic spine surgery, Back pain, Spinal stenosis, Cervical myelopathy, Neck pain, Herniated disk, Degenerative disk disease, Thoracic radiculopathy, Discogenic back pain, Disk disease, Lumbar radiculopathy, Lumbar spinal stenosis, Cervical spondylosis, Cervical spinal stenosis, Thoracic myelopathy, Thoracic herniated disk, Failed back syndrome, Radiculopathy, Cervical spondylolisthesis, Cervical kyphosis, Cervical herniated disk, Cervical radiculopathy, Spine arthritis, Pseudarthrosis

  6. Stephanie F. Polites, M.D., M.P.H.

    Stephanie F. Polites, M.D., M.P.H.

    1. Pediatric Surgeon
    1. Rochester, MN
    Areas of focus:

    Minimally invasive surgery, Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, Oophorectomy, Hiatal hernia repair, Fertility pr...eservation, Nephrectomy, Adrenalectomy, Heller myotomy, Laparoscopic surgery, Nuss procedure, Liver resection, Single-incision laparoscopic surgery, Pelvic tumor surgery, Tumor resection, Thoracoscopy, Chest surgery, Nissen fundoplication, Chest wall resection, Thoracotomy, Soft tissue sarcoma surgery, Diaphragmatic hernia repair, Lung surgery, Tracheobronchoplasty, Abdominal surgery, Vascular access surgery, Neonatal surgery, Cancer, Gastroesophageal reflux disease, Neuroblastoma, Sarcoma, Germ cell tumor, Benign adrenal tumor, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Ovarian cancer, Osteosarcoma, Wilms' tumor, Hemangioma, Soft tissue sarcoma, Chest wall tumor, Achalasia, Hiatal hernia, Pediatric trauma, Ewing sarcoma, Adnexal tumor, Adrenal cancer, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Recurrent cancer, Teratoma, Tracheomalacia, Venous malformation, Lung tumor, Lymphatic obstruction, Congenital lung malformation, Liver tumor, Chylothorax, Diaphragmatic hernia, Congenital diaphragmatic hernia, Congenital vascular malformation, Kidney tumor, Pulmonary sequestration, Mediastinal tumor, Lymphatic malformation, Liver mass

  7. Ken M. Porche, M.D., M.A.

    Ken M. Porche, M.D., M.A.

    1. Neurosurgeon
    1. Phoenix, AZ
    Areas of focus:

    Minimally invasive surgery, Lumbar puncture, Spinal cord stimulator insertion, Robotic surgery, Spinal fusion, Minimall...y invasive cancer surgery , Vertebroplasty, Nerve decompression, Peripheral nerve stimulation, Nerve graft, Cervical spine fusion, Spine tumor surgery, Spine reconstruction, Minimally invasive lumbar decompression, Brachial plexus surgery, Spine decompression, Carpal tunnel surgery, Vertebral column resection, Minimally invasive neurosurgery, Osteotomy, Peripheral nerve tumor surgery, Tumor resection, Nerve biopsy, Tumor biopsy, Kyphoplasty, Peripheral nerve graft, Spondylolisthesis surgery, Nerve transfer, Spinal stabilization surgery, Nerve reconstruction, Neurolysis, Spinal tumor ablation, Spine procedure, Thoracic outlet decompression, Ultrasound-guided surgery, Brachial plexus reconstruction, Brachial plexus exploration, Sacroiliac joint fusions, Spinal deformity correction surgery, Scoliosis surgery, Cervical traction, Skeletal traction, Cervical disk replacement, Cervical spine surgery, Lumbar laminectomy, Synovial cyst removal, Lumbar diskectomy, Minimally invasive lumbar diskectomy, Minimally invasive cervical diskectomy, Cervical laminectomy, Thoracic pseudoarthrosis procedure, Cervical diskectomy, Lumbar pseudoarthrosis procedure, Thoracic diskectomy, Cervical scoliosis surgery, Thoracic scoliosis surgery, Lumbar scoliosis surgery, Thoracic fusion, Occipitocervical fusion, Atlantoaxial fusion, Cervical pseudoarthrosis procedure, Thoracic laminectomy, Pelvic fixation, Revision thoracic spinal surgery, Lumbar fusion, Robotic spine surgery, Minimally invasive spine surgery, Minimally invasive spinal fusion, Neurostimulation treatment, Minimally invasive lumbar spinal fusion, Revision spinal surgery, Minimally invasive foraminotomy, Minimally invasive cervical foraminotomy, Minimally invasive diskectomy, Minimally invasive lumbar foraminotomy, Minimally invasive cervical spinal fusion, Vertebrectomy, Minimally invasive thoracic diskectomy, Minimally invasive thoracic spinal fusion, Minimally invasive thoracic foraminotomy, Revision lumbar spinal surgery, Revision cervical spinal surgery, Meningioma, Synovial cyst, Thoracic outlet syndrome, Glioma, Spinal cord tumor, Vertebral tumor, Carpal tunnel syndrome, Torticollis, Ganglioneuroblastoma , Peripheral nerve tumor, Scoliosis, Complex regional pain syndrome, Back pain, Spinal stenosis, Cervical myelopathy, Peripheral nerve injury, Brachial plexus injury, Neuroblastoma, Sarcoma, Neurofibromatosis, Paraganglioma, Schwannoma, Peripheral neuropathy, Spina bifida, Ependymoma, Astrocytoma, Sciatica, Spondyloarthritis, Spondylolisthesis, Spinal cord injury, Paget's disease of the bone, Lipoma, Hemangioma, Benign peripheral nerve tumor, Spinal tumor, Ganglion cyst, Ankylosing spondylitis, Degenerative disk disease, Thoracic radiculopathy, Spinal pain, Neuromuscular disorder, Peroneal neuropathy, Ulnar nerve entrapment, Cervical dystonia, Sacroiliac pain syndromes, Lumbar spondylosis, Liposarcoma, Spinal arteriovenous malformation, Syringomyelia, Synovial sarcoma, Osteomyelitis, Epithelioid sarcoma, Neurofibroma, Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors, Spinal sarcoma, Lumbar radiculopathy, Sacral sarcoma, Lumbar spinal stenosis, Cervical spondylosis, Kyphosis, Sciatic neuropathy, Cervical spinal stenosis, Nerve entrapment, Thoracic myelopathy, Nerve compression syndrome, Thoracic herniated disk, Peripheral nerve disorder, Scheuermann's kyphosis, Spondylotic myelopathy, Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, Vertebral osteomyelitis, Schwannomatosis, Skeletal dysplasia, Klippel-Feil syndrome, Neurofibromatosis type 1, Spinal headache, Lumbar herniated disk, Spondylolysis, Spine deformity, Failed back syndrome, Hemangioblastoma, Spinal metastasis, Cubital tunnel syndrome, Spinal fracture, Cervical spondylotic myelopathy, Neurogenic claudication , Spinal cord metastasis, Median neuropathy, Cervical spondylolisthesis, Spinal cord lymphoma, Central cord syndrome, Cervical kyphosis, Radial neuropathy, Cervical herniated disk, Spinal abscess, Neuropathy, Spinal compression fracture, Neuromuscular scoliosis, Cervical spine deformity, Congenital neck anomaly, Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, Neuropathic pain syndrome, Tumors and masses, Spinal cord infarction, Spondylosis, Plexiform neurofibroma, Low back pain, Hemivertebra, Brachial plexus neuropathy, Cervical radiculopathy, Myelopathy, Congenital scoliosis, Myelomeningocele, Pancoast tumor, Syndromic scoliosis, Ulnar neuropathy, Ganglioneuroma, Spine arthritis, Peripheral nerve injection, Atlantoaxial instability, Dropped head syndrome, Charcot's arthropathy, Neuroma, Neurofibromatosis type 2, Spinal cord lesion, Basilar skull invagination, Nerve irritation, Occipitocervical region dysfunction, Metastatic spinal cord compression, Pelvic obliquity, Cervical spine injury, Tethered spinal cord, Kyphoscoliosis, Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament, Pseudarthrosis, Degenerative scoliosis, Brachial plexus avulsion pain, Brachial plexus avulsion

  8. D. Dean Potter, Jr., M.D.

    D. Dean Potter, Jr., M.D.

    1. General Surgeon
    2. Thoracic Surgeon
    3. Pediatric Surgeon
    1. Rochester, MN
    Areas of focus:

    Minimally invasive surgery, Robotic surgery, Ileoanal anastomosis surgery, Splenectomy, Heller myotomy, Laparoscopic su...rgery, Nuss procedure, Cancer, Crohn's disease, Inflammatory bowel disease, Gastroesophageal reflux disease, Pectus excavatum, Neuroblastoma, Immune thrombocytopenia, Ulcerative colitis, Sarcoma, Germ cell tumor, Benign adrenal tumor, Sports hernia, Wilms' tumor, Embryonal tumor, Colon polyps, Hemangioma, Hyperhidrosis, Inguinal hernia, Umbilical hernia, Gallstones, Rectal prolapse, Intestinal obstruction, Achalasia, Fecal incontinence, Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome, Hiatal hernia, Pediatric trauma, Familial adenomatous polyposis, Adnexal tumor, Adrenal cancer, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Conjoined twins, Hirschsprung's disease, Hydrocele, Pectus carinatum, Diaphragmatic hernia, Congenital diaphragmatic hernia

  9. Carlos A. Puig Gilbert, M.D.

    Carlos A. Puig Gilbert, M.D.

    1. Thoracic Surgeon
    1. Rochester, MN
    Areas of focus:

    Esophagectomy, Robotic surgery, VATS, Lung volume reduction surgery, Hiatal hernia repair, VATS lobectomy, Wedge resect...ion of lung, Heller myotomy, Esophageal reconstruction, Peroral endoscopic myotomy, Hyperhidrosis surgery, Robotic lobectomy, Segmentectomy, Video mediastinoscopy, Minimally invasive thymectomy, Robotic segmentectomy, Lung cancer, Gastroesophageal reflux disease, Esophageal cancer, Myasthenia gravis, Hyperhidrosis, Achalasia, Hiatal hernia, Pneumothorax, Thymic tumor, Mediastinal lymph node enlargement, Pancoast tumor, Mediastinal tumor

Research

Mayo Clinic surgeons and researchers explore the use of minimally invasive surgery to improve patient outcomes by reducing the impact of surgery on patients' quality of life.

Publications

See a list of publications about minimally invasive surgery by Mayo Clinic doctors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.

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Minimally invasive surgery care at Mayo Clinic

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  1. AskMayoExpert. Endometrial cancer: Diagnosis through first treatment (or surgical staging) (adult). Mayo Clinic; 2022.
  2. Raffaelli M, et al. Laparoscopic adrenalectomy. Gland Surgery. 2019; doi:10.21037/gs.2019.06.07.
  3. Hu YX, et al. Esophageal hiatal hernia: Risk, diagnosis and management. Expert Review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2018; doi:10.1080/17474124.2018.1441711.
  4. AskMayoExpert. Biliary stone disease. Mayo Clinic; 2022.
  5. AskMayoExpert. Acromegaly and gigantism. Mayo Clinic; 2022.
  6. Azagury D, et al. Surgical anti-reflux options beyond fundoplication. Current Gastroenterology Reports. 2017; doi:10.1007/s11894-017-0582-9.
  7. Bona R. Elective (diagnostic or therapeutic) splenectomy. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed May 9, 2023.
  8. Pryor AP, et al. Complications of laparoscopic surgery. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed May 9, 2023.
  9. Bednarski BK. Overview of colon resection. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed May 9, 2023.
  10. Sheng S, et al. Comparison of robot-assisted surgery, laparoscopic-assisted surgery, and open surgery for the treatment of colorectal cancer. Medicine. 2018; doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000011817.
  11. Navaratnam A, et al. Updates in urologic robot assisted surgery [version 1; peer review: 2 approved. F1000 Research. 2022; doi:10.12688/f1000research.15480.1.
  12. Broucek JR, et al. Minimally invasive approaches to pancreatic cancer. Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America. 2019; doi:10.1016/j.soc.2018.11.006.
  13. Han ES, et al. Safety in minimally invasive surgery. Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America. 2019; doi:10.1016/j.ogc.2019.01.013.
  14. Ami TR. Allscripts EPSi. Mayo Clinic. May 26, 2023.
  15. AskMayoExpert. Living donor nephrectomy (adult). Mayo Clinic; 2020.
  16. AskMayoExpert. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy. Mayo Clinic; 2021.
  17. Lim RB. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed May 9, 2023.
  18. AskMayoExpert. Knee replacement. Mayo Clinic; 2021.
  19. Hosn MA, et al. Visceral artery aneurysms: Decision making and treatment options in the new era of minimally invasive and endovascular surgery. International Journal of Angiology. 2019; doi:10.1055/s-0038-1676958.
  20. Promising results in minimally invasive brain surgery for epilepsy. Mayo Clinic. https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-finds-promising-results-in-minimally-invasive-brain-surgery-for-epilepsy/. Accessed Aug. 9, 2021.
  21. Behbehani S, et al. Mortality rates in benign laparoscopic and robotic gyneologic surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology. 2019; doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2019.10.005.
  22. Alvi MA, et al. Operative approaches for lumbar disc herniation: A systematic review and multiple treatment meta-analysis of conventional and minimally invasive surgeries. World Neurosurgery. 2018; doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2018.02.156.
  23. Jackson C, et al. Minimally invasive biopsies of deep-seated brain lesions using tubular retractors under exoscopic visualization. Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A: Central European Neurosurgery. 2017; doi:10.1055/s-0037-1602698.

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