Urologic Laparoscopy. Curaçao. July 2.005; II National Meeting, Urology Residents. July 2.005; II Workshop on
Sexology for Urology Residents: Controversies in Infertility and Erectile dysfunction. Sept. 2.005 (Head, Org.
Committee); VII Workshop "Dr. Alfredo Borjas", Oct 2005 (Org. Committee); VIII Congress of the Latin American
Society for Sexual and Impotence Research (SLAIS 2.005), Punta del Este, Uruguay. Dec 2.005; XXI Congress of the
European Association of Urology, Paris. April 2.006; Update on Neurourology. ESU Course. EAU, Paris. April 2.006;
Urodynamics and Dysfunction of the Lower Urinary Tract. ESU Course. EAU, Paris. April 2.006; XXI Congress of the
Venezuelan Association of Urology, Puerto Ordaz. July 2.006; XII World Congress of the International Society for
Sexual Medicine. Cairo, Egypt. Sept 2.006; III Workshop on Sexology and Andrology. Oct 2.006 (Head, Org.
Committee); II World Robotic Urology Symposium, Columbus, Ohio. March 2.007 (Org. Committee); American
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Urological Association Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA. May 2007; 3 World Urological Oncology Federation, Paris,
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France. Sept 2.007; 29 Congress of the Société Internationale d'Urologie, Paris, France. Sept 2.007; 31 Congress of
the Brazilian Association of Urology, Salvador‐Bahía, Brazil, Oct 2.007; International NOTES Symposium: Course. The
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Nov 2.007; III World Robotic Urology Symposium, Orlando, Florida. March
2008 (Org. Committee); Permament Faculty Speaker Journal Club, Florida Hospital. 2.008; IV World Robotic
Symposium, Orlando, Florida. April 2.009. (Org. Committee)
Estudios de Investigacion realizados: Brain Abscesses in Children, 6 cases. Military Hospital, Caracas,
Venezuela. 1.999; Epiphrenic Diverticulum of the Esophageus. March 2.001; Penetrating Thoracoabdominal Trauma:
Presenting an unusual case. March 2.001; Ureteral Trauma. March 2001; Screening for Ovarian Cancer in
Postmenopausal women. March 2.001; Helicobacter pylori in Perforated Ulcer. March 2.001; Total Proctocolectomy +
Ileo‐anal Anastomosis with Reservoir (Video). March 2001; Laparoscopic placement of Tenckhoff catheters for
peritoneal dialysis with local anesthesia. VII Congress, Venezuelan Association of Nephrology. Nov 2.004; Urachal
anomalies. A minimally invasive surgical technique. CAU 2.004; Laparoscopic approximation of O'Conor's technique
for the treatment of vesicovaginal fistulas. CAU 2.004; Laparoscopic surgery for urachus. CAU 2.004; Laparoscopic
placement of Tenckhoff catheters for peritoneal dialysis with local anaesthesia. CAU 2.004; Pure testicular
choriocarcinoma. July 2.005; Bilateral upper tract transitional cell carcinoma. July 2.005; Paratesticular
rhabdomyosarcoma. July 2.005; Laparoscopic autoaugmentation of the bladder. Experimental model in rabbits. July
2.006; Prevalence of Penile carcinoma in the Department of Urology of the University Hospital in Caracas in 2.005.
July 2.006; Histopathologic outcomes of Robotic Radical Prostatectomy: An analysis of positive margin status in 1200
consecutive cases. EAU Congress, Berlin 2.007; Perioperative outcomes of Robotic Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: A
single surgeon experience. EAU Congress, Berlin 2.007
Publicaciones: Screening for Ovarian Cancer in Postmenopausal women. J Venez Ass Surg 54;3:125‐131.
2.001; Single‐dose Cefazolin as prevention in varicocele surgery. Rev Ven Urol Vol 51(1) pp 40‐43. 2.005;
Neuroectodermic primitive tumor of the prostate. Ewing's sarcoma/PNET. Rev Ven Urol Vol 51(1) pp 55‐57. 2.005;
Propedéutica de la Incontinencia Urinaria Femenina (Chapter). In Uroginecología. Confederación Americana de
Urología. 2.005; Sarcomatous fibromyxoid tumor of the prostate. Rev Ven Urol Vol 51(1) pp 51‐52. 2.005;
Prostatectomía radical asistida por robot: Resultados funcionales. Arch Esp Urol 60, 4(408‐418), 2.007; Robotic‐
assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: A report of the current state. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 7(9), 1271‐
1280, (2.007); Application of Advanced Technology in improving prostate cancer surgical outcomes: An Academic
Medical Center's Approach." Newsletter of the Société Internationale d'Urologie. June 2.007; Adenocarcinoma en
células en anillo de sello primario de vejiga. Presentación de un caso clínico con tratamiento multidisciplinario. Actas
Urol Esp. 2.007;31(8):919‐922; Resident Experience with Robot‐assisted Prostatectomy: The Ohio State University
Experience. In press; Robotic‐assisted cystectomy. J Endourol. 2.008;22(9). Pp:2073‐2077; Robotic‐Assisted
Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: Perioperative Outcomes of 1500 Cases. J Endourol. 2.008;22(10). Pp:2299‐2305;
Launching a Succesful Robotic Surgery Program. J Endourol. 2.008;22(4). Pp:819‐824; Nerve Sparing Techniques for
Laparoscopic and Robotic‐Assisted Radical Prostatectomy. In Robotic Urology. H John P Wiklund (Editors). 2.008.
Pp:65‐79; Robotic Transperitoneal Four Arm Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: Points of Technique. Current
Clinical Urology: Urologic Robotic Surgery. pp 55‐75. In press; Operative Complications following Robotic‐Assisted
Laparoscopic Prostatectomy: The Learning Curve and Beyond. (Chapter) In press (Brazil); Robotic‐assisted
laparoscopic pyeloplasty: A review of minimally invasive treatment options for ureteropelvic junction obstruction. J
Robotic Surg (2.008) 1:247‐252; The advanced learning curve in robotic prostatectomy. A multi‐institutional survey.
Eur Urol Suppl 2.008;7(3):166; Operative complications of robotic‐assisted radical prostatectomy. Eur Urol Suppl
2.008;7(3):303; Patterns of management of neurovascular bundle preservation during robotic radical prostatectomy.
Eur Urol Suppl 2.008;7(3):336; Early retrograde release of the neurovascular bundle during robotic radical
prostatectomy. Eur Urol Suppl 2.008;7(3):336; Management of difficult anatomy during robotic‐assisted laparoscopic
radical prostatectomy. Eur Urol Suppl 2.008;7(3):339; Modified posterior reconstruction of the rhabdosphincter:
Application to robotic‐assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy. BJU International 102, 1482‐1485. 2.008; Robotic
Prostatectomy. In Robotic Urological Surgery in Clinical Practice. Prokar Dasgupta (Editor). Springer‐Verlag London
Limited 2.008. Pp:45‐66; Robot‐Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: An Athermal Anterior Approach to the
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