Faculty Experts
At IRCAD North America, our esteemed Faculty Experts are the cornerstone of our educational programs and surgical innovation. Each faculty member is a leader in their respective field, bringing years of specialized expertise, groundbreaking research, and hands-on experience to the table. Their deep knowledge ensures that our attendees gain unparalleled insights into the latest surgical techniques and technologies, setting IRCAD apart as a world-class training center for advanced surgery.
What truly sets our Faculty Experts apart is their commitment to fostering the next generation of surgeons. They don’t just teach; they mentor, collaborate, and engage with participants, creating an environment of continuous learning and improvement.
This approach not only enhances the learning experience but also allows for a dynamic exchange of ideas, where even the most experienced surgeons find new ways to hone their skills and stay ahead of medical advancements.
IRCAD NA Clinical Subject Matter Experts
Experiential Education, Clinical Directors
| F. Arko |  | Vascular and Endovascular Surgery |
| S. Asfaw | | Sustainability in Surgical Services |
| T. Asher | | Advanced Skull Base Neurosurgery |
| V. Augenstein | | Hernia and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction |
| Y. Barac | | Cardio-aortic Surgery |
| R. Bechara | | Robotic Diagnostic and Therapeutic Bronchoscopy |
| J. Bernard | | Advanced Neuroendovascular Surgery |
| R. Betcher | | Gynecologic Oncology |
| Mo. Bhandari |  | Bariatric Surgery |
| M. Bohl | | Advanced Spine Deformity Surgery |
| J. Brown | | Gynaecologic Oncology |
| M. Bullard | | Emergency Medicine Services |
| D. Callaway | | Sustainability in Surgical Services |
| S. Chauhan | | Third Space Endoscopy |
| Y. Cheah | | Living Donor Liver Transplantation |
| P. Colavita | | Minimally Invasive Foregut Surgery |
| C. Conrad | | Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery |
| D. Coric | | Advanced Spine Surgery |
| K. Cunningham | | Trauma Emerging Technologies |
| B. Davis | | Colorectal Surgery |
| J. Deviere |  | Interventional Gastroenterology |
| J. Doty | | Robotic Diagnostic and Therapeutic Bronchoscopy |
| J. Elmunzer | | Interventional Gastroenterology |
| J. Frederick | | Cardio-aortic Surgery |
| C. Frenkel | | Ethics in Surgery |
| S. Froelich |  | Advanced Skull Base Neurosurgery |
| M. Galvao Neto | | Bariatric Surgery |
| M. Giovannini |  | Interventional Gastroenterology |
| J. Green | | Advanced Trauma Education |
| S. Gulati | | Advanced Heart Failure Therapies |
| L. Hadzikadic-Gusic | | Breast Oncology |
| J. Hagen | | Robotic Thoracic Surgery |
| J. Halvorson | | Osseointegration |
| A. Heffner | | Emergency Airway Management |
| A. Hemal | | Urologic Oncology |
| T. Heniford | | Hernia and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction |
| M. Hogg | | Robotic Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery |
| J. Hsu | | Osseointegration |
| W. Huang |  | Minimally Invasive Foregut Surgery |
| J. Johnson | | Applied Surgical Anatomy |
| A. Khan | | Transplant Robotics |
| P. Kim | | Advanced Spine Surgery |
| A. Kofokotsios |  | Interventional Gastroenterology |
| E. Kropf | | Sports Medicine |
| D. Kwon | | Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery |
| M. Lessne | | Vascular Interventional Radiology |
| D. Lopes | | Advanced Neuroendovascular Surgery |
| J. Martinie | | Robotic Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery |
| C. Mathoulin | | Wrist Surgery |
| C. Matthews | | Urogynecology |
| R. Mehta | | Cardiac Electrophysiology |
| A. Melani |  | Colorectal Surgery |
| G. Mishra | | Interventional Gastroenterology |
| S. Misra | | Cardiac Electrophysiology |
| B. Moshiree | | Intestinal Neuromotility |
| D. Mutter | | Endocrine Surgery |
| G. Nalini | | Interventional Gastroenterology |
| K. Nandipati | | Minimally Invasive Foregut Surgery |
| H. Neuhaus |  | Interventional Gastroenterology |
| M. Rinaldi | | Structural Heart Therapies |
| S. Saxonhouse | | Atrial Fibrillation Advanced Treatments |
| J. Schwartz | | Advanced Structural Heart Therapies |
| P. Shen | | Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery |
| J. Singh | | Robotic Diagnostic and Therapeutic Bronchoscopy |
| K. Stepp | | Urogynecology |
| L. Swanström | | Minimally Invasive Foregut Surgery |
| B. Thomas | | Acute Care Surgery Advanced Operative Techniques |
| D. Ushakamari | | Cardiac Anaesthesia |
| B. Visser | | Robotic Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery |
| M. Vix | | Minimally Invasive Foregut Surgery |
| D. Vrochides | | Liver Transplant Oncology |
| S. Wait | | Advanced Neuroendoscopic Surgery |
| E. Wang | | Oncologic Interventional Radiology |
| P. Whalen | | Cardiac Electrophysiology |
Experiential Education, Faculty
| A. Aadam | | Third Space Endoscopy |
| B. Abu Dayyeh | | Bariatric Surgery |
| H. Aihara | | Third Space Endoscopy |
| S. Barbat | | Bariatric Surgery |
| Ma. Bhandari | | Bariatric Surgery |
| N. Borges | | Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization |
| B. Branch | | Advanced Spine Surgery |
| J. Cirone | | Acute Care Surgery Advanced Operative Techniques |
| M. Clemens | | Acute Care Surgery Advanced Operative Techniques |
| F. Corcione | | Colorectal Surgery |
| D. Cummings | | Bariatric Surgery |
| P. Draganov | | Third Space Endoscopy |
| M. Duffin | | Arthroplasty |
| M. Elliott | | Cardiac MRI |
| J. Hwang | | Third Space Endoscopy |
| M. Ito |  | Colorectal Surgery |
| K. Kasten | | Colorectal Surgery |
| K. Kercher | | Hernia & Abdominal Wall Reconstruction |
| D. Koh |  | Colorectal Surgery |
| R. Kropf | | Sports Medicine |
| C. Lauer | | Advanced Trauma Education |
| D. Levi | | Liver Transplantation |
| W. Lyman | | Colorectal Faculty |
| T. Maxey | | Congenital Cardiac Surgery |
| S. Morales-Conde |  | Colorectal Surgery |
| M. Mutch | | Colorectal Surgery |
| M. Nishimura | | Third Space Endoscopy |
| J. Okuda | | Colorectal Surgery |
| M. Othman | | Third Space Endoscopy |
| A. Pallisera | | Colorectal Surgery |
| J. Parish | | Advanced Spine Surgery |
| S. Perretta | | Minimally Invasive Foregut Surgery |
| S. Pierrie | | Orthopaedic Trauma |
| B. Powell | | Cardiac Electrophysiology |
| G. Prager |  | Bariatric Surgery |
| R. Ribeiro |  | Bariatric Surgery |
| S. Riggs | | Urologic Oncology |
| M. Robinson | | Acute Care Surgery Advanced Operative Techniques |
| V. Rossi | | Advanced Spine Surgery |
| S. Ross | | Acute Care Surgery Advanced Operative Techniques |
| O. Roy | | Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery |
| G. Sachdev | | Acute Care Surgery Advanced Operative Techniques |
| A. Shada | | Third Space Endoscopy |
| M. Smith | | Advanced Spine Surgery |
| P. Sylla | | Colorectal Surgery |
| E. Teitelbaum | | Third Space Endoscopy |
| A. Texeria | | Bariatric Surgery |
| A. J. Torres | | Bariatric Surgery |
| M. Van Poppel | | Advanced Cranial Surgery |
| L. Vieira d’Almeida | | Bariatric Surgery |
| M. Wagh | | Third Space Endoscopy |
| J. Wilson | | Advanced Spine Surgery |
Research & Development, Clinical Directors
| A. Alseidi | | Longitudinal Training & Telementoring Platforms |
| T. Asher | | Neuromodulation Platforms |
| M. Bohl | | Spine Surgery Education Technologies |
| P. Brown | | In-situ Bioprinting |
| D. Coric | | Advanced Spine Surgery Devices |
| K. Cunningham | | Negative Pressure Ventilation Devices |
| M. Giménez |  | Image Guided Percutaneous Surgery |
| J. Green | | Chest Wall Reconstruction Devices |
| C. Holland | | Spine Image Guided Surgery Advanced Technologies |
| S. Hong | | Robotic Telesurgery, Machine Intelligence, and Autonomous Systems |
| D. Iannitti | | Ablation Devices |
| A. Khanna | | Hemodynamics and Monitoring |
| R. Lim | | Space Surgery Platforms |
| J. Madjarov | | Sternal Closure Devices |
| K. Phelps | | Image Guided Orthopaedic Trauma Technologies |
| B. Springer | | Arthroplasty Fixation and Bearing Surfaces Technologies |
| A. Storm | | Upper GI Tract Devices |
| B. Thomas | | Enteral Nutrition Devices |
| D. Vrochides | | Organ Preservation Perfusion Platforms |
| B. Waterman | | Arthroscopic Technologies |
Research & Development, Collaborators
| C. Wehrle | | Organ Preservation Perfusion Platforms |
Scientific Committee
Brent Matthews
Scientific committee Chair
Brent Matthews
GENERAL SURGERY PLUS SERVICE LINE DIRECTOR
Peter Clark
Guido Costamagna
Nicholas Demartines
Pierre Diemunsch
Susan
Evans
Antonello Forgione
Michael
Gibbs
Mariano Gimenez
Robert Lim
Deputy Director
Jacques Marescaux
Geoffrey
Rose
Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Chair
Frank Arko
Sanjeev Gulati
Jeffrey Hagen
Matthew Schwartz
Sean Whalen
Tony Asher
Neurosurgery Chair
Dom Coric
Paul Kim
Graeme Woodsworth
T Moorman
Orthopaedic Surgery Chair
Walter Beaver
Hodges Davis
Joseph Hsu
Matthew Provencher
Non-Service Line
Subject Matter Expert Members
Anthony Atala
Philip Brown
James Johnson
Iain McKillop
Wayne Poll
Joel Stitzel
Experiential Education, Clinical Directors
F. Arko 
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
S. Asfaw
Sustainability in Surgical Services
T. Asher
Advanced Skull Base Neurosurgery
V. Augenstein
Hernia and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
Y. Barac
Cardio-aortic Surgery
R. Bechara
Robotic Diagnostic and Therapeutic Bronchoscopy
J. Bernard
Advanced Neuroendovascular Surgery
R. Betcher
Gynecologic Oncology
Mo. Bhandari 
Bariatric Surgery
M. Bohl
Advanced Spine Deformity Surgery
J. Brown
Gynaecologic Oncology
M. Bullard
Emergency Medicine Services
D. Callaway
Sustainability in Surgical Services
S. Chauhan
Third Space Endoscopy
Y. Cheah
Living Donor Liver Transplantation
P. Colavita
Minimally Invasive Foregut Surgery
C. Conrad
Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery
D. Coric
Advanced Spine Surgery
K. Cunningham
Trauma Emerging Technologies
B. Davis
Colorectal Surgery
J. Deviere 
Interventional Gastroenterology
J. Doty
Robotic Diagnostic and Therapeutic Bronchoscopy
J. Frederick
Cardio-aortic Surgery
C. Frenkel
Ethics in Surgery
S. Froelich 
Advanced Skull Base Neurosurgery
M. Galvao Neto
Bariatric Surgery
M. Giovannini 
Interventional Gastroenterology
J. Green
Advanced Trauma Education
S. Gulati
Advanced Heart Failure Therapies
L. Hadzikadic-Gusic
Breast Oncology
J. Hagan
Robotic Thoracic Surgery
J. Halvorson
Osseointegration
A. Heffner
Emergency Airway Management
A. Hemal
Urologic Oncology
T. Heniford
Hernia and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
M. Hogg
Robotic Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery
J. Hsu
Osseointegration
W. Huang 
Minimally Invasive Foregut Surgery
J. Johnson
Applied Surgical Anatomy
A. Khan
Transplant Robotics
P. Kim
Advanced Spine Surgery
A. Kofokotsios
Interventional Gastroenterology
E. Kropf
Sports Medicine
D. Kwon
Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery
M. Lessne
Vascular Interventional Radiology
D. Lopes
Advanced Neuroendovascular Surgery
J. Martinie
Robotic Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery
C. Mathoulin
Wrist Surgery
C. Matthews
Urogynecology
R. Mehta
Cardiac Electrophysiology
A. Melani 
Colorectal Surgery
G. Mishra
Interventional Gastroenterology
S. Misra
Cardiac Electrophysiology
B. Moshiree
Intestinal Neuromotility
D. Mutter
Endocrine Surgery
K. Nandipati
Minimally Invasive Foregut Surgery
H. Neuhaus 
Interventional Gastroenterology
M. Rinaldi
Structural Heart Therapies
S. Saxonhouse
Atrial Fibrillation Advanced Treatments
J. Schwartz
Advanced Structural Heart Therapies
P. Shen
Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery
J. Singh
Robotic Diagnostic and Therapeutic Bronchoscopy
K. Stepp
Urogynecology
L. Swanström
Minimally Invasive Foregut Surgery
B. Thomas
Acute Care Surgery Advanced Operative Techniques
D. Ushakamari
Cardiac Anaesthesia
B. Visser
Robotic Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery
M. Vix
Minimally Invasive Foregut Surgery
D. Vrochides
Liver Transplant Oncology
S. Wait
Advanced Neuroendoscopic Surgery
E. Wang
Oncologic Interventional Radiology
P. Whalen
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Experiential Education, Faculty
P. Draganov
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| B. Abu Dayyeh | |
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| H. Aihara | |
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| S. Barbat | |
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| Ma. Bhandari | |
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| N. Borges | |
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| I. Boskoski | |
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| B. Branch | |
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| J. Cirone | |
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| M. Clemens | |
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| F. Corcione | |
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| D. Cummings | |
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| M. Duffin | |
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| M. Elliott | |
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| M. Galvao-Neto | |
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| J. Havlorson | |
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| J. H. Hwang | |
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| M. Ito |  |
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| K. Kasten | |
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| K. Kercher | |
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| D. Koh |  |
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| R. Kopf | |
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| T. Kuwada | |
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| C. Lauer | |
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| D. Levi | |
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| W. Lyman | |
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| T. Maxey | |
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| S. Morales-Conde |  |
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| M. Mutch | |
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| D. Mutter | |
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| M. Nishimura | |
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| J. Okuda | |
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| M. Othman | |
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| A. Pallisera | |
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| J. Parish | |
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| S. Perretta | |
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| S. Pierrie | |
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| B. Powell | |
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| G. Prager |  |
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| R. Ribeiro |  |
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| S. Riggs | |
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| M. Rinadli | |
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| M. Robinson | |
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| S. Ross | |
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| V. Rossi | |
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| O. Roy | |
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| G. Sachdev | |
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| A. Shada | |
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| P. Sylla | |
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| E. Teitelbaum | |
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| A. Texeria | |
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| A. J. Torres | |
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| M. Van Poppel | |
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| L. Vieira d’Almeida | |
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| M. Wagh | |
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| J. Wilson | |
Research & Development, Clinical Directors
A. Alseidi
Longitudinal Training & Telementoring Platforms
T. Asher
Neuromodulation Platforms
M. Bohl
Spine Surgery Education Technologies
P. Brown
In-situ Bioprinting
D. Coric
Advanced Spine Surgery Devices
K. Cunningham
Negative Pressure Ventilation Devices
M. Giménez
Image Guided Percutaneous Surgery
J. Green
Chest Wall Reconstruction Devices
C. Holland
Spine Image Guided Surgery Advanced Technologies
S. Hong
Robotic Telesurgery, Machine Intelligence, and Autonomous Systems
D. Iannitti
Ablation Devices
A. Khanna
Hemodynamics and Monitoring
R. Lim
Space Surgery Platforms
J. Madjarov
Sternal Closure Devices
K. Phelps
Image Guided Orthopaedic Trauma Technologies
B. Springer
Arthroplasty Fixation and Bearing Surfaces Technologies
B. Thomas
Enteral Nutrition Devices
D. Vrochides
Organ Preservation Perfusion Platforms
B. Waterman
Arthroscopic Technologies
Research & Development, Collaborators
C. Wehrle
Organ Preservation Perfusion Platforms
Scientific Committee
A. Atala
T. Asher
Director, Neurological Surgery Service Line
F. Arko
J. Beaver
P. Brown
P. Clark
D. Coric
G. Costamagna
N. Demartines 
H. Davis
P. Diemunsch
S. Evans
A. Forgione
J. Frederick
Deputy Director, Cardiovascular & Thoracic Interventions Service Line
M. Gibbs
S. Gulati
M. Giménez
J. Hagen
J. Hsu
Deputy Director, Orthopedic Surgery Service Line
J. Johnson
P. Kim
Deputy Director, Neurological Surgery Service Line
R. Lim
Deputy Director, General Surgery Plus Service Line
J. Marescaux
B. Matthews
Director, General Surgery Plus Service Line; Chair, Scientific Committee
I. McKillop
T. Moorman
Director, Orthopedic Surgery Service Line
M. Provencher
J. Schwartz
J. Stitzel
S. Whalen
G. Woodworth